I'm a little shy of a week into the pre-op diet and as I suspected might happen, I have become rather sick of the protein shakes. It's not that they taste bad - in fact, they are suprisingly good! - it's more than I'm not a big sweets person and never have been. I've always been more of a salt/fat/crunchy person when it comes to food. In the boxing match of chocolate vs. potato chips, potato chips always knocks chocolate outta the ring. So consuming a sweet/fruity type smoothie every day for breakfast is a bit much after a few days.
Yesterday it was freezing cold here (okay....upper 30s, but still!) and overcast and I had a chill in my bones and I just could not face another breakfast of cold/milky/sweet/fruity protein shake . So I cheated. I had an eggwhite omelette with 2 T. of low fat sharp cheddar and half of a pomegranate. Nutritionally it shakes out to around the same calories, a bit less protein, and a bit more fat. Not great, but one meal won't derail my whole world. (I keep telling myself this because I tend towards perfectionism and when things aren't perfect, I have a history of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.)
I put in a call to the nutritionist this afternoon and she suggested that I try the unflavored protein mixed into some plain oatmeal or really anything else I wanted. She said the main point was to keep it low calorie and eat enough protein to keep me satiated until the next meal without snacking. I ordered the unflavored whey isolate protein from Syntrax today from amazon (they have had the best prices so far with free shipping) and it should be here in a few days. I'm looking forward to some experimentation with it...I'm excited to see what the culinary possibilities may be!
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