DedicatedLady

I typically don't eat after about 8:00 in the evening, hungry or not. It's likely that I'm hungry because I've seen food on the tv or I just need some water. I don't sleep nearly as well if I eat, often nightmares if I've had anything sweet- also it interrupts my sleep if my body has to break down food before it starts the process of resting/recovery while I'm sleeping. I may wake up and have something in the morning, I try half a protein shake with my vitamins, but I don't usually finish that until well after noon. Being busy helps. Don't mean to get off topic, but in response to your thoughts, I personally won't eat unless it's a tsp of something just to kill a craving good topic btw

I have thrown up several times ove from just one bite too much. you habe to change everything. I am gkad I was never addicted to food. I got several hateful responses saying we arent suppossed to throw up but I have over fifty friends. different states and drs. specialist and its all normal in the first couple months. The nutrisionist said one day you may not tolerate one food but try it again later on. Its one thimbal full at a time one food at a time.

I'm not a big sweets person so broth and unflavored protein powder were my savior.

This was really good. Thank you for sharing.

I want to enjoy it that much, but the no fiber/high sodium aspect makes me wary of it. I have heard a ton of stories about how filling and enjoyable it can be so I may have to give it another go after surgery.

Actually that is exactly what they are. They used moistened seeds of chia (Salvia hispanica). Funny fact. Who would have thought you were feeding terra cotta figurines such healthy material.

I wouldn't touch processed cheese, the chef in me refuses. The cheese was extra old cheddar and if I ate more than 28.4grams I'd be shocked. It was even a stevia sweetened chocolate bar, less sugar than my shake. I havn't touched a piece of bread, pasta, rice, pastries, sauces with added sugar, alcohol, and I don't drink pop and have never drank juice that wasn't fresh carrot. Jeez I havn't even touched carrots, peas, potatoes, green beans, fruit, legumes, milk,honey, or salad dressing. Every time I step on that scale it't gone down. I'm doing something right.
The odd thing for me was that I ate peanuts, those are the cockroach of nuts, that I'd normally never touch.

Also, weight loss tends to coincide with a low carb diet (metabolic mechanisms are the same between ketosis, weight loss, and liver shrinking).. so if you're doing it right you should be losing weight on the pre-op diet.

The thing with cheese is, like all things, healthy in moderation. Not processed cheese, that's junk regardless. But block cheese and string cheese.. not only is it low carb, but it's also rife with good and bat fats, in the sense of how they contribute to cholesterol in your body. I wouldn't know regarding specialized cheeses (feta, gouda, gruyere, etc.) as I hate the taste of all those.
Regarding the pre-op, it's essential to keep your carbs to a minimum, the point of the pre-op diet is to shrink your liver and make the surgery safer. The larger it is, the slipperier it is, and/or the more damaged it is, the more risky the surgery.

Thank you! Tomorrow is my first day of protein shakes all day and night hahah
I imagine with my chef background I'm going to get bored fast and start getting creative with them.
just sayin'...I'd drink a chocolate zucchini smoothie.Chocolate cinnamon smoothie. I would even heat it up and make mexican hot chocolate with it. Ok I'm off to write my full meal plan for the next 14 days! It'll be easier with it written down. I'll make a calendar, tear off the day ahead of me when I wake up, and not think twice about other temptations. (my apologies, I'm essentially thinking out loud right now..)

I like your story, has some solid points. The picture of the longhorned beetle however just creeps me out hehee.. Is there a prefered method you use to record your food intake,drink, and exercise? I've heard people make mention of an app only I don't know the one. Then again, a small notebook and pen can be just as effective.

Congratulations! 17Lbs is such a great start!! I hope I do as well and stay as positive as you after my first month. Keep up the good work, and I bet it will keep giving you good news like that

Thanks for the suggestion, I've seen the acronym MFP tossed around but didn't know what it meant. I'll likely download it tonight and check it out if I get time. Much appreciated

Thanks for the suggestion, I've seen the acronym MFP tossed around but didn't know what it meant. I'll likely download it tonight and check it out if I get time. Much appreciated

DedicatedLady I really like using Myfitnesspal, I'm tia_527 on there. It's a really nice way to track weight, exercise, and keep a food journal all in one place. Plus, if you have friends on there that have allowed it in their privacy settings, you can see what their meals are and get some ideas!

