Ugh! Work!!! Help!!!
Yesterday I went in to work at 8 am. Things got crazy and I did not get home until 3 am. I need to go back for another day that already looks the same. (I am a techie, doing computer project work. 
Things have been slow, so I had gotten involved in 3 different projects, all of which were waiting on customer input. 
Yesterday all customers called and needed results ASAP.) 
My question-- This scenario happens in cycles. It is one of the triggers that has always foiled my dieting and exercise efforts. 
How in the world am I going to handle this post op?? There is little time to eat. There is NO time to prep. There is high stress. There is little time to sleep. 
I always end up fighting fatigue 
with food.
I need a plan... Suggestions? 
Joy "Canary" 3/1
Things have been slow, so I had gotten involved in 3 different projects, all of which were waiting on customer input. Yesterday all customers called and needed results ASAP.)
My question-- This scenario happens in cycles. It is one of the triggers that has always foiled my dieting and exercise efforts. How in the world am I going to handle this post op?? There is little time to eat. There is NO time to prep. There is high stress. There is little time to sleep. I always end up fighting fatigue with food.
I need a plan... Suggestions?
Joy "Canary" 3/1 
Yo, J.C.!! 
Wow. I thought MY job sucked. It must REALLY suck to be you! 
My job has been sort of a schzoid thing for years now. My duties change as the problems change. This had a big impact on my FMS, so I had to really watch myself. If I stay in this position (I'm supposed to go back to my "real" job after surgery...), I'm going to have to be very careful, too, so I've already thought some of this out that MIGHT help in your situation, too (or maybe not...). 
When I get busy or tired, I tend NOT to eat. Believe it or not, eating is not on my Top 10 List Of Things To Do Every Day. 
My (now history) fiance used to have to remind me that I hadn't eaten in a couple of days. It never phased me, I actually felt better when I DIDN'T eat, but if I didn't eat, he wouldn't eat, and he was a scrawny thing that could blow away in the wind if he didn't get nourishment. 
I thought 'bout how that bad habit of not eating could really adversely affect me after surgery. 
So my plans are to ALWAYS have protein bars in my purse, glove compartment, desk (if I have one), locker, etc. If I don't feel like food-food, I'm sure I'll be able to munch on one of the bars, and if I don't have time to go GET food-food, at least a protein bar will be within arm's reach. I'm doing my protein shakes for breakfast, and am always drinking water thru the day (coulda sworn I was diabetic, as thirsty as I always am). I already keep my vitamins in my purse's pillbox, so if I forget to take 'em at home, I've got 'em with me.
As for exercise, this is a new area to me. I've been walking at malls, but don't even know what hours I'll be working after surgery, so I've decided to buy a treadmill to keep in my living room. I'm a "news junkie", so I KNOW there'll be at least THAT time at home that I can walk the treadmill while I'm catching up on Fox News. I live on a lake, so as soon as our beach opens up, I'm going to start swimming during the summer. I've lived on lakes since 9th grade, and have never even swam in my current and immediately-past lake. Go figure.
Those are my gameplans. I don't know if they'll help you at all, but maybe they'll get you thinking 'bout where your "vulnerable" areas are and how you can prevent 'em. I've already started most of 'em, and I'm finding it much easier to eat and follow my pre-op instructions/routine since I've actually thought them out and 'planned' around the illogical occurances that happen daily to me.
Kim
March Rules! 
Wow. I thought MY job sucked. It must REALLY suck to be you!
My job has been sort of a schzoid thing for years now. My duties change as the problems change. This had a big impact on my FMS, so I had to really watch myself. If I stay in this position (I'm supposed to go back to my "real" job after surgery...), I'm going to have to be very careful, too, so I've already thought some of this out that MIGHT help in your situation, too (or maybe not...).
When I get busy or tired, I tend NOT to eat. Believe it or not, eating is not on my Top 10 List Of Things To Do Every Day. My (now history) fiance used to have to remind me that I hadn't eaten in a couple of days. It never phased me, I actually felt better when I DIDN'T eat, but if I didn't eat, he wouldn't eat, and he was a scrawny thing that could blow away in the wind if he didn't get nourishment. I thought 'bout how that bad habit of not eating could really adversely affect me after surgery. So my plans are to ALWAYS have protein bars in my purse, glove compartment, desk (if I have one), locker, etc. If I don't feel like food-food, I'm sure I'll be able to munch on one of the bars, and if I don't have time to go GET food-food, at least a protein bar will be within arm's reach. I'm doing my protein shakes for breakfast, and am always drinking water thru the day (coulda sworn I was diabetic, as thirsty as I always am). I already keep my vitamins in my purse's pillbox, so if I forget to take 'em at home, I've got 'em with me.
As for exercise, this is a new area to me. I've been walking at malls, but don't even know what hours I'll be working after surgery, so I've decided to buy a treadmill to keep in my living room. I'm a "news junkie", so I KNOW there'll be at least THAT time at home that I can walk the treadmill while I'm catching up on Fox News. I live on a lake, so as soon as our beach opens up, I'm going to start swimming during the summer. I've lived on lakes since 9th grade, and have never even swam in my current and immediately-past lake. Go figure.
Those are my gameplans. I don't know if they'll help you at all, but maybe they'll get you thinking 'bout where your "vulnerable" areas are and how you can prevent 'em. I've already started most of 'em, and I'm finding it much easier to eat and follow my pre-op instructions/routine since I've actually thought them out and 'planned' around the illogical occurances that happen daily to me.
Kim
March Rules! I haven't done much with protein bars (just Atkins Advantage). What kind do you like?
