THE FEED BAG

Okay, last night at home was a REAL struggle for me, but I overcame!!!!! 

TONS AND TONS AND TONS OF WATER, COFFEE, & HOT TEA!!

ALL MY VITS!!

PB - COFFEE WITH PROTEIN DRINK

B - GREEK YOGURT W/CEREAL, BANANA

L - SALAD WITH GRILLED CHICKEN, TOMATOES, CUKES, ONIONS & RANCH DRESSING

S - APPLE

D - CHICKEN WITH PASTA, GREEN BEANS & CARROTS

Here's where it gets hairy!!  I "needed" to eat something sweet, so I made a cup of double strength vanilla chai tea, and added a vanilla protein drink.  That helped......somewhat......so then I nuked a half a baked sweet potato and added s/f honey (available at Super Walmart in the jam/jelly aisle).

When I went to bed, I was freezing from being so tired, so I heated some skim milk and added some Splenda and drank that.

Could've been a LOT worse!! (Patting myself on the back!)

NEXT!!!

Tia

72 ounces total of water - in different flavors - I lost count until I got home and found the extra two empty wrappers in my purse!

All Vits except one Calcium Citrate - I keep forgetting to take the night time one - I think I'm going to have to look for a chewable - maybe I won't forget them if I'm having one for "dessert"....

B - cottage cheese

S - stick of cheese

L - pureed ribeye mixed with onion/mushroom soup mix (needed the moisture to puree) YUMMY

S - 4-cheese instant mashed potatoes

D - pureed ham and black eye peas (separately of course)

Dessert - carb smart Breyers Rocky Road.

LOL!!!  Pre-op, I would've had candy wrappers and fast food garbage in my car!!  Now, Crystal Light packets and water bottles!!!  I LOVE IT!!!!

When do you progress from pureed?

Tia

Hey Candy ;o) I started out on that nasty Calcium Citrate too. I got the HUGE bottle from BJS and they were horsepills. I had to crush one in the morning and one at night. Ugh! Then after two weeks I realized that you had to take FOUR of them a day to equal what surgeons want you to have after surgery. If you read the small print it says serving size is TWO at a time. BLEEK! I was pissed. SO I switched to a much nicer chewable and it is like having a treat. They come in a variety of flavors. I love them! They taste better then tums hehehehe (((((Hugs))))))))))

(((((HUGS back at ya!)))))

I have the Bariatric Advantage - they are horse pill sized if not bigger, but they are made as lozenges - so I just suck away at them.  I think it's because I've already brushed my teeth after dinner that I just don't want to pop another thing in my mouth before bed.....

Who makes your chewables?  I think that would be a lot easier than sucking on one for 20 minutes.  Down the hatch you go quick is how I like it!  :)  And I could always pop one in as "dessert"....

I know it and they taste so yum! LOL I have the Healthy Accents Calcium 600mg with Vitamin D. I got them at Rite AId and they were CHEAP! Its a bottle of 60 Orange, Cherry and Fruit Punch for under 6 bucