Jennbawa
Food Food Food.... Wow Moments... and Food
Sep 08, 2009
Hello everyone.. :) hope everyone is doing good! I have been asked a few times what I'm eating at this stage of things (I'm about 4 months out).. and so I thought I would post it here.. even though I am by NO MEANS the ideal of how you all should be eating.. I probably don't get enough protein ... but I just cannot stand those protein shakes. I'm still losing my weight.. so I guess I'm not doing terribly.. I mostly want to post this just to give people possibly more ideas of what to eat.. that being said, I do not know how YOUR body will react to some of these things, so as suggested by the doctors, when you introduce a new food, make sure to try something very small and see how it settles first.. your tummy needs to get used to it.
Before I start.. I do want to say that I feel like a completely new person now!!! I'm down 79 lbs so far and have gone from a size 26 to a size 16!!! I feel almost NORMAL!! I actually can shop in regular stores now (my favorite being "No Fear".. though some of the girls clothes still run really small, but I'll be ALL over that stuff in a month or so!! lol).. I actually am starting to get "checked out" by men .. what a great feeling! hehe.. even have gotten asked for my number a few times.. it's amazing what happens when you lose weight and gain confidence.. what an amazing natural high! I actually went shopping today because I was in desperate need of a smaller pair of jeans and I held up the size 16 and said to myself.. "Oh God, there's no way I'll fit, it's so tiny.." and ALMOST didnt' even try because I believed SOO strongly.. but something told me to try and see how much further I had to go and low and behold, they fit! I had my first experience with someone who hasn't seen me since before the surgery (my brother's best man from his wedding) .. I saw him yesterday at a bbq and he told my brother "I cannot believe that's your sister, she's lost SOOO much weight.. and she's HOT!!!".. hehehe.. totally made my day. Ok.. so let me just say.. if you're reading this and still "considering" having the surgery.. don't hesitate.. do it for yourself and your family.. for your life.. just DO IT! I feel 1000x's more healthier now.. my back problems are still there but they are not even close to being as bad as before... I just feel FANTASTIC!
SOooooooo.. back to the food subject: I usually average about 40-50 grams of protein a day (if I'm lucky).. I drink at least a cup or two of milk each day to try and up my protein (cuz one cup of milk is like 11 grams of protein I think)... and only 3 bottles of water a day usually. Ok.. back to the food.. I guess the easiest way to do it would be to make a list for ya so here we go:
Breakfast:
* Usually just a cup or two of milk
Sometimes:
* Lowfat Yogurt
* Oatmeal (I use splenda brown sugar to sweeten it)
* Malt-o-meal with milk on it (also the splenda brown sugar)
* Turkey sausage with ketchup
* Scrambled eggs with salsa and melted american cheese on top
Lunch and/or Dinners:
* Whole wheat cracker sandwiches with american cheese and lunch meat in between (I can usually eat about 3)
* Half a grilled cheese sandwich with american cheese on whole wheat protein bread and light butter
* Frozen Safeway brand dinners (like the teriaki chicken on whole grain rice with veggies, or chicken in plum sauce on whole grain rice.. usually can only eat half the dinner, save the rest for another meal)...
* Half sandwich on toasted whole wheat protein bread (usually tuna with tomatoes, jalepenos, pickles, light mayo and mustard... sometimes lunch meat and american cheese)
* Pre-cooked Misquite chicken breasts that I get at Sam's club frozen.. they are AWESOME! 3 minutes in the microwave and they're so juicy!
* I do add in veggies sometimes (probably should more) .. like asparagus, green beans, carrotts, sauteed mushrooms with garlic and a little bit of olive oil.
* Hot and Sour Soup from the local Chinese restaurant (has tofu, which is a good source of protein)
* Thai food.. but try not to eat much of the rice.. I usually get the yellow curry chicken.. mm.. yummy!
* Sushi, but again, I try to not eat a lot of the rice, I usually take a bite from the top with the main stuff and go about halfway down the rice.
* Any meats at this point, steak I'm even ok with.. I just make sure they're not super fatty and make sure they're not like deep fried or anything.
* Salads with some sort of meat if possible on top
* Seafood.. shrimp, salmon, scallops, talapia.. anything really.. just not deep fried.
* Veggie Burger on toasted whole wheat protein bread (usually only half a sandwich though)
Like I said, I don't really do the protein shakes.. even though I probably should.. I heard costco has one that has 30 grams of protein.. but I don't have a costco card.. lol. I have made sure I don't have more then 14 grams of sugar per sitting. I stay away from carbs as much as possible.. still haven't had pasta or regular bread and I stay away from potatos pretty much..
Hmmm.. I'm trying to think if I'm missing anything.. I do eat fruits.. like I may have a banana for a snack, or an apple or some grapes. I also eat beef jerkey for snacks and nuts. I probably only get about 600-800 calories a day.. I think. I have noticed that I'm more hungry now, and I'm starting to get cravings back.... which worries me and sucks.. but I'm able to still control it.. thank goodness.
Please feel free to post foods that you're eating and may suggest as well! I feel like I'm not creative enough to think of things.. funny thing is that I bought 2 recipe books specifically for post RNY surgery but have not used them once.. maybe I should dive into them huh? lol..
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About Me
Concord, CA
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26.0
BMI
Surgery
04/21/2009
Surgery Date
Apr 08, 2009
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