OK, not really hungry (that part of my stomach was removed), but I'm head hungry.
In an effort to break a month long stall I am participating in a "sugar detox." I will have protein shakes (that contain 4 grams or less of sugar) every 2-3 hours and food for dinner that contains no sugar and little to no carbs. When I first heard of this "detox" I thought, "I'm not addicted to sugar." But I think I may be. I know I'm head hungry (not really hungry) because all I want is a peppermint (sugar). But I will get through today, and tomorrow, and the following 5 days and I will break this DAMN stall. GRRR
For those of you not familiar with VSG (vertical sleeve gastrectomy), don't worry. I am not depriving myself of nutrients. The protein shakes, along with the meal I will eat, will have all the nutrients I need. I also take vitamin supplements (as per my surgeon's orders) to make up for deficiencies. In fact, this is the same "diet" I did pre-op to get ready for surgery, only there was no meal during that time, and I had a full stomach. It was much harder then than it will be now. I hope.
So I'm good, at least for now, until I get my peppermints. :)
Keep blogging and dong what you're doing. Your're great! You might want to also look into juicing, if you haven't done so and take a look at the movie, Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. I'm starting a 10 day juice fast tomorrow...wish me luck!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your juice fast. I have, and still do, juice on occasion. For this particular "detox" the juicing would have too much sugar. In my normal, every day eating, I try to limit the carbs. Although I know that fruit contains the healthy, good for you carbs, they still scare the crap out of me, so I eat them sparingly. This is all a mental mind game (much more than the physical stuff) that I am still trying to balance. Whoever said that wls (weight loss surgery) was the "easy" way out never went through it, for sure. I will check out the movie you suggested. Thanks for your support. :)
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