Question:
has any one ever had to enter a WLS program before ?

I called DR. Melvin today and they told me that I had to start by entering the WLS program at OSU.    — kisshell C. (posted on September 2, 2003)

September 2, 2003
Every doctor has their pre-surgical requirements before the patient is accepted for surgery. My doctor's office (The Wish Center) requires an eight week practice diet. I had to log all of my meals, quantities, times, time it took to eat, what kind of meal ie: breakfast, snack, my vitamins, water consumption and exercise. I thought that the logging was nuts and I felt that I had researched the surgery enough and that I should have it ASAP, better if sooner. Boy, did I learn a lot about myself. It is not easy to undo in my case almost 50 years of bad eating habits and learning to eat SLOWLY. That is one thing that I have not completely mastered yet along with grazing and caving into head hunger. The logging helped me eat 3 meals and 3 snacks a day which I am now doing post op and will do for the rest of my life. It taught me to be conscious of eating protein at my meals and not junk. I can honestly say that I have only had something to eat that has been fried once since surgery. And my cholesterol is proof of it, I went from 223 last year to 109 just 1 1/2 weeks ago. My bad cholesterol is not off mark too far either, just under 10 points of the good range. So, whatever your doctor's requirements are before surgery like yours wants you in a WLS program, go for it because it will help you in the long run. Good luck.
   — ChristineB