This has been a rough week, but it is finally Friday. I have come up with a solution and have been mixing my protein with sugar free pudding. Since the shakes are too sweet with milk, I have been using almond milk instead and it is a lot lower in calories and protein, so the pudding should help keep the intake in line. I will probably stop the pudding on Sunday since my surgery is on Tuesday.
The biggest challenge I face socially will be tomorrow. We are going to a soccer game over an hour from the house and I will have to figure something out.
I have lost about 10 lbs but I am so tired. I will be glad once my body adjusts and I can start to work out. I hope that my knee won't be too much of a challenge.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Liquid Diet, Day 5
I am almost halfway through my pre-surgery liquid diet and while I am not physically hungry, head hunger is a bear. I am much better than I was a couple of days ago and have even managed to sit through a dinner with family and friends at a favorite place while drinking iced tea. I also sat a birthday party today. Sweets are not the issue, I am sick of sweets, but the pizza looked so good to me. I also went to a movie at the Studio Movie Grille with my Jell-O cubes hidden in my purse and boy did I need something to keep my mind off the chicken nachos everyone around me had. To make matters even more difficult, their ice tea machine with unsweet tea was down, so I was stuck with water instead. But I did it!
I am craving salt today more than anything. My cheating today consists of me drinking a couple of extra cups of low sodium chicken broth with some cajun seasoning. While it is only 30 cal more, I know the sodium content is the issue and I will not do that again tomorrow.
I have made a few changes in my habits. I can no longer watch anything on Food Network, it is like food porn to me. I just cannot watch it without my mouth watering.
I know is sounds silly, but I feel like I am breaking up with food and it is pretty lonely. I don't feel as lonely as I did a couple of days ago since I have been placed in difficult situations and did not cheat.
I love to eat. The first few days were really lonely because I was not ready to sit at the table when my family ate. I feel like I am breaking up with food and it is lonely.
I love to go out to eat with my husband, my family and my friends. This is my social activity. Now I have to find other ways to be social without food.
This is hard for someone that plans where we are going to eat based on a special. For example, Chuy's only has their stuffed avacado on Wednesday and I love to go there any Wednesday I can.
I know this will be easier after surgery when my appetite decreases.
So far I have lost 8 pounds since Tuesday when I started my diet.
I guess it is not so hard when you don't eat anything solid!
Why did I decided to have VSG? Well, I have several friends that have had weight loss surgery and many have been very successful. I have dieted and lost 60 pounds, but I always give up and gain it back. I am getting too old to keep this cycle going and I have now been officially diagnosed with Diabetes. I don't want to be on Insulin, so it is time for me to finally get it right. I know that VSG is a tool and not a magic pill. I am ready to put the work into this to be successful.
I am actually having a hard time getting all 4 shakes in each day. I think it is mainly because of the sweetness of them. I have switched to Unsweetened Almond Milk and it is smoother and not as sweet as the skim milk and it is going down easier. I only have a week and a day left and I ready for the surgery. I had to complete a six month program for my insurance company. I had to take a class each month. It is hard to believe I have done all the requirements and now it is so close.
I am craving salt today more than anything. My cheating today consists of me drinking a couple of extra cups of low sodium chicken broth with some cajun seasoning. While it is only 30 cal more, I know the sodium content is the issue and I will not do that again tomorrow.
I have made a few changes in my habits. I can no longer watch anything on Food Network, it is like food porn to me. I just cannot watch it without my mouth watering.
I know is sounds silly, but I feel like I am breaking up with food and it is pretty lonely. I don't feel as lonely as I did a couple of days ago since I have been placed in difficult situations and did not cheat.
I love to eat. The first few days were really lonely because I was not ready to sit at the table when my family ate. I feel like I am breaking up with food and it is lonely.
I love to go out to eat with my husband, my family and my friends. This is my social activity. Now I have to find other ways to be social without food.
This is hard for someone that plans where we are going to eat based on a special. For example, Chuy's only has their stuffed avacado on Wednesday and I love to go there any Wednesday I can.
I know this will be easier after surgery when my appetite decreases.
So far I have lost 8 pounds since Tuesday when I started my diet.
I guess it is not so hard when you don't eat anything solid!
Why did I decided to have VSG? Well, I have several friends that have had weight loss surgery and many have been very successful. I have dieted and lost 60 pounds, but I always give up and gain it back. I am getting too old to keep this cycle going and I have now been officially diagnosed with Diabetes. I don't want to be on Insulin, so it is time for me to finally get it right. I know that VSG is a tool and not a magic pill. I am ready to put the work into this to be successful.
I am actually having a hard time getting all 4 shakes in each day. I think it is mainly because of the sweetness of them. I have switched to Unsweetened Almond Milk and it is smoother and not as sweet as the skim milk and it is going down easier. I only have a week and a day left and I ready for the surgery. I had to complete a six month program for my insurance company. I had to take a class each month. It is hard to believe I have done all the requirements and now it is so close.
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