Accountability - What did you eat, Thursday 5/9?

Good morning to all  ...In a great mood this morning, reason unknown, maybe cause its Friday, but I'll take it...Had a good day yesterday, looking forward to the weekend, DH is almost done working every Saturday for a while and of course Sunday is Mothers Day...What does everyone have planned, anything special or are you waiting to see what the day brings? B - 10 oz protein hot chocolate w/ ff rediwhip S - south beach peanutbutter protein bar L - 1 1/2 cups salad with dried cranberries, nuts and lite herb dressing S - snak size mocciato sf pudding with added fiber D - 1 serving chocolate/kahlua egg custard S - 20oz decaf sf/ff cinnamon dulce latte PLUS - 96 1/2  oz water/crystal light & 10 oz strawberry hot tea...did really good with the liquids  Alesia Oops  Forgot to add my content totals :    Cals - 1046   Fat - 39   Carbs - 93   Protein - 87

im going to my wls support group today, although i get way more help here...heres yesterdays food. S- 2 16 oz sf  fv nf latte's B- 1/2 of a turkey sandwhich w/ bacon let tom mayo L a protien bar 32 pro 2 sugar S- small snk sixe bag cheese it crackers S- 16 oz sf fv nf latte D- protien bar 32 pro 2 sugar well...... i tried.....

Sheila, You have a pretty good day, so feel good about yourself...I know quite a few longer term post-ops who still have to supplement with protein bars and drinks because so many foods still just don't agree with their pouchies - I think the important part is to make sure you are getting enough protein and liquids in some form, and you have made great improvements in that, pat yourself on the back for continuing to do better  ...Hope you get something useful out of your support group meeting...I still go to mine as often as possible, it makes me feel useful to share my experiences with others and sometimes I learn something useful from them... Alesia

ty. I went to group and I also weighed.. i lost 2 lbs.. i cant belive it.. after all i ate i thought i would have gained. im 148lbs.. i do need to maintain...my nut told me today im just not absorbing like i should, so i need to add a few more calories... i dont know.... i dont want to gain ,and i dont care what they say, i dont think it would hurt me to loose 10 to15 more.. i dont know... im confused lol 

At the risk of saying I told you so, I think I did say you were going to be suprised when you had not gained...Many of us actually starve ourselves thinking we are eating too much and then find that eating the right foods and plenty of protein actually jumpstarts weight loss again...How tall are you, 5'5", figuring out where you are comfortable is a difficult process, you definately want to start slowing down or leveling off, if you think about how much your excess skin weighs you probably really are about 10-15 lighter than you think you are because visually you still see fat in the form of hanging skin ( at least thats what happened with me, I still kept seeing a fat person and could not really wrap myself around what I really looked like until several months after having my panni removed )  The best way to level off, add a few more cals and still maintain is probably to add a few cals in the form of simple carbs ( a small amount of whole grain breads, pastas, brown rice, crackers, etc, just make them better carb choices by sticking to grains instead of refined "white" ), don't cut back on the amount you are eating otherwise, just add some of these in...It will be OKAY, you will not find yourself packing on the pounds, I was sure I would too, but it actually took me about 4 months to figure out a good balance for maintenance once I reached goal and still lost 12 more lbs trying to figure out the maintenance plan...Like where I am now, in maintence and less the weight of the extra panni skin...  Your doing great and you will figure it all out, it just takes time and willingness... Alesia

Good morning all.. got a busy day.. I have fridays off so I am busy all day getting stuff done when the kids are gone.

B- protein drink 250 cals 35 pro
L- southbeach meal 270 cals and 20 pro
D- Stea**** with cheese 350 cals 30 pro
S- darn ice cream, but its gone now so that will stop, 120 cals o pro
S- pretzels 100 cals 2 pro

totals 1090 cals and 87 protein

I do the gym five days a week and burn about 700 calories each day.. do I think I am doing ok.

Carla, You are doing OK, perhaps even better than...Looks like you stick closely to a good program and don't graze (a working problem for many of us)...Thanks for posting, have a great weekend - see you on the next accountability post...  Alesia

hi alesia, good morning to all also....  here is what i had yeasterday... how do you figure out the nutrition for half the recipe... it made 9 walnut size balls.. Protein Balls Recipe

 

1/2 cup Peanut Butter (I used simply jiff 1/2 cup rolled oatmeal  1/2 cup protein powder (I used 1/4 c vanilla & 1/4 c. cho. body fortress 3 packets Splenda B-1 serving cream of wheat 1 c. skim milk L- 1 hotdog 1 string cheese 1 pb protein ball D- 1/2 c. instant brown rice 1/2 c. kidney beans 1 corn muffin S- 1 corn muffin 1 south beach diet cho. delight bar exercised at hospital gym for over 40 minutes 76 oz water, 16 oz def. coffee, 8 oz def. tea Anita

oops here are my totals for the day... calories 1293, fat 43, carbs 176 :-(, protein 51

Hello Anita, Not a bad day content wise, as you noted yourself a little low on the protein side, but still a decent day...Have you ever considered adding unflavored protein powder to your muffin mixes ( notice 2 corn muffins, probably a fair # of cals and filling but not a good protein source without supplement) or maybe having a low cal protein drink before bed to beef up your daily count - I went thru a long period (around the 9 month mark) where my doc and nut were concerned about me not getting enough protein, I started doing 2 protein drinks a day then, 1 for breakfast, 1 as a bedtime snack, still do this once and a while if I have a low protein count near the end of any given day...

To figure the stats on the protein balls just add up each element of ingredients (ie how much cals in 1/2 cup pb, how much in 1/2 oatmeal, etc) then divide up each elements total by # of balls (9) - thats your stats for each protein ball... Alesia P.S. The best low cal high protein drink I've found is call Protein on the Go and I get it at Susan Maria's Bariatric Eating site (think it is on sale this month for $28) I love the choc/coconut and white choc/strawberry best, then the banana yogurt next best - just add water and I put mine in the freezer for about 10 minutes to get is super cold, only 112 cals and 21 grams of protein in an 8 oz bottle so doesn't add to much to the end of day total as far as cals go and since it comes in its own plastic bottle is great for travel...