My after surgery regiment.

3 UpCalD Packets daily 500mg of Calcium Citrate, 500IU of Vitamin D
2 Celebrate Bariatric Multvitamin w/iron (I take one in the morning and one at night)
1 Sublingual B-12 tablet (I get these from Walmart for 1.97)

Breakfast is usually a protein shake made with Whey Protein Isolate (Unjury is my favorite) with 8oz of FF milk. Lunch and Dinner is protein and a little bit of a low carb vegetable. Not to exceed 1 cup. I also sip, sip, sip Powerade 0, Hawaiian Punch Sugar Free Drink Packs and water all through out the day to stay hydrated. The key is to get in your protein first and foremost.

My fave sources of protein:
Low Fat Cottage Cheese, Deli Meats, Poached Chicken Breast, Eggs, 1.00 Ribeyes from the dollar store, Low Fat Cheeses, Hamburger Meat (seasoned), Unjury Protein Powder.

I cannot tolerate fish at all but that would be a great source of lowfat protein if you can tolerate it.

***Make sure you take your Multi-vitamin with iron at least 2 hours apart from your calcium supplement and do not take it with any dairy products. Calcium binds iron and prevents it from absorbing so you have to separate the doses.*****

Magic Pill Syndrome

Before having gastric bypass everyone told me not to view this as a magic pill. It would still take hard work and devotion to achieve my goals. Surgery just gave me a new, very powerful tool to fight the battle with. I really thought I was prepared to not feed into this mindset. That is until my appointment this past Monday. I found out my total weight loss was 30lbs since surgery, I should have been excited, instead I was disappointed. I found myself wondering why my weight wasn't just melting off, afterall I had been on an additional liquid diet for 4 weeks. What I didn't think of is I had surgery, my body needed my reserves to heal. I am sure my metabolism slowed down since all I had been getting for 6 weeks were liquids and exercise was slow going since I was healing. So after a heart to heart talk with myself I have decided to look at the fact that since November I have lost 68lbs, with another 32lb loss I will have lost a 100lbs. This is something that seemed impossible just a few short months ago. And no matter what happens I have taken a step in the right direction for a healthier, better future for myself and my family. So if you are waiting for surgery try and prepare for the work that comes not just physically but mentally as well. This is sometimes an intangible battle that can get the best of you. Stick to your plan of action no matter what and keep your head held high and you will see many rewards.