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Unjury chicken soup flavored protein powder is my favorite! Or unflavored protein powder in any broth will work.
Sleeved 8/1/16
HW 285 / SW 276 / GW 160
My NUT recommended 1 ounce square of dark chocolate or Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding.
Miss B
Start weight (1-11-17) 281
Surgery weight (5-1-17) 245
Current weight (6-17-17) 218
VSG on 5-1-17
I agree to stay as strict to your plan as possible early out!! You are in the "honeymoon" period and you want to lose as much weight at this time as possible! Also, you should be "retraining" your brain about how you see food and cravings. This is your best time to get control over your hunger, weather it is true hunger or mental hunger. Trust me, it only gets harder to lose and slower as time goes by. Stay strong now! Best of luck!
well, I've been stalled on weight loss for going on week three now.. I've been eating pretty good (I think) and my one little treat when I absolutely can't stand not having something has been these little russel stover sugar free peanut butter cups. I only ever have one a day... And then I took time to REALLY read the label. No wonder I'm not losing weight! The calories and carbs are way more than I thought they were. Because I saw "sugar free" I just assumed they were harmless. This is the perfect example that shows why it's so important to read the labels and be mindful of everything we put into our bodies... that being said, does anyone have any suggestions for sweet tooth cravings. Something that isn't yogurt or sugar free jello. I'm getting so burned out on those. Thanks all!
Sorry for your struggles.
The first thing I"d do is to subscribe to the belief that There is NO Comfort in Food. None.
Flip the switch and turn to exercise and healthy outlets. You'll feel much better. The endorphin rush alone will lift your spirits. The return to losing the weight will make you feel so much better and more confident in the your future.
Maybe you can kickstart things with a 7 day or 14 day liquid diet....low carb protein shakes and vitamins. Get squarely in ketosis and ride the low carb wave as you resume solid foods. Stay in ketosis and lose, lose, lose. Track your calorie intake. Track your exercise and calorie burn.
Track and plot your new course.
Keep things simple.
Live, love and make the most out of what your surgeon has done for you...........live your life without excuses and without regrets.
I stayed really strict the first six months. It was very easy to do after the pre-op low carb diet for the months leading up to surgery, then the 14 day protein shake diet and the post op protein shake diet that I stuck with for 4 weeks. It changed my relationship with food. It sort of dropped off my radar, so to speak.
After that I adopted an "all things in moderation" approach. If I want something really bad....and the desire lasts for a couple days....then I'll have it. I enjoy cooking and grilling so I'll have more control over ingredients.
There was certainly a "honeymoon" period for me....and it was those first few months. I'm very glad I stayed strict.
Live, love and make the most out of what your surgeon has done for you...........live your life without excuses and without regrets.
I'd hurl if I ate baby food, lol.
People make such a big deal out of the puree stage. For me it was much easier to skip the puree stage altogether. I just stayed on protein shakes for a few weeks post op as my stomach healed.
Live, love and make the most out of what your surgeon has done for you...........live your life without excuses and without regrets.
The timeframe for protein shakes isn't really all that long.
Unflavored or chicken soup flavored Unjury works really well.
What you'll be living with ......are the perimeter sections of your grocery store.
Live, love and make the most out of what your surgeon has done for you...........live your life without excuses and without regrets.
Hello,
I'm pre-op for VSG. So far, I've been eating well and not feeling any hunger or cravings....until yesterday.
I haven't eaten an orange in probably 25 years, I just don't like them. Yesterday, my husband and I were grocery shopping and I saw Navel oranges. I had to buy one. My husband looked at me like I had 2 heads. I ate 1/2 the orange after dinner last night, the other half this morning. Now I want more!
Also, at about 10:30 last night, I was hungry, but I didn't want to go back to my old habits of eating a few pieces of bread with peanut butter on them. I decided to not deprive myself of the PB and measured a tablespoon and ate it. I felt much better after, and having the taste of PB was fantastic.
Has anyone had these types of cravings Pre-Op, Post-Op, etc?
Enjoy your day!
Miss B
Start weight (1-11-17) 281
Surgery weight (5-1-17) 245
Current weight (6-17-17) 218
VSG on 5-1-17
I follow the Pound of Cure diet. You can find it on Amazon for about $12. It is simple, easy to follow, and has produced great results for me (and is written by my surgeon, so obviously the plan he perscribes).
It essentially focuses around eating "real food". Veggies, animal and non-animal protein and fruit. Avoiding refined carbs, processed foods and dairy.
If you are intersted in earning more his name is Dr. Matthew Weiner - he has a ton of videos posted on his website and Youtube channel. Both surgery reated, but also nutrition related. They are excellent videos an pretty much give you the same info that's in his book.
Pound of Cure Book: https://www.amazon.com/Pound-Cure-Change-Your-Eating/dp/1481 061143
Nutritional Videos: http://drmatthewweiner.com/non-surgical-weight-loss-video/
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