***Friday Food & Fitness***

Hi Guys,

Well, I ate a lot of crap today. I've been frustrated by the fact that I've been bouncing up and down the same four lbs for a few weeks now and worrying that my weight loss might be over and I think I took my feeling out on food today. I know, it makes very little sense, but felt the need to come clean!

I think my new goal is messing with my head and the fact that my weight loss has slowed down is too!

B - 3 scrambled eggs with cheese and sausage, 2 slices of buttered low carb toast
S - 1 oz pringles
S - A piece of pumpkin bread - it's gone now, gave to neighbor!
L - 2 colby jack cheese sticks and .5 cup whole milk and .5 cup Hoods
S - About 20 hersheys kisses
D - Beef enchilada with sour cream
S - 1 oz pringles
S - Cookies and cream protein drink with 2 oz Hoods and 2 oz water

Drank a gallon of water and SF kool aid

Totals - Carbs 104, Protein 129

Fitness: None - rest day

3 Things I Am Grateful For:
Warm house
My cat, Trinny
My forgiving DS

Jillian

Good Evening!

There must be something in the air because the carb monster and sugar **** are trying to beat me down. I am not hungry per se. I just like the idea of potatoes and chocolate.

B - Shani's High Protein Frapp
L - 3 oz. Pot Roast and 1/4 C Mashed Potatoes
D - Protein Shake

97 g. Protein, 25 g. Carbs

80 oz. Fluids (Water, Decaf Coffee, Cream, Raspberry Lemonade)

Fitness: None, damn cold.

 
My scale has stayed steady for a week now. I am so strict about my carbs--no more than 30 g. Tomorrow is my DH and my date day.  I think I will eat whatever sounds good to me regardless of carb count to see if it shakes up my body (brain.) I will make sure to get in my protein.

Three Things I am Grateful for Today:
1. Grace
2. The Ability to Pursue my Bachelor's Degree (I graduate in May!)
3. My Family

 Jillian, maybe you can weigh yourself less and expect to lose less per week, say 1/2 to 1 pound?  It will probably take you longer to get down another 15.  You can do it!

Tonight I had a kid free evening (thanks to baba, my mother-in-law).  My hubby and I went out to The Keg for dinner - SO GOOD!!!

B-protein shake
L-cheese string
D-1 bite of hubby's prime rib - amazing!, chicken fajitas (no wrap) with cheese, sour cream, and avocado - it looked like barf when I mixed it all together, but it was so yum!
S-more chicken fajita insides - brought home a doggy bag from the Keg.
S- I plan to have more of the chicken fajitas

Hi guys,

FOOD:
B - 2 protein coffees over 2 hours (60g)
S - Atkins shake and coffee over 4 hours (15g)
S - trail mix
L - chili
S - Atkins shake (15g)
S - a piece of birthday cake
D - shrimp scampi & some fried rice
S - CarbSmart ice cream bar

FITNESS:
None! It's too dang cold to do my walks!

 Hi Everyone,

Carbs got me today too; I played racket ball with my son Andy this morning for an hour and Boy was I ever tired. Andy bought me a 20 oz gatorade and it really hit the spot; it should have with 35 carbs!

Anyway, here's my food intake for the day:

	Date January 16, 2009
Quantity	Item	Calories	Fat Calories	DS Calories	Total Calories	Grams Protein	Grams Carbs
1	Orange Juice	110	0	110	110	2	27
2	Fried Eggs	160	90	88	88	14	0
1	Slice John Morell Ham	40	12.5	30	30	5	0
1	Whole wheat toast	90	10	82	82	4	18
1	20 oz. Gatorade	130	0	130	130	0	35
1	Peanut Snack	260	200	100	100	13	8
1	Carne Asada Burrito - 1/3 tortilla	330	110	242	242	19	25
1	Orange	85	2	83	83	2	21
1	Veggie deLITE Pizza	152	70	96	96	8	12.5
2	Baby Back Ribs	170	105	85	85	10	6
1	Pistachious	170	120	74	74	6	8
Totals		1697	719.5	1120	1120	83	160.5

