I just can't say enough how much this therapy I'm getting is helping me. I plan to continue it post-surgery as well, as I adapt to life as a normal-size person. I see in the FB groups how difficult it is for some people...they get their stomachs redesigned, but do nothing about their thoughts, their beliefs, the way they react to stress. People do NOT become morbidly obese without emotional issues that need to be addressed.
I've been sliding backwards with my eating...eating too much basically. Not really stuff that I have decided has no place in my diet (processed foods, bread, sweets), though I've had things I shouldn't a time or two. So to jump start myself back into the right mindset, I'm doing a week of "pre-op" diet. That means 2 or 3 protein shakes a day, plus broth and jello, then one meal a day that is 3-4 oz of protein and pretty much unlimited vegetables. Yesterday was my first day and it went well, other than getting heartburn in the middle of the day. I hadn't even eaten anything, but after some research I discovered that having an empty stomach can bring on heartburn. Today I brought some broth and jello, plus I'll have a protein shake, then when I get home I'll have my cabbage casserole for dinner. *edit* No heartburn! And the broth was sooooooo good and so satisfying I didn't even have my second protein shake.
It's now Day 3 of my pre-op diet kick-start. The first two days weren't nearly as bad as I thought they'd be and I'm still feeling really good about it. The calories on Thursday were 675 and on Friday they were 713. I'm going to try to stay closer to 650 or so for the rest of the 7 days...and I'm taking Metamucil every day, not just to help me not be hungry, but also to keep things moving. So far I'm down from 279.8 on Thursday morning to 274.2 this morning - about 5 and a half pounds! Yeah, I know, it's mostly water, but I'll take it. Can't wait to see where I am after 7 days of this. Maybe I'll actually show a loss at my nutritionist appointment on Thursday! That is my 5th appointment, and on the 6th one they will be submitting to insurance and giving me a surgery date! Oh my God, it's getting so close! I'm going to plan on taking at least 3 weeks off when I have surgery...maybe more. I've got the leave, and I'll get on FMLA so my crazy manager can't do a damn thing about it.
I found some really good chicken bone broth...but I want to make my own. I need some chicken carcasses and chicken feet! Today I'm making buffalo bone broth. It smells GOOD. Hope it tastes as good as it smells!
My foot is hurting some today. I was hoping it would stay good and I'd be able to exercise tomorrow, but we'll see. Right now, per my psychiatrist's suggestion, I'm exercising one day, then resting two...to make sure my feet don't get really bad again. Then when I can do that with no discomfort, to increase it to every other day. Tomorrow is my day to exercise, but if my foot is feeling like this, I dunno. I'm going to try to get at least 10 minutes in, but I'd really like to get at least 20 between the elliptical, the recumbent and the treadmill, as well as some core work.
Core work is SO important. As Wendy my chiropractor said, the FAT is what is stabilizing my spine and back and joints...and when the fat goes, so does the support. That only makes sense, I see so many people in the groups have so many problems with their bones and joints after they lose a bunch of weight. It's almost counter-intuitive though, you would think that lightening the load on our bones and joints would only improve things. But is doesn't. So, that is what we're going to be working on the next couple of months, getting my core STRONG. When I'm not so broken down, I am going to pick up my kettle bells again...they are AMAZING for core strength!
I've been sliding backwards with my eating...eating too much basically. Not really stuff that I have decided has no place in my diet (processed foods, bread, sweets), though I've had things I shouldn't a time or two. So to jump start myself back into the right mindset, I'm doing a week of "pre-op" diet. That means 2 or 3 protein shakes a day, plus broth and jello, then one meal a day that is 3-4 oz of protein and pretty much unlimited vegetables. Yesterday was my first day and it went well, other than getting heartburn in the middle of the day. I hadn't even eaten anything, but after some research I discovered that having an empty stomach can bring on heartburn. Today I brought some broth and jello, plus I'll have a protein shake, then when I get home I'll have my cabbage casserole for dinner. *edit* No heartburn! And the broth was sooooooo good and so satisfying I didn't even have my second protein shake.
It's now Day 3 of my pre-op diet kick-start. The first two days weren't nearly as bad as I thought they'd be and I'm still feeling really good about it. The calories on Thursday were 675 and on Friday they were 713. I'm going to try to stay closer to 650 or so for the rest of the 7 days...and I'm taking Metamucil every day, not just to help me not be hungry, but also to keep things moving. So far I'm down from 279.8 on Thursday morning to 274.2 this morning - about 5 and a half pounds! Yeah, I know, it's mostly water, but I'll take it. Can't wait to see where I am after 7 days of this. Maybe I'll actually show a loss at my nutritionist appointment on Thursday! That is my 5th appointment, and on the 6th one they will be submitting to insurance and giving me a surgery date! Oh my God, it's getting so close! I'm going to plan on taking at least 3 weeks off when I have surgery...maybe more. I've got the leave, and I'll get on FMLA so my crazy manager can't do a damn thing about it.
I found some really good chicken bone broth...but I want to make my own. I need some chicken carcasses and chicken feet! Today I'm making buffalo bone broth. It smells GOOD. Hope it tastes as good as it smells!
My foot is hurting some today. I was hoping it would stay good and I'd be able to exercise tomorrow, but we'll see. Right now, per my psychiatrist's suggestion, I'm exercising one day, then resting two...to make sure my feet don't get really bad again. Then when I can do that with no discomfort, to increase it to every other day. Tomorrow is my day to exercise, but if my foot is feeling like this, I dunno. I'm going to try to get at least 10 minutes in, but I'd really like to get at least 20 between the elliptical, the recumbent and the treadmill, as well as some core work.
Core work is SO important. As Wendy my chiropractor said, the FAT is what is stabilizing my spine and back and joints...and when the fat goes, so does the support. That only makes sense, I see so many people in the groups have so many problems with their bones and joints after they lose a bunch of weight. It's almost counter-intuitive though, you would think that lightening the load on our bones and joints would only improve things. But is doesn't. So, that is what we're going to be working on the next couple of months, getting my core STRONG. When I'm not so broken down, I am going to pick up my kettle bells again...they are AMAZING for core strength!
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