What did ya eat today - Saturday?

Hey Gang, I have time to do this one today so thought I would give Molly a break since she was so kind to step in for me this past week! Thank you Molly!!! B: weird I know.. didn't eat till lunch..1 chicken sausage and some side salad left over from last night with FF italian. S: Homeade SF latte with light vanilla soy milk. L: Atkins caramel double chocolate crunch bar, 150 cal one. D #1: 4 oz chicken breast, 1/2 cup green beans. D #2: 1 cup homeade chili Gotta work tonight. Feeling really emotional as I stated in my prior post so I am pretty much sticking with things that appeal to me otherwise I'd prolli just choose not to eat unlike preop I woulda wallowed in chips and ice cream. Cals 756, fats 29, carbs 56, 20 fibers plus 4 for the fiber chews so 24. Have a good weekend everyone!

I am doing totally CRAPPY today!! So far I have had a piece of wheat toast w/ peanut butter. OK, that is it. That is so bad and I know it. I am making chicken cordeon (sp) blue for my son's bday and I just don't have it in me to eat. I am not feeling down or anxious about eating. I am just simply not hungry. I am going to have to have to choke down some food. I am just getting off my plateau and do not want to screw up again. I FINALLY lost a pound. I gained a few when I started to eat again and lost those. Now I am have lost an an extra pound!! Yeah. I am at 99 lbs lost. One more pound!! Stupid thing is gonna fight me to..I just know it! I am going to win though! hehe Glad you are still doing well in spite of what you are going through Melissa. You are amazing. ~ Terisa

This is what I had today so far: B-1/2 cup kashi go lean with vanilla soy milk, added raisins and waltnuts. About 10 greaps S-EAS Cookies and Cream protein bar L-4 oz steak, green salad with a little bit of dressing, one tbs guacamole S-I will make myself a capuccino with the soymik D-do not know yet---maybe a shake S-100 calorie pack of popcorn. I am not sharing this one with son and husband, they better get their own. Too lazy to log everything into fitday, so I do not my total but I shoot for 1000 calories per day. and 80/100 of protein.

Hitting a rough eating patch here and I think that so-called maintenance is harder than losing weight. There is too much temptation to start eating more combination foods that are hard to log and then when I don't want to mess with it I just graze. The grazing is my #1 challenge. Made a run to Costco today for more fruit since I have found that if I'm gonna graze the safest thing is to have fruit even though it bumps the carbs up really bad. Without the fruit I have a tendency to go for rice crackers or sugar-free sweets and I really don't want to go there! So here's the damage: 1) blended protein shake 2) 0% fage yogurt, 1/4 cup granola 3) piece of homemade frittatta 4) tiny can of V-8 juice 5) 2 cups strawberries grazed over a few hours 6) mini bag of sf kettle corn 7) 2 cups sauteed zucchini/red peppers/red onions 8) 1/3 cup nsa ice cream, 1 T sf ice cream topping 886 calories, 111 carbs (ack!), 19 gr. fat, 69 gr. prot. Went to the Buggy Barn quilt show in Reardon, WA today...it was lovely and soul-satisfying but coming home I feel so challenged facing my sewing room. Molly

Hey Molly! I think you are making wise choices.. sounds like you are doing really well inspite of the need to want to "graze". Fruit is an excellent choice, I still am afraid of it unfortunately and I don't know that I will ever get over that, I really need to, its so good for us, I really would like to try more in maintenance mode if I can bring myself to do it. The only thing that shocks me is the little calories you get in.. I know if I was to eat that little I would still lose. I get more in then you do and I am still losing. Just curious about that one and what your thoughts are. I would think you would need 1200 at least to maintain? Am I wrong? I could be very wrong, I want to talk to my doc about this at my 9 month appt b/c I am sure between that appt and a year I will be close to goal I would imagine. Good luck with your sewing room, you can do it!!! *hugs*

