tiffnie

My goal is to lose 15-20 lbs, Ive been exercising but the food restriction is hard for me. Im gonna work on it!! Thanks!

The surgeon told me that as long as I dont gain weight Im fine, but to exercise 4x a week and eat 2 meals and 1 shake ONLY, so Im assuming he expects that I am going to lose some weight. Thank for the advice, I am starting a food journal and I have a calorie king book so Im gonna use that too

So I received the call last week that I hav a surgery date of 12/27/10. BUT Im having a really big problem losing pre-op weight. I exercise about 20-30 min 3-4 days per week, but my main problem is that I do not restrict my portion sizes. Just today I had 5!!! pieces of pizza for dinner. I know this is a humongous no-no but I can't seem to break my old habits, even with my date 2 months away! HELP! I am not a picky eater so I can eat veggies as much as anything else, I just have trouble with keeping healthy foods available and cooking them. Is this just an excuse or what? I was told by the surgeon to eat 1 Protein shake and 2 meals a day but Im having trouble doing even that! How did anyone else work through this mental sabotage??? Thanks!!!!

1) Because I want to be able to go out and ENJOY life, and not sit on the sidelines thinking "One day I'll be able to do that..." 2) Because I want to walk down the street and NOT see people look in the opposite direction as they walk by me. 3) Because I want to be able to shop WHEREVER I want and not have to stick to Walmart or overpriced dept store Woman sections 4) Because I would love to go out dancing with my husband and not feel ridiculous in tight clothing or a dress. 5) Because right now I feel as if my life is on hold, and if i don't make a change I'll spend the rest of my life thinking "What if??" 6) Because I don't want to feel as if people are laughing at my dreams just because I'm fat. 7) Because I hate to feel that there are 2 strikes against me when I am at work/school and having to work that much harder to prove myself to people. 8) Because I don't want my son to grow up with an obese mom and have to be excluded from social events just because I am. 9) Because I want to feel beautiful, and its really hard sometimes. 10) Because if I can beat my weight I can do absolutely anything!