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It's been awhile since I've popped in here to read discussions - plan on reading most this week to catch up - since surgery in sept. I have only lost 27 pounds, but LOTS of inches - I went from a size 22 pants to a size 14 (brand pending) and the chest area has shrunk also :).
I had 3 month follow up yesterday I took my labs and my postassium is critically low, but I got some WONDERFUL YUCKY liquid potassium to take - all other results came back good, B12 is high, so I can cut down to every other day on that pill and protein is low, but I'm seeing nutritionist today and will ask about that - overall the Dr. says I'm doing good and didn't seem to mind the slow weight loss, which I"m good with but than I'm not, I know what I have to do - So I just gotta get off the ass and do it
Thanks for reading and letting me vent :)
Have a good day everyone! :)
I had 3 month follow up yesterday I took my labs and my postassium is critically low, but I got some WONDERFUL YUCKY liquid potassium to take - all other results came back good, B12 is high, so I can cut down to every other day on that pill and protein is low, but I'm seeing nutritionist today and will ask about that - overall the Dr. says I'm doing good and didn't seem to mind the slow weight loss, which I"m good with but than I'm not, I know what I have to do - So I just gotta get off the ass and do it
Thanks for reading and letting me vent :)
Have a good day everyone! :)
there's a lot of good protein products around I use protein candy bars at Wal-Mart . There are Greek yogurts that have a lot of protein in them too.
I hated all the protein shakes and drinks I tried, and milk no longer tasted good.
After my surgery, I lived on soft eggs, cottage cheese and yogurt in the soft stage, and found that I liked pureed meats. I'd brown ground beef, turkey or pork, flavoring as I wanted, taco, chili, Asian or Italian seasonings, then I'd puree it with a little salsa, broth, sauce or milk.
Even after I was able to eat real foods, if I worried about getting my proteins in I would fall back on pureed or ground meats because I could eat more, compared to chicken breast, or a pork chop, or even fish. And since I was getting my proteins in, I was staying full longer, so being able to eat more didn't translate into more calories. I didn't need to snack. Maybe that might help, unless you like the protein drinks.
Some people just lose slower... but if you are low on protein, that could be one reason why. So getting that back up might help!
:)
I have seen my protein go up slowly, then I should start shedding - I want to lose 50 more and I'll be at goal :)
As Becca said, protein is key! Stick to the basics and you'll get to the healthiest version of you. Totally worth it!
JJ