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I was exhausted for a while when I was about where you are. I think it's to be expected. I'd take any dietary advice from a counselor with a grain of salt - she's a counselor, not a doctor or surgeon or nutritionist. I think your calorie level is about right for your size and where you are. If you're still losing weight, I'd keep doing what you're doing until your doctor tells you otherwise. But I'd talk to your surgeon and nutritionist. Also consider asking for bloodwork orders to check your vitamin levels.

Many times prior to surgery we are unaware of the extent of our obesity. We do not really look at ourselves in the mirror. We avoid being in photographs. Therefore, it isn't obvious how much weight we have really lost when the pounds begin to drop off. Before I had surgery, I took an very unflattering photograph of myself and then after surgery at the 6 month mark, I took another as a comparison. I used the same pose.

I'm pre-op so couldn't really say but it looks like you should mourn all the extra money you'll be spending on shopping ))

I added you on instagram, my date is this Thursday at 8am! I'm trying to take it easy and relax and not give it too much thought otherwise I start giving myself anxiety attacks.

Start Pre Opt diet tomorrow [emoji15] surgery 6/6 I'm nervous

Congrats & glad to hear! I'm on liquid only to shrink my liver & it's going surprisingly well. Two scoops Garden of life and two scoops of Orgain & one pack of Costco frozen berry smoothie mix with blueberries raspberries and strawberries. That combined makes two perfect shakes within the guidelines. Ms. Brightside 116 Replied: May 13 · Report That sounds really good. I never would have thought to mix different protein powders. Thanks! SEAHAWKS FAN! 43 Replied: May 13 · Report 31 grams of protein in 1 shake. Remember that makes 2 smoothies though. I blend it with just over 2 cups of water & it makes 2 16oz. Smoothies.

I'm May 25th as well. Can hardly believe it's finally here. Would love to click my heels and wake up 3 weeks post-op but..... I know I'll get through it.

I've got 165-ish to take off (roughly 50% of my highest weight) and I'm stalled at 20 pounds down on the pre-op diet. I'm struggling with hunger and impatience and defeatist thinking, but I'm trying to focus on TODAY. What can I "do right" today? This morning I got up and went for a 5k walk out in the sunshine, and thought about my goals of hiking and running and doing all my physical things. Then I drank some protein water and reminded myself again. I guess all I can say is try not to look st the huge overwhelming goal. Yes you're working toward that, but look at what's right in front of you. Do that right. And repeat.

Every time I'm about to start my period I am so unbelievably hungry. I feel like no matter how much I eat I am still hungry. This is very very hard when I am trying to stay on plan. Does this happen to any of you? How do you combat the overwhelming hunger? I try to just keep tracking everything and pick lower calories things to eat but it's so hard when I will eat 3 oz of chicken and be hungry an hour later. ] I would appreciate any tips!

You may have a genetic predisposition to putting on weight, but that is NOT what makes a person obese. Eating more calories than you expend, eating CRAP, and not being active over a long period of time is what makes a person obese. I am absolutely the architect of what I am, today...I take 100% responsibility for it and I know how I got here. I also suffered from depression in my mid twenties...and yes, as a coping mechanism I often ate. But that was because I had begun using food for purposes other than fuel - and that was, again, something I could have chosen NOT to do. But I didn't...I kept doing it, because it made me "feel" good, temporarily. Meanwhile, the pounds just kept piling up. When you reach a certain level of obesity, I will agree that it becomes almost an impossibility to reverse it based on sheer willpower and self-discipline, alone. Very few people are able to stick it out for the duration of time it takes to lose 100 pounds...let alone 200 or more. But it was the choices they made throughout their lifetimes that got them to the point where they had that problem. So no, @@Barepigies3, I can't agree with you. It isn't a mystery why we are all obese. We ate too much, and we ate the wrong things, repetitively, over a long period of years. I suggest you start taking ownership of your role in your weight and the behaviors that led to it, because you will find success in long-term weight loss very difficult if you don't.