What are you eating/doing today? (Wednesday)

Good morning all :)

General Committee this morning to make sure one of my motions passes (  ) AND to sing a belated Happy Birthday to our Mayor who turned 91 yesterday!  Then work, work, work.... which I am loving, I might add. :)  Looks like kind of a carb-heavy day for me - not typical, but it happens every once in a while. Disclaimer:  maybe not the best example of a post-op menu today!

B - coffee with milk x 2, protein shake
S - 2 LC wedges, 2 Vinta crackers
L - leftover awesome dinner that Joe made last night - peppers of all kinds (hot!), onions, mushrooms, brussel sprouts, meatballs over rice.
S - bengal spice tea
D - more leftovers I would imagine

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!

I decided to take a mental health day today. I really didn't want to go to work after what happened yesterday. I feel like if I get any more negative comments I'm really going to freak out. And I won't be the 1st person to do that either. My boss has managed to push 2 other people over the edge & I don't want that happening to me.

On the menu today:

Likely just protein shakes. I have no appetite but I know I'll need to consume something. I might try a new Quest Bar that was delivered yesterday - Strawberry Cheesecake flavor

What is this glorious thing you speak of, mental health day?

lol

Enjoy it.

Good morning

Good luck Karen!!

Ahhh! A mental health day Good idea Simona! (my sister has those days, she will call me and say "I'm having a mental health day!" )

Work tried to call me in last night at 8pm to work an overnight shift, UGH! I wanted one more shift for the week and can only hope I get one today. There was NO wayyyy that I was going into work when I had no sleep. I do enough of those and it really effs with me. I like to get 10 shifts= full time hours BUT this time, I will be happy with 9.

I planned my foods for the day last night (like I was going into work)

B- 2 slices bacon, 2 tiny potatoes, 1/2c greek yoguart
for the rest of my foods for the day, I have no particular order that I will eat it in
- bran muffin
- banana
- tomato soup and ham n cheese wrap
- LC chz x2 and 10 ritz pretzle crackers (they are new, I really like them)
- protein shake

all liquids and vitamins in

Have a great day!

Karen's 'special blend sugar-free hot chocolate'....all day....

I need to change my menu, I need way more protein.  I've come a really long way in the food knowledge dept but still suck at it.  I like to eat the same thing over and over for months at a time so this is what I've been eating for the past 2 months at least:

B - 1 Costco Protein Shake
L - 125-150ml LF cream of mushroom soup
      5-6 soda crackers
      30 to 60g of cheese curds
      1/2c. peaches in water NSA
D- 2c. lettuce
     2tbsp either light mayo or ceasar dressing
     1/3 can flake ham in water or 1/4c of chicken
     pinch of shredded cheese

For the past 2 days, I've been eating blueberries around 8ish.

I never eat snacks because if I do, I really can't eat anything at meal time.
I know I lack big time in the fruits and veggies dept.
It gives me around 700-800 cals a day and 50 to 60 protein which is really not enough!

I wouldn't mind you telling me, ok change this and replace it with this.  Give me a menu and I'll stick to it.
I don't mean to say anything negative about HRRH's NUT but they do not give advice, last time, it was all about stats and when i asked questions about building a menu, she started to talk about something else and since it's OTN, she said goodbye very quickly and cut connection.

TIA,
Nathalie

Hey Nathalie -
I'm going to agree with you on your protein intake.
If I calculate correctly, you're coming in at between 35-40 g protein a day.

I don't see any snacks at all, and while you may think you won't be hungry at dinnertime, hunger isn't really the issue. Getting in the right nutrition is.

How about if you just add one thing to your menu for now?
Try buying the little prepackaged hunks of cheddar (like Balderson's, or even Babybels).
And buy smallish apples - a tart kind, like Macintoshes or something.

Mid-afternoon, slice up the apple, toss the peel, and just have applice slices with cheese.
That'll add another 8-10 g protein, AND you'll get some vitamins and fibre.
AND the tartness of the apple will actually encourage your gastric juices to produce - aiding in digestion.

I'm not an expert, and don't want to lecture. Please don't take this as a preach.
Just offering a suggestion.

See?  This is what I need...love it....you can preach more.....lmao...for real, you can tell me to stop eating something and add something else....love it!!

Hi Nathalie.

To boost your protein, I'd suggest:

For breakfast, eggs or Greek yogurt with a bit of fruit (I love berries in my Greek yogurt) and 1-2 T of Kashi or other high-protein cereal.

For lunch, I'd get rid of the soup (it's quite low in protein) and eat some kind of meat or fish instead, like turkey, chicken or 1/2 tin of tuna with a bit of LF mayo.  If the soda crackers aren't whole wheat, you might want to try Ry-Vita (the oat bran ones are good).

For dinner, cut way back on the salad (2C is a lot!) and up the protein with more meat, beans or legumes.

You may be having trouble with snacks due to the size of your meals. I snack 2-3 times daily but my meals are a bit smaller.  I'd have the protein shake for a snack.  Snacks I enjoy:  LF cheese strings, LC light cheese, turkey pepperettes, 1/2 protein bar, Greek yogurt, hummus and veggies.  I often add a bit of fruit or veg to my snacks (1-2 oz grapes, 1/2 banana, raw veggies with tzatziki as a dip).

Don't worry too much about the fruit and veggies for now.  We don't absorb most of the nutrients from it anyways, that's what our vitamins are for!  You need to focus on protein.

I hope this was helpful.  Don't worry, you'll get the hang of this!

Great help Karen, thanks....very true about absorption with fruits and veggies and keep forgetting that and I knew my protein intake sucked....gotta concentrate on that!
Thanks!