Diabetic with upcoming surgery

cimarrona27

Hello!

I am a diabetic with hypothyroidism. (Fun times!)

Anyway, my BMI has me in the "Overweight" column. I am 5'8" and 188 (now). I am planing on loosing 20-26 pounds before my surgery July 14th. As a diabetic, I have higher risks for post-op issues... especially if I am overweight.

My goal is to get to the "Normal" column before then.

My husband and I have been doing MFP for a few days now and have been tracking everything. I am considering getting a food scale because of many of the things I have read on here. I have been loosing weight, but I'm guessing it is the "easy weight."

I am not fit enough for anything more than long walks and short sprints. I played tag with my girls yesterday and it wore me out!

I'm hoping that with strict diet (I'm already pretty cautious about carbs) and daily activity I can hit my goal. It's 13 weeks....

What has been your experiences? Should I worry about weighing my food now? My goal is set to 1260/day, and I have been pretty good about being close to it.

My concern is that:

1. I'm probably not as accurate as I should be, but pretty close. It will probably be "good enough" to help me loose for a while.
2. I have a very busy, schedule right now. Adding too much into my life might just derail the whole thing. I know that weighing my food should not be an issue, but it took over an hour from time time my family ate last night to the time I was able to. I have a very demanding one year old and nine year old... and I'm a fifth grade teacher. "Me time" is about 20-40 minutes a day before I fall into bed.

I need to be as healthy as I can be before this surgery, and I want a quick recovery, and that means I have to get on it, and do it right.

Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions!

Oh... as a side note, almost all of my weight in in my torso. I seriously get asked at lest once a week when I am due because I look pregnant. Joy right?