3 month prepatory program: questions, concerns, tips, tricks, comments...

[BeautifullyCreated1982 168]

I have to do a 3 month preparory program. I've had one visit with a nutritionist and another one set for dec. 3rd. I just am having a hard time putting all of the good advice from the nutritionist to use. I'm scared that once I have surgery my habits won't have changed. I haven't lost any weight duriing the fist 2.5 weeks of this prepatory thing. :-/. Is there Anyone who can relate?

[samuelsmom 670]

I understand how that is. I have just finished a 3 month plan also and am having surgery next week. In the beginning it was overwhelming. I found that instituting one simple change was more successful than a bunch at one time. So maybe just concentrate on drinking enough Water or eating enough Protein. It's not all or nothing. Small changes made slowly and consistently can help! Good luck.

[4me4them 381]

Yep...been there. My Nutritionist insisted that I journal my food...I resisted, but did it because she was expecting to pull it up online and look at it the second month. It is kind of a pain, but it is a really really valuable tool. While my three months weren't perfect...I lost 12 the first month 2 the second 8 the third and 1/2 the fourth....logging my food actually gave me the control that I felt like I was loosing by being put "on a program". As long as I stayed within my Protein, carbs and calories I could manage the food I ate and it helped me learn portion sizes (1/8 cup of shredded cheddar cheese is actually a decent amount) and to make tradeoffs. I used myfitnesspal.com It is free and has a great database...almost everything I ate was already in there...

Hang in there....if we could do it perfectly we wouldn't be in the shape we are. Baby steps and you WILL get there...