Dr. not big on Protein - SHOCK!! - Page 2 - ThinnerTimes

LAD · 02-23-2005, 12:31 PM

My Dr. insists on protein first, also. What I can't seem to find out is how much protein per day, in grams? Any help?

bridgetgirl · 02-23-2005, 12:38 PM

Yea Ed, I got ya. I said at the post op support group meeting. "Im a goal, NOW what do I do?!" It didnt even occur to me PREoperatively that I would have to learn how to re-eat, essentially re-live as my life/emotions/strength/serenity has always revolved around food ....... one day at a time! It's kind of like waking up from a comma.

You know what I have done a couple of times? When I cook a dinner.. I will call up friends and invite them over to eat... kind of like a make shift weekday dinner party. There is always more than enough food for Isaiah and I. So, if any of you live in my neck of the woods, and you are interested in being fed, email me, I will give ya a call the next time I prepare a meal! It's either you or the stray cats... I know, I know they arent strays, cuz I keep feedin' 'em!

(I dont do well with leftovers anymore... ewwwwww.)

Phil and Ed: Your right, processed is bad, very bad. One thing I have learned (sometimes I do forget that I know this) IF IT HAS A SHELF LIFE, DONT EAT IT! 'Nuff said

bridgetgirl · 02-23-2005, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by LAD

My Dr. insists on protein first, also. What I can't seem to find out is how much protein per day, in grams? Any help?

Go under the Nutrition Thread and find The Protein Debate .... I believe there are a couple of them with this heading or similiar... I know'cuz i started 'em... I had the same questions as you do about protein.... it hurts my head just trying to process all the info about it. On a personal note, I try to get in 40-65 grams a day..... I am pretty sedentary, I know levels should be higher for atheltes or those who exercise often (as I should) .... take a gander at those threads, I think you will find alot of useful/helpful information!

LAD · 02-23-2005, 07:33 PM

Bridget,
Thanks for your help! And for responding so quickly!

Tiffany212 · 02-23-2005, 07:40 PM

Hi everyone iam very new to this site and very confused it is really not user friendly, i am looking forward to my surgery very nervous though. i have a lot of unanswered questions. im waiting to meet with the doctor for my evaluation. any advise would be great! i look at everyone profile and ALL of you guys are an inspiration

Feelinggood · 02-24-2005, 06:47 AM

Everything you said made so much sense to me and I just wanted to say thank you. My doctor, in Florida, didn't recommend protein shakes. He also wants us to eat like normal people and eat normal food. Ok...well, I, unfortunately have always thought that double cheeseburgers and supersize fries from MickeyDs, were a normal diet!!!!! I have always known how to eat healthy, right down to serving sizes, but I, as you stated, didn't become obese (morbidly) from eating carrots. I agree that we are pretty much given a nice little list and thrown out into the world. For me, the first several months were easy, because food, more often than not, didn't even appeal to me. But, in the recent weeks, food has started to become very appealing and now I am scared to death. My husband and I travel all over the country with our company and eating correctly has to be a planned event. It is so much easier when you are exhausted to go grab something and crash. I am struggling with this and am determined to make this lifestyle work for me. I mean, I have to find a way to make it work, because this is my life.

I just wanted you to know that everything you said hit home to me. Thanks again.

Vicki

Feelinggood · 02-24-2005, 07:04 AM

[quote=bridgetgirl]Yea Ed, I got ya. I said at the post op support group meeting. "Im a goal, NOW what do I do?!" It didnt even occur to me PREoperatively that I would have to learn how to re-eat, essentially re-live as my life/emotions/strength/serenity has always revolved around food ....... one day at a time! It's kind of like waking up from a comma.

I am not sure I know how to put a quote in, but I tried....

You are so right. Unfortunately, the world around us hasn't changed a bit. We are trying to change, when all around us are the same demons that kept us from being successful before. Those demons aren't only food. Usually, we are our own worst enemy and that doesn't change because we had an operation. That has to be something that is worked on everyday for the rest of our days. Our mindset doesn't change over night. I think, I made myself believe at some level, that if I had the surgery, it would be such a big step, so expensive and life changing, that I would automatically do what I was suppose to do and "be good". For me, having two surgeries, with the second one being a surgery where they opened me up, you would think I would definitely "be good". If "we" could "be good", we could have lost weight and kept it off at weight watchers. It doesn't have anything to do with "being good". For me, and I can only speak for me, it is a sickness. I have finally come to the realization, although I already new it in my mind, that this surgery is only the tool, I still have to want to do the work or my life will go back to what it was before. I don't know about anyone else, but even though I knew better, there was a part of me that wanted this to be the magic pill. Although it is wonderful, it isn't without a lot of hard work and life doesn't come with a magic pill.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me and helping me realize I am not alone in this adventure!!!!

Vic

Feelinggood · 02-24-2005, 07:09 AM

OK...my quote isn't in a pretty little blue box....how do I do that???? I am still trying to learn my way around this web site. Thanks..... Vic

bridgetgirl · 02-24-2005, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiffany212

Hi everyone iam very new to this site and very confused it is really not user friendly, i am looking forward to my surgery very nervous though. i have a lot of unanswered questions. im waiting to meet with the doctor for my evaluation. any advise would be great! i look at everyone profile and ALL of you guys are an inspiration

Hey honey welcome to the board and good luck through your process. grat inforamtion for you would be found under the pre op and general Discussion threads... if you are curious as to what kinds of thigs you will experience after surgery go to the post op thread. I dont mean to blow you off, its just that you can find all the answers to your questions there, its just a matter of reading. If you still have unanswered questions... a!sk away! unless of course you have something weighing heavily on your mind and you need advice, we are here for you. Did you have something specific in mind?

bridgetgirl · 02-24-2005, 12:48 PM

[quote=Feelinggood]

Quote:

Originally Posted by bridgetgirl

Yea Ed, I got ya. I said at the post op support group meeting. "Im a goal, NOW what do I do?!" It didnt even occur to me PREoperatively that I would have to learn how to re-eat, essentially re-live as my life/emotions/strength/serenity has always revolved around food ....... one day at a time! It's kind of like waking up from a comma.

I am not sure I know how to put a quote in, but I tried....

You are so right. Unfortunately, the world around us hasn't changed a bit. We are trying to change, when all around us are the same demons that kept us from being successful before. Those demons aren't only food. Usually, we are our own worst enemy and that doesn't change because we had an operation. That has to be something that is worked on everyday for the rest of our days. Our mindset doesn't change over night. I think, I made myself believe at some level, that if I had the surgery, it would be such a big step, so expensive and life changing, that I would automatically do what I was suppose to do and "be good". For me, having two surgeries, with the second one being a surgery where they opened me up, you would think I would definitely "be good". If "we" could "be good", we could have lost weight and kept it off at weight watchers. It doesn't have anything to do with "being good". For me, and I can only speak for me, it is a sickness. I have finally come to the realization, although I already new it in my mind, that this surgery is only the tool, I still have to want to do the work or my life will go back to what it was before. I don't know about anyone else, but even though I knew better, there was a part of me that wanted this to be the magic pill. Although it is wonderful, it isn't without a lot of hard work and life doesn't come with a magic pill.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me and helping me realize I am not alone in this adventure!!!!

Vic

I feel EXACTLY the same way you do! Well said! And as far as thanking me for sharing this journey... thanks for choosing us to share it with! You could have wound up anywhere.. Im glad it was here! (( BIG HUGS SISTER ))