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Yup. I think the reason I gained weight is that I eat bari-keto about 95% of the time so when I do have alcohol and other carbs, it causes a ton of fluid retention. Also, I’m prone to gain weight very easily and sadly bariatric surgery won’t fix it. Oh I’ll have a new set point, but I’m thinking I’ll always have to be extremely cautious or else I’ll get metabolically screwed again. So here’s something weird: I’m was able to take every one of those pounds off by the time I’d been back 4 days (which proves it was mostly fluid retention because it’s impossible to lose 4 pounds of actual fat in 4 days) Since then I’m up,down,up,down and I’m at 144., which is 6 pounds under GW. anyway, I took my measurements yesterday and my waist is down 0.5 inches more and my lower abs are down another 0.5 inches and my hips are down almost 0.75 more inches and I’m only 2 pounds lighter than I was at this time last month. Even if every single bit of that 2 pounds was pure fat, I don’t think it could take that much inches off of my body so things are still shifting. My size 8 pants (that I really just got into in early November) are stating to bag on me. Here is an example of that.

I gave this some more thought, Assuming you are not especially fatigued at the end of the day or other days, and you get enough sleep, and your nutrient balance is correct for your post-op diet, and you are of course drinking the more than the minimum amount of water, I would say your exercise regimen is more exercise related and not diet. I wish it was as easy as "eat more carbs, lift more weights," but its far more complicated than that. Nutritionists are not athletic trainers, and neither are athletic trainers nutritionists. If hitting a wall when weightlifting if the only thing of note (no other non-normal post op feelings or notes), then I believe your issue is more directly relate to the gym than an overall carb or calorie intake. Ask the gym operator for someone to get advice from, they either know a knowledgeable trainer that works at the gym (not all trainers are knowledgeable) or a client you can ask questions to. Post-op, you have a heavier than normal protein diet, because you are on a very low calorie diet, and that makes your body want to draw a higher proportion of calories from its ready muscle. So, you should bump up your protein. Post-op unknowingly put myself on a keto diet, low, very low carb and higher fat, because I was very lean meat oriented and string cheese for snacks. I didn't hit such walls. But no one just adds 5 lbs of weights to exercises every week, or even every month. Your body needs water to process, everything. Whatever amount of water you are drinking now, add to it. I was drinking about 80oz a day, and I learned that was not enough for me once I lost alot of weight - 80oz could not support a run every other day without severe shin splints. Now, to your weight lifting. Without knowing what your regiment is, STOP! take a break. Take a 2 week break. Don't worry, your weight loss is far, far more dependent on what you eat than weightlifting. Go for walks instead. Use that time to make sure you lifting right, and lifting with the right form. If you are lifting everyday, it may not be fatigue, it could be pain. You MUST NOT mix up muscle groups back to back. For example, you should not be doing a lat pull down on a monday, and then a deltoid on a tuesday. They share the same muscle group and they are share common muscles. Triceps and biceps are similar, they should be done on the same day, so the shared muscles between those exercises can rest on the off days. You need a rest day for them. Google some suggest workout patterns. I spent 4 months in physical therapy because a "certified" trainer let me do chest press-shoulder-press-incline press everyday. I learned the hard way... not to trust a trainer. I broke my shoulders down, and threw one out fencing, and then later threw the other out trying to grab my dog. If you are lifting every other day, you might need an extra day to recovery. Recovery is super, super important. You do not build muscle mass at the gym, and never will. It happens after you leave the gym, when your muscle fibers go about repairing themselves. Perhaps, being new to lifting, and being older, you just need an extra day. Also, 6 months is TOO LONG to be doing the same thing. Do different exercises in different orders. If you are doing bicep curls, do hammer curls. If you are doing chest presses, do incline chest presses. or more ideally, mix them all up. Doing the same exercises too long will put you into a rut. Make sure you're not doing too many of the same group. Doing 3 sets each of shoulder, incline and chest press on the same day is the same as asking to be admitted for a physical therapist to fix an impinged shoulder. When you leave the gym, that is the best time to eat. Your muscles are craving fuel, and so is the rest of your body, its the best time to absorb food. Also, it wouldn't hurt to have a snack before you go to the gym either. Just also make sure you are hydrated before going to the gym. Back off the weights. Start doing less weights and see how your reps go. When you do sets, you might need a longer rest time between them. Your fatigue might be related to lactic acid, and you need extra time to flush some more of it out. Warm up your muscles before lifting. You might need to stretch, or do a lightweight set before you do your main sets s a warmup.

