Let's be real....

You are right!!! Thanks for that advice....

Oh my gosh Janine, I did that this evening! After I got done from eating I brushed my teeth, then I went a took another bite of food. It tasted so gross, so I threw the rest away!

P.S. I don't think your crazy, just a little kooky!!..lol


Julie

Hey Gus, Great topic! I am almost 9 months out. And I am 88 pounds down and feeling so much better than I did this time last year, I have 20 more to go. I eat real food... protein drinks gag me and bars **** off my pouch. LOL but on the days that I am short on protein grams I will  do the shot thingies. I eat 4-6 times a day and if I don't I feel horrible. The 2 soft foods that do fill me up is Fage yogurt and cottage cheese. Yes, I have head hunger and it is a difficult battle some nights and I don't always win...I have always had night time head hunger. But I am learning to control it much better.
Thank you for sticking around the OH board, you and all the rest that are a year or more out. It really is good to get this kind of feed back from those of you that are at or close to goal.

HUGS
JOY

I graze throughout the day.  It is a real problem for me.  I must maintain my exercise or hard work or I would regain quickly.  Also I take Ambien CR almost nightly (sleeping problems for years).  It gives me the munchies after a few hours.  The only way I have learned to control it is by trying to go to my McDonalds Grilled Chicken Salad (with vinaigrette topping).  Fill myself up with as many vegetables as I can during the night...Like the old diets we were on pre WLS.  The problem is sometimes I will crave nachos...Bad move.  Brian

Oh yummm...Nachos with steak, avocado, cheese, and sour cream

Speaking of Mc Donald's, did you know you can buy their grilled chicken breast as a side order?  They only cost $1.09 and it's the right amount.  Sometimes I  buy two pieces and that's my lunch/dinner.

Hey Gus,

I'm right there with you.  I eat 5-6 meals a day and none of that soft stuff, I need real food to hold me over. 

Thanks for the McDonalds idea.  When I'm on the go I'll usually drive thru El Pollo Loco for a couple chicken legs but now I have another option. 

Hope your doing well.....tell Anna hello for me. 

Sylvia

Believe me, the chicken breast and Mc Donald's taste great! Have fun with it!

Miss ya!

Just a hey ya Gus. Saw you had posted and wanted to say hi. I am finally, say f i n a l l y going to have my DS  on May 19th, 4 days and a sleep. Yeah, I am getting quite anxious, a bit nervous, but way so excited. Looks like you are doing so well with your GB. Keep on truckin.
Karen

Hey there stranger!  I'm glad you posted....Congrats on your DS and hope everything goes just well.   Miss ya!

Great topic, Gus!

I think I'm at the tail end of the "Honeymoon Period." I'm 15 months out and was in a stall from Xmas until about 2 weeks ago. I caused the stall because I wasn't being compliant! I learned my lesson, reevaluated my diet and realized that I too- need to do 6 meals a day. 2 of my meals are protein shakes because I like them. One I drink when I get up and the other- I have when I get to work in the evening. Then I have to have REAL, normal food the rest of the time or else I'm STARVIN MARVIN!

I had to change the times I ate and what I eat so I wouldn't get hungry and graze at work. Grazing at night was starting to become a habit. Now that my hours have changed (I work 8pm to 4:30am), I've tailored my diet to those hours and it's working out great.

Here's the funny thing...I read once that if you start eating healthier foods, you begin to crave them. I was like- "Bull" but low and behold- I crave my favorite creation of low carb yogurt, 100 calorie special k and strawberries...go figure, huh?

Anyway- I think it's always going to be a struggle for us, no matter what. If we call keep working on it, researching and sharing what we have found...we'll all be ok!

PS- bodybuilders.com IS a great site. So many great WLS friendly recipes, exercises and WL ideas on there! 

 Before RNY