My Gastric Bypass Journey Series: Part 2, Pre-Operative Guidelines

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Hi! Beauties! Today I will be sharing with you My Gastric Bypass Journey Series: Part 2, Pre-Operative Guidelines. This article is going to touch on what is expected of you before the surgery is actually performed. We have already touched on the point that most insurance companies require you to lose 10% of your body weight before surgery so this article is going to assume you have done that and are getting prepared for the actual surgery.

First let me share the actual full name of the gastric bypass procedure I had done. It is called the Roux-en- Y Gastric Bypass. Just thought I would share this with you so you will have the actual name of the procedure to help with any research you might want to do for yourself. As I have said in prior articles this surgery is not for everyone and I am in no way trying to talk anyone into choosing this route for their weight loss journey. My goal in doing this series is to help by making sure you have someone else’s experience and journey to use in your research for any one that may be considering having this surgical procedure done. There are actually 6 stages you will go through for this surgery.

Today we will be going over Stage 1: Pre-Operative Diet. This diet you will have to follow for the 10 days prior to your surgery. It is a low carbohydrate, high protein, liquid diet to deplete liver size.

Stage 1: Pre-Operative Diet:

•It is recommended by your surgeon and dietitian to follow a high protein, low carbohydrate, liquid diet 10 days before surgery.
–This diet will deplete your carbohydrate stores which will “shrink” your liver making laparoscopic surgery easier for your surgeon to perform.
–This stage allows you to experiment and find a protein supplement that you like BEFORE surgery.
–This stage prepares you mentally and physically for the liquid stages after surgery.
•Consume a protein supplement 2- 3 times per day ( I will be including a list  the approved protein supplements)
–Protein will keep you full and prevent you from feeling hungry
–Choose any protein supplement (drink or bar) that meets the criteria:
•Less than 200 Calories
•Less than 6 g Total Fat
•Less than 6 g Sugar
•At least 15 g or more Protein
–Do NOT  buy:
•SlimFast®, Ensure®, Boost®, Carnation® Instant Breakfast (too much carbohydrate)
Do:
•Consume 2-3 servings of milk products each day
–Milk products contain protein which will help reduce hunger
•1 cup of milk (skim, ½ %, 1%,, Soy, or Lactaid® )
•6-8 oz Light Yogurt (Dannon® Light n’ Fit, Yoplait® Light, or Blue Bunny® Lite 85)
•1 packet sugar-free cocoa
•6-8 oz low-carb drinkable yogurt
•½ cup cottage cheese
•1 string cheese stick
•½ cup no added sugar pudding or custard
•1 cup low-fat strained cream soups
•2 no added sugar fudgesicles
•The following liquids contain little calories if consumed in proper servings:
–Sugar-free beverages: Crystal® Light, Wyler’s® Light, Sugar-free KoolAid®, Sugar-free Tang®, Diet Snapple®, Lipton® Diet Green Tea, decaf coffee or tea w/ sugar substitute
–Broth soups (All varieties; strain all soups with solid foods)
–Sugar-free popsicles and Italian Ice
–Sugar free flavored waters:  Fruit 2O®, Propel® Fitness Water
–Sugar free Jell-O®

Pre-Op Shopping List:

  • Protein supplement
  • Low-fat milk (skim, ½% or 1%)
  • No-added sugar yogurt/drinkable yogurt
  • Chicken or beef broth
  • Low- fat cream soups
  • Vegetable juice
  • No added sugar puddings/ custards
  • No added sugar fudgesicles
  • Sugar- free Jell-o
  • Sugar-free popsicles
  • Sugar-free beverages
Acceptable Full Liquid Diet Foods:
Applesauce, sugar free unsweetened
Cottage Cheese/ Ricotta Cheese  1% or fat free
Custard, sugar-free, made with skim milk
Cream of Wheat, Cream of Rice, Farina, Grits thinned
Instant Mashed Potatoes (thinned)
Cream Soups (no solids), Egg Drop Soup
Milk: ½ %, 1% or Skim, Soy
Double Milk: add 1/3 c dry milk powder to 1 cup milk
Pudding, sugar-free, made with skim milk
Yogurt: drinkable, plain, vanilla, no added sugar (no more than 12 g Total Carbohydrate)

 

Pre-Operative Liquid Diet Sample Menu

The following provides: 883 calories, 79 g carbohydrate, 111 g protein

Breakfast

½ cup cottage cheese

½ cup sugar- free Jell-O®

Snack

1 scoop Nectar mixed with 16 oz water and crushed ice

Lunch

7 oz Dannon® Light ‘n Fit Carb and Sugar Control Smoothie

1 cup chicken broth

Snack

11 oz can World Wide® Pure Protein

Dinner

1 cup broth soup

Snack

1-2 sugar free popsicles

Approved Protein Supplements:

  • Whey Protein (Walmart)
  • Designer Whey (Drug Emporium)
  • EAS AdvantEdge Carb Control (Walmart)
  • EAS Myoplex Carb Sense (Drug Emporium or GNC)
  •  ON 100% Whey: Gold Standard (Drug Emporium or GNC)
  • Perfect Isopure (Drug Emporium , Smoothie King or GNC)
  • ProComplex (Drug Emporium)
  • Unjury Products (www.unjury.com)
  • World Wide PureProtein (Drug Emporium)

So as you can see from above this pre-operative diet is not easy, but it can be done. You just have to keep reminding yourself that this is the start for a whole new lifestyle for you. Plus, you have to just try to keep thinking about what the end results of all this process is going to be.

