Do you eat breakfast & other ???

OH, I'm so glad you're going to the seminar! You'll like Dr Hing; he's a very nice man, and he came very well recommended. I haven't seen any before & after pics of his patients, but several people have posted saying I was in great hands! I refer hand surgery patients to him, but wasn't aware that he is more well known as a ps who specializes in bariatric patients after wls. And one really good thing is that even if your insurance pays only for what they consider a "panni", he does them all as a full TT with muscle tightening, no extra charge! His nurse/assistant Heidi is a sweetie and Amy Trucks, the person who handles the appts and money stuff is awesome! Let me know how you like him good luck, Donna

I get my cretinous arse out of bed and make/drink a protein shake every day. I follow that by a cup of coffee on the way to Romper Room. As an RNY patient WE HAVE TO EAT BREAKFAST EVERYDAY NO EXCEPTIONS. Sorry. I shouted. It is important that we eat this meal or we will go into starvation mode and begin to take the vitamin and mineral stores out of our bones and become B and calcium deficient. kp

I forgot to mention- I likes them french fry potaters. You can make me some of them biscuits. I like'm with mustard. I think I'll have me some more of that potted meat. Hmmmm Mmmmm kp

1. How long after you wake up do you eat? I get up around 5. Around 6, I eat a bowl of instant weight control oatmeal with fresh blueberries in it. Sometimes I will make a scrambled egg/sausage mixture and eat a wrap with that in it. But MOSTLY I eat oatmeal. 2. Breakfast eaters and non eaters ~ Do you struggle with night time snacking? Not usually. 3. What do you snack on? Sometimes I have a few crackers or a South Beach protein bar. Lately, I've been into swiss cheese and crackers. 4. I usually eat around 5 or 5:30. Depends on what I have for dinner. I do a lot of chicken and salad. But I usually don't snack before bed. 5. Don't go to bed to stop eating. I am just over 18 months out and still don't have feelings of hunger. I often eat because it's time to eat. I know if I don't eat, my sugar will drop and I don't want to pass out in class. I struggle with whether or not I should eat because I don't feel hungry. But I'm afraid to wait until I get those low sugar feelings.

Awww Annette, Soo many great question. You could have called this 5 questions.....LOL. I have to have a routine when I get up or I will for get something, So in the morning I get up, do the morning bathroom rituals, go down stairs set up my pills for the day, I take many vitamins and suppliments 2x's a day. Then I make instant oatmeal the Quarker weight control brand or regular. I like the weight control because of the high fiber content, then I add fiber sure to it as well as cinnamon and diced apples or rasins every so often I will have eggs. Eggs are good for you but I need the fiber. My biggest issue is night time snacking. They are alway healthy snacks, such as a protien, or fruit. I love apples w/ peanut butter. I don't sleep well so that makes it worse. So no going to bed early isn't an option for me. God Bless you Annette, take care---Toni

About an hour after I get up I have Ram's Horn chili with cheese and onions, oops, I mean Weight Control maple flavor with a little plain oatmeal and some seeds (pumpkin or flax or sun flower). I don't add milk, jus****er. I'm a regular gal that way. I eat lunch late (the oatmeal keeps me full a long time) and dinner later and try to stave off snacking that way. Choosing and fixing herb tea helps, so does making cocoa with Splenda. If I really think I am hungry, I wait twenty minutes and then have a protein drink. I was having an all-protein snack every evening but I don't think cashews and cheese were in my best interest.

I'm not a breakfast eater. When I'm working I have a ****tail of no sugar added Carnation Instant breakfast, milk, and a scoop of protein (either 100% Whey (Chocolate Carmel) or Designer Whey Chocolate Peanut Carmel. That's at 7 on the drive to work. About 10 I may have a banana, Dannon Light yougurt 4 oz or 6 ox. Sometimes I had Wendy's eggs or (really bad) the new chicken breakfast sandwich they have. I know not many Wendy's have breakfast but where I work they do serve it. Jeanne

Even at a year out my pouch doesn't like anything solid for breakfast. I usually get up about 6:30am and have an EAS protein drink. Once kids are off to school I crawl back into bed for awhile. I work second shift and usually never make it to bed much before 1am, so I need a bit more sleep. I usually get back up around 9:30 or so and have some blue bunny yogurt or make myself some cottage cheese pancakes. Even at that time eating doesn't come real easy. It seems my pouch wants a far amount of liquids before it decides that it will cooperate with solids. I don't throw up at all, it just sits real heavy. I usually do have a bit of a night time snack when I get home from work. It's usually a protein bar or some other protein product from my surgeon's office. I'm usually heading to bed about an hour or so later.

Beth, can you give the recipe for cottage cheese pancakes? That sounds good! Donna

Sure! I actually have two different recipes. One is more sweet and one is more cheesy/egg tasting. I'll post them both. The following recipes were found on www.bariatriceating.com SUSANS'S COTTAGE CHEESE PANCAKES Half a medium onion, chopped 1 tablespoon butter (used a few sprays of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" Spray instead) 1 egg 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese 2 tablespoons flour (I used whole wheat flour) salt pepper Saute the onion in the butter until golden... allow to cool in pan. In a small bowl, beat egg slightly, blend in cottage cheese, flour, salt and pepper, and onion butter mixture. Heat nonstick skillet, spray with Pam, and place four 1/4 cup scoops of batter and spread into small pancakes. Coo****il browned... flip and coo****il lightly brown on other side. YUMMY! Linda's Cottage Cheese-Oatmeal Pancakes 1 c. oatmeal, ground (measure BEFORE grinding in a food processor) 1/2 t. baking soda 1/8 t. salt 3-4 T. Splenda Granular 1/4 t. pumpkin pie spice (or combination of other sweet spices you like) Stir together above ingredients in a mixing bowl. In a seperate bowl whisk together: 4 eggs 1 c. cottage cheese 1/3 c. milk 1 t. vanilla Add to dry ingredients and let sit for a few minutes. Spray a small skillet with non-stick spray. Heat over medium. Pour 1/3 c. into hot pan and coo****il cake is getting dry on the top (but lower heat if it gets too dark on bottom). Turn carefully and continue to cook for a few minutes. (These are difficult to flip if you don't let them cook enough on the first side.) Can cool and stack on a plate and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. These are sooooo good with plain yogurt and a squirt of sugar-free syrup. Or peanut butter and syrup, or jam and cool whip.........the possibilites are endless! Approx stats: 6 pancakes - 10 pro grams/each - 152 calories/each I was able to refrigerate and save the pancakes I can't eat. Just let them cool and wrap them individually in saran wrap. They should keep for at least a few days in the frig. I just nuc them in order to reheat them. ENJOY!!!