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

Hey Denise, Friday looked GREAT ...I have supreme confidence in you for the weekend, YOU CAN DO IT!!!  This is a struggle we can win...Make a Pre-Plan then stick with it, I am convinced that is the key...During the week I have the office day structure to keep me on track, on the weekend I have to design my own structure and then stay within its bounds, that can be hard, BUT it also can be done, we've come so far and made many changes along the way, its a lifetime goal, keep working on modifying it to a good fit with your lifestyle... Keep sailing on the path to you destination, see you at the next port call... Alesia

Yes weekends are tough.. I either forget to eat all together or snack all day.. which will it be today... lol

yesterday I did ok..

B- protein drink

S- protein bar at the gym

L- crab and shrimp salad with low cal dressings.. =-)

S- 2 protein balls

D- carnatas with cheese and a bite of beans

S- gee ... what did i have.. oh yeah.. ice cream...lol.. im so bad...

totals.... calories....1,236 carbs.....61 fat...... 55 protein.... 122

drank about 80 oz of fluids.. not as good as usual.

Went to the gym.. did 30 on elipitcal and supersets on legs for 45 minutes.. I took it easy since my daughter was with me and I hadnt been all week..

Hello Carla, I'm starting off by saying, great job on keeping your gym workout realistic, that is a big step for you ...Food content looks good although protein numbers are a little low, may need to add in some solid foods with the protein supplements, don't want the body to go on strike, right? Is everyone healthy at your house now?  I'm telling you, me, and everyone else, the best plan is to MAKE A PLAN and not just leave it up to chance to decide what and when I am eating on the weekends, go to pre-pack it in my mind, just like I pre-pack my foods for the day during the work week... Good Luck...See ya soon... Alesia

I have two boys that are over weight and two thin girls.. but they are not massive. I have a tough with bob because of his autism.. he doesnt understand and has a tough time texture and eating new foods. He is doing pretty good though.. as long as he doesnt gain he will catch up to his weight eventually.. that is my goal with him. My other son is a food sneaker.. i find all kinds of wrappers in his room... so I cant buy a lot of snacks or they are gone in a day...lol..

I do make them eat healthy with a little twist.. they get the pasta's I wont eat and they get dessert every night.. helps motivate bob to try new food.. I do make sf desserts and do portion control with them.. they are both doing well at eating more healthy.

The girls are different.. my youngest would only eat veggies if I let her.. tomatos and pickles.. my oldest is only a hundred pounds at 5'3' so she is a skinny as a rail and is always trying to gain weight. I make her eat a sandwich every night before she goes to bed and give her snacks to take to school everyday. If I didnt she would be below 100 pounds.. She is very active and a third degree black belt.

This journey has changed my whole families life I think.. they are all more health conscious and my partner gets worried when she gains 5 pounds and she is not over weight at all.. They are eating better foods that are more healthy. I love that fact a lot...

They are however yelling at me all the time about my weight.. they think I need to stop loosing.. and my doctor yelled at me on thrusday and told me to stop loosing.. I think they are just not use to seeing me skinnier..lol

Got a question for you... I bought some fresh baked marble rye bread yesterday.. I couldnt resist even though I have not tried to eat a piece of bread yet. Do you eat bread and what do you think about me trying to eat a piece of bread in sandwich form.. I am scared it will hurt my tummy but I know rye is a good bread. Should I give it a try..

thought I'd give my 2 cents on the bread. I can't do much in the way of breads, but the ONLY way I can eat it is toasted. For some reason it sits better that way. So, if you decide to venture into trying it, try toasting it and not expect to eat the whole slice either. 