I'm going closet shopping this weekend to hopefully find something to wear Christmas Eve to church. I'm down to 220.0 and I'm 3 weeks and 3 days post op. Starting weight 246 lbs, surgery weight 237 lbs... Total loss since surgery is also 17 lbs. I've been sticking to Keto diet and have really been craving carbs lately. I'm wondering if anyone else did or is doing keto diet post op and if so, what happens to the weight loss if you go back to a regular diet?

Today, Monday, Dec. 16 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 115.3 lbs ---------------------------------------- Logging my food now as I am done eating for the day (am feeling a little bloated and am in need of a good poop 💩) ---------------------------------------- 10:30am - Coffee-Tea-Cayenne w/ stevia 12:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + cucumber + 1 oz honeydew + 1 oz canteloupe + 5 oz pan fried chicken + 3 tbsp tzatziki + 1/4 cup shelled pistachios + 1.5 oz candied ginger + 1 choco-coconut Keto Fat Bomb 3:40pm - Coffee-Tea-Cayenne w/ stevia 6:30pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + 3.5 oz pan fried chicken + 1.5 tbsp tzatziki + 1/4 cup sausage gravy 8:00pm - 1 Soft & Chewy Keto Ginger Cookie (with candied ginger in the batter) ---------------------------------------- Totals: 845 cals - 63g Protein - 64g NET carbs - 34g fat

Made two batches of Keto Ginger Cookies tonite, the second batch had chopped up candied ginger in the batter, the first batch did not. Macros, per serving: Batch 1 -- 38 cals, 2.1g NET carbs, 3.1g fat, 0.8g protein Batch 2 -- 52 cals, 5.5g NET carbs, 3.1g fat, 0.8g protein I had one from Batch#2, I found it a little too sweet for my taste, though Mr & the Kid ate em up. Next time I'm going to sub out some of the stevia/monk fruit with some molasses-type sweetener, and cut the total amount of sweetener overall. P.S. The house smells AWESOME right now.

You need a plan of action, now. Start tracking your food, choose healthy lower calorie foods or low carb foods if you are doing LCHF/keto and exercise. Better to put a bit of effort in now rather than need a LOT of effort later on plus the beating yourself up over not maintaining. Good luck, you CAN do it and there is SO much support and info on here to help you.

You are soooooo close to your goal - CONGRATS- which is why weight loss has probably stalled for you, BUT I totally get it since I also am a person who needs results to spur me forward. Its the A+ on the scaled when you drop weight that makes you want to keep going because its a feedback loop so its so hard when you are on track and dont see results. That said, you are not a sinner, you are human and its about being consistent. So if yesterday was a crappy day, today - one meal at a time- try to make it a good day. And worst case scenario- and not everyone might agree with this- I try to find "emergency treats" to have on hand in the house that aren't as bad as real treats, that I can have guilt free that won't harm my diet. I love chocolate too so i got chocorite chocolates and each packet has two "peanutbuttter cups" in it. they are Keto snacks with low sugar but still fulfill my sweet tooth so if I have to have chocolate i grab one of those and i dont feel guilty because its so low cal and low sugar. That said, if you are the type to eat four of those then thats not good BUT if it just takes a little to take the edge off I think they are worth having. I have also made my own sugar free peanut butter cups (super easy to make) with Lilys chocolates and PB fit powder and i freeze them. They are super cheap to make and each one has about 25 calories and one takes the sweet tooth away. This way stay on plan 99.9 percent of the time and if you need a small treat- have it without guilt. Holidays are hard, this is hard, very very hard but you can do this!!!

