Carrie....It is really hard early out...I just really focused on getting in 3 meals, however little they were and most important the fluids. I never went anywhere without a bottle of water - nowhere! I wasn't getting in 64oz of fluid in the start, but 1/2 of that throughout the day...including the cocoa, herbal tea, propel, popsicles, snow cones. Popsicles really are the key to surviving early out. I ate snow cones - no flavor and loved the crunching of ice. Cold was never an issue for me, some it was.
Your meals now should be food, not liquids. Liquids happen between meals up to 1/2 hour or so before you eat and about an hour after you eat. The liquid meals can be of substance ie: protein....chicken soup, tomato soup, cocoa, protein drinks.
Feel free to email me...or chat here.......We are here for you!
An example of eating for a day at your stage was:
B- yogurt, boiled egg white (maybe only 1/2)
L - cheese, egg white, applesauce or chunky soup, maybe 1/4 grilled cheese
D - chili or ground beef with sauce, or cheese w/tomato sauce
In between each of the meals: 2-3 popsicles, 1 bottle of water, chicken cup o soup, 1 cocoa, 1-2 herbal tea. Slow but steady. I tried to space out my meals by 5 hours....thus an hour of waiting and 4 hours of actively drinking.
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Lisa
aka....Canadian Bear and her Canadian Bear Cubs!
Open RNY - Jan 30, 2006
Tummy Tuck - June 4, 2007
314/ 152-157/180
start/ now/goal
BMI 45.7/22.1-24/26.2
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Century Club - Sept 12, 2006
Overweight Club - Oct 19, 2006
One-der-land - Nov 8, 2006
Below Goal - Jan 30, 2007 - Anniversary Date!
Holding Below Goal - 2 year surgery anniversary!
Last edited by LisaBoston; 10-04-2006 at 12:44 PM.
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