Your Routine??
Slept when I needed.
Sipped when awake.
Ate when my wife made me.
Week 2:
Sipped every 10 minutes (used a timer)
Ate 7:30, 11:30, 6:30 9:30 snack (my wife made me)
Week 16:
I still eat when my wife makes me or I won't think to eat. Not eating will slow your loss, Ihave learned this lesson but still find it difficult to push beyond.
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04
I'm in week one (VSG on 11/12), and find that I'm not interested in drinking all the protein I'm supposed too. I'm never hungry. But am afraid I'm not getting enough fluid, so I'm trying to carry a water bottle with me everywhere and sip when I think of it.
Yesterday (Day 2): two Bluebonnet protein shakes. Sugar free pudding cup. Sugar free popsicle. about 8 oz of water. Up and walking quite a bit. Comfortable in bed and napping as necessary too.
Chad
First 5K: 29:50 mins. on 3/12/11 (4 month surgiversary)
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Week 2 - finally meeting dr's protein goals regularly, but difficult. sipping something liquid or protein all day long. Walking a mile daily 15-20 minutes
Week 3 - easy to get most liquids down. experimenting with soft foods, having more difficulty than I thought I would with those, but they taste fantastic after all the shakes. Problem is I can only take like 3 bites and I am full. Walking less frequently (3-4 times a week) due to work schedule and bad weather, but generally walking farther, around 2 miles.
“Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.? - John Wayne
I spent most of the time (when I wasn't out walking) sitting in my recliner, dozing, sipping, and either reading or watching TV. But I kept a pretty rigid schedule to make sure I got all my liquids and proteins in. Both my NUT and my Surgeon commented on my "compliance" with the program, so I guess I did OK. I think it was the 60-90 minutes of walking every day that they liked the most. (And it helped me get rid of some of the gas.)
Week one (clear liquids):
4:30 AM - Since I'm awake anyway, take morning meds, start the decaf coffee
5:00 AM - Walk with the dogs (15 minutes - increased to 20 minutes after a few days)
5:30-7:30 AM
1 scoop of Isopure Dutch Chocolate mixed in 1c skim milk (warmed), 1 c decaf coffee
Sip slowly, re-warm as needed in microwave
7:30-11:30 AM
8oz of Isopure Icy Orange mixed with 8oz Diet V8 Splash Tropical
Get up and walk around the house every 30 minutes or so
11:30 AM
Unjury Chicken Soup protein powder (sipped over 1 hour)
1:00-5:30 PM
8oz of Isopure Grape Frost mixed with 8oz Diet Ocean Spray Cranberry Grape
Walk with the dogs
5:30-6:30 PM
Unjury Chicken Soup protein powder
6:30-9:30 PM
SF Popsicle or SF Jello
Whichever of the two Isopure/juice mixes sounded best (another 16 oz)
Walk with the dogs
9:30-10:30 PM
Somewhere in here, I would get really tired, and go to bed.
Week two (full liquids):
4:30 AM - Since I'm awake anyway, take morning meds, start the decaf coffee
5:00 AM - Walk with the dogs (20-25 minutes - increasing pace and distance every day)
5:30-7:30 AM
1 scoop of Isopure Dutch Chocolate mixed in 1c skim milk (warmed), 1 c decaf coffee
7:30-11:30 AM
8oz of Isopure Icy Orange mixed with 8oz Diet V8 Splash Tropical
Walk with the dogs
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Progresso Light soup - pureed and strained - (sipped over 2-3 hours)
1:30-5:30 PM
8oz of Isopure Grape Frost mixed with 8oz Diet Ocean Spray Cranberry Grape
Walk with the dogs
5:30-7:30 PM
Progresso Light soup - pureed and strained - (sipped over 2-3 hours)
7:30 PM
SF Popsicle or SF Jello
Whichever of the two Isopure/juice mixes sounded best
Walk with the dogs
9:30-10:30 PM
Go to bed.
I mention Progresso Light soups because after trying several different things pre-op, these were the best tasting, and least carb-filled soups. I especially enjoyed the Southwestern Style Vegetable and the Tomato Basil (which I must confess I didn't really strain - since there were no "chunks").