Yesterday, Thursday, Dec. 12 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 114.9 lbs ---------------------------------------- 3.5 hour lunch date with BFF yesterday. We went to a Chinese restaurant and then to a tea and dessert place. We shared a shaved ice dessert that was topped with sweet stuff and condensed milk (see the pic below...it's not the one we actually ate, because I forgot to take a pic, but its from the restaurants website). Anyhoo as you can see it is sugar overload. I had about maybe a 1.5 cups of it total and surprise, surprise, I got me some runs later on. Though it was actually kinda welcome cuz I hadn't pooped in about 3 days. So (TMI ALERT).... ...after I got to pass that "plug" (omg, I thought I was giving birth again) it was all watery nastiness after that. Sorry for the graphics. Then of course, I was hungry afterwards! On another note, I went for a run this AM with Mr. and he got me to do some sprinting intervals, and I think I'm going to be sore tomorrow. ---------------------------------------- 9:30am - Coffee-Tea-Cayenne w/ stevia 11:00am to 3:00pm - 3 oz crispy skin chicken dark meat + 1/2 cup braised eggplant & ground pork + 1 king oyster mushroom and 1 broccoli floret + 1 tbsp Sriracha + 1 tbsp hot chili oil + 1.5 cups mixed fruit tea + 1.5 cups shaved ice dessert (see below) 7:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + 1 slice bacon + 1/2 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 1/2 tbsp grated parm cheese + 3 oz meatloaf w/ Keto ketchup glaze + 2 oz grilled chicken + 1.5 oz chicharron 10:00pm - 1/2 cup cottage cheese + 1/2 oz pumpkin seeds + 2 oz blueberries + 2 tbsp dried cranberries ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1608 cals - 117g Protein - 79g NET carbs - 102g fat ---------------------------------------- Yesterdays Dessert (for reference), though ours didn't have the orange chunks nor the ice cream, but it did also have peanuts and crunchy oats. I ate less than 1/4 of it. It was HUGE. Plus we were chatting away so it melted and lost its appeal, lol.

Yesterday, Tuesday, Dec. 10 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 115.8 lbs ---------------------------------------- ...seriously, it's challenging to get in HEALTHY calories. ---------------------------------------- 9:30am - coffee w/ stevia + 1 cup dashi broth 12:30pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + cucumber + carrots + 1/2 an avocado + 1 oz almonds + 4.5 oz pan-fried pork chop + 2 tbsp sour cream 3:00pm - coffee w/ stevia + 1 cup cottage cheese + 1/4 cup papaya + 2 oz cashews 7:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + 2 oz pan-fried pork chop + 1.5 oz Keto bacon-wrapped meatloaf + 1/2 tbsp non-Keto glaze + 1/4 cup roasted brussel sprouts & bacon + 1/2 cup roasted acorn squash w/ maple-cinnamon glaze. 10:30pm - coffee w/ stevia + 2 oz chicharron + 2 cubes cut papaya + 1/2 avocado ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1945 cals - 137g Protein - 70g NET carbs - 127g fat

Yesterday, Mobday, Dec. 9 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 115.8 lbs ---------------------------------------- For the past several weeks, I've noticed my coffee consumption has grown exponentially. Yesterday I had TWO LARGE coffees before noon. That's a total 40 fl oz of coffee, just in the morning, LOL. Oh, and I did it again: had a stinkin' Kinder Advent Calendar chocolate yesterday. But at least this time I didn't go nuts on nighttime snacking afterwards... ---------------------------------------- 9:30am - 2 coffees w/ stevia 12:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + cucumber + 1/2 oz cheddar cheese + 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds + 6 oz grilled chicken 3:00pm - 1/2 cup cottage cheese + 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds + 1 oz blueberries + 1.5 oz beef jerky 5:30pm - 1/2 cup cottage cheese + 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds + 2 oz blueberries + 1 oz chicharron + 1oz beef jerky + 1 mini Kinder Chocolate Advent Calendar Egg. 9:00pm salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + 5.5 oz Keto bacon-wrapped meatloaf + 1.5 tbsp non-Keto glaze + 2 Keto Coconut Macadamia Fat Bombs ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1755 cals - 152g Protein - 63g NET carbs - 89g fat

I can't help you with your questions, but I just wanted to let you know I'm on the same journey. I was sleeved in 2017, lost 100lbs and have since gained back more than half of that. After reading the forums and consulting with some surgeons, I'll be having a revision to bypass in early March. I'm hoping that that, plus following some version of a low-carb/keto/paleo type diet, that I'll be able to keep the weight permanently off.

