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Dealing with hunger

Riatruitt
Riatruitt

I am really trying to stick to my high protein, 1500 calorie meal plan but it's hard. I am feeling so hungry. I am drinking water and walking more than ever before. The cravings are there... What I wouldn't do for a pizza tonight... In fact I got ready to go and give in and get some but I stopped myself. I drank water, I was still hungry so I did eat a banana but then I felt a whole lot better. 


Am I crazy to change my diet so much now? I want to be ready for surgery but I most likely won't have it until Demember. 


I did lose 5 pounds this week.  I guess that's a start.  

Lcat4
Lcat4
Congratulations on shedding the 5 pounds this last week! Speaking plainly, this process never ceases to be a choice. Just because we get surgery doesn't mean we don't have to still chose to eat healthy. I like how JJ says that she made the choice once rather than every time. We still have to choose health or fat and death like some of us were looking at. Keep eating those bananas!
Memere-2-4
Memere-2-4
there is 89 calories in one banana...but only 53 in a cup of raspberries.... next time go for the berries... Bananas, apples and pineapples and were to high in sugar..... right now you are in the process of lowering your caloric intake, the next step... will be 800 a day.... it will be better to teach yourself now how to do it... I just finished your stage last week so i KNOW very fresh in my mind how you fell..... right now i am living on 5 bottles of boost a day..... so you gotta reign it in now cause the next step is a BIG one...... but you can do it...... and the great thing about this step is the lbs melt away big time...lol low cals fat is going away... you can do it Rita...wtg good luck on the new chapter on you new life
imjj4short
imjj4short
Bravo for choosing the healthier banana over the pizza!! A lot of people find the pre-op diet is the most difficult part of this process... you are changing your eating habits without the help of the powerful "tool" of GBS. And, let's face it - - if we could be successful long-term without GBS, why would we need surgery??

I encourage you to practice "mindful eating"; not doing anything else when you eat, relishing every bite, and paying attention to how your body feels with every swallow. One of the best things I think I did to prepare for surgery was to officially say "goodbye" to specific foods... I was very aware of every bite I took of the last Chicago style, deep dish pizza I'll ever eat. Same for the Quarter Pounder with cheese and McDonald's french fries. As LCat said, I said "goodbye" to these foods and never looked back. My decision was made, so I never had to wrestle with it again. I just don't "do" certain foods.

Hang in there!! It is totally worth it!! I promise!!

JJ
Memere-2-4
Memere-2-4
Next time you are hungry ask yourself.... am I Heart ....Head....or Stomach Hungry, keep a notepad for a few days, write down every TIME your are hungry,ask yourself how you are feeling,Heart,Head,Stomach and what you did or ate if it wasn't stomach hungry..... also what i did was set alarms on my fitbit/cell for meals/snack times..... if you space the 5 out every 3 hrs it will help cover your day :) Hang in there