Nutritionist and diet program started today..

May 20, 2014

So today was my first visit with the nutritionist to start the diet program required by my insurance. It didnt start out like I expected but it was good. There was a meeting with a Therapist in a group setting to start off with. A lot of questions and answers from the patients. Gave me some real  insight as to whats going to be happening as we go forward. I'm looking forward to more group sessions. I'll have 2 more with this group setting, 1 a month.

After speaking with the Therapist, the nutritionist came in and she gave us good ideas on what we need to be eating now to get ready for how we will be eating after the surgery. She reccomended 20 grams of protein at every meal plus veggies, avoiding carbs mostly. She told us how to get the reccomended amount of protein per day when it increases after surgery by using shakes or greek yogurt with added flavor to get through the taste of plain yogurt. They really did stress the importance of getting all your water. I do well to get 3 16 ounces of water down a day. so trying to get 64 or 84 ounces is going to be difficult. I know I need to drink more water just to feel better. I've got to keep pushing it!

Be Well! ~Suna

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