What do I need to do to prepare myself
for surgery?
Once you have committed to undergoing weight loss surgery, it is
essential you start to make changes to your diet and lifestyle.
Creating small changes over time can help you to form new habits,
making it easier to sustain these changes for life. You may find it
helpful to perform a “stock take” of your current eating habits, by
writing a food diary for a week. Recording everything that you eat
and drink, including portion sizes and volumes, will help you see
where your areas of concern are. You will then be able to highlight
just one area where you can improve or change, before moving on
to the next. These small changes can make a big difference over
time.
We have included a four day food diary on the following pages for
you to complete if you wish.
This remains your record, and does not need to be shared with
anyone. It will allow you to monitor your steady progress, and may
be a helpful tool to look back on, to see changes that you have
made. You may find it helpful to download a diet and exercise app
onto your smartphone. “MyFitnessPal” is one of the most popular
diet tracking apps and is free to download.
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