Hey Carla, 1st as to the bread question...I severely limited bread of any kind for the 1st year, but my doc and nut admonished me about how bread can ball up and block the stoma opening, that scared me so I was not willing to try it...Probably about 13-14 months out I was still trying to work on ways to keep in a maintenance plan and I decided that I would give bread a try again, I never eat it unless I toast it 1st, toasting changes the texture so it is not so sticky to me...So as of now, yes, I do eat bread, again not often, go for whole grains and freshly made rather than processed white bread and usually only eat in a toasted form, although I do very occasionally eat a dinner roll...Give it a try, only eat a little piece, chew well and give it time to see how it settles before trying the next bite, it will probably be OK and will offer a little something new to your post-op diet... Wow, as for all this other things in the post...It's amazing to me how I find out things about others and can really match them up to pieces of my life, that is definately part of what makes OH support so great to me...I have 2 boys, both getting a little hefty, not really overweight yet but you can see the tendency to getting there and I worry for them, cause, hey, been there, done that, right...My oldest son is also Autistic, he has high functioning autism and we are working steadily with our school community to help him to be an independent adult ( I think he will get there, it will be in stages, but he functions well enough that I beleive it is possible)...My younger son is also a "sneak" eater, I too find wrappers hidden under the bed or pushed under stuff in the trash so I won't realize he has been eating alot more the just 1 serving of things he likes, strangely sweets are not his downfall, but he is definately a carbaholic, at typical example might be him telling me he will have a piece of bread of butter for his afternoon snack and me coming home to find 1/2 the loaf was eaten... I too work on helping them learn what is correct portions and how to make healthy choices, I do allow dessert every night in exchange for eating some of everything served for dinner, even if it is something they really do not like... Thanks for sharing a little piece of your personal life and for asking my opinion on the bread question...If you decide to take the leap, good luck with that first small taste of bread, remember to eat it slow, savor it and enjoy the taste and texture...  Alesia

Hi, Alesia!  How're you feeling?   I was just talking to my husband about this this morning!  For me, I'm home all the time, so I don't know why weekends are hard.  Maybe it's because he's home and underfoot ?  I fight it, usually, but it IS a battle and I don't want it to be so hard! B - nothing because I had to do fasting bloodwork at the doctor S - ditto L - 20 oz ff sf decaf English toffee latte'      1/2 Chick-fil-A sandwich on wheat bun w/extra pickles, banana, 1 pack O'Coco's, sf Jell-O cup, 1 sf Werthers, 1 sf Dove chocolate S - sf ff white chocolate pudding combo, AchievONE      8 oz nsa lf peach yogurt (for low blood sugar attack when exercising) D - 3 oz salad w/2 T lf TI dressing and 3 oz shrimp, sf Jell-O cup w/ff RW, sf fudgie S - 1 1/2 c nsa ff ice cream w/1 c strawberries and ff RW Plus I only had 16 oz water, 21 oz sf lemonade, 12 oz cf Diet Coke and 14 oz sf hot cocoa w/ff RW and I did 30 minutes on the treadmill and 30 minutes light weights. Calorie total - 1443 (woohoo - I should fast more often ) fat - 20%; carbs 57%; protein 23%

Hey Connie, That fasting thing certainly can cut down on the daily totals, eh?  I know, it tempts me to take more days were I phyically eat less of my cals & protein and get it more by drinking; but really don't think this is the best way to keep myself in check, really want to just do better by choosing good choices all around and learning to put better food in my mouth all the time... Let us know how the blood work turns out... See yat tomorrow...  Alesia

Hi Alesia, How are you today?  End of week 1 of summer boot camp. Friday's eats: Breakfast:  Pure Protein PB Bar/Coffee               After walking:  Luna Nuts and Cranberry Bar                            Nectar Twisted Cherry drink made with 32 oz. water. Panera Coffee/Oatmeal Raisin Cookie  (This was a planned treat after my week of workouts.) Lunch:  Veggie Burger                Cottage Cheese                  Salsa Dinner:  Fish Fillet                 Veggie Bites Snack:  Genisoy Take Heart Crackers                SF pecan shortbread cookies (2) Calories:  1650   Carbs:  149   Protein:  115  72+ oz. of water/CL Overall, a week that I'm pleased with.

Hey Karen, Boot camp huh?  Is this something you choose to do, or is it enforced by a job type thing?  Your food looks great for the day, keep it up, you have much to be pleased about ... Alesia