So when will I be able to eat more than like 5 bites of food?
So when will I be able to eat more than like 5 bites of food?
Alot sooner than YOU will EVER WANT ,-)
Majority of your swelling is going or gone now...you've graduated unto regular diet ...and at 3 months can now eat raw veggies, fruits with seeds on or in them. Texture may still be an issue...for me hamburger meat was, so was bread. Bread sat heavy like a brick!...hamburger meat only if I wanted pain n puking.
The process to "normal" is a slow one...Have PATIENCE!! I figure around 6 months out you should be feeling relatively normal and bold in your experimentation w/ little repercussions...but proceed SLOW...slow is OK!!
Enjoy these days, make em last as long as possible, cuz they will BE BEHIND YOU before ya know it! Follow yer program..measure out yer portions...can't eat it fine...immediately throw it away or put it up for next mealtime. You will NEVER waste away...yer body has built in mechanisms to SURVIVE...to LIVE! even at the expense of other tissues, organs, bones etc...it will feed off them before it will ever waste away! The disease/disorder process takes a LONG TIME! well you know that....it took ya awhile to become MO and lead ya to VSG right ,-)
Slow mealtime down, chew to liquification..give yer bowels a head start.... less stress, get full faster,eat less, better healthy all the way around....I flashback to that Nicole Simpson autopsy whenever I rush thru a meal: one of my disordered eating problems, ...WHOLE ravioli in her stomach...and she had a normal stomach! So I try n remind myself. SLOW IT DOWN...where's the fire!
KEEP YER FOCUS...
PROTEIN complete amino acids for repair, healing, energy, stay full longer, can delay LEAN MUSCLE from being used as fuel, less calories, less impact on insulin/blood sugars, more weight loss. Use unflavored protein to supplement ..add to foods cooked already i.e. soups
FIBEROUS VEGGIES neutralize the acids (ammonia) of protein meats, bulk for eliminination- bms, fuel for BENEFICIAL bacteria growth/colonizng
WATER start to look at BETTER than usual choices. Filtered (ro system or carbon filtered)TAP, LOCAL natural, mineral spring http://www.findaspring.com/springs-by-region/ better...
Stevia, Truvia, Agave Nectar as sweetners...vs Splenda, Asparatame, sugar alcohols
Crystal Light Pure vs. Crystal Light
VITS/MINS... wintertime slow down coming around...less sun exposure...watch energy PLUMMET and WEIGHT SLOW/GAIN...good time to ^^^ that D3 (cholecalciferol) to help stabilize blood sugar
ROUTINE EXERCISE don't think about it do it! Win-Win. JOIN IN!! Year round INDOORS: Community aquacise, Y, gym classes zumba spin yoga pilates, weight liftin, tai chi, qi gong (learn to breathe thru yer eyelids lol!) , mall walking, country line dancing.... pole dancin even ...lol lots of em! To keep ya MOVIN!
SLEEP..insomnia post op can be common (hormonal & age related), B12, D3 vitamin deficiency related too so keep on top of yer vits, mins and supplement w/ Melatonin 3 gs an hour before bed helps. SLEEP is VITAL in weight loss...oh you'll lose in spite of yerself during the rapid weight loss phase....but lets get them real good habits in there....so there's no room for them bad ones to creep in ...see how that works ,-)
Heads Up: common "side effects" of VSG that may or may not affect you:
GALLSTONES/Kidney stones: ...IF you have a gallbladder...please read up on importance of diet n exercise during/post the rapid weight loss phase, talk w/ yer surgical team, pcp
HAIR LOSS phase .......coming up 3-4 months post op. Temporary
CHANGING OUR BEHAVIORS IS THE SOLUTION
Yer gonna be alright!
Alot sooner than YOU will EVER WANT ,-)
Majority of your swelling is going or gone now...you've graduated unto regular diet ...and at 3 months can now eat raw veggies, fruits with seeds on or in them. Texture may still be an issue...for me hamburger meat was, so was bread. Bread sat heavy like a brick!...hamburger meat only if I wanted pain n puking.
The process to "normal" is a slow one...Have PATIENCE!! I figure around 6 months out you should be feeling relatively normal and bold in your experimentation w/ little repercussions...but proceed SLOW...slow is OK!!
Enjoy these days, make em last as long as possible, cuz they will BE BEHIND YOU before ya know it! Follow yer program..measure out yer portions...can't eat it fine...immediately throw it away or put it up for next mealtime. You will NEVER waste away...yer body has built in mechanisms to SURVIVE...to LIVE! even at the expense of other tissues, organs, bones etc...it will feed off them before it will ever waste away! The disease/disorder process takes a LONG TIME! well you know that....it took ya awhile to become MO and lead ya to VSG right ,-)
Slow mealtime down, chew to liquification..give yer bowels a head start.... less stress, get full faster,eat less, better healthy all the way around....I flashback to that Nicole Simpson autopsy whenever I rush thru a meal: one of my disordered eating problems, ...WHOLE ravioli in her stomach...and she had a normal stomach! So I try n remind myself. SLOW IT DOWN...where's the fire!
KEEP YER FOCUS...
PROTEIN complete amino acids for repair, healing, energy, stay full longer, can delay LEAN MUSCLE from being used as fuel, less calories, less impact on insulin/blood sugars, more weight loss. Use unflavored protein to supplement ..add to foods cooked already i.e. soups
FIBEROUS VEGGIES neutralize the acids (ammonia) of protein meats, bulk for eliminination- bms, fuel for BENEFICIAL bacteria growth/colonizng
WATER start to look at BETTER than usual choices. Filtered (ro system or carbon filtered)TAP, LOCAL natural, mineral spring http://www.findaspring.com/springs-by-region/ better...
Stevia, Truvia, Agave Nectar as sweetners...vs Splenda, Asparatame, sugar alcohols
Crystal Light Pure vs. Crystal Light
VITS/MINS... wintertime slow down coming around...less sun exposure...watch energy PLUMMET and WEIGHT SLOW/GAIN...good time to ^^^ that D3 (cholecalciferol) to help stabilize blood sugar
ROUTINE EXERCISE don't think about it do it! Win-Win. JOIN IN!! Year round INDOORS: Community aquacise, Y, gym classes zumba spin yoga pilates, weight liftin, tai chi, qi gong (learn to breathe thru yer eyelids lol!) , mall walking, country line dancing.... pole dancin even ...lol lots of em! To keep ya MOVIN!
SLEEP..insomnia post op can be common (hormonal & age related), B12, D3 vitamin deficiency related too so keep on top of yer vits, mins and supplement w/ Melatonin 3 gs an hour before bed helps. SLEEP is VITAL in weight loss...oh you'll lose in spite of yerself during the rapid weight loss phase....but lets get them real good habits in there....so there's no room for them bad ones to creep in ...see how that works ,-)
Heads Up: common "side effects" of VSG that may or may not affect you:
GALLSTONES/Kidney stones: ...IF you have a gallbladder...please read up on importance of diet n exercise during/post the rapid weight loss phase, talk w/ yer surgical team, pcp
HAIR LOSS phase .......coming up 3-4 months post op. Temporary
CHANGING OUR BEHAVIORS IS THE SOLUTION
Yer gonna be alright!
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