What can I do to help me lose weight before surger

I am really struggling ladies atm and I am
So worried that I will not be able to be at my healthiest in time for surgery! :/ I have out on well over a stone now and I really thought by 4 weeks to surgery I would sort myself out and start eating healthy, but my personal life isn't at it's best right now my best mate actually is nothing what I thOught she was, and has completely ignored me for no known reason (this woman was going to
Be my baby's god mama!) and me and my hubby aren't goin to well atm everythin he does irritates me and vise a versa :( I just se to be eating none stop and it's making me miserable I don't work my youngest turns 2 in July and I don't want to start work till He is in nursery at 3! So I'm practically doing not much bu

Other than eating throughout the day I really don't know what's up with me and please any ideas feel free to share I need a big kick up my wide ass right now !!
Thankyou in advance girls xxxx

I'm sorry you're going through a tough time babe

Healthy eating has to be a lifestyle plan. Its not worth battling to lose weit for your BA, you really need to be a maintain weight to get the best for your BA lovely and the only way I personally find I'm able to do that is to simply not buy any junk in the house.

I'm struggling right now with my own weight due to being on steroids and I'm starving all the bloody time! Its horrendous! Lol. But I buy those bags of chopped carrots and have a much on those , or those sugar free jelly pots - only 3 calories! They help me lots when I NEED something sweet... Quavers are another low cal snack at only 97 calories...

Its bloody hard work when you have to watch your weight and even harder to maintain it babe - I've currently got me fat pics on the fridge! so every time I plan a kitchen raid I look at those pics and get a guilt pang. I don't want to look like that and it makes me actually think about what I'm putting in my mouth.

Sugar free ice pops are good for a sweet pang too.. These are great for kids too so if you're sitting with the kids you won't feel like you're missing out if you're sitting watching a movie or something with them and having the machines.

Wishing you lots of luck hun. Xxx

Thankyou there's some great tips in there
I have done the fat pic thing but not actually stuck them on the fridge, I did so well by keeping my weight so steady for just over a year, then told myself oh might be better to out on weight for the ba and tt but it's not, and I have been over indulging in the last couple
Mths or so and now I can't stop! I will try that I always do well then night time I fail badly!! But tomorrow
I will start again and hopefully succeed! When I'm on track I am so
Good bit when I lose it I am the greediest person and don't know when to
Stop chocolate is my weakness but Any food in general is bad lol
Thanks Cookie xxxx

Oh god even your names getting my taste buds started!! Pmsl xxx

Also good luck with your own struggle hun the sugar free jelly pot sounds good, and when I was with slimming world they said you can eat as many of the fat free yogurts as you like and it worked so there's a little tip for you, I try get lots in but I'm Out I have eaten them all now :/ xx

halo wrote:Oh god even your names getting my taste buds started!! Pmsl xxx

Thanks for the fat free yoghurt tip. I definitely try that. I suppose that poured on fresh fruit would be nice and tasty too - so good tip!

Maybe you could add a weight ticker here too and as you watch the days get closer to your BA you can also watch your BA target weight get closer too. Xx

Yes I tried to but failed With the weight ticker will try a different 1 tomorrow I think would help seeing it move (hopefully down) lol xxx

And your welcome xx

Sorry to hear ur going through a bad patch hun. For me the best way to maintain my weight is to eat as much fruit as possible, the fruit basket is the closest thing so before I get into the kitchen I reach for an apple or a banana.
A good thing is also green tea, very good for weight loss, u need to get used to the taste though, try and drink it unsweetened :-)
I avoid buying food when out and don't eat in restaurants too often, once a week or fortnight.
A good trick when I'm out and hungry is to buy a skinny latte, I sudenly feel fuller, it must be the milk. Not buying unhealthy snacks with ur grocery is also a good one, if I know it's there I'm gonna want to eat it lol.
Also avoid eating anything other than fruit after 6 pm that's the main one xx

Drink plenty of water, cut out fizzy drinks.

I have cut out bread this week and have noticed a difference in my tummy too x

Hey Hun, sorry to hear your going through a rubbish time.
I agree with cookie try to make healthy eating a lifestyle not just a short term solution, I live by 80/20 rule where if I'm eating good 80% of the time then 20% can be allowed for a little indulgence ;)
Try looking at what you are eating in your main meals, up your protein and cut down on carbohydrates such as pasta, bread and potatoes. Try having a good breakfast of oats and fruits. Drink plenty of water and as Lisa said green tea is fab at boosting the metabolism ( my fav is clippers green tea with peppermint) be careful with things such labeled with diet/low fat as they often have sweeteners that have been proven to increase your appetite and make you crave more surgery food.
Are you doing any exercise sweetie? I know it's tricky when you have little ones at home but if your not then get out and do some walking with baby in tow or check out your local community centres to see if they do any exercise classes where they also have a crèche. It will probably be good for you to have some 'you' time and exercise is a great way to get that.
Biggest thing of all is to not beat yourself up if you do have a little slip up. xx

Thankyou SO much ladies didnt expect many answers to this
i will do the fruit thing after 6, and try the green tea most deffinatly, and also cutting bread is a must i d tend to 'swell' with bread!
I like the sound of the 80/20 thing too thankyou all so much for taking time out to write me and give me some tips massive thankyous and i cant believe 1 day old boobies and your here hope your well girl?! xxxxxx

Make sure your portion sizes aren't too big, cut them down as much as you can, and yeah, no white bread/potato/pasta. Drink lots of fuids to keep you full. xx

Sorry to hear that halo u shud try weight watchers I always loose weight wen I do it but u hav to stick to the points u cud have 8lbbliat at least in a month if u put ur mind to it!best of luck Hun xxx

Haha, I'm hard core Halo, Psml... No really im being waited on by my hubby and mum ;)

I know a couple of friends who have been doing the fasting diet, seems to kick start weight loss and they are doing well. xx

Eeeks thankyou ladies you are all so sweet!! Ktwin wit woo on the booby avatar!! jealous im loving them in that and there no where near finished yet!! xxx

Oooh thank you my darlin! :) xxx

Your most welcome
RIght I seen posts that a few ladies if not all are gaining a bit of weight after surgery something to do with all the drugs and lack I movement we can't do! So I am really struggling to lose weight in fact I prob put another 1lb on
So I am stuck
Between a rock and a hard place atm if i do lose weight now then that's prob better for my mini tt! But not better for my ba and nipple lift ?! So how much weight approx are You girls puttin on During the few weeks of limited activity after ba.....it might help me decide how much I need to lose, if I CAN lose it! I should try extra hard to lose some rather than the full stone , which now I may have to purely fast and or slim fast to get off anyway in 2weeks 5days as tomorrow! If people are only puttin on a couple pound then I'm best losing most of this weight, and if its a stone is there any point me losing any??
Hmmmmmf xxxxxxxx

The weight people put on in the couple of weeks after BA isn't fat, it's just bloating and water retention, and a bit of constipation, all caused by the general anaesthetic and painkillers after. It just drops away by itself in a few weeks.

If I was you I'd just try to eat a bit more healthily between now and the op date, there's no point fasting or anything drastic because you won't want to be fasting when you're healing, your body needs fuel to heal, so you'd need to stop any extreme diet at that point anyway so you'd probably put the weight back on anyway.
Just try not to put anymore weight on by panicking about diets, I always seem to break diets when the pressure is on and I try to deprive myself too much.

I'm trying to lose weight myself at the moment, and I've finally come to realise that slow and steady is the way to go, as frustrating as it is. x