Trying out dietary changes pre-op
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, 03-24-2017 at 01:10 PM (2257 Views)
I've been doing all the reading and information gathering that I can, waiting impatiently for my consultation so I can make plans. It seems that every surgeon has their own pre-surgical protocol so I can't know what Dr. Glatt will require until I meet with him. I can try to start eating healthier now though.Yesterday I "ate" (drank!) only liquids. I wasn't hungry but I constantly felt the urge to go get something to snack on. It kind of makes me wonder exactly how much I normally eat/snack.
Yesterday I had 3 cups of chicken broth, 4 16 oz bottles of water, 3 14 oz mugs of coffee, an 8 oz glass of V-8. I added half and half (about 1 Tbsp) to each mug of coffee. I know that I can't live like that, there was basically no protein in my diet yesterday at all. If I want to keep this up I'm going to have to find a good source of protein.
Today I have had a 14 oz mug of coffee, a 16 oz bottle of water, and 2 cups of "potato soup". This was actually instant mashed potatoes that required 2 cups of water, but I added 4 cups to make a sort of thickened soup. It was pretty tasty. My husband works from home and he ate the other 2 cups for his own lunch.
I'm going grocery shopping in a little while. I go every Friday. I have added a few things to my list. I'm going to get Greek yogurt (just a big tub of unflavored kind), and a friend of mine offered me most of a bottle of cherry flavored pro-stat. She opened it a few days ago and doesn't care for the flavor. She has a wound and is using this supplement to help her healing. It has 15 grams of protein and 60 calories per ounce so I think it will be very helpful in getting in necessary protein while I figure out how else to get it in. She gets these bottles from her insurance company and apparently they are quite costly so I'm not planning on using it long term. I'm also planning to get some Carnation instant breakfast, so I better pick up some skim milk. I'd love some more liquid protein ideas though!
I have gone through many odd diets in my lifetime on my quest to permanently lose weight, and I recognize the feeling. In the beginning, the hope, and the willingness to ignore any unpleasant hunger pangs or other side effects. I want this to be the last "weird eating" thing that I do, ever. I want this weight loss to happen, and to be permanent.