24 pounds down!

[300PoundsDown 101]

I had my post op appt today and was happy that I've lost a total of 24 pounds. I lost 15 of those pounds since surgery and the others I lost on pre op diet. Today I can have real food which is really exciting . I ate some refried Beans watered down with broth (the dreaded broth). I melted some cheese and used a little taco sauce. That might have been a bit too adventurous but I did it. I ate it without any problems but it didn't seem that filling to me. Plus I don't like the 16 grams of carbs so I think I'm not going to eat it again. Plus the taco sauce is good but has 2 carbs per tablespoon and that could get out of control. It was super tasty though for having not had food in practically 20 days! But I'm throwing it out b/c I could foresee it causing me problems as I do love mexican food. Later I made 2 eggs in the microwave. Sat down and ate 5 bites and very suddenly a super full feeling came over me and I felt nauseous. I even spit out the bite I had in my mouth. I think the egg was more filling and I will stick to high Protein low carb from here on out.

[massindex 346]

I get the same feeling from eggs, which I loved before the surgery. For that reason, I've been limiting my intake of eggs to one instead of two (or more before!). I've found that I really like the feeling I get when I eat Greek Yogurt so that has become my go-to food of choice. As far as mexican food, I still love it but I've changed what I eat, especially since I keep a log of everythng that goes into my mouth. I'm finding out just how much the tortillas count in the carbs and calories portion so I'm leaving that behind and just going after the Proteins and eliminating the fats from all cheese just about. Good luck.

I had my post op appt today and was happy that I've lost a total of 24 pounds. I lost 15 of those pounds since surgery and the others I lost on pre op diet. Today I can have real food which is really exciting . I ate some refried Beans watered down with broth (the dreaded broth). I melted some cheese and used a little taco sauce. That might have been a bit too adventurous but I did it. I ate it without any problems but it didn't seem that filling to me. Plus I don't like the 16 grams of carbs so I think I'm not going to eat it again. Plus the taco sauce is good but has 2 carbs per tablespoon and that could get out of control. It was super tasty though for having not had food in practically 20 days! But I'm throwing it out b/c I could foresee it causing me problems as I do love mexican food. Later I made 2 eggs in the microwave. Sat down and ate 5 bites and very suddenly a super full feeling came over me and I felt nauseous. I even spit out the bite I had in my mouth. I think the egg was more filling and I will stick to high Protein low carb from here on out.

[Roseib 13]

Yay on your postop loss! Sounds like you are doing great! Btw I couldn't eat eggs until about 3 months out. Just the thought of one made me nauseated.