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I saw the nutritionist today. She said that I’m doing everything the way that I should. She recommended that I only drink one Protein Shake a day and make sure I add some carbs to my meals. She reassured me that this phase is the prep phase for my soon to be new way of living. She said that some people don’t lose weight before they go on the pre-op liquid diet. However, when I start that diet I will lose some pounds. All in all I feel better. She has not seen any weight gain due to Protein brands, but think that my lack of a loss was due to too much protein.

Now I am focused on eating 2 good nutritious meals, my 1 protein shake and listening to my body. I was trying to walk 5 days a week, but it’s hard when you work overnight. So I’ll do 2 days of walking at home. When I’m at the hospital walk up the stairs, take the long way to the units… anything to get mg heart beating and steps in.

last thing… I thank you all for being there. This forum has been great.

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I'm happy you got a sensible answer from your nutritionist. Glad you're feeling better.

Since you work in a hospital, you're probably walking a fair amount anyway, and often I've read that getting enough sleep is more important than exercise for overall help.

I agree; this forum is great!

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I am so glad you got a non-bull💩 answer from your nutritionist... and some real talk.

You're absolutely gonna rock this.

As lizonaplane said above, I bet you walk plenty. Do you have a pedometer? See how many steps you take just in one overnight shift. There's a reason nurses, NPs, PAs, and doctors all wear really comfy shoes!

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8 minutes ago, vikingbeast said:

I am so glad you got a non-bull💩 answer from your nutritionist... and some real talk.

You're absolutely gonna rock this.

As lizonaplane said above, I bet you walk plenty. Do you have a pedometer? See how many steps you take just in one overnight shift. There's a reason nurses, NPs, PAs, and doctors all wear really comfy shoes!

Yep… I never leave the house without my Fitbit.

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