Absolutely great appointment with the Dietician Today

My surgery has been delayed twice because my blood work results haven't been good.  I have been taking supplements to try and improve the results but I still needed help.  Today I visited with the Registered Dietician, Catherine McCain, in person here in Fredericton and received some great information for me.

We went through the supplements I take, whether I could absorb that form of the mineral or Vitamin.  What foods I eat that could provide that vitamin I need and when the foods wouldn't likely be enough and I should supplement.  She was honest, real and very easy to talk with.  She also explained that the Moncton and Fredericton surgeons who do the sleeve have a different process than the Chaleur clinic in that their patients must do a trial run of 1-2 weeks of the liquid diet before they are accepted into the process.

Anyway, I highly recommend her if you are looking for local help in Fredericton, NB with organising your diet.

That's a great point.

There's so such thing as too much knowledge for this process. Read as much as you can from good sources and if you get time with a professional, pump them for all the knowledge you can get.

The dietitian in Bathurst was really excellent.

And I wish you, the very best of luck getting in to egt your sleeve done. The fun part is after the surgery...

Thanks Dan.  If you ticker is correct you must be eating right and exercising.  How are you finding the adjustment to such small portions?  Any healthy foods giving you trouble or can you eat almost anything you should but in small portions?

Did you add your exercise before surgery - has it gotten easier after surgery or the same until you saw a drastic difference in your weight?  I keep taking up walking but the pain in my knees and hips keeps me from making it a consistent part of everyday.  The ladies in Bathurst assured me after surgery and some quick weight loss, my knee and hip pain should be reduced so that I don't find exercising so difficult.

Anyway - I wanted to say that your weight loss scale results seem great - how are the other benefits after surgery?

I will add the caveat to that I think my results have been unusually good.

I have had no sensitivities where food is concerned. The only slight exception would be bread, pasta and other foods that are really porous and spongy. It's not that they cause me problems as much as the reduced volume of my stomach makes it hard to eat enough of them to feel any satisfaction before I start to feel full.

There's lots of stuff that I don't enjoy eating as much, but that is a change in palate more than anything else, I think.

I have lost weight at a very good rate. That number in my ticker is not entirely accurate as my scale was off by about 15 pounds. Having said that, the number is almost right again and I'm losing both rapidly and consistently. I'm not using a scale as much as keeping an eye on my body size and how my clothes fit.

My physical condition has improved across the board. I have been sleeping better and have more energy. My blood sugar and blood pressure had been borderline for type 2 diabetes and hypertension but are now both reading as normal. Back and knee pain is getting better as well. I was also having a ton of muscles cramps in my abdomen and those are gone entirely.

I have had virtually no nausea and have not eaten too quickly or so much that it has made me ill. That hasn't happened and I expect at this point that it will not.

Eating, marvelously, is actually a bit of a chore now. My appetite is greatly reduced and I sometimes have to remind myself to eat. I get cravings for bad food, sometimes I indulge myself but the amounts are obviously very small. Get used to drinking protein shakes or eating protein bars, you will need them.

The hardest part for me has been exercise. I travel a lot for my job and as such my routine is irregular. I'd like to say I've had some success with exercise, but that's not really the case.

But I'm going to keep working at it.

So many positives beyond the scale - thanks for sharing Dan!!

Catherine is really great I really enjoyed seeing her, I learned soo much from her! Right after surgery I seen her over the next 2 months a few times. She also gave me her email so I could email her with any food questions which turned out to be a real help. 

I personally have had very good success with Dr Boisvert and Catherine program. 

I have also recommended her to a few friends that have been trying to loose weight but not interested in surgery. I think she is well worth the money, the information is amazing. 

Catherine McCain was so easy to talk to.  I had my first two appointments with her back in February.  I go in for surgery on May 9th and am looking forward to my next two appointments with her.  She has a wealth of information, and explains it to you in ways that anyone can understand.