His Fairest

One day post op here! Still super sore but hey, that's what meds are for. Surgery went well as per the surgeon. Currently doing small sips of Water and juice than Protein Shakes when I get home. Also walked the halls twice already and made it like a champ ????

Hey everyone!
I work a job that has me running around the city all day and rarely allows me the chance to stop and warm up my lunch. What Protein filled fast food options have you all turned to in crunch time?
Right now my go to is Chic-fila's grilled nuggets (8 count)....
Would love some suggestions!!!

Preop appt today. Preop diet starts today! Surgery April 8th! Any words of wisdom are welcome and appreciated!

I'm scheduled for April 6. I'm on day 6 of my pre-op diet, and I haven't cheated at all. I am feeling really tired and achy though. I'm allowed 3 - 4 Protein Shakes a day, non-starchy veggies, broth or low fat cream Soups, and 4 oz of lean chicken or fish once each week. I can also have low fat plain yogurt, sf popsicles, sf Jello. I mix Protein Powder with plain Greek yogurt instead of doing a shake for dinner, and it is really satisfying.

Im just killing time until april 2nd. Trying not to screw up my diet too much.

You have quite a nice fitness plan in place. Super impressed. There is nothing wrong with doing something on your rest day, but keep it light as in active recovery. As others have said, you do need both physical and mental recovery. Even if you feel like you do not need it, lack of rest will catch up with you. Once you become overtrained or have a bout of adrenal fatigue, it takes some time to recover from that. To avoid over training or adrenal fatigue, you might just stick to yoga on that day. I like to do active stretching on my rest day. It is an hour of deliberate stretching from head to toe and it really feels good. I do yoga mid week. The rest of the days in the week are intense lifting or cardio days. The rest days will help you get even better and higher quality lifting and cardio days the rest of the week. Take care.

I never got a notification that you posted. Congrats, we get to suffer the pro op diet together!

I scheduled today at my nutrition appointment!

I just stopped and prayed for you who are having surgery today. My surgery is on April 6th with Dr. Nicholson. Keep me updated with how your surgery went?
-Melissa

I'm April 6 in Dallas

Thanks, I tend to overreasearch, if anything, lol. In fact, whenever a family member needs research done, they just ask me to do it. It's my super power
And yes, we did discuss that I could always convert to RNY later. In fact, one of the reasons he likes sleeve over RNY in general is there are more options down the road. Not as many things to do if an RNY doesn't work out, for whatever reason.
It's just hard, not knowing what is best.
Recovery of an RNY sounds longer too, and I have young kids to take care of. My teen son and mom will help, but the sooner I can be lifting, etc the better. Not sure if that is only my perception, or fact, as far as recovery time.

I just stopped and prayed for you who are having surgery today. My surgery is on April 6th with Dr. Nicholson. Keep me updated with how your surgery went?
-Melissa

I'm scheduled for April 6th!!

Katie,
We have the same surgery date and it looks like the same pre-op diet. I did great the first day, yesterday I had a piercing headache all day long. I have a bit of a headache now. I think this is because I was a diet soda addict before. I am realizing how awful my diet used to be and how much better I believe I will feel once I get back to eating healthy and once some of this weight comes off.
I'm right here supporting you. :-)
-Melissa

I do not post here much but I am a frequent lurker and reader. I was sleeved on September 12, 2014. So I am a little over six months out. I am down 105 pounds. I am 15 pounds way from my goal of 215. I am pretty comfortable with my eating plan. I cheat occasionally but not often. My activity level has increased significantly over the last several months. I am hoping to reach my goal by June. Here are a couple of before and after pics.

I am feeling great today. I got on that scale and I have officially lost 100lbs. HW 268 and now today I am 168. Hard work ,determination and GOD has got me to this point. I just going to keep moving. 

I'm done and sleeved. I feel like poop but I'll make it

I have the same date and started my pre-op diet Monday as well. Generally, I have to keep the carbs under 100 grams, no sugar, no fruit. It's 3 - 4 Protein shakes a day, and non-starchy vegetables, broth, cream Soups, plain yogurt, sf popsicles. I can have up to 6 ounces of chicken or fish once each week. The NUT said that salad with regular (not fat-free - too many carbs) dressing. I too had the piercing headache on the second day because of caffeine withdrawal. The NUT said that a little caffeine from tea was okay, but definitely none after surgery. So I bought some crystal light iced tea, and I put a little in my Water. Trying to taper down to no caffeine next week. It's not easy, but I've been mixing one scoop of Protein powder with plain Greek yogurt for dinner. It's pretty filling (and about 40g protein) and helps with the cravings. Good luck!
Heidi

I was only allowed 4 Protein Shakes , SF Jello, SF popsicles, and broth. It gets easier as time passes. I never cheated. Just stay strong and motivated.

Katie,
We have the same surgery date and it looks like the same pre-op diet. I did great the first day, yesterday I had a piercing headache all day long. I have a bit of a headache now. I think this is because I was a diet soda addict before. I am realizing how awful my diet used to be and how much better I believe I will feel once I get back to eating healthy and once some of this weight comes off.
I'm right here supporting you. :-)
-Melissa

Katie,
We have the same surgery date and it looks like the same pre-op diet. I did great the first day, yesterday I had a piercing headache all day long. I have a bit of a headache now. I think this is because I was a diet soda addict before. I am realizing how awful my diet used to be and how much better I believe I will feel once I get back to eating healthy and once some of this weight comes off.
I'm right here supporting you. :-)
-Melissa

So my surgery is scheduled for April 6th! (ah! its coming up quick & I'm super excited & nervous !!) and so Monday I started my 2 week pre-op diet. It consists of 3-4 Protein Shakes a day and one meal with 4 oz Protein, 1/2 cup starch, and a veggie. Ive read a ton online about the different diets people are told to follow, or that some dont have a pre-op diet at all! So I just wanted to hear peoples experience with it I guess. Im on day two & I'm struggling a little bit, but am trying to follow the diet strictly! I need to get used to fitting in a lot more Water in my diet for sure! How has everyone else done on their pre-op diets?!

Hi everyone! I'm scheduled for surgery on April 10 & start my pre-op diet in 2 days, on Friday 3/27. Getting that excited/nervous/sh!+ just got real feeling. LOL!
Wishing everyone good luck, smooth pre-op diet weeks and easy surgeries! We got this!

Mines scheduled for April 6th!! Started my pre-op diet on Monday!

I just stopped and prayed for you who are having surgery today. My surgery is on April 6th with Dr. Nicholson. Keep me updated with how your surgery went?
-Melissa