Peanut butter toast w/nanas too much?
I am six weeks sleeved and the only sweet thing I crave is 100% whole weat toast,small amount of natural smooth peanut butter and a few slices of banana . I eat the whole thing and I do not feel restriction. Could this be normal? Or does it sound like a lot? I chew every bite over thirty times just seems like to much food.
It's probably a slider food since it's not dense protein. So it is probably slipping right through your pyloric valve and not allowing you to feel full. Sounds like it could pack a lot of calories too. Proceed with caution!
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I'm not quite six weeks yet. Don't know if that is too much food. I stay generally around 3-4 ozs. per meal as a rule except for soups, which I might get up to as much as 5 ozs. Don't think I could eat the bread yet, no matter how much I chewed it. That may just be my own mental hang up. But, peanut butter and mushed up bananas I can do and that is good stuff too!
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My thought is that you are getting extra calories for a small amount of protein. I don't know if your plan includes snacks (mine doesn't), but if this is your breakfast or lunch, it is not enough protein for sure. I would also watch your carbs. If you are craving sweets, that could be a sign that you are eating too many carbs.
I eat bread from the Julian Bakery and it is VERY high fiber and high protein, and it does give me restriction. I haven't seen any other bread that comes close to it. That bread with a thin cover of peanut butter would be a decent breakfast.
I eat bread from the Julian Bakery and it is VERY high fiber and high protein, and it does give me restriction. I haven't seen any other bread that comes close to it. That bread with a thin cover of peanut butter would be a decent breakfast.
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That sounds like a lot of food to me, but we all have different restriction levels..Personally, at 6 weeks out bread would have made me ill and I could only eat a TBSP of food..
But maybe bread and nanas are a slider food for you, as someone mentioned?
More importantly, the question to ask at 6 weeks out is are you allowed bread, PB, and bananas? That was not on my plan, definitely no bread for many months, but I guess every doc is different.
Snackwise, Its an aweful lot of sugar and carbs (even if they are natural) even if you arent really watching your carbs, snacks like this could slow your weight loss drastically. Is it worth it to you?
Like one other poster said, you would do alot better with just the banana and PB, though there are about 300 snacks that are better for you and higher in protein than that.
Sometimes if im craving PB I add a little bit to a chocolate protein shake and that satisfies the sweet tooth.
This soon out, in my opinion, you should be focused on only eating the most nutrient dense things you can, the most protein as possible.
And dont push the sleeve, just because you CAN eat that much, doesnt mean you should. Try not to pu**** to the limits.
Sorry if this is rambling, I was just trying to address it in full.
But maybe bread and nanas are a slider food for you, as someone mentioned?
More importantly, the question to ask at 6 weeks out is are you allowed bread, PB, and bananas? That was not on my plan, definitely no bread for many months, but I guess every doc is different.
Snackwise, Its an aweful lot of sugar and carbs (even if they are natural) even if you arent really watching your carbs, snacks like this could slow your weight loss drastically. Is it worth it to you?
Like one other poster said, you would do alot better with just the banana and PB, though there are about 300 snacks that are better for you and higher in protein than that.
Sometimes if im craving PB I add a little bit to a chocolate protein shake and that satisfies the sweet tooth.
This soon out, in my opinion, you should be focused on only eating the most nutrient dense things you can, the most protein as possible.
And dont push the sleeve, just because you CAN eat that much, doesnt mean you should. Try not to pu**** to the limits.
Sorry if this is rambling, I was just trying to address it in full.
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Like others, I question how much protein you're getting in exchange for how many calories?
You gotta let go of bread. It's terrible food for us. Either it expands in your stomach and makes you ill, or it slides right out of your stomach, allowing you to eat more food than you should (sounds like it's the second one for you).
Bread is empty calories, bananas are also fairly high in carbs, and peanut butter is jam-packed with high-calorie fat. One of the tough things of having WLS is dealing with craving - having craving and not acting upon them. Remember, getting in a lot of carbohydrates will pump up your level of hunger and cravings. Try to avoid them.
Since you're keeping track of the food you're eating, how many calories is this snack and how much protein are you getting from it?
Since you're recently out of surgery, remember to keep your protein level up, up, up - and avoid these slider foods or you may find yourself stalling out in just a few months.
Good luck!
You gotta let go of bread. It's terrible food for us. Either it expands in your stomach and makes you ill, or it slides right out of your stomach, allowing you to eat more food than you should (sounds like it's the second one for you).
Bread is empty calories, bananas are also fairly high in carbs, and peanut butter is jam-packed with high-calorie fat. One of the tough things of having WLS is dealing with craving - having craving and not acting upon them. Remember, getting in a lot of carbohydrates will pump up your level of hunger and cravings. Try to avoid them.
Since you're keeping track of the food you're eating, how many calories is this snack and how much protein are you getting from it?
Since you're recently out of surgery, remember to keep your protein level up, up, up - and avoid these slider foods or you may find yourself stalling out in just a few months.
Good luck!
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Yeah - I would go for the bananas because of the potassium, which I'm needing to control blood pressure and help with the leg cramps. Somedays I go for peanut butter - I use Fifty50 no sugar added - when I need more calories and I've already reached my protein needs. Like today. I was good on all my numbers but still had in only 417 calories. 2 tablespoons of peanut butter at 190 calories got my calories up without damaging my other numbers.
It is always a juggling act. For me - calories around 600-700, protein 60 plus grams, carbs 40 or less grams, sodium less than 2400, potassium 2x calories, cholesterol less than 200, fat less than 40 grams. Not that I'm obsessing much or anything.
It is always a juggling act. For me - calories around 600-700, protein 60 plus grams, carbs 40 or less grams, sodium less than 2400, potassium 2x calories, cholesterol less than 200, fat less than 40 grams. Not that I'm obsessing much or anything.
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Julians bakery smart carb bread- 14g of protein, 2 carbs www.julianbakery.com/
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