Apple1 I'd be really interested to see what your results are! I believe an undertaking like this would best be spanned over the course of months or years for best results. I find that I have to look at what I've done for at least the last couple of weeks, not days, to see what I'm doing right or wrong in terms of weight loss.

Yeah - for a long time it seems so far away, and then the next thing you know the date will be rushing at you! Good luck with your surgery!

I'm glad to read these results as well. I say this because you aren't going through the Alberta WMP. In there, they make sure to have interviews separate from your SO to ensure you don't have any barriers to success that might include your SO. From the sounds of it, he's very supportive, which is fantastic. My wife was very skeptical at first, but that was maybe a few weeks until she went with me to my appointments and saw that this is no joke. Since then she's been extremely helpful, cooking anything she can, catering extensively to my diet, and being that she suffers PCOS and gained a lot of weight post-daughter, she's used my success and has made significant changes herself resulting in losing 20-30 pounds in less than a month. She does even more than I do, she tracks every day on MFP, and is religious about protein. It's even better if you both are in a great and healthy lifestyle, and for us it translates to our daughter as we seriously moderate her junk food intake.

I think once he got over the shock of my request for his support in my decision, he has been amazingly supportive. He double checks if its ok that he opens our favorite chips while I'm around and doesn't eat them right in front of me. Offered to cook me vegetables last night when there wasn't many options at the group dinner, he makes sure I grab some lettuce before it gets dowsed in dressing for everyone else. Food wise he's been very helpful. He has mentioned that he'll miss getting to do things like eat a pizza together while we play video games, or how he'll miss having dinner at all-you-can-eat sushi with me, but honestly I'll miss those as well for a while, then it'll adjust for both of us. A few days ago he told me he was proud of me for doing "all of this", I thought that was a super sweet thing to say. He's also like 90lbs lighter than me and quite active (always has been his whole life) so there won't be any animosity about him now being 'the fat one' or anything bizarre like that. Other than that he did make sure I wasn't going to get all hot and then leave him hehee. Great support on the home front, which is so important in my opinion.

You are making some great self revelations this week. I think this is so important for all of us to do. We have to recognize our eating patterns and honestly admit them before we can ever hope to change. I did a lot of what you are doing in the two months leading up to my surgery. I also got used to tracking my food when I put yself on a low carb diet back in January. This has helped my so much!!
I think you are going to do great!!

Why thank you! I again had to weigh myself this morning about half a dozen times juuust to make sure haha Its been a strange week trying to figure out what to eat, breakfast is the hardest meal to figure out on atkins so far..so I stick with just a coffee but my body can tell it hasn't been fed. I eat lunch early (11), and dinner early also (5) so by 8 the next morning I kind of need something to run on ya know. According to my tracking number, my pre-op Vitaleph order should be waiting at my door when I get home. Its like waiting for christmas! I need a multivitamin and a protein shake, stat! lol

lol... your scale woes cracked me up. I often wonder how accurate mine is.
You are doing great with the pre-op diet. Congrats on the weight lost😃

Such a great post. I am happy for you!! I had my surgery in Mexico also, but with Dr. Illan. I have heard great things about the OCC. I think the best options in Mexico are Dr. Illan and OCC.
Your fiance sounds like a great guy. My hubby is very supportive also!! I look forward to hearing more about your journey in the future.

Congratulations on deciding a better future for yourself! I'm equally happy to hear you've got a great support system at home too and it was super sweet of him to ask about the pizza. The pre-op was the hardest the first few days for myself too. After these few days, it should get easier.. Like you, I didn't give up my 5g creamer either. My husband bought me sugar free stuff and it was disgusting to me. So I went back to my almond creamer. I still lost my weight too...don't let that itty bitty amount of sugar scare you.
Keep us posted! We all love to talk on here. LOL