Question:
3 weeks post op and CAN'T STICK TO THE DIET HELP!

It has been 3 weeks since my operation and i have only lost 5 kilos, i have been chewing food down like crazy because i just hate the diary food that i am allowed. I am TERRIFIED I am hurting my body although i have not thrown up yet. What if i can't change my bad eating habits! :( I am lost.    — AussieKatie (posted on January 6, 2008)

January 6, 2008
You need to joinn a support group in your area ASAP. This has helped me sooooo much
   — dawnraad

January 6, 2008
You need to try really hard to let go of bad eating habits. I am 3 months out and have found myself snacking during the day which is what got me to 374 lbs. But I do catch myself and stop. Perhaps a support group would work for you. Keep your head up, it really does work. I lost 30 lbs the first month and then nothing for the second and then I started losing again the first day of this month, so it's frustrating sometimes but with time, it works. Good luck and God bless.
   — PAWLLA L.

January 6, 2008
My surgeon sent me home with a meal plan that included all sorts of unhealthy foods. If you know the food you're eating that aren't helping you STOP! Immediately! Eat protein (lean meats, nuts, legumes, etc.) Chew, chew, chew everything so many times that it drives you crazy... But really at 3 weeks you should stick to semi solids (pureed beans, cottage cheese, thick soups that are liquidfied, etc)... Read the book "Before and After" by Susan Maria Leach. Congratulations on making a new step in your life, be safe and put your health first. You are in control of your destiny okay.
   — Phenomenal Woman

January 6, 2008
Katie, You have to just hang in there. It is very important to be compliant especially at this stage. Things should not be going in your pouch that are not allowed, There is still alot of healing left to be done inside. You can risk you health by doing this. I am also 3 weeks out. I work in a Bariatric Hospital and I see the results of patients that are non compliant. If you don't belong to a support group please find one. Best of Luck
   — Crickett_1

January 6, 2008
Katie, talk with your nutritionist to come up with a meal plan that can replace the dairy you don't like or hide it in the foods you don't like to get you through the stages you need to get through. You made it through this far and you don't want to sabotage yourself. I to don't like alot of the dairy products but I do like low fat skim milk so I have the carnation instant drink for breakfast sometimes and sometimes I have an egg, I also use the milk in my cream soups that way I am getting the extra protein, I also like the sugar free puddings that you make and you have to use the lfskm for that. Hopefully you are able to tolerate a little milk products. Don't give in to your head, follow your doctors orders and you will make it. Join a support group talk with your doctors and nutritionist this is a new beginning for us, we are yet to come from our cacoon a beautiful butterfly and we can do it. Just hang in there.
   — iwilllose

January 8, 2008
I had my surgery the 12th of December and my worries are very simular to yours. I have tried the protein shakes and they make me sick. I can't drink anything but my kids Capri Suns and water. I have been eating pretty much everything, just in much smaller amounts. I lost 25 pounds in the first few weeks and then the weight loss stopped. I think as long as your not eating the amount you did before surgery and you are exercising you will be okay. Good Luck!!
   — Amanda Kirby