The surgeon's info says to eat 1000-1100 for maintenance so I try to keep it around 8-900 and then if I need 'extra' I can have it without guilt. I'm all about the headgames, baby. LOL I think, tho, that I really need to adjust the way I take in my calories because with my really physical job it seems that I'm tired all the time. So maybe getting calories from foods that 'burn' differently would be better? I don't know...there prob. really isn't any good physical reason for me to be so tired all the time. I'm not carrying around all that extra weight and still getting the same amt. of sleep as when I was heavy so why am I so tired still? Don't see my surgeon again till the 1-yr. appt. but I still need to get to my primary for some other stuff and will request a cbc when I see him or her. With the military system you never know who your primary is month to month anymore. Molly

Hey Molly, I just wonder how we maintain on 1000 cals? I am eating that and still losing actively. I also haven't exercised this month near as much as I used to. Hmmm.. I have so many ?'s when I see my the PA at my office in september. I am sorry you are still so tired. How is your iron levels? I can imagine the military system makes it quite stressful.. hang in there and keep us posted. I hope you get more energy soon! I almost wonder if you need more cals.. I know I keep repeating that. Hugs.

Where you are fruit phobic I am calorie phobic. (well, that and refined carbs!) If I could make myself give up the fruits and add in more protein carbs maybe it would give me more energy. But I think the fruit is a crutch for me right now...don't know. I think I really should start seeing a psychologist to discuss these food issues. We had a very nice lady come talk to our support group and her primary focus is on food addictions. I think starting with her would be a good choice. Don't know yet about my iron levels...I have a sneaking suspicion they may be low based on some other things you and I have discussed so I am cooking in cast iron pans more now as well as upping my B vitamin intake. My fingernails are improving so something is going right somewhere. A big part of this has to be the fact that I usually operate on only 5 hrs sleep and have such a heavy physical job as well as the usual mom stresses. When I had more body fat and ate so much more I guess it kept me supplied with more fuel. I really need to build up my lean muscle mass, that would prob. help quite a bit with the energy and metabolism. Molly

Yeah its amazing how we get stuck on things don't we? I know I do! I can tell you that my energy has been amazing since surgery except the week of my period or right before.. I get really tired. Of when I lose a few pounds at once my energy gets drained for some reason. But I do get in and always have 90-100 grams of protein a day.. so you might be on to something there. Maybe try lowering the fruit and get some jerky and low fat cheesesticks to supplement and just see what happens.. don't like it can always go back.. now u tell me to do that with fruit.. ha.. easier said than done, so I understand lol.. again weird how we get so stuck on stuff. Lol.. upping my carbs and cals, I am still losing the same though... weird weird weird.

Hi, Guys! My weekly averages on SmartPeople are in for this week: Cal: 837 Carb: 89 Fat: 23 Protein: 75 (includes protein drinks) Today was a much better day than yesterday, when my eating "clock" started around 5:30 AM. Luckily, I stuck to my basic meal just on an earlier scheduled. I was in a cr@ppy mood, after dinner out that was so disappointingly tasteless. Watching the rest of the family eat some of my favorite food just made it harder to get throught the meal...the Buffalo Pizza was "calling me". I went to bed in a nasty mood, as the meal just seemed to take forever. I was able to console myself by acknowledging that my daily total was 799 calorie and my will power, although shaken...prevailed. Unfortunately, I complained A LOT to my husband this morning, noting that I needed a bit more support to get through tough situations. I am also nervous about the reaction that I may receive at your son's church this Sunday for you grandson's Dedication. My plan is to redirect the conversation on to the event; rather than how well I look or don't look to other people, etc. I've been really crawling throught the last few day...hopes it is just the weather...and I need SLEEP.... Ro Today's foods included: B: oatmeal and yogurt L: LF eggsalad w/ 5 wheat Ritz D: 2 oz beef tenderloin, yams, mashed potatoes, and corn Grand Total: 837 cal, 89 carbs, 29 fats, 76 proteins