So I'm still pre-op going through Hamilton. I had my dietitian appointment and I am very confused and discouraged by what she had to say. She said that most people have regain and that in the end we usually only end up losing and maintaining about 30% of our extra weight lost. She told me that I should expect to steady out at 250 pounds. Now I definitely don't want to have major surgery, have my insides rearranged and have to track everything I eat and drink for the rest of my life only to remain 250 pounds.

I mean I understand regain and that we have to be diligent and track everything always and make the right choices and I intend to do that. I just don't understand if we are eating how we are supposed to after surgery and exercising and following all the rules why we can't lose down to a comfortable healthy weight. My goal is 170-180 and I told her that and she said I need to be realistic. I thought I was but maybe I am only in my head? My best healthy weight as an adult was 160 pounds. I am 5' 9" and at that weight I looked and felt great.

I see so many people on here that have done amazing and gotten to their goal instead of just what the dietitian said. Please tell me I'm not being overly optimistic and that I won't have to settle on still being obese after having all of this done. I just felt like everything I said she had to burst my bubble and take the wind out of my sails. I guess I just needed to come on and post for a bit of encouragement. Thanks for taking the time to read this. :)

Frozen chicken meatballs sound like a good idea - thanks, I will look for those. I just bought frozen cauliflower "rice" so that might be interesting to try working with too. Really still focusing on protein and getting off the protein shakes, but a little something on the side or under the protein looks better.

Sunny

Thanks, I will have a look for them. I've been okay making my own stuff, but as I also cook for 2 teenage boys - its not always something I too can eat.

Sunny

We both ran away from home and came back for dinner. Both of our parents didn't notice. So traumatic when you take a stand and no one notices.

That is not good about the RH episode. What kind of sweetener were you using in the pudding, I forgot? If I have something higher on the glycemic index like fruit, I will have it with a fat (like whipped or clotted cream) to blunt the sugar high, followed by the sugar low. You would think the avocado would have done that. I was going to try your pudding, and now I'm thinking maybe not. It might be a good idea to write down the cir****tances of your RH episode to show your doc next time you see him. What can I say, I worry.

No not at all! It shows you are committed to the process and it should be in your favor