What did you eat today for breakfast.....just wondering

This morning I am eating one packet of regular quaker oatmeal , a cup of blueberries, 1/2 cup of skim milk  and two cups of coffee.

 I had an Atkins Sweet 'n Salty protein bar for breakfast today because I was on the run.  But generally I might have something like 1 or 2 scoops of Syntrax nectar mixed with 16 or 20 oz of water or maybe low fat cottage cheese or f.f. greek yogurt with fresh fruit. 

I am trying to find a greek yogurt that tastes good. Do you have a favorite?

Three eggs, scrambled in butter with onion, dill, salt, & pepper.  Four slices of bacon.  Two slices whole wheat toast with butter, one with cherry preserves, too.  I stopped at Dunkin Donuts after breakfast for a large iced coffee with cream & sugar.

I don't usually have time to cook breakfast during the school year, and usually grab a breakfast sandwich from Dunkin and toss half the croissant it comes on. 

 You ARE joking about having all the food mentioned above, right (except for the DD breakfast sandwich)?        Just reading it made me nauseated. LOL

I was thinking the same thing.  It has been since 12/2004 for my surgery....and while I admit, I can eat a lot more food than I could in the beginning.....if I ate that breakfast.....I wouldn't feel good and would wind up in the bathroom....plus I would be putting on the pounds.

Sorry - I didn't mean to gross you out either!

Please bear in mind that I had the DS and not the RNY.  That's a really good breakfast for a DSer (minus the second slice of toast with jam - that's a questionable choice, as the jam is all simple sugars) as it's all protein, fat, and complex carbs, with protein and fat being almost in equal amounts.  That's actually a "diet" breakfast, since the DS malabsorption will remove 80% of the fat (and fat calories), 40% of the protein (and protein calories), and up to 40% of the complex carb calories (depending on who you believe.  Personally, I don't count on any of the carb calories being malabsorbed, but there are those that do.).  It's pretty low-cal if you count it up and factor in the malabsorption. 

And, far from putting on weight, I've been maintaining my lowest post-surgical weight for some time now.  Joanne has seen me in person.  I'm not fat.

I really don't know anything about DS surgery.  I am pretty sure Dr Irgau didnt mention it when I went in for my first consult.  I was just commenting on how it would make me feel and what it would do to me.  I have had issues with low protein and iron levels....and now with a vitamin D deficiency. I have recently (since January) made a very concentrated effort on eating healthier again and getting myself on track.  Over the last 2 years, I had gained 40 pounds from my lowest weight of 174...trying to get my protein and iron levels up by eating a pound of steak every day .....going all the way up to 219 and now I am back down to 193. It is a lot harder to get the weight off after you gain it. 

I am really happy for you to be maintaining your low weight.  You are actually at my goal weight. 

Nope, that was breakfast.  I'm sorry if it nauseated you!  That wasn't my intent.

Remember, I didn't have an RNY.  I had a DS, and my nutritional requirements and eating patterns are going to be vastly different than yours.  A low-fat diet would lead to serious vitamin deficiencies for me, so I make sure to eat foods that contain fat during the day - both saturated and unsaturated.  My total cholesterol is 94, and has been under 100 for almost the last 4 years (since my 3-month post-op visit) - imagine if I ate low-fat!  I wouldn't be able to absorb any of my A, D, E, or K vitamins!

For me, the only questionable choice on yesterday's breakfast menu was the extra slice of toast with jam.

 No..I know it wasn't your intent to make me nauseated.  :-)  I was just commenting on the fact that if I ate even half of that I would actually be very ill.   I had no idea that one could consume so much fat after having a DS. All the different types of weight loss surgeries are fascinating.