Another day in the life of a gastric bypass patient

Ya know what? Today was a hard - sucky day. Just a really long day. I packed my lunchbox again with the only food I was to allow myself for the duration of my work day. My work day normally ends at 4:30 and I'm home by 5:30. Yesterday I didn't get out of wor****il almost 6 p.m. and today - it was even later - 6:30. Augh. So I didn't get home until after 7. The work doesn't bother me - I enjoy the work. What's hard is keeping my eating straight and my tummy happy. If I knew ahead of time that i would be there that long, I would have packed just a little more - but I can't just "automatically" pack more - because if i DON'T work late, I would probably eat the extra anyway. I can't be trusted with myself. So i had a hard time today with the distance between "meals." And once I get to work, I don't leave for lunch or go off to have a separate little sit down meal. I take 5 minutes here and there to eat a little something and just keep working. I'm thrilled with how much money I'm saving in food and gas by doing this! So today I packed: A roast beef and provolone wrap with mustard - cut in four sections A cheese stick A low-carb yogurt (the ones with fiber cereal in it) A SF orange jello A banana What I DID: 6:30 am - Venti SF Vanilla Latte (decaf) 9:30 am - Yogurt 10:30 am - Two sections of the wrap 12:30 - a cheese stick and jello 2:30 pm - the other two sections of the wrap 5:00 pm - about 15 M&M's and a mini-peppermint patty while waiting outside the PM's office for a meeting to start (my banana was out in the car waiting for me and I was STARVING!) 6:30 pm - ate my banana on the way home 8:00 pm - a heated VitaBrownie (a VitaBrownie is a brownie with vitamins and fiber in it. I get them at Giant (over by the frozen organic stuff) it has 100 calories, 2.5g fat, 23g carbs, 6g fiber, 5g sugar alcohol, 4g protein, Vit A, Vit C, Calcium, Iron, Vit E, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folic Acid, Vit B6, Vit B12, Pantothenic acid, Biotin, and Zinc!!!) www.vitalicious.com So....about 73ish grams of protein today....about 1200 calories... How's everyone else coping today? Hugs, Pam

Ya know... i need to get home earlier and get some veggies in here somewhere....

Hi Ginger, I got your message and I am definetly going to try the latte and wrap this weekend. I am eating a lot more than you during the course of a day...do you eat dinner? Heres what I ate today: 6:30 PB & J sandwich ( WW whole wheat bread, jiff reduced fat PB and smuckers SF/FF blackberry jelly) 9:30 WW yogurt (6grams of protein) and an apple 11:15 RB sandwich w/FF cheese and mustard, 20 lay's light potato chips 2:30 string cheese, 2 chocolate graham crackers 4:00 1 mini-powdered donut 6:25 1 mini-powdered donut 6:30 grilled chicken salad with cheese, croutons, celery, onions, carrots, and FF italien dressing a a little ranch dressing 8:00 skinny cow mint ice cream sandwich I am trying to really cut back on what I am eating...I seem to be eating way too much!

My problem is that I have been eating waaayyyyyyyy more than I should and BAD BAD things.... my wake up call was eating an entire bag of Pepperidge Farms oatmeal raisin cookies (I did give ONE away) but I ate SEVEN large cookies at 130 cals each, plus a 6" sub, chips, two plates of fruit, and a whole bunch of other stuff i can't remember. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I probably ate 1 1/2 pumpkin pies by myself - a little here and a little there.... adds up. I gained 5 pounds too. So right now, I'm cutting back and trying to regain control. (and loose that 5 pounds!) Ordinarily, I WOULD eat dinner - but the last two nights I just got home entirely too late. P.S. I LOVE those skinny cows! I had to stop buying them because I was eating them in place of meals. mmmmmmmmm your salad sound GOOD!!! Hugs, Pam

Pam it sounds like you are doing really well. Don't beat yourself up over a few m&m's and peppermint patty! I say you are doing better than what you were and you are getting back on track. Just take it a day at a time. I know how you feel. I have been struggling a lot lately too. I started packing lunches again too and going to work prepared. I also noticed that since I have upped my water a lot more, I am not getting as hungry during the day. How are you doing on your water? I cannot drink cold water, for some reason my pouch doesn't like it. So I have been drinking water at room temperature and have been able to get 6 - 8 bottles a day down. Just a suggestion. Hugs, I so know how you are feeling. We have to struggle to get back on track. Shelley

You know what Shelley? I'm embarrassed and ashamed to admit it - but I next to never drink water I KNOW...that's bad. I drink decaf coffee and hot tea allllll day long. Cold liquids just upset my pouch. When I do drink water - it has to be room temperature and then I usually OVER gulp and hurt myself. I probably drink water once a week. I know, I know...bad bad bad. I have so much work to do. I've gotta fix my eating, be more faithful to my vitamins, drink water and *ahem* - what's that word - oh, yea - exercise. I'm so ashamed. Hugs, Pam

Did great til I had my biopsy yesterday. That bladder scope, biopsy and cauterizing without anesthetic hurt like a bit@#!!!!!! I cried all the way home and took a bunch of darvocets and ate all day to comfort my little hurt self. I guess we still want to cope with food. So today I started out good again and sit here typing with a plate full of chips and dip in front of me! But, I did good most of the day and I AM NOT making myself throw up anything lately. So that is an accomplishment in itself. I haven't gained any weight yet (knock on wood) So I am not too concerned yet. I am still trying to get it together. I have trouble with the water too Pam. I do the hot tea thing too, I just make sure it is all decaf tea, like jasmine and peppermint. At least it is fluid. I will start over tomorrow, maybe I will get to bed earlier and won't be tempted to snack late at night. Although, my work starts back up this weekend. Third shift is a trial for the gastric patient! All I want is coffee and chocolate to stay awake!! Pray for me girls! Wendy