mistymee

Hi there.. use this info to help get your ticker up and running.. you can't use the link.. it's a cut & paste thing.. most of us just update it once a week (if changes, whichever, lol)

Self-help: Creating a weight loss ticker

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For my food yesterday- we left for Burlington (two hours away!) early in the AM, then went to a dinner party last night- a BLAST. I won't try to do calories this time though as I have NO idea how to do that with someone else's food!

Breakfast- Fage 2% with 1 pkg splenda and 1/3 cup of kashi honey almond flax cereal.

Lunch- 5 oz of white meat chicken, tablespoon of carrot, 2 oz of salad, tsp of LF ranch dressing

snack- 1/2 PB cookie

Fluids
38 oz of coffee with LF creamer and splenda (decaf)
48 oz of water with lemon
3 (1/2) glasses of Shiraz

Dinner Started off with 1/2 glass of the Shiraz... OMG it was sooo good. The meal started a bit later, and began with a Pumpkin & white bean soup- 1/2 cup. TO DIE for.. I want that recipe!

About 20 minutes later, meal was served, thankfully buffet style so I could take what I wanted.. (I wish I had brought my camera, the house was lovely and the table setting was something out of a magazine.. all shiny crystal, and silver and candles... GORGEOUS.. I'd have looked like a real dork taking pictures though, lol) Anyway.. the food was turkey, stuffing, potatoes and sauted carrots & asparagus... it sounds so 'thanksgiving' but it was done totally updated versions and soo not thanksgivingy.. lol

I took 1 teaspoon of the stuffing, 3 oz of turkey breast- no skin. 2 thin slices of the potato, 3 carrot pieces (cut similar in size to the asparagus) 2 asparagus pieces. A tablespoon of gravy on the turkey.

Then we all sat around the table talking.. a while later I had another 1/2 glass of wine.. then another At some point, dessert was brought out... chocolate lava cake, on some sort of luscious homemade ice cream, with a homemade raspberry sauce and a cream on top. It was gorgeously delicious and yes, I did eat a few bits of it...

It is days like today where I am thankful for several things 1) that I had the surgery and now can eat like a normal thin person.. eating tastes of this and that without the need to stuff myself silly.. 2) that I don't dump and CAN eat like a normal thin person that can eat tastes of all kinds of foods without worrying about getting sick. I am 100% sure I had too many calories yesterday though knowing we were heading out for an extravagant meal, other than the shared cookie for a snack, we were extremely diligent in our meals throughout the rest of the day.

Today, I'm waiting for lazy bones to get up to see if we're having eggs for breakfast or if I'm going to eat my Fage/Kashi as usual. lol. Had two cups of coffee so far.

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sherry7

You had Fage for breakfast Kel? Hmmm, who woulda thunk it?

If you get the recipe for the Pumpkin & White Bean soup, please pass it my way. That sounds totally delicious! It would have a lot of fiber too, which is good for satiety.

You know...sometimes I complain that I don't dump. But, upon deeper thought, you're right with what you wrote above. It IS nice to be able to take a tiny portion of a "forbidden" food on occasion, and feel like a "normal" person. For example, we had a Valentines Day potluck at work last Thursday. One of my co-workers is an awesome cook, and made literally the best cheesecake I have ever eaten. I had a tiny piece (about 1" x 2" square)...anymore would have given me tummy cramps. But I really savored that tiny little piece, and truly enjoyed it. In the past, I would have taken the biggest piece on the platter, and then taken another piece when no one was looking.

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Sherry

Counting down to May 25, 2010...baby boy or baby girl? Such an awesome 2nd surgiversary present!

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Lap RNY -05/29/08

274 orientation/253 day of surgery/151 current/149 goal
Total pounds gone forever - 122

loki8481

do you guys who eat fage on a regular basis go through an entire 7 ounce container for breakfast? the 7 ounces is what I'd need to meet my protein quota, but one of those takes me like 2+ hours to eat.

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~Alan


as of 11/18/09

goal #1: 225 pounds (my weight freshman year of high school) -- reached on 9/13/09
goal #2: onderville (199) -- reached on 11/19/09
goal #3: normal BMI (173)

Milestones:

12/04: pre-op diet start (406)
12/18: surgery (383)
04/03: century club! (306)
04/11: twoterville! (299)
09/13: goal #1 reached! (225)
10/23: double century club! (206)
11/19: onederland! (199)

mistymee

Yes, I do.. but remember, I'm more than a year out.. and the yogurt is kind of a 'slider food'. When I was early out, I only ate 1/2 a container at a time.

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netta

I put powdered milk in my yougart, I love the taste and it makes it even creamer. I like the taste of dry powdered milk however and when mixed with the yogart yummy too me. This gives me more protein

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"You can't change where you came from, but you can change where you are going"


Post-op

104 pds. gone as of 11/5/2009 155 pds.
Surgery 2/5/2009
Start weight 261

Corrine

I could but I don't.

You'll develop a schedule of eating to suit your needs and lifestyle.

Personally, I like spreading my daily intake throughout the day (eating every 1.5 to 2 hours).

I make my own yogurt and strain the whey out of it to get a thick FAGE type consistency. I'll split it into two helpings. Half is usually eaten with 1/2 cup of cereal or tvp (textured vegetable protein) and a bit of fruit for breakfast, the other half is eaten with chopped fruit later.

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~~~~~~~~24 Sept. 2007 - Lap. RNY & umbilical hernia repair
27 Oct. 2008 - Emergency Surgery - omental mass,
gallbladder, adhesions & appendix

..260 / 224.7/ 111
highest/surg./now
BMI 18.5...5'5"

suebry05

this is my food for Valentines day- let me know what you think...

okay...this is gonna be good- Corrine help me out here..I have been eating very good for the most part but the last few weeks the scale is just going from the same 2 or 3 pounds back and forth..am I getting enough in??

breakfast: I ate 2 scrambled eggs with a slice of cheese

lunch: 1 oz tuna with 1 teaspoon of ff mayo and celery
5 cucumber slices and 1 small tomato

snack: 1 stick of celery with peanut butter
5 seedless grapes
1 ff fig newton
4 totilla chips and salsa
1 sugar free fat free caramel mocchiato (hold the caramel dressing)

dinner: 2 oz steak lean (I started with 3 oz on my plate and couldnt eat it) so I am guessing that I might have gotten 2 oz
4 medium shrimp
saute onions
4 asparagus stalks

I did do very bad on my liquids today - I spent the day at the beach- I know for sure I got in around 45 oz of water - way too low- this is not typical for me

Cals Fat (g) Carbs (g) Prot(g) Dietary Fiber(g)
Total 902 50.5 55.6 60.0 6.8


I have been so good in my opinion but the weight is not coming off at the moment- it could be a stall but I just want to make sure Im not doing anything wrong. I also did not go to the gym today. but yesterday I was there for 2 hours

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Surgery 12/09/08
TT Gym rat club member #141

VickiLyn

I'm 4 1/2 months out

Saturday:
Breakfast: Atkins Mocha Latte
Lunch: 3oz chicken of cooked on the George Foreman with Rotissere seasoning, 2 Tablespoons of steamed summer veggies
Snack: Orange
Supper: 4 oz Chicken with Garlic herbs on my GF, 1/2 cup steamed Broccoli
Snack: 2 bites of Birthday Cake, 3 BQ Chips
Water/Crystal Light: 72 oz



Sunday
Breakfast: 1 egg, 1oz cheese, 1 slice ham, 1/3 green pepper, 2 mushrooms sliced
Snack: 3 tortilla chips, sprinkled with cheese
Lunch: its 2 0'clock now (forgot to eat)
Snack: Orange
Supper: 1/2 cup chicken dumplings (mostly chicken)
water/crystal light: 50 oz

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~Vicki Lyn~

Surgery Date: September 29th 2008
Highest: 299
Day of surgery: 288
Current: 166 (11/16/2009)

!!!133 POUNDS GONE FOREVER!!!

Corrine

Sue,

For being just about 2 months out - 902 calories is great.

But your fat at 50.5g is high.

Fat has 9 calories per gram. 50.5 x 9 = 454.5 calories. Basically, half of your calorie intake yesterday came from fat alone.

Carbs have 4 calories/gram. You consumed 222.4 cals in carbs and that equates to just 24.6% of your intake yesterday was carbs.

Dietary fiber - you should aim for around 20-25g/daily but I know that's difficult on just 900 calories a day.

In my opinion, you need to lower your fats and increase your carbs with more fruit/vegetables.

I always worked on keeping my fats to no more than 20-25% (lower if possible) and my carbs to 50-55% (or even higher if they're from fruit/veg. I limit my starchy carbs to maybe one serving a day). Protein is usually around 25-30%). Early out, those percentages are going to be difficult because of the focus on protein. But being careful of your fat and carbs (from non-nutritious sources) is important.

But that is what works for me (and it's just about what my NUT recommends anyway).

Lastly, this is where using an online journal is helpful - one that will not only give you calories and carbs and fats etc., but one that will work out the percentages for you. Fitday works for me but I'm sure there are others that'll do the same,

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~~~~~~~~24 Sept. 2007 - Lap. RNY & umbilical hernia repair
27 Oct. 2008 - Emergency Surgery - omental mass,
gallbladder, adhesions & appendix

..260 / 224.7/ 111
highest/surg./now
BMI 18.5...5'5"

Corrine

It's early afternoon here so this is yesterday's:

Early: 3 scoops Click Protein + 1 cup skimmed milk + 1cup water + 1tbs ground flaxmeal

S - 3oz fresh mango

B - 1/4 cup cooked steel cut oatmeal mixed with 1/2 cup homemade yogurt (strained) + 1oz raisins + 1tbs Polaner sf jam

S - 1 cup homemade lentil & veg soup

L - 2 stick celery, 3 slices yellow pepper+ 1oz Roquefort cheese + 3oz fresh blueberries

S - medium pear

S - 1 cup skimmed milk

D - Gardenburger Black Bean Chipotle with 1/4 cup navy beans + 1/4 cup Barilla Marinara Sauce + 1/4 cup Ricotta + 1 tablespoon Parmesan (baked - YUM!) + spinach

S - 1/2 cup homemade yogurt (strained) + small banana + 1tbs ground flaxmeal

B - 3 prunes

1,877 calories
34.4g fat (17%)
286.7g carbs (56%)
****46g dietary fiber
120.1g protein

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~~~~~~~~24 Sept. 2007 - Lap. RNY & umbilical hernia repair
27 Oct. 2008 - Emergency Surgery - omental mass,
gallbladder, adhesions & appendix

..260 / 224.7/ 111
highest/surg./now
BMI 18.5...5'5"