I have just finished the first week of my pre-op diet. I am basically following a modified Atkins diet for 2 weeks. The good news is that I've lost 14 pounds since my first weigh in :). The bad news is that it was the week from hell. I was going through terrible withdrawals- I had headaches, nausea, a poor attitude and...diarrhea. I did not want to mention it but after looking online and talking to other people I find that it's common.
I wish someone would have told me! Someone wrote on a blog, "What goes in liquid, comes out liquid." Yeah. True. I am not sick, and I don't feel sick, but still. It won't end.
I have basically been living on meat all week. I guess if I were able to do this permanently, I would not even be talking about lap band, but obviously the Atkins diet is difficult.
I actually followed the Atkins diet religiously for a summer in high school. I lost 40 pounds, then gained it all back immediately once school started in the fall. That's what I am looking forward to most about lap band - having a solution that finally works for good. Well, I take that back. I am looking forward to not being hungry the most. I have been hungry my whole life. I am hungry right now. This time next week though, I will be far from hungry.
Tomorrow I am going to the hospital for my pre-op appointment - blood work, x-rays, ekg, etc. I will provide an update then.
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3 comments:
Thanks for sharing your authentic voice. I'm hooked. Keep us posted. You are an excellent writer. We love you!
I am very excited for you and honored that you are letting me share this journey with you. Welcome to the blog wagon...if I have to keep mine up then so do you!
Hugs,
Heather
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