Friday, August 1, 2014

One Month Check-Up

Saw my surgeon and my nutritionist yesterday for my one month check-up.  Nutritionist wasn't thrilled to hear that I am eating every 2 hours and wants me to limit it to every 3 hours and drink lots of water in between.  She claims I won't get as hungry when I am eating "heartier" foods, which I hope is true.  I am now on the soft foods phase so I can eat most things except for raw fruits, raw veggies, nuts and seeds.  However, just because I can technically eat something doesn't mean that either my sleeve will tolerate well or that it's good for me.  Surgeon wants me to shoot for 80 grams of protein a day, which is a lot!!!  Since I don't eat meat or poultry and they want me to reduce my dependency on protein shakes (no argument there!), I am going to be eating a lot of dairy products, soy, eggs and tuna!  He told me that he is proud of me and pleased with my progress and that makes me happy.