I have eaten it seems all day and yet i just now reached 699 calories according to the myfitnesspal.com today.. This liquid diet sure isnt adding up many calories... I gotta lose at least 10 lbs at this rate by surgery date. Would love to leave my house next wenesday at 299 lbs... I know I know wish wish wish...

You can do it!!!!!

I recently bought Body Fortress shake mix that is a whopping 270 calories...even pre-op it kept me full and has 52 grams of protein!!! Plus I think the chocolate flavor is pretty yummy.

You can do it!!!!!

I recently bought Body Fortress shake mix that is a whopping 270 calories...even pre-op it kept me full and has 52 grams of protein!!! Plus I think the chocolate flavor is pretty yummy.

 

My nutritionist said that the body can only absorb 40 grams of protein at a time so you may want to drink some and wait an hour or two or else you are not getting all of the benefit.

My nutritionist said that the body can only absorb 40 grams of protein at a time so you may want to drink some and wait an hour or two or else you are not getting all of the benefit.

 

That's good to know! I've read something like this before on the main forum but didn't really understand it. Thanks for sharing!

I have eaten it seems all day and yet i just now reached 699 calories according to the myfitnesspal.com today.. This liquid diet sure isnt adding up many calories... I gotta lose at least 10 lbs at this rate by surgery date. Would love to leave my house next wenesday at 299 lbs... I know I know wish wish wish...

 

Good for you! I hope you are able to do it. Sounds like you are very motivated! I am trying to maintain where I'm at right now until my pre-op diet begins, but today has been a difficult one. I've eaten a huge volume of healthy foods, but my appetite has been insatiable. I keep reminding myself that my surgeon's NP said he will cancel my surgery if I gain weight, which seems to help.

 

My husband just asked if I'd like some chocolate. He brought home two large Dove bars for a treat...a new type with roasted almonds. I couldn't resist the temptation, but I did stop with one small bite of his. I told him to hide the other one and reminded him how lucky he is to be blessed with good genetics.

 

I need to go walk some of those excess calories off.

 

My nutritionist said that the body can only absorb 40 grams of protein at a time so you may want to drink some and wait an hour or two or else you are not getting all of the benefit.

 

I was told you can only absorb 20g of protein in an hour at my MD office. 40g sounds better!

My nutritionist said that the body can only absorb 40 grams of protein at a time so you may want to drink some and wait an hour or two or else you are not getting all of the benefit.

Thank you ...that is really good to know. I didn't realize that. I am basically waisting 12 grams...lol

My husband just asked if I'd like some chocolate. He brought home two large Dove bars for a treat...a new type with roasted almonds. I couldn't resist the temptation, but I did stop with one small bite of his. I told him to hide the other one and reminded him how lucky he is to be blessed with good genetics.

I need to go walk some of those excess calories off.

That is exactly what my husband does too! He always says "if you want to lose weight you just have to eat less and exercise more and don't eat the junk food", but then he turns around and will have a bowl of ice cream and ask me if I want some too - knowing I am dieting and trying to stay OUT of the kitchen. Or if I dish a small plate of dinner and only eat what I'm supposed to (before LP), he says "that's ALL you're having? You should have a little more, that's such a tiny amount!"

At least now with the band I can actually say "no I can't have any more" and mean it. The hardest part now - knowing that I can eat a little piece of chocolate or something sweet and it won't "fill me up". Unfortunately the band doesn't help me too much with that struggle, but my will power has gotten soooo much better since beginning this.