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i started my six months of medically supervised weight loss today. i really liked the nutritionist, but was a little disappointed that she didn't give me the magic bullet! i was looking for a set menu or a list of foods. she told me that i already knew these things given my history with weight watchers and that i needed to record everything that i eat. what's a amazing about all of this is that it really is that simple and yet oh so complicated.

so today i begin the journey. first goal - record everything. down the line goal - lose 10% of my current body weight.

has anyone learned any helpful tips?

becca

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i started my six months of medically supervised weight loss today. i really liked the nutritionist' date=' but was a little disappointed that she didn't give me the magic bullet! i was looking for a set menu or a list of foods. she told me that i already knew these things given my history with weight watchers and that i needed to record everything that i eat. what's a amazing about all of this is that it really is that simple and yet oh so complicated.

so today i begin the journey. first goal - record everything. down the line goal - lose 10% of my current body weight.

has anyone learned any helpful tips?

becca[/quote']

My psych (NOT my nutritionist!!!) gave me a good tip. He knows I and many others have logged out foods without weight loss success. He suggested writing down what we are going to eat BEFORE we eat. He believes it is more likely that the plan will be stuck to. I don't know if that's true but a very interesting idea.

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I use My Fitness Pal on line and on my iPhone. I used it before and after surgery. It really helps and there are a lot of us on there pre and post op. It has such a huge database you can look things up before you eat them. It also helps with tracking calories, Protein, etc. My Nut told me preop to stick to around 1200 calories a day. That seemed to work. I am a really slow loser but I did drop about 13 pounds in three months. Not great but good for me. If you decide to join my fitness pal (free) you can add me as a friend. I am on there everyday.

I wish you the best of luck!

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