Willing to mentor. 5 1/2 years post op

[mindytaylor08 8]

I have had my ups and downs. Had a baby and am working on loosing re-gain of 30 pounds!

[dee4244 0]

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[Susan33 18]

Surgery date is Feb 12th. Starting the PS diet today. Was at store yesterday and got stuff for after surgery like sugar free Jello and vegetable broth. Does anyone have any ideas on things I can get before I have the GB?

[mindytaylor08 8]

The pre diet is the hardest. I bought the same things for post and pre. Is it your all liquid pre diet? My surgeon had me on a two phase pre diet. I've noticed not all do.

The best advice I got was buy small portions of Protein because your taste will more than likely change.

[Susan33 18]

Doc said PS for bkfst and lunch but can have lean meat, and green leafy vegetable. Lol since I'm a vegetarian vegetables it is. Do you think it's OK to do just PS?

[mindytaylor08 8]

As long as you can tolerate it. I don't see any problem going all PS.

[Susan33 18]

Nice thanks. I'm thinking up to my surgery date there will be days I can do straight PS and days I can't. Congrats on baby btw

[mindytaylor08 8]

You have the right mind set!! As long as you know some days will be harder than others your on the right track!!

Thank you. She is now 2 1/2. Life has been crazy but I'm focused on dropping my regain. 10 of the 30 is already gone!!!

[Susan33 18]

Thanks Mindy. Lol I'm already wanting that big fat plate of nachos. Nacho cheese. Sour cream. Guacamole.... Mmmmm so good. But...at same time I know that's in the past. Will I ever be able to eat stuff like that again?

[mindytaylor08 8]

Years down the road and in small portions.

Just remember food addiction is a real very hard thing to overcome, but with the tool you are about to receive you can do it!!!

Several months after my surgery I couldn't figure out why I still wanted food when I wasn't hungry and if I ate it I got so sick. So I was looking up YouTube videos of other WLS perps and I watched one that put it all into perspective. She said a food addiction is the worst of all addictions if you think about it. A drug addict simply avoids the people and places their drug of choice is. Same for an alcoholic. A food addict has to eat to live. It was an ahh haa moment as well as a duh moment for me. Once I had the mindset I was eating 3 tiny meals a day my Protein and Water just to live and for no other reason I was the most successful.

When you start thinking about food find a good distraction like walking for 5 minutes and drinking a bottle of Water.

[mindytaylor08 8]

Peeps not perps. lol

[Susan33 18]

Do you still only eat 3 small meals a day

[mindytaylor08 8]

Yes ma'am. I can only eat about 1 cup of food at a time and I am stuffed.

[Susan33 18]

Wow

[Robin Shaw 1]

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