Accountability - What did you eat, Friday, 6/15?

Welcome to weekend accounting... As I have said before, the weekends are always my worst enemy when it comes to staying on program and I have noted it seems a challenge for others too...So here I am tossing down a gauntlet in front of myself - I will beat this mental thing I have about weekends, it just takes planning and then sticking to the plan, I can do this, I know I can...Join me if you need to, together we can defeat the urge to graze, not eat on a planned schedule, not eat at all cause we're busy, whatever your weekend challenge is - the point is to work on ways to take control of the weekend cruise and not end up sailing off to an unschedule port stop... I AM CAPTAIN !!! B -10 oz chocolate/banana/coffee protein frappachino S - 2 ritz crackers L - 1/2 a broccoli & cheese quiche made with egg whites        small slice of 9 grain bread with 1/2 oz of havardi cheese melted on top S - 2 ritz crackers       3/4 of a cup of protein hot chocolate       1 sf peanut butter cup D - 1 slice meatlovers pizza        3 bbq chicken wingettes        1 sf peanut caramel cluster S - Oh Yeah! Chocolate and peanut butter protein bar S - 4 ritz crackers PLUS  -  48 oz water/crystal light & 20 oz hot tea with lemon & honey TOTALS  =     Cals - 1325     Fat - 65     Carbs - 105     Protein - 87 A little light on the water, will do better today ...Have a great day, good luck  to everyone on their weekend plan Alesia

Hi Alesia, I am thinking about having a snack maybe with my foods or maybe after noon. i do try and get my water in most of the day so i really dont want a snack till after supper. not feeling hungry really. but i do write down everything i have. i am not cheating. tommorow will be hard. we have a church picnic and later on for supper we are going to my mom's and dads for a cookout. i might just bring my small Corelle salad plate and my scale. i might look silly but i dont want to hurt me...i am the captain............  anita

  B- oatmeal ( 1 serving )  140 3 24 6 skim milk ( 1 serving )  80 1 11 8

L- haddock ( 1 serving )  100 1 0 21 weis small curd cottage cheese ( 0.5 cup )  110 5 5 13

D- Chicken, breast, with or without bone, breaded, baked or fried, prepared skinless, coating eaten ( 3 oz, boneless, cooked )  193 7 7 25 White potato, baked, peel eaten, NS as to fat added in cooking ( 1 red potato )  62 1 13 1

S- power crunch triple chocolate ( 0.5 serving )  98 6 5 8

S- whitehouse applesauce ( 1 serving )  50 0 12 0

S- power crunch triple chocolate ( 1 serving )  195 11 10 15

Total  calories 1028, fat  33, carbs 86, protein  97  20 oz. def. coffee 124 oz. plain water

Hi Anita, Good idea!!! You've made a plan of action and decided how to implement it, fantastic...I say go ahead with the idea of bringing you plate and scale, the other people at these events know you had WLS right? so it should not bother them to see you measuring, might even encourage them to look more closely at their choices, this could be a good thing for everyone ... You had a great eating day yesterday, don't slip too much on the total cals, still it looks great so keep up the good work...You are THE CAPTAIN !!   Alesia

Hi Alesia, my husband said just do what you been doing about the picnic. some people know i had the gastric bypass but we never had a meal at the church. i know there are some that have had gastric bypass from the church but dont know who they are. i think i will bring my measuring cups also. i am glad i had a great day yesterday. today will be good also since i am the captain of this ship........anita

 

 All right Captain..... we can do this!!!!!  I ended yesterday better then I thought I would have. I didn't take    advice though and I tried to eat dinner - BIG mistake!!! I was in pain!!! I had to stop part way through, although I'm encluding it all in my count (to make me feel better) LOL  I know that today will be better, I learned the lesson, When the pouch doesn't want food - Don't pu****!!!!  B - nothing S - sf hot choc. w/ protein L - dbl cheeseburger (no bun) and apple dipper S - huggy bears (animal crackers) D - beef stew on whole wheat toast..... ouch, that was painful Totals:  Calories: 920 Fat: 40 g Carbs: 76  Protein: 67

OK Laurie, WE ARE in control !!! Okay maybe the pouch has some say in it, but we still decide what good choices to offer the pouch, right?  I know what you mean about pushing the pouch when it says done, I experienced a little problem with that too yesterday while drinking my protein hot cocoa, it usually goes down so well, but for some reason yesterday about 1/2 way thru the cup I started feeling icky, drank a little more, but finally stopped at about 3/4 of a cup and said why pu**** the pouch does not want it and I don't want to  so I stopped... In the end, everyday is different, but can still be good...Today is a new day, I am THE CAPTAIN , so are you... Alesia

Yes, we definately have to offer the pouch good foods, but we have to balance it with what the pouch will tolerate. (which does change from day to day) ugh!!  Today is a GREAT day!! Things are going well for me today. I'm excited about tomorrow too!!!   Captain Laurie

Oh Alesia I told myself I was going to make it through this weekend without being horribly bad.  I think I can do it.  I did go out to dinner last night at Outback but considering that I don't think I did too badly yesterday.  Of course yesterday's total are a bit of an estimate since I am not exactly sure how many calories are in everything I ate yesterday for dinner.  But I think it's probably pretty close.  Here's yesterday. B: 20 oz sugar free caramel nonfat latte S: low carb green onion tortilla, laughing cow light cheese wedge, 2 oz deli turkey, 2 plum tomatoes L: sweet meatloaf S: 8 strawberries S: salad with lettuce, tomato, green onion, blue cheese, dried cranberries, croutons, light italian dressing D: 2 ribs, small caesar salad, a couple bites of cinnamon apples, and a couple french fries S:  a couple bites of a milk chocolate bar  Calories -- 1559 Fat -- 77  (i know this is really high!) Carbs -- 149 Protein -- 81 I really thought it was going to be like 2000 calories so I am glad it came out at this.  In fact I was only about 9 calories over my daily range.  So hey..I think that's pretty good considering.  I'm working today so I am sure today will be back in the 1200 range.  It's tomorrow that I need to get through.  I'm gonna do it.  I know it! Hope everyone has a great Saturday! Kerri

Hi Kerri, You did good, keep telling yourself, cause its true... We go out every Friday, so I just know that I'm going to be doing some guestimating on my Friday's food and try to eat lighter during the day to accommodate what I know is going to be an iffy dinner menu...I love getting the filet mignon at Outback, so moist and tender, it goes down like soft butter and is loaded with protein, just thinking of it now makes my mouth water (LOL)... As for Sunday, you know what to do...make your meal plan for the whole day NOW , plot it all out, you CAN stick to it - and repeat after me - I AM THE CAPTAIN, I AM THE CAPTAIN... Alesia

I am the same way on the weekends.  This really helps!!!   Friday: 2 c. coffee with ff creamer while getting ready for work B-1 slice reduced calorie toast, 2 egg beaters S-1 scoop Nectar Twisted Cherry L-3/4 C. homemade chili, small veg salad with 2 T. lite done right ranch, 2 steak fries, sugar free popsicle S-Nectar Roadside Lemonade D-Lean Cuisine Roasted Garlic Chicken, 1/2 c. broccoli S-2 peanut butter Nab crackers S-6 oz plain nonfat yogurt, 1 small peach Totals:   calories - 1076   fat - 25 grams    carbs - 100   protein - 117