Yesterday was my appointment with the Health Psychologist. He was very nice and the appointment went well. I lost another 2 1/2 pounds on their scale. We talked a lot about controlling the "food environment", and keeping in the house the healthy foods and eliminating the unhealthy foods. He also said that a healthy diet consists of 6 categories of whole foods: fruits, vegetables (this includes herbs), 100% whole grains, beans, nuts/seeds (unsalted), and lean meat (not cured and no salt). He also talked about a very interesting concept...how sugar and fatty salts are like drugs. We actually get addicted to them, and eliminating them from our diet is like any other detoxing effort (such as smoking and alcohol). Very interesting.
Like I said, the appointment went well, and he gave me his clearance for surgery. Now I wait for them to call to set up the appointment with the surgeon.
Hubby and I went to Sam's on Saturday and we bought a case of the Special K protein drinks - chocolate flavor for me, and a bag of protein drink mix for him. Today is the second day of the Special K shakes and I like them better than the Atkins ones. We also bought 3 different kinds of protein bars. Hubby found salmon patties and we had those on Sunday with rice and Brussels sprouts and broccoli. The kids and the adults LOVED the meal. In fact, Stinker (our 9 year old daughter) wants Daddy to bring them on Thursday when he chaperons their boat ride field trip. It's great to have kids that enjoy the healthy food!
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