So Quiet
I love posting on here, but I too, worry about getting annoying! I always have so many questions and thoughts, but you know how it is... Lol. Anyhow need some motivation. I'm so afraid this surgery isn't going to work since I can't seem to get a grip on my eating. Btw, I haven't had surgery yet. Just had my initial visit in Bathurst to meet the team a couple of weeks ago!
allyray I was feeling frustrated about my eating too and then I came to a conclusion. The surgery is the tool that will help with the "how much " I eat . My focus preop is on the "what I eat". I am working on kicking the unhealthy carbs and sugar and establishing the healthy eating habits I will need postop. So far it is working for me but I will admit that tonight I would love some chocolate or cookies or pizza. Guess I'll just drink more water instead.
on 12/12/14 6:39 am - Oromocto, Canada
I did my surgery in September in Moncton. I did three shakes and two bars a day. That way I still had the solid chew sensation. I found with the shakes and bars I didn't really get hungry. Now that I am done the surgery I find if I allow myself a small piece of chocolate I don't get to the obsessed craving point. When I try not to it becomes all I can think about as everyone around me indulges. Then after I don't want any for a while. It's like that with everything. They don't encourag this because people tend to slip back into bad food choices. I don't think I will slip. I am still focused that this isn't what I want to eat all the time. I just know I can get do obsessed with something that I will gorge on it! I was a mcds junkie before, but that kind of food doesn't feel so good in the stomach. Kind of like a lead weight just sitting there. So it doesn't tempt me at all anymore!
on 12/12/14 7:12 am - Oromocto, Canada
I had ordered a caramel chocolate one and another kind of chocolate one. When you have your appt with Monique a month before your surgery, she will give you the order form with the choices. I really liked the caramel one, the other was just ok. I took little tiny bites and made it last. They are just a bit smaller than regular Granola type bars. It costs a little more to do the diet with the bars, but it was so worth it. Speaking from someone who has gone through the liquid, mixed liquid, puree post-surgery diet...it is really hard to have nothing but the liquid consistency diet. It is easier looking forward to the bars. I just don't know if you can still get the caramel bar. Sometimes things are not available. I also changed the "normal" mealtimes to make the times between meals the same. So I drank a shake at 7 am, had a bar at 10:30 am, another shake at 2:00 pm, bar at 5 pm and the last shake at 8 pm. That way I didn't have to go so long in the evening and to bed without eating. I didn't really get hungry. I was pleasantly surprised. On regular food I did!
