What are you eating and what's eating you? Thursday

Millie,

You gave me such a smile. In the beginning I had to set off alarms and whistles to eat, drink and exercise. Now there are the days when I don't find the alarms and whistles because I forget what I am looking for. Senior moments are fun.

Kisses
Annette

LOL Millie you are too funny!!

Aloha Darlin.....What a treat to see you posting here. I'm not a regular but lately I am needing to get back to the discipline I once had about eating. For almost two years, I had a pad beside the couch and wrote down EVERYTHING I ate and drank all day. I still have those notebooks and the are treasures to me. HOWEVER, I have long ago put them aside and eat hopefully a pretty good variety of foods without counting calories, carbs, proteins, fats, etc.

For instance....yesterday was :

B - raisin bran with a whole banana and 2% milk
S - Dark chocolate Zone bar with 1 cup 2% milk
L - 1/2 ham/cheese sandwich...grilled, 2 sweet pickles
S - watermelon
D - veggie lasagne (lots) with half a whole wheat bagel (extra cheese) I have the other half for tonight

Let's see....in addition to the above....I also had a skinny cow mint ice cream bar and a hand full of mixed nuts. For some reason, this works for me. If I go less calories, I lose VERY FAST....so it's a challenge to keep UP the intake. This is so different from the past when I had to keep consumption DOWN. I'm thankful that my doc gave me a plumbing job that seems to zap things through at supersonic speed so that it doesn't stick around long. Ha!

Aloha nui loa,

Maui Karen

Karen,

My goodness, you have such a pleasing varity of foods. It does take a while to figure out the correct balance to keep our weight stable. You have perfected that balance.

Kisses
Annette

Howdy Karen,I never had anything go through me so fast as when I ate those darn donuts,7 minutes flat,and I KNOW I will never eat them again.
Other than that strange occurance,my food has been good,I have to keep an eye on my protein though,as I tend to go low...
So good to see your lovely face.

Annette,

Thanks for doing this today.

I plan everything in advance.  I like doing it and I tend to be a bit compulsive anyway, but the main advantage is that when I plan in advance, I don't have to make a food decision when I'm too hungry to think straight.

B: coffee protein shake
S: iced skinny latte
L: lamb kebab, avocado & melon salad
S: cantaloupe
D: chicken sausage patty, zucchini with feta & mint
S: fresh cherries

Jean

Jean,
Every day I look at your menu in AWE. You have the most delicious meals. I applaud your cooking skills. Makes my bowl of cottage cheese & Kashi sound boring.

Kisses
Annette

Annette,

I'm lucky.  I learned to cook from a professional chef when I was living in the UK at the tender age of 18.

When I first told my husband that I wanted WLS, he was terrified that meant I would never cook again.  Being able to plan and cook interesting meals has actually made this whole thing easier for me, because when I get bored (with food, or exercise, or whatever) is when I get off track.

Jean

Had to rush out to jury duty early this AM so I am just posting.

B  Pure protein bar and crystal lite

Snack:  Hummus w/fresh pita

L     Nectar fuzzy navel protein drink w/crystal lite
        Fatoush ( cucumber,onion, tomato, parsley, salad with oil and vinegar)

Snack:  watermelon

D     cheese and crackers

crystal lite   crystal lite   crystal lite  ! ! ! ! 

Almost all of my meals are planned.  Breakfast is almost always a two egg omelet with cheese.

The other meals, I take to work with me, since I am gone from the house for 16 hours every day.  So, I have to plan what to take with me.  A lot of times Mary does the planning for me and has my lunch bag packed when I get up.