Yesterday, Sunday, Dec. 8 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 115.5 lbs ---------------------------------------- I was feeling bloated yesterday, which I suspect was from the snack overload the day before that, so I made a conscious effort to cut back on carbs and drink lots of water. My abdomen still feels pretty firm this morning though, so may have to do a rinse and repeat today...will see how I feel when its time for first meal of day. ...or maybe I am just due for a good poop. LOLOLOLzzzz ---------------------------------------- 10:30am - chamomile tea w/ stevia + 1 Grande Starbucks Blonde Soy Americano Misto w/ 1 pump SF Vanilla Syrup 2:30pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + cucumber + 1 oz almonds + 1/2 an avocado + 4 oz grilled chicken 6:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + cucumber + 1/2 oz cheddar cheese + 4 oz grilled chicken w/ 1.5 tbsp cranberry-balsamic pan gravy + 1 Love Good Fats Keto Coconut Macadamia Bar 9:00pm - 3 garlic & roasted red pepper chicken wings + 2 tbsp blue cheese dip + carrots + celery + 3 gin and sodas ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1830 cals - 93g Protein - 22g NET carbs - 102g fat

Meal prep is most helpful strategy for me. It might help to put the time on your calendar to map out the next few day's or the week's meals--self-care time time. I also developed a meal time routine and three of my four meals are essentially the same every day. Instacart will deliver roasted chickens and a salad kit from the grocery store when I need something quick, and I also subscribed to Freshly (each meal is really two servings). There are similar services that do keto and low carb as well. As part of supporting your weight loss, you might try encouraging the family to eat the healthier options you make for yourself--just make it the new normal and not some strange diet plan. There is a lot more time planning and thinking about my next meal now to avoid falling back into bad habits, and I toss a ton of food in the garbage (or spend extra buying the small portion packs anyway) too. My challenge was breaking the mindset that food brings pleasure and getting used to chicken and eggs. As I accepted the food is just fuel, the monotony was less frustrating, but there are still days I feel like I am going to lose my mind. One of the counselors I work with made it click for me though. He said I am fighting a lifetime of habits and conditioning that made me obese, and this a very abrupt change to your whole being. It is a new journey and you have to keep reminding yourself that your negative emotions are likely triggered by your mind wanting to pull you back into those habits that led to obesity.

What I do just as an FYI Batch cook spaghetti bolognaise, bag up just the sauce in single-serve sizes and freeze. Then when we have spag bol I just cook spaghetti for the fam and just a bit of veg for myself to go with my sauce (pasta and my gut are no longer friends). takes 15 mins from start to serving then. or I will do a big keto cheese spinach quiche, slice freeze, serve there's with whatever (fries/salad/ hot veggies etc) and have my tiny slice with a bit of salad. Again super fast to do once cooked and divided up and frozen. I do the same with curries, casseroles etc

Yesterday, Saturday, Dec. 7 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 116.1 lbs ---------------------------------------- Warning: Look away. I had a snack attack yesterday. And it all started from an innocent Advent Calendar: Since its already a week into December, advent calendars are on sale of course. So I bought one. Now, we had to catch up so there where 7 days of chocolates to eat as of yesterday. Mr. and the Kid were able to polish off 5, but didn't want any more cuz they where too sweet, so I figured I'd help them out and eat the remaining two. Big mistake. Those two tiny Kinder chocolates unleashed the snacking-Kraken, and it was all downhill from there... ...on another note, I am still not back into my running routine. As I type this I am telling myself, I will go after I post this. Though I am also telling myself, "ya, right"... ---------------------------------------- 9:00am - coffee w/ stevia 12:30pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + pumpkin seeds + 1/2 oz cheddar cheese + 1.5 slices bacon + tuna salad (tuna, mayo, green onions, spices) + 1.5 beef jerky 3:00pm - 1 cup cottage cheese + 1 oz blueberries + 1 oz almonds 6:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + cucumber + tuna salad (tuna, mayo, green onions, spices) + 1/2 cup Mao Pao Tofu (ground pork + tofu + sauce) + 2 Kinder mini eggs. 7:00pm to 1:00am - cucmber 1.5 oz cheddar cheese 1 oz brie 2 oz blueberries 3 oz beef jerky 1oz pumpkin seeds 5 chocolate covered coffee beans 2 Balsamic & Sea salt Kettle Chips <<< I consider it a personal victory that I after i measured out a 50g serving of this stuff, ate 2 chips, then decided it wasn't worth the 250 calories and 31g of carbs and put the rest back in the bag. Though I can't say the same for the rest of the evening's snacks 🙄 2 tbsp nutella on cucumber 2 Choco-coconut Keto Fat Bombs 1 KIND blueberry-Vanilla Cashew bar 3.5 oz candied ginger ---------------------------------------- Totals: 2922 cals - 165g Protein - 205g NET carbs - 144g fat

