Ladikaye

I'm kinda like you AshAsh. I just follow my program. I make most of my food homemade and love veggies, so it's lean Protein first, veggies second, and a tiny bit of fat. Most of the time I choose avocado as my fat cuz I love it so much. But I also have a little EVOO and butter. Love ghee!
So it just falls naturally to that keto/low carb side. But I'm not one of the modern ketoneers who go eat fat, fat, fat, fat!

I do a mostly Keto diet by happenstance. I like it. I don't buy low fat items, but I stick with lean meats. I really follow the Protein first, then veggies. I do have the occasional whole grain and some fruit as a treat. But a lot of the recipes I make are Keto based. It just seems like an easy thing to follow since it falls within the guidelines for eating after surgery.

It's been a little over two months since surgery and I couldn't be happier!!! Best thing I have ever done!!! Down 55lbs!!! I feel alive again.

I'm scheduled for May 15th.

I'm pre-op as well and I haven't wrestled with this at all: I share my belief that losing over 100lbs on my own is not realistic for me. I tell them about the pain in my lower back/knees/feet and how excited I am about being pain-free for the first time in a long time. And then I tell them I thank God I have this option.
This is the same way I've lived my life for 55 years
Once I have the surgery and start losing weight I'll handle the questions the same way.
If the topic turns negative I have the option of not engaging with anyone who is negative about my choice.
And then I'll keep losing weight and frolicking through the tulips with less pain.
The End.
😊😜😁👍🏽 💃🏻

Hi everyone . I'm in the beginning stages of my wls journey as I was recently accepted into a Bariatric program and have my first meeting with a surgeon next week! I'm planning to move forward with the sleeve. I have been doing a lot of research and preparing myself mentally for the changes that lay ahead.
One thing that is really bothering me is not wanting to be the poster child for wls! I'm a private person and the idea of having to tell people (outside my immediate family) I had this surgery is driving me nuts. I also don't want to lie to anyone who asks how I'm losing all this weight! "Oh I'm just exercising and eating right blah blah..." I'm not ashamed so I don't feel the need to lie, and I also don't want to miss out on an opportunity to encourage or inspire someone who may be thinking about surgery. And I don't want to contribute to the stigma of this surgery. However, opening up about the procedure invites more questions, scrutiny, etc and at this point, I just don't think I will want to share those private things about me... just doesn't feel right.
I'm not really sure what my question is, but what are others thoughts about this? Should I just suck it up and accept that I will be known for this and prepare to answer people's questions? Or is there really a way to do this privately? Lying to people is not an option I'm considering because I think it will be damaging to my self image. Thanks in advance for any insights!

@@LittleBill Study the clinical trials about prohydrolase and how enzymes help Protein absorption and make it more bioavailable. The point is, it doesn't matter if you eat 100000 g Protein if the majority of it isn't absorbed or if they spike it with crap. Several top protein companies have been sued for protein spiking, GENEPRO has not been one of them. There are other companies like Nutricia where 2 T equal 15 g of hydrolyzed collagen protein and yet it has tons of other ingredients like Malic acid, Glycerin and a zillion other things plus the protein... Yet it's only 2T. It's far too simplistic to debate on purely a weight to weight argument concerning protein. The gist is the stability of the protein and bioavailability, and many other complex factors.
Having said that, as I stated above, I am a nerdy scientist, and my day job is consulting Protein purification (mainly column chromatography) and analysis techniques, and I don't want to work on Christmas hehe... So I will stop here concerning GENEPRO. Believe what you want. ^^ Have a great and fun day <3.

@@Alex Brecher Thank you for the clinical trial link! I wish I could be part of it. I've been thinking of sending this past year's lab reports to show my total protein, albumin results to them.