Monday, August 20th, Cardio & Cafe

Tess145
on 8/20/12 6:12 am - Senatobia, MS

Good Morning Botters:

I have finished my schooling and can continue to use my Realtor's license. Yay!!!!! My eats and cardio for today are:

Prebreakfast: Coffee & Miralax
Breakfast: Oatmeal
Snack: Quest Apple Bar
Lunch: Pure Protein Bar
Snack: Quest Vanilla Almond Bar
Snack: Vita Top
Dinner: Leftover Chili
Snack: Maybe a tiny slice of Caramel Pie (Forgive me scale for I know I will sin)

Going to take a 3 mile stroll around the neighborhood this evening. Have a wonderful start to this gorgeous first day of the work week. Remember those vits and fluids.

Tess

Starting Wt 306; Losing Wt 155; Goal Wt 145: Regain Wt 225; Current Wt 157
PS: FDL Tummy Tuck, Hernia Repair 5/17/12, TT Revision, Butt and Thigh Lift 4/18/13

H.A.L.A B.
on 8/20/12 6:46 am

RNY on 05/14/08

My weekly update:

I am still following a low carb diet. That works very well for me. No low sugars even if I do not eat every few hours. I am not hungry and I even lost 2 lbs without exercising much.

I just finished my last iron infusion, and the 4 weeks were tough. I do not remember them being that difficult the last time, but then again last year I had them 4 day in one week so if I had any side effects - they did not lasted that long nor did I knew that the iron caused that.
This year - with one day a week iron - I had the same issue every week and bu the time my body was getting over them - I had another infusion.

Some of the side effects includes steroids high and then low, indigestion then acid rebound (after IV antacid) abdominal cramps and of course constipation - which combined with cramps and indigestion is not a good thing.
I know it may take me a few more days to get back to normal. For now I am waking up almost every day with sore throat and acid reflex.

I sure hope that my iron and ferritin will be up high enough so I do not have to deal with that again anytime soon.

Eats will be simple again for a few days:

coffee + coconut milk
protein shake
proteins pudding
egg drop soup
protein pudding or yogurt with proteins.
cheese
tziatziki sauce with some cheese...

Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"

"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."

justmealso
on 8/19/12 11:47 pm, edited 8/20/12 11:50 am

Revision on 02/26/08

I am going to try living on candy bars for a while. I don't really care for eating only bars but if it will help me reach my goal I will try it. I know I am going to miss my fruits, vegetables and starches though.

breakfast: egg whites, reduced fat pepper jack cheese, ham and mini pretzel roll 250
snack: peanut butter flavored pure protein candy bar 200
lunch: chocolate chip flavored pure protein candy bar 200
snack: chocolate flavored pure protein candy bar 200
dinner: 2 oz braunschweiger, reduced fat pepper jack cheese, 2 c spinach, 1/2 tomato, 1 tbsp. vinegrette1/2 c broccoli and cauliflower 250
snack pure protein bar 200
1300 calories

just me

H.A.L.A B.
on 8/20/12 9:00 am

RNY on 05/14/08

candy bars? is this a new diet I never heard off.?
or sign of frustration?
HUGS

Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"

"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."

justmealso
on 8/20/12 4:42 am, edited 8/20/12 4:45 am

Revision on 02/26/08

I guess a sign of frustration and simply accepting the fact that it is impossible to lose weight eating regular food after a rny. I have watched people try time and again and the only people that lose weight do so on protein drinks, bars etc. So I will fast off of regular food as long as I can and eat protein "candy bars". as many days as possible This was not what I expected when I signed up for RNY surgery. My nutritionist gave me a diet with fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy etc. at a pre op visit. I ate food in the hospital and never heard of protein drinks until my surgery failed 4 months post op and I googled "rny support" on the internet and found this web site. I had never heard of eating like everyone does here. Clear liquids for weeks and protein drinks for months. If she would have said I would live on protein drinks and protein bars I would have never had the surgery. I would have just eaten them and skipped the surgery. So I surrender and join the group many years post op. Even after my revision no one in my surgeon's office talked about protein supplements. Hugs back. Just me

H.A.L.A B.
on 8/20/12 12:03 pm

RNY on 05/14/08

HUGS.
Sorry ,,, I know it is frustrating.

I do drink some protein shakes because my proteins are low normal even on 120-150 gr of proteins. (with shakes). I have a very hard time with food in the morning.
And now I do shakes because my pouch hates me (due to stupid iron infusions) and the shake does not cause indigestion.

But - I do follow a very strict diet - low carbs and no / or very limited - fruits and any grains.   I used to eat fruits and protein bars - but my B Sugar was very unstable. And when I tried to limit food qty or calories - my BSugar would drop and I had to eat carbs.
Since I adopted the low carb diet - I can eat as much as I want to - and I can go for hrs without eating if I have to.   That is a major achievement for me. I used to crash if I did not eat every 3 hrs.

I also hate the RNY - if I knew what would it take to maintain or even lose a few lbs (very slow now) I also would skip the RNY.   The only different now is that some of the foods that would make me gain weight can make me so violently ill - that they lost all appeal.

Be aware that some - if not all protein bars may have more carbs than they state - and if you eat them - you may not lose the weight anyway.

I know Tess does great with Quest bars - while I gained weight when I substituted 1 or 2 meals with that bar. Then I found out that I dumped on those bars and that they were one of the main reasons for my severe RH (reactive hypoglycemia ) episodes - to me that means that they have more sugar or easily digestible carbs that the company wants us to believe.

HUGS...I hope you find what works for you...

I hope you do not mind me saying that: I read your posts and eating and was jealous that you could eat that. I was saying to myself: she does not eat a lot but if I ate what she does I would star gaining. I was glad it was working for you. I guess not so much - huh? Sorry...