Accountability - What did you eat, Wednesday 5/2?

WooWhoo another morning has come, yesterday was pretty good, today weather wise its looking a little cloudy, doesn't seem to be affecting my mood though, so thats a bonus...2nd day of program was a little challenging for me, the demons  were calling after dinner and I was very tempted for my last snack of the day to turn to carbs...Fixed myself a small pot of fruit tea and added a little extra splenda for added sweetness to fight back, I'm proud of myself, it worked, now to just keep it up...I know it takes like 2 weeks before the cravings for simple carbs and sugars recede into the backround, I can do it, I know I can... B - 1 protein ball       20 oz 1/2 caf sf/ff cinnamon dulce latte w/ an extra shot of sf caramel S - 2 protein balls       1 oz mixed cashews & macadamia's L - 2 1/2 oz fried chicken breast, skin removed       1/2 a fire grilled zucchini       snak size sf jello pudding w/ added fiber S - 2 prunes D - 2 scrambled eggs with cheese and pepperoni PLUS - 66 oz water/crystal light & 20 oz plum harvest fruit tea 1421 Calories - 83 Fat - 79 Carbs - 102 Protein  Have a great day to all - Alesia

Looks like you had a great day Alesia.  It's hard to fight back from the sweets. (I already gave in to the donuts they had at work this morning  )  Anyways, I went to my monthly food making session last night.  Now I've got a whole months worth of yummy new meals to eat.  Here's what I had yesterday. B: 20oz sugar free vanilla nonfat latte S: South Beach Diet Breakfast Bar L: pizza chicken again - chicken, marinara, pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese S: salad with lettuce, tomato, onion, blue cheese, croutons, dried cranberries, italian dressing (I didn't eat the whole thing because I bought the wrong kind of lettuce.  It was an herb lettuce mix...The whole thing tasted like dill and was just yucky.) S: 24oz unsweetened passion fruit tea lemonade with 3 packets splenda (this are very good from starbucks..just have to remember to get them unsweetened otherwise they have tons of sugar and calories) D: Shrimp Ensalada from Baja Fresh with salsa verde dressing - it's just lettuce, pico de gallo, tortilla strips, a little cheese, and lots of grilled shrimp with the salsa verde to top it off...my absolute favorite thing there and only 250 calories...you cant go wrong Calories: 1282 Fat: 39 Carbs: 122 Protein: 116 --- Unusually high on the protein, I normally range around 80 to 90 Kerri

Hi Kerri, Wow - you prep out a whole months worth of meals in advance? How industrious of you and sure makes trying to decide, at the last minute, in the morning, running out the door, obsolete (yes this is how I usually do it  ) Love Baja Fresh, haven't had it in over 3 years, thanks for reminding me how much I miss it (LOL) Thanks for posting, have an awesome afternoon...Alesia

Alesia, Yeah I go to this place called Supper Solutions.  They'll have about 20 different 3 serving meals that you can choose from.  You pick which ones you want and how many and then you assemble all of them and take them home and freeze them. Then when your ready to eat them, you just thaw them out and cook them.  I live by myself and so it's really hard to cook for one person.  This place is great because they have everything chopped up and you can put exactly what you like in it and you don't have to clean up afterwards.  Also I get a ton of variety, they list all their nutritional info on their website, and best of all it's way cheaper than buying all that stuff at the store.  I got 17 3 serving meals last night for 170 dollars.  Such a great deal.  Makes my life easier since now I have lunch and dinner taken care of. Kerri

Wow, I am jealous, I want one of these places...  Alesia

here is what i had yesterday...... B- 1 c. special k cereal 1 c. skim milk S- boost cho. glucose control L- 1/4 c. tuna fish 1 T. kraft lite mayo 1 slice lite wheat bread 1 egg white S- 1 sf ice pop D- 1 c. homemade split pea and ham soup 1 slice lite wheat bread 1 oz chedder cheese Anita

Thanks for posting Anita, Good food day...Do you drink the boost as a diabetic control or for protein content? My son drinks it too, but just because he loves the taste and and thinks its a great snack food...  Alesia

 hi alesia, good i am doing good huh... my mom had 2 free coupons for this boost stuff so she gave meone of the coupons. i drank it yesterday for the protein. it has 16 proteins per 1 bottle.it does taste very good. i thought i might not like it. i dont undertand something. last night at our 2 year out and more the dietian said we dont have to worry about carbs but i do. i dont want to many carbs. i try and get at least 100 and not more. i have pcos and they say carbs are bad for us if we have pcos. so just not sure ... but i am trying to eat right and exercise... got to go rinse my hair.... dying it dark arburn.....  anita

Anita, Well that carb thing is a loaded question, and I am not expert for sure...I have read and heard alot of different opinions on eating carbs when you are more than 1 year post-op...It seems to be accepted that if you have reached your goal it is okay to add in a few more simple and complex carbs the amount to add has alot to do with how much exercise you get (heavy weight training requires alot more carbs in your diet)...I know for myself, continued to avoid simple carbs for several months after reaching my goal, but found I needed to add some into my diet to level off my weight loss, worked with my Nut to figure out how many more to add in...As you may know I am currently working a program where I am once again avoiding simple carbs and simple sugars in prep for my plastic surg, we will see if this pushes me into a losing status again...I think I've read that 150 grams of carbs a day is considered optimum for a "normal" person to get what they need for good brain/body function (brain needs carbs to work right), now that I am tracking on Fitday I will have a better idea how many carbs I actually eat in a day but don't think I'm getting to 150 grams...

I do think you are making excellent food choices overall, have not noticed that you stray too much into the questionable foods ( usually can work in a few sf candies in a day, trying not to do that again after the plastics ) Alesia By the way red is a great hair color, I'm a redhead

 

Alesia, oh i see carb questions all the time on the main board.. i am 3 years out soon to be 4 years out at the end of august.  i havent reached my goal but not far from it. last time i knew i was 165 pounds. i will weigh myself monday  morning  that will be a week. if you see me making bad choices please let me know or any tips. well i did have some sf hard candies but they are all gone now. i just had my tummy tuck in january 19th. my wls surgeon took off 9.2 pounds of skin. my hair is a pretty red brown now.... hubby says he likes red heads.. hee hee.. better only like one if he knows what is good for him.. lol...  till tommorow... anita