I am over 2 years post-op and in maintenance mode. I have to intake higher amount of carbs than the average DSer daily in order to help STOP losing weight. Good thing is, it doesn't affect me in any way (no negative side effects). Just want those reading to know if a DSer can't stop losing weight, the surgeon recommends they up their carb intake. That is what I am doing and it is helping me to maintain my weight and not lose anymore. I concentrate more on my protein and make sure I do eat enough high carbs, since my metabolism is on turbo mode right now and yeah after 2 years post-op. My DS is rocking. Reality is, I eat almost like a normal non-op person out there and no one notices or can tell I had WLS. I can eat more now, but not too much. Right now, I don't pay mind to anything that I eat. If I am hungry, I eat, no drama, issues, pity party, whining or feeling guility about it and it feels great that I do not need to deal or count calories or fat. Now, I don't even have to deal with carbs (for how long not sure, but for now, carbs are my friend to help me stop losing anymore weight). All I need to focus on is making sure I meet my protein quota for the day and that is it (also my vitamins and supplements). Life really is very beautiful living with the DS.


pre-morning
1 scoop Optimum Nutrition Rocky Road Protein
12 oz milk

breakfast
sausage mcffin with egg (added McD buttter to it)
McD hash brown
12oz can diet caffeine free orange soda

snack
LaYogurt Pina Colada yogurt
added 1 Tbsp, Betty Crocker Parline Crunch topping to it because I like it

lunch
Red Lobster
2 lobster, crab stuffed mushroom
wood grilled shrimp skewer and grilled chicken with rich pilaf
2 cheddar bay biscuit
salad with bleu cheese dressing and croutons
12 oz Ice tea

snack
4 Oreo pure white fudge covered sandwich cookies
12 oz milk

dinner
homemade lasagna
12 oz diet caffeine free orange soda

snack
just drink 12oz can diet caffeine free orange soda

late night snack
1 scoop Optimum Nutrition Rocky Road protein
10oz milk

calories 2481 / with DS adjustment 1241
carbs 216 g / with DS adjustment 166 g
protein 199 g / with DS adjustment 130 g

Aww Jillian, don't be so hard on yourself, you have done fantastic! I still have problems with emotional eating too, some things never change. At least I try to pick up popcorn or protein based foods lol.

M1 - Ham, pees, few potatoes, 1/2 piece of pumpkin pie (dinner at my sisters)
M2 - Chicken ceasar salad
S - popcorn (snack while watching BSG!! woohooo!!!)
S - left over ham

Bev

Rogue RNYer passin' thru....

B: Apple cinnamon flax oatmeal with PB2. By far the tastiest breakfast, like....EVER!
    NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM!

L: Cup of plantation casserole
    Cup of Only 8 Frozen Yogurt (I'm hardcore-- I eat it even when the temp's in the single digits)

S:  4 oz greek 0% yogurt with fresh blueberries

S2: oz of Ostrich Jerky (!)

S3:  half slice of cinnamon wheat raisin bread-- toasted-- with 2 tbsp Power Peanut Butter

D:  Burger with blue cheese, caramelized onions and mushrooms, vidalia mustard

S4: Toasted slice of cinnamon wheat raisin bread with neufchatel cheese and SF strawberry preserves

Not enough veggies today, but still within my parameters--- sometimes you gots to eat some nom noms. Tomorrow night's a free night-- we're going to a party at the Academy of Natural Sciences-- oughtta be some high-fallutin' grub!

1,198 calories

41.3 fat

96.3 carbs

112.6 protein

32%- 30%- 38% ---- better fat than usual-- I could use some of that!

Jup.....two questions....

WTH is NOM? lol
WTH is in your avatar? lol

Jillian,

Let yourself off the Frakin' Hook.
I know what you mean with the whole 4 lbs bouncing around thing. Of course, I am not working out like you nor have I been in any way disciplined.
But, sometimes, I get pretty disappointed with my DS when I can't lose weight eating 80-100 carbs per day.

So, I took it down a notch on the carbs and I am trying to move as much as I can with the toddler.
BTW-I am FRAKIN' so glad that BSG is on...
 Bev, IC you like BSG too. Frak Yeah!

The Food:
Enormous piece of homemade quiche with ham, cheese, spinach and mushrooms. Only ate a few bites of the crust.
2 scoops protein in Coffee with some SF Vanilla Syrup

A large Cheddar Brat with Melted Cheese on top
4 Tortilla Chips

3/4 scoop of Protein in 1/2 packet of Swiss Miss Cocoa and Coffee

Gyro Meat with the sauce, onions and tomato
10 french fries with mayo dip
Diet Coke

Water & Vitamins Today and 3000 steps on the Pedometer

Fat: 86 grams
Protein:  147 grams
Net Carbs:  53 grams
May eat more gyro meat in a bit or two for a snack.

Grateful for:
Frakin' Battlestar Galactica and BigLove on Sunday
My daughter falling to sleep without crying endlessly and hopefully staying asleep. Its been rough since New Years Day.
My Husband bringing a Gyro and Frakin' Large Diet Coke Home to me!