Do you have any ideas on how to deal with "Last Supper Syndrome"? I'm wanting to eat everything in my path right now, and I need to lost 15 pounds by March 12th. HELP!!

Thanks!!

I found the real litmus test for me was when I did not want to have a bunch of last meals (and I did for years) that told me I was ready to do this. I think everyone mentally struggles with this point because in the process. Just stayed focused on the goal.

I reminded myself that there IS no "last supper." After most of the weight is off, then nothing will be off-limits, food-wise.

I'm going to propose something a bit different.

You have until March 12 to lose the 15 pounds which gives you 6.5 weeks to do it.

Make a top 5 list of the "last meals" you'd like to have. Limit it to 5. Over the next 3 to 5 days, have your top 5 meals for lunch and/or dinner. Once you have finished your last 5 meals, start your pre-op diet.

Now, has your dietician or surgeon told you what type of diet to follow, such as liquid or solid Protein? If not, then I'd recommend doing a solid protein diet, such as Atkins Phase I. It gives you plenty of solid protein, like chicken, steak, turkey, pork, etc., very limited carbs (my dietician wanted 30 grams or less of carbs per day), and based on what my BMR (base metabolic rate) was at the time I started my pre-op diet, I limited my calories to 1500 a day (which based on MY weight would give me a 2 pound loss per week).

Now if you add in exercise to this equation, burning another 300 calories per day and you work out 6 days a week, you'll end up losing about 2.5 pounds per week (when you combine food calories plus the exercise calories). That would get you to about 13 pounds lost during that time.

You can cut your calories down to 1200 per day, which would up your weight loss to about 3 pounds a week when combined with exercise, which would take you to 15 pounds lost.

Many free websites (I used www.my-calorie-counter.com) will help you track your food intake as well as determine what your BMR is. It is very important to use this calculation as it will tell you based on your current weight, height, gender, and level of activity, how many calories you need to take in per day just to maintain your weight. Depending on how much weight you want to lose per week, you then need to subtract 3500 calories per pound per week from your total.

For example, if your BMR indicates 2200 calories a day to maintain your weight, and you want to lose 2 pounds per week, you'd take 2,200 cals x 7 days = 15,400 cals/week - 7,000 calories = 8,400 cals / 7 days = 1,200 calories per day.

This does not include the calories you burn exercising. If you start working out, those calories burned will help with the weight loss.

So, all of this to say that I hope this helps you get in your last meals, but also lose the required 15 pounds by March 12. Don't forget to drink your Water as that definitely helps too!

Good luck! I know you can do it!

I reminded myself that there IS no "last supper." After most of the weight is off, then nothing will be off-limits, food-wise.

Can we eat bread? What about biscuits or stuff like that? I thought I read where it didn't go down well. I know my dietitian said I couldn't eat Subway unless I got the wrap. I'm a picky eater so I feel I'm going to get tired of eating the same meals all the time. Oh well, it is worth it.

Edited January 27, 201016 yr by Jessica4Bama