Thank you for visiting my blog and reading this article. I hope you have enjoyed part 2 of My Gastric Bypass Journey series. Part 3 will be coming next week. Please subscribe if you haven’t already, it is free and you will be notified when any new articles are posted to my blog. I  love to read any comments, suggestions or feedback. You can leave these in the comment section below. Also please leave any questions you may have for me. I read and respond to all my comments. As always you can also connect with me through any of my social media icons, I am just a click away!

Reference material:

  • Trinity Mother Frances Bariatric Surgery’s Gastric Bypass Guide Booklet

 

January 2014 IPSY Bag Reveal!

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Hi! Beauties! Today I want to share with you what I received in my January Ipsy glamour bag. For those of you that do not know about Ipsy, it is a monthly glamour bag subscription that for just$10 you receive a different makeup bag every month. This makeup bag comes filled with 5 beauty related products. Usually there is 2 full size products and 3 travel size products. It is like getting a little surprise bundle of happiness every month. When you join there is a short quiz you take to help make sure you receive the right products for you. Of course you can cancel your subscription at any time. I will leave a link below for you if you are interested and would like to join. There is a waiting list you have to get on sometimes before you get to join due to the high volume of subscribers. I have been a member for about a year now and I look forward to my bag coming each and every month.

First lets talk about the packaging it comes in. You can see the shiny pink mailing package in the second picture above. Any one that knows me knows I love anything pink, shiny and sparkly. Now lets open the pink shiny package and inside we find the monthly makeup bag ( as seen above). Isn’t it adorable? Every month it is a different one. Then inside the makeup bag was 5 beauty products for me to try out (2 of them full size). I am going to list below the products I received this month individually. I will tell you what each product claims to do along with the price that each product would cost you if you were to purchase them. You will see that with just the 2 full size products in my bag they were worth more than the $10 I paid. I am going to list the 2 full size products first.

  • Yaby Natural Finish Liquid Foundation (8ml) in the color Buff. Yaby claims that this leaves an unbelievably natural, super smooth texture and is extremely easy to apply. Mimics the skin’s natural sheen to create the most realistic flawless skin. Oil-Free. ($13.99)
  • (Malil+Goetz) mojito lip balm (.035 oz., 10g). A clear gel. They say this lip balm is as soothing to the lips as it is to the senses. Flavored with mojito, the lip balm is scientifically blended to restore and replenish. The hydrating lip gel easily integrates for daily maintenance, prevention and treatment of dry, irritated lips. Color and paraben free. ($12)
  • Benefit POREfessional (3.0 mil/0.1 fl. oz.) . Quickly minimize the appearance of pors & fine lines for smoother-than-smooth skin! Apply this silky, lightweight balm alone, under or over makeup. Translucent, oil-free formula complements all skintones and helps makeup stay put. Contains a Vitamin E derivative, known to protect skin from free radicals. Full size is 22.0mL/.075 fl. oz. @ $30. (travel size I received can’t be purchased)
  • Balanced Guru Body Balm (1 oz.). Treat your whole body with a smooth and buttery body balm. Enriched with healthy butters and an invigorating blend of essential oils that will wake up your senses and moisturize your skin without leaving it greasy or tacky. Make sure you work it well into elbows, knees and even your feet, they’ll thank you later! $12 for size I received and $45 for the full size of 4 oz.
  • Absolute! Makeup Cleansing Tissue (10 ct). Pre-moistened, refreshingly fragranced, water-based cloths designed to instantly remove even waterproof makeup without irritation. Infused with natural extracts and botanicals. Formulated to reawaken and soften skin, while helping to reduce puffiness. Made of delicate spun lace.  Gentle enough for use on sensitive skin and around the eye area. 10 ct. $2.49

So after doing the math this bag had $40.48 worth of products. I didn’t include any kind of cost for the Benefit POREfessional since you can’t purchase the size I received. But I can tell you I received another one of these free with purchase at Sephora quite a while back and I am still using it, a little goes a long way. So glad to receive another one of these in this months bag. Below is the link if you are interested in trying the Ipsy monthly subscription:

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you have enjoyed today’s Ipsy Bag reveal. I thought it might be something some of my fellow beauty enthusiasts might enjoy and want to give a try. Please subscribe to my blog if you haven’t already, it is free and you will be notified when any new articles are published on this blog. I  love to read any comments, suggestions or feedback. Also please feel free to leave any questions you may have for me. I read and respond to all my comments and questions. As always you can also connect with me through any of my social media icons, I am just a click away!

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