4/20/08 - Daily diet & exercise journal

OK, time to kick things in high gear for me!!

The scale has moved UP this week!!!!    I'm going back to basics and making a commitment to myself to get into the gym for that 4th day a week consistently!! I am within spittin' distance of ONEderland and even closer to my first 50 pound mark and i'll be damned if I'm going to let myself get wishy-washy now!!   I WILL BE AT MY 50 POUND MARK BY MAY 2nd.  That's about 6.4 pounds according to my scale this morning.  May 2nd will be my 6-month anniversary and I very much want to say i've lost 50 (or more) pounds by then! My food listings are going to include all the info once again so it might get even more boring for y'all! Let me get this started and then I'm off to the gym!!! FOOD B:  3/4 cup Kashi cereal with 5oz Greek yogurt  (260 cal, 3 fat, 39 carb, 22 pro) L:   (3.6oz) Tuna with (2 tbsp) light mayo and minced onion (188 cal, 10 fat, 0 carb, 18 pro) S:   1/4 cup Smoked almonds (170 cal, 16 fat, 5 carb, 6 pro) D:  1 cup Canned chili  (230 cal, 8 fat, 25 carb, 15 pro) S:  Pita chips with lite veggie cream cheese (180 cal, 10 fat, 18 carb, 5 pro) Totals:  1028 calories, 47 fat, 87 carb, 66 protein FLUIDS 32oz water 17oz crystal light (Hawaiian Punch) 17oz crystal light (Lemonade) EXERCISE 50 minutes strength training and 40 minutes cardio

this is my second day home from the hospital b - activia yogurt       banana scream protein shake with 4 oz milk s - 20 oz water with 1 oz of an orange new whey protein bullet mixed in       2 cabot cheese snacks l - all the meat and no skin from a chicken wing     about 1/8 cup mashed potatoes covered with gravy     20 oz water with more of my protein bullet s-  one bite of oreo cheesecake     another 20 oz of water with the rest of my protein bullet d - chicken leg with all of the meat pulled off and no skin       a glass of water s - one bite of a devilled egg - it just didn't sit well so I didn't eat another bite       another glass of water only exercise was to the bathroom and back and up and down the hallway a few times just to be up and about. 

Wow.........you eat 87 carbs in one day?? or is that per week??  that's a  lot of carbs.  According to my doc and nut your calories are a bit high.......carb is extreme but protein is pretty good.  does you surgeon have you seeing a nutritionist before and after surgery at all?.............

Hi! I actually have 2 NUT's.  One is with the bariatric group and I see her maybe once or twice a month (at group meetings) and she's available to me by phone or email.  The other NUT that I see is with the surgeon's office.  I see her at every appointment. According to both of them I'm right on target!  The one at the surgeon's office is pretty lax.  She basically tells me to stay under 1500 calories, get 60+ grams of protein and avoid the "white" carbs.  The one with the bariatric group has me use the following formula:

1200 calories max per day, get at least 60gr protein a day, no more than 40gr fat per day (I did go over that one!) and less than 150 carbs per day. So the 87 carbs was actually on the low end for what she recommends.   Go figure....diets are like politics and religion, not too maby people follow the same rules!! What are your guidelines???

Hey Charlie- every center and nutritionist as well as surgeons are different.  I don't know any nutritionist but do know several of the areas dieticians.  And it's' true that many of them are different.  I suggest any  one who has had RNY or band to go to their center for answers.  And don't necessarily go to someone outside of that circile..the nuts and dieticians I have spoken to who do not deal with surgery patients and don't keep up with what;s happening in our world seem to be a bit out of touch..lol I personally try to keep my carbs very low...when I am working on my own personal program I try to stay around 50-60 carbs..if I want to lose weight I drop them down to about 25...I have gained a few lbs in the past but never had a problem dropping them quickly buy using my own approach.  YOu have to find what works for you...right after my surgery and during the weight loss phase I work a low carb diet..I lost quickly and never had a stall.  So definately carbs are my enemy..lol Any questions go to your wife's handbook..I know she is going to Dr. Sonnanstine, the dieticians there are pretty awesome.