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northstar9148    82

northstar9148
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I am having a hard time losing the 15 pounds Molina wants me to lose before surgery. I am going to be denied and I have 3 months to go. Getting frustrated, why is this so Hard? Is anyone else struggling?

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Kyn13    215

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Hey I just found out that I have to lose 15 lbs in 6 wks. The nutritionist gave me a basic food guide on what to eat when. Have you seen a nutritionist? What does a normal days worth of food look like at the moment? How active are you?

For me the hardest part is the no more soda. I was doing good for so long and I said oh I can have one and now I'm back to trying to kick them. As far as food I try to eat as much Protein as possible and stay between 40-80g of carbs a day. I'm not so good at the carb thing either lol I like potatoes.

If you want I can take pics of the papers my nutritionist gave me, so u can see them.

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SweetPotato    142

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I did a similar plan, minus Protein Shakes, 3-4 oz Protein 2 cups raw or 1 cup cooked low carb veg and 1/2 c higher carb veg or grain ( sweet potato, Beans, dry toast, etc) For Breakfast was similar, but got 3-4 oz protein (1 usually did 2 eggs and an oz of some kind of lean protein or cottage cheese) 1/2 c lower carb fruit, like berries, and 1/2 c complex carb 1/2 c cooked veg. If I wanted a snack, it had to be protein. No soda, caffeine, straws, gum, beverages with more than 20 calories/cup or 5g sugar. Lost hella weight hella fast and almost never finished my meals.

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missengineer    19

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My 1200 calories diet 2 weeks before surgery, I lost 10 lbs. So it is very doable for you to do 15lbs in 6 weeks.

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katiecem    24

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Everyone is different. I'm trying to lose the 10lbs my doctor wants me to lose before surgery. I can't lose on a 1200 calorie a day diet. I'm thinking of doing a liquid diet even though my doctor doesn't require it because it may be the only way I can get this weigh to shift at all.

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Marisa13    11

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It's amazing how doctors orders and pre op diets vary so much. I was on liquids for the 2 weeks, with the exception of 1 Protein bar per day. 4 8oz Protein shakes. A ton of sf Popsicles and sf Jello. I lost 12 lbs in 12 days. As hard as it was I am so glad they made me do it because it has made the post op fluids and pureed diet stages so much easier for me to handle. It really prepared me. If you can't make these sacrifices now, it is going to be so much harder for you post op. Believe me. Good luck!

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Pinkberry2    128

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The Dukan diet is really effective. Pure Protein low fat low carb no calorie restrictions. Exercise is not really mandatory to lose weight on this plan. Can you do any walking?

Little tia

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Dub    10,017

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You can do anything for a short burst like 3 months.......especially if something as momentus as your surgery approval hangs in the balance.

Commit to it and get the results.

It is within you grasp if you truly want it to happen.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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