TGIF everyone!

No big plans for my Friday. Work should be a pretty normal day and then I will head to the gym to do my thing which is 10 mins cycle, 45 mins weight training (4 sets of 12 reps per station), and 5-10 min treadmill cool down. Then I'll do a 20 minute Hydro Massage. I can't believe that it was only 6 months ago I joined the gym and barely made it through 10 minutes on the treadmill. My fitbit says I burn 700-1000 cal per workout but I just use it as a gauge,, to me that seems high. Ginny a.k.a. gymbeast? Any feedback on this?

B - Kaizen protein shake

S - apple & PB

L - chicken, cauliflower

S - greek yogurt

D - probably leftover baked chicken, roasted beets once I'm home from the gym

All vitamins, 2.5-3 L water

Good morning all,

Yesterday was nuts as I was training a new girl for our office then headed straight to the gym for a session with my trainer. I was feeling a cold coming on so had taken some Tylenol cold but figured a workout might be fine... well he had a superset session planned and man did I sweat! I had a soup once I got home and then sipped some Neocitron in hopes I can kick the cold before it latches on.

B - Kaizen protein shake

S - 1/2 apple with light PB

L - lentil/veggie soup with a couple crackers

S - turkey pepperettes

D - rotisserie chicken, salad

S - greek yogurt (if hungry) but likely just Neocitron

All vitamins and 2.5 L water

You need to see a family doc , walk in if they dont know you cant send you for surgery. I was asking my doc for 3 years she first send me for different diets There is a couple covered by ohip. After that I had a back problem and the diets always had a yo-yo effect. So finally she gave me a referral for bariatric network. It's not an easy referral either you can't just fax it, it's an online form doctor have to fill out. Then wait for few months. But let me tell you it's worth the wait and doing it through ohip saves you a lot of stress. Anything wrong, any questions, you got your team at family doc and bariatric clinic and you only have to show your health cart. When you do it private you will pay for every follow up and they will charge you if there are complications.
Through the network you could be a candidate for a surgery or medical diet. They will send you to see dieticians, social worker, maybe psychologist, maybe different specialist for sure internist for sleep study. Many appointments from the orientation session until you finally see a surgeon. It goes fast though. Good luck.

Make sure you make a list of whatever diet plans you followed even if it wasn't an official one.

They will look at what attempts you have made even if not successful long term. They will want to see that you have been trying. Gastric bypass is just a tool which is why they want you to demonstrate that you having been trying even if not successful. It happened to all of us. YOYO dieting has been a problem for all of us.

Ask your GP for a referral to a Dietician to help you just eat healthier and attempt to break old eating habits. Anything you do know will make it easier to succeed after.

Try upping exercise even if it only walking to the house next door.

Keep track of everything. Start food logging. All this will help. Depending on which centre you get referred to you will have a wait.

Good luck in your journey

Thanks so much for taking the time to write a reply. I really appreciated it . I haven't been seeing any type of professional. Guess I will just hope for the best. I wish I had 20 grand to do it private but that wont be happening