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Protein shakes are probably going to be the only way you will be getting all your protein in after surgery. Your stomach will just be too small to be able to get in enough by food alone. Good time to try different ones and find the ones you like or dislike.
My Dr. put me on a liquid only diet for 2 weeks before my surgery to shrink my liver. It did not matter calories, fat, sugar etc just had to be liquid. My liver did shrink but he wouldn't have known until he was already in the middle of surgery anyways so.... Don't think it is necessarily pounds lost they are looking for. Best of luck and keep us posted :)
you are going to need to get used to upping your protein now and after surgery. There are some good protein suppliments and I couldn't keep mine up without them. I use Syntrax products and you can go on line and order a sample pack. Otherwise, deli meat is basically pure protein. You can use it wrapped around a cheese stick for a snack or add it to your lean cuisine to up the protein in that. Greek yogurt is great protein too for breakfast or a snack. Use this time and the time right after surgery to start eating well and keeping your protein up. Protein is needed for all of our muscles (think heart, it is a muscle too) and will help you keep your hair better than anything else you can do.
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I've beenOn Atkins for 14 days and have only lost 4 pounds. Will my liver still shrink enough to have the surgery?
I'm in my pre-op program for vsg surgery and my dietician has been having me keep a food log, and she wants me to keep track of the amount of protein I have, she says I should be having at least 60G a day but the highest I am able to make it is 49.
I eat kinda whatever for breakfast that's allowed and then I have a lean cuisine for lunch and dinner. It's been great for weight loss but not for protein, the highest protein lean cuisine I have is only 18G. Does anyone have any tips or tricks on simple or semi-easy ways to get all my protein in?
I love Coke too. I stopped the pop before but hadn't changed my eating and i didn't loose a thing. Haven't tried stopping all pop and watching diet at the same time. other than when i got my lap band and i only lost 2 to 3 lbs a month. after several months i fell back into the trap of drinking pop again but continued to lose 2 to 3 lbs a month working out daily.
I appreciate the advise! i need a class on what to do and not do! cant trust people pushing diets clearly. lol
2200 calories a day is too many. Most of us who get morbidly obese are very efficient metabolisms, capable of running our bodies on very few calories. Some recent research suggests that the MO may actually be capable of extracting more calories from their food than 'normal' people do.
Basically, you want to eat like the Atkins diet.
Read the labels VERY carefully. Most protein bars are NOT low-carb, alas.
Also, don't buy foods that have been artificially made to be low- or no-fat. When they take the fat out, they replace it with CARBS. Fat isn't your enemy---carbs are.
Pre-op, I was a stone-cold Coke Classic addict. I stopped it cold-turkey the day I scheduled my surgery---that was the only way I could kick the habit. I didn't change anything else about the way I ate, just cut out the Coke, and I lost 12 pounds in six weeks.
Thank you. After reading your post, I reflected on my stalls, and previous times in my life that I was at that weight. I think my stalls may be for the same reason. Thank you for bringing that to light for me.
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