Whatcha Eating.....Tuesday Edition?

Hi everyone!! Let's see what we're eating today? Breakfast- homemade vegetable soup Lunch- tuna fish with whole wheat crackers Snack- almonds and cheese cubes Dinner- baked pork chop and macaroni and cheese What are you having today?   Karen

Well I had my first fill yesterday and they told me to do post-op diet for a couple of days so...



Breakfast - chicken broth and coffee



lunch - banana protein shake and yogurt



snack - cottage cheese/pineapple



Dinner - no clue yet.....I'm sure I'll be STARVING by then. ha
What am I talking about? I'm already starving!


Jackie

Hey Jackie! The fill wasn't too bad was it? A lot of people freak out and are scared to go and have their first one ( me included---I think I was about as nervous for that as I was for the surgery!! LOL). How much did they put in the band for you this fill? Hope all is going well and you're not too hungry!!   Karen

Hi Karen, It wasn't TOO bad.  It hurt when he gave me the numbing shot...stung rather quite a bit.  I was nervous but glad when it was over.  NOW I have the nastiest bruise where he did it....big purple thing.  Is that normal??  He put in 3 cc's.   I HAVE been starving today and just can't do liquids all day so I had oatmeal for breakfast and some pintos and cheese for lunch and now I feel much better.  Didn't seem to have any probs eating though. Thanks, Jackie

Well, as far as bruising, I can't recall having any after a fill! However, the last time I had a fill I went shopping afterwards and I looked down and saw a spot of blood on my shirt. It had actually bled through the band-aid and had gotten on my shirt. I was rather concerned because that had never happened before so I called back to the office and they said it was normal sometimes but if it continued then I should come back. I live 2 hours away from Little Rock so I waited around town and did some shopping and stuff. It quit very soon and that was all there was to it. So be prepared to possibly experience that once or twice! Sorry can't be of more help on the bruising but I imagine that maybe they had to press around to connect to the port so maybe thats what its from.  I know you are still hungry but give it time and after a few fills you will forget all about what hunger is. At least the physical hunger. You may still struggle with mental hunger. I know there are times when I do but I just think about being skinny and that makes it easier to resist the temptations.  Hope this helps you some. Please continue to post what you are eating because it really helps a lot!!  Take care!   Karen

Morning Miss Karen and my AR friends I'm going to be super busy and very late at work tonight, so eating today will be a challenge. I'm taking lots of stuff with me to munch on during the day, so hopefully I won't drop off on my calories. Wake up:   lactaid latte Bkfst:   carb balance tortilla w/ turkey sausage and a sprinkle of cheese snack:   Muscle milk Lunch:   more left over enchiladas----will be glad when these are gone...getting sick of them Snacks throughout the day:   almonds or easy mac and cheese or a baked potato Dinner:      Hmmmm this will be the tough one. I'll let you know Probably won't post tonight, will be too late and too tired!!! Hugs to all

Thought I would go ahead and post my meals for the day: Breakfast: Plain oatmeal W/ calorie countdown milk      2 cups black coffee, 1 vinti Cinn Dolce Latte W/ whip cream Lunch:Meat & Cheese Taco       SF fruit punch, unsweet tea, water, protein bullet Dinner: Probably pintos & Cheese or chicken & noodles again       maybe ice tea after dinner and probably no snack I know I need to eat more, I am just not hungry. I am going to have to eat more to get my weight loss going again! Perhaps I will have a snack before bed......maybe a sf ice cream sandwich, we will see. I know we are not the only ones out here that ate today, so come on...What did ya eat today?

Breakfast:  cottage cheese & peaches Lunch:  leftover homemade chili with gluten free crackers Snack:  gluten free pretzels Supper:  Manwich on half a slice of gluten free toast

SOLID MEAL 1 - apple slices dipped in peanut butter 20 ounces protein drink SOLID MEAL 2 - pintos & cheese 16.9 ounces water SNACK - chicken w/ shredded lettuce & cheese later on.... fluids, fluids & more fluids (because I'm a little behind for the day) I honestly have no idea what I'm having for supper.... something EASY I know that.