I think there are many roads to the same truth. Love all the advice. Congrats on making the decision to take charge of the regain now while it's only 10-15lbs! Check out this poll and give your feedback if you think you'd be open to this? I honestly would go back to Bari Basics of your Forever Diet post surgery. That's the forever stage or highest stage. As @Healthy_life2 said, it's very important to clean house. Get rid of the crap in your pantry and fridge if possible. And if you live in a mixed house, see what you can do to sequester the crap to one spot that is not if your line of site! A separate cabinet or file drawer or fridge! Detox off the crap, especially sugar and white foods. 1. Food log, plan, weigh, measure EVERYTHING that goes in your mouth, good and bad. 2. Protein first. Meet your protein goals each day. 3. Lo glycemic veggies are next. (Low Carb Keto Veggies) 4. A tiny bit of healthy fats to help with satiety and vit/min absorption. 5. Drink 100oz of fluid per day (a good amount of it water). 6. Take your vitamins and minerals daily. 7. Get back to walking and then to your forever exercise program. 8. Keep foods SIMPLE-try to avoid super caloric, super gratifying foods. I think they make you eat more and cause hunger quicker. Stick to dense lean clean proteins and al dente veg and if still hungry low glycemic berries or underripe apples/pears in small quantities. 9. Weigh daily and take your measurements. 10. Deep breathe, do comedy therapy on Netflix, meditate or pray, hug your kids and fam/friends. 11. Ditch any caloric liquids other than the limited use of protein drinks. 12. Never underestimate the power of Rotisserie Chicken from Costco or Sam's.

Yesterday, Thursday, Dec. 5 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 115.1 lbs ---------------------------------------- Aaaaalmost went dessert free today, but I had a forkful of the Kid's red velvet cupcake this afternoon. On another note, I notice I haven't been eating close to my normal calories for the past several days (I was also sick, so there's that), AND i haven't gone for a run in days either (though I have kept up with my 10 mins of daily strength training). Need to get back to my running routine!! ---------------------------------------- 10:00am - coffee w/ stevia + earl grey tea w/ stevia 12:35pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 4.5 oz grilled chicken w/ mushroom gravy + pumpkin seeds + almonds + 1/2 avocado 4:30pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 3.5 oz grilled chicken + 1/2 oz skirt steak + pumpkin seeds + 1/2 avocado + 1 dark chocolate covered almond + 7 dark chocolate covered coffee beans 7:30pm - 1 cup 4% cottage cheese + 1 oz raspberries + pumpkin seeds + almond butter 9:00pm - 1 Love Good Fats Keto Macadamia-Coconut Bar + 1 cup 3.25% milk ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1816 cals - 119g Protein - 53g NET carbs - 110g fat

Today, Wednesday, Dec. 4 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 114.9 lbs ---------------------------------------- Aaaaalmost went dessert free today, but I had a forkful of the Kid's red velvet cupcake this afternoon. On another note, I notice I haven't been eating close to my normal calories for the past several days (I was also sick, so there's that), AND i haven't gone for a run in days either (though I have kept up with my 10 mins of daily strength training). Need to get back to my running routine!! ---------------------------------------- 10:00am - 2 cups of earl grey tea w/ stevia 1:15pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 3.5 oz seared tuna sashimi + 1/4 tbsp pickled ginger + cucumber 3:30pm - 2 oz beef jerky + 1/2 oz almonds + 1 oz cashews + 2 tbsp crunchy peanut butter spread on 1 Love Good Fats Keto coconut-macadamia nut bar + 1 bite red velvet cupcake 7:30pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 3.5 oz skirt steak w/ gravy + 3.5 oz seared tuna sashimi + 1/2 oz squid sashimi + 1 tbsp tamari + 1/4 tsp pickled ginger ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1329 cals - 94g Protein - 53g NET carbs - 72g fat

Today, Tuesday, Dec. 3 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 115.3 lbs ---------------------------------------- Weekday Dessert Embargo fail (and it's only been day 2!). I had 2 oatmeal raisin cookies at the grocery today...they were giving them away for free! I couldn't say no! Well, actually I could have, I just chose not to. On the bright side I got 2 bags of romaine hearts (that's 10 hearts)! and 2 boxes of spinach from Costco this afternoon. YAY!! ---------------------------------------- 9:00am - coffee w/ stevia 11:00am - 3/4 cup coconut-lime sweet potato curry + cucumber toast (keto bread roll + 1.5 tbsp cream cheese + sliced cucumber) 2:30pm - avocado smoothie (1 avocado + monk fruit sweetener + 1 cup almond milk) 4:30pm - 2 oatmeal raisin cookies 8:30pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + 5 green grapes + 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 1/4 cup seaweed salad + 6oz assorted sashimi + 1 tbsp tamari + 1/4 tsp wasabi Totals: 1314 cals - 62g Protein - 111g NET carbs - 60g fat

LOL ironically I made Keto dumplings for lunch today. Ive been craving them like crazy but these did the trick! They look very weird, but they tasted just like them. Next time Ill cook them less, some were a little overdone. Each dumpling had a tbsp of ground pork filling and I ate 5 of them.

Found this on FB and it's been pretty accurate for me. Lost over 20 pounds right after surgery very quickly then things were slow from week 2-5ish but since then it's been coming off at a pound or so a day. ETA: this is from some keto thing so ignore the starting weight part but it seems to fit for me and others after surgery.

Coconut milk is relatively high in fat and is a staple in the keto diet. Not sure you want to drink it regularly during the initial weight loss phase when your ability to take in food is low...

Yesterday, Thu, Nov. 28 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 113.4 lbs It it just me, or can anyone else predict when they are going to see a gain or loss before getting on the scale? Further, the majority of the time I am eerily scary of knowing beforehand what my actual weight will be (with a margin of error of 1-2oz). For the past two mornings, I got it exactly right. Maybe I should work as one of those weight-guessers at fairs on the side.... P.S. still sick 9:30am - coffee w/ stevia + chicken broth 12:30pm - a couple pea shoots + napa cabbage + carrots + vinaigrette + 1 slice bacon + 1/2 avocado + 1 tbsp of egg 2:00pm - 1 Love Good Fats Keto coconut macadamia nut bar. 5:00pm - 1 cup dashi broth + 1/2 package shiratake noodles + 2.5 oz bbq pork + 5g pea shoots 8:00pm - 1oz bbq pork + 1 oz almonds + 1 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 1 oz candied ginger Totals: 1051 cals - 55g Protein - 46g NET carbs - 65g fat

Yesterday, Wed, Nov. 27 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1yr PO Sleeve / 113.9 lbs I haven't gone for a single run in 5 days now cuz of this stinkin' cold (as well as eating consistently less cals than normal). It may just be in my head, but I swear, I think I can actually feel my muscles disappearing... 9:30am - coffee w/ stevia + earl grey tea w/ stevia 12:30pm - salad greens w/ vinaigrette + enoki mushrooms + 3 oz grilled chicken + 3 oz roast pork + 1 Love Good Fats Keto Chocolatey Almond Bar. 3:00pm - 2oz almonds + 1 oz candied ginger 8:00pm - 10 mussels in white wine sauce + 2 tbsp seafood chowder + 4 buffalo chicken wings w/ 1 tbsp blue cheese sauce Totals: 1438 cals - 89g Protein - 51g NET carbs - 84g fat

My surgery is Monday Dec 2nd. My pre-op diet was only two weeks and it has been 3 shakes and a small meal (4oz) of protein. The protein intake is important because your body starts to burn fat, and you have that period you feel like crap people refer to as the 'keto-flu.' I like the pudding idea - I brought some sugar free for post op. Sunday is my 24 hr full liquid only diet, well technically ending with only clear from 6pm - 12 am, then nothing after midnight. I have slow digestion issues (gastroparesis) so that could be little different for me.