I got some Unjury protein powder yesterday--WOW! It is really great! Mixes easily too. www.unjury.com
I really worry about the exercise routine. I guess the point is just getting back on it when I fall off...
Alright, Joy-ful One...
I went into my storage container (I've been buying supplies for after surgery...this is NOT a cheap venture to have WLS!) and picked out a few of my favorite protein bars. If you've ever had one of the ones that taste eerily similar to dried sludge, you'll know why I've been buying ONE to sample, then buying more if I like 'em. 
These seem to be the most quantitative, so I guess I 'like' these:
CARB WISE Chocolate S'mores Crunch (2.12 oz bar has 240 cal, 9 g. fat, 24 mg total carbs, 1 g sugar and 20 g protein). These actually do taste sorta like a s'more, and they're not "smooth", but are composed of chunks of stuff, i.e. chunks of grams, pseudo-chocolate and pseudo-marshmallows...pretty good.
CARB SOLUTIONS Chocolate Toffee Hazelnut (60 g bar has 260 cal, 13 g. fat, 15 g total carbs, 1 g sugar and 21 g protein). This is actually like a candy bar, chocolate and all. It'll take away any kind of "sweet" craving I have, but I don't like chocolate much (yeah, I'm one work of art, I know ), so I don't really know how often I'll eat one. But it's pretty good for a "fake candy bar".
ATKINS ADVANTAGE Cookies 'n Creme (60 g bar has 250 cal, 13 g. fat, 18 g total carbs, 0 g sugar and 21 g protein). This is alright, but is a solid bar, like they ground down a bunch of Oreos to crumbs and got 'em all to stick together. Got a few of 'em, they're palatable, but they sure ain't Oreos...
ATKINS ADVANTAGE Pralines 'n Creme (60 g bar has 250 cal, 13 g. fat, 18 g total carbs, 0 g sugar and 21 g protein). These are ADDICTING, are my absolute favorite. But...for some unknown nefarious reason, they don't MAKE 'em anymore! (I blame it on global warming...) I bought two boxes of them off eBay, dates are good thru 2005. Thinking I'd better get more before they vanish from this planet for good...
Well, there ya have my top four. 
I did, however, pull a faux pas when I was buying protein bars originally. The original place I was gonna have WLS at (Bariatric Treatment Center) said that we can only have ~3 grams of sugar in anything before we dump. That didn't leave a lot of choices for ANYTHING. After now speaking to my dietician, she HOWLED 
and told me that we can safely have up to FIFTEEN (15) g. of sugar, not just 3. So there are other protein bars to be had out there, but I haven't started searching again/yet. I have a pretty dandy little stash here (been buying stuff every payday...doesn't hurt the wallet as badly that way), so when I start running low, or if I get bored with what I have, I'll begin searching again.
Hope that gives ya something to go on. But remember...what's honey to some is oil to another.... You have been warned.
Kimmer
These seem to be the most quantitative, so I guess I 'like' these:
CARB WISE Chocolate S'mores Crunch (2.12 oz bar has 240 cal, 9 g. fat, 24 mg total carbs, 1 g sugar and 20 g protein). These actually do taste sorta like a s'more, and they're not "smooth", but are composed of chunks of stuff, i.e. chunks of grams, pseudo-chocolate and pseudo-marshmallows...pretty good.
CARB SOLUTIONS Chocolate Toffee Hazelnut (60 g bar has 260 cal, 13 g. fat, 15 g total carbs, 1 g sugar and 21 g protein). This is actually like a candy bar, chocolate and all. It'll take away any kind of "sweet" craving I have, but I don't like chocolate much (yeah, I'm one work of art, I know ), so I don't really know how often I'll eat one. But it's pretty good for a "fake candy bar".
ATKINS ADVANTAGE Cookies 'n Creme (60 g bar has 250 cal, 13 g. fat, 18 g total carbs, 0 g sugar and 21 g protein). This is alright, but is a solid bar, like they ground down a bunch of Oreos to crumbs and got 'em all to stick together. Got a few of 'em, they're palatable, but they sure ain't Oreos...
ATKINS ADVANTAGE Pralines 'n Creme (60 g bar has 250 cal, 13 g. fat, 18 g total carbs, 0 g sugar and 21 g protein). These are ADDICTING, are my absolute favorite. But...for some unknown nefarious reason, they don't MAKE 'em anymore! (I blame it on global warming...) I bought two boxes of them off eBay, dates are good thru 2005. Thinking I'd better get more before they vanish from this planet for good...
Well, there ya have my top four. I did, however, pull a faux pas when I was buying protein bars originally. The original place I was gonna have WLS at (Bariatric Treatment Center) said that we can only have ~3 grams of sugar in anything before we dump. That didn't leave a lot of choices for ANYTHING. After now speaking to my dietician, she HOWLED and told me that we can safely have up to FIFTEEN (15) g. of sugar, not just 3. So there are other protein bars to be had out there, but I haven't started searching again/yet. I have a pretty dandy little stash here (been buying stuff every payday...doesn't hurt the wallet as badly that way), so when I start running low, or if I get bored with what I have, I'll begin searching again.
Hope that gives ya something to go on. But remember...what's honey to some is oil to another.... You have been warned.
Kimmer 
Make sure you have high protein snacks to munch on through out the day. Things like beef jerky and string cheese are really good. Also, you could make some chicken cutlets at home and bring some to work with you. They are great cold. Also like Kim said, protein bars if you like them. Also try to find yourself a protein shake that you like. Those will really help. Good luck!
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