Accountability: Diet & Exercise journal for Saturday, June 7th

Yee Haw!!  I'm getting ready to go have a "ME" day!!  Mr. Entertainment is taking the princess to a birthday party at 2pm and i'm going to be set free for a few hours!  We split Gracie's agenda today and I took the 9am swim team practice and he's taking the party!  I think he's hoping to snag a piece of cake!! FOOD breakfast:  Skinny cini dulce latte (10oz milk and 6oz coffee) lunch:  veggie burger with 2% cheese slice and spicy mustard.  I had 3 bites and decided I didn't like it so I ate a half a toasted mini bagel with peanut butter on it. snack:  1/4 cup roasted almonds dinner:  Shrimp kabobs (8 small shrimp total), small baked potato w/ lite SC (no marg) and 3/4 broccoli salad (a VERY healthy kit from Costco) to go with it. snack:  Damn that Schwan's man and his L/F lemon frozen yogurt!  (I had one scoop) FLUIDS 10oz 1% milk 17oz crystal light 32oz iced tea w/ splenda EXERCISE It an R and R kinda day!

We are hanging out at the house today, playing and getting a few things done.  I have had little to no appetite for the last several days and am doing my best to get my protein in. breakfast - two slices 100% whole wheat bread, six slices of bacon and mayo snack - 1 scoop banana scream with 1/4 cup half and half and 1/4 cup water YUCK next time making it with all half and half lunch - 2 hot dogs with mustard no bread snack - 2.5 hot wings dinner - baked potato with butter, sour cream and cheese snack - 2 pomegranate bon bons calories/2085  carbs/87  fat/146  protein/106

How can u eat bread? I cant eat bread at all or potatoes.  I cant eat hot dogs either.  I mightbe too tight again.  Ive lost 20 p though.  I just have to be choosy about what I can get down. 

I can eat the bread as long as it is slathered in butter or mayo.  Potatos are the same way - as long as they are loaded with butter, sour cream and cheese.  I don't have alot of room but find my protein goes down alot easier if I have some kind of carb with it.  I can eat hot dogs but I cut them up and roll them around in mustard first. Also there is a difference in our surgeries - your avatar doesn't say what surgery you had but the DS allows me a greater volume of food than most.  Maybe that's where the real answer lies to your question.   20 lbs is a great loss!  Congrats!

 Lovin' the sunshine, lovin' the Band, lovin' my nails!!  Just got back from nail salon- Becka, talk about a me day: 45 min. swimming, bought new shoes, getting ready to leave in a few minutes for hubby's 40 year HS reunion  Not as skinny as I'd like to be, but almost 28 pounds less of me than 6 weeks ago!  B. 24 gr. protein in Milestone protien shake, L.  about 3-4 oz. salmon and  a few veggies at O'Charley's (OK, I did have 1/2 a roll).  D.  2 oz. tunafish on 2 triscuit like crackers.  Working on the water.  Hors' doerves at the reunion- hope they have some edibles.  Should be a good evening- I haven't seen our best man at wedding since 1969 and he'll be there with a few others I know.  Happy week-end to all.

Hey guys!  I used to post on this board quite some time ago, when I was trying to get my surgery approved by insurance.  I ended up being self pay, and had the DS.  I am going to try to be more active on the boards.   Today I Had: 16 ounces chocolate Hood Calorie Countdown milk 1 can of tuna with barbeque 5 slices of sharp cheddar cheese 1 bowl of Strawberry-Banana Ricotta Fluff 2 ounces of peanuts lettuceless salad with meats and cheeses and dressing I know I'll have a snack later, just not sure what yet. :) Tiffany

What is the difference between DS and lapband?

I am not good at explaining all the specifics, but with the DS we have a malabsorption feature that Lap Band patients do not have.  So, when I eat high fat, 82% of those calories are malabsorbed.  So you and I eating 20 grams of fat, would not be equal.  You would get all 20, while I would only get 4 grams of fat.  Hope this helps a little. :) Tiffany

Hi Tiffany, Welcome back!!  Feel free to join me on my accountability post each day if you would like.  So far it's a rag tag bunch of bandsters and Vicki.  Would love to have more people join me as I feel like accountabilty for each of our own specific needs is key to our success!  Becka

Thank you so much!  I think accountability is good for us all.  :)  We are all in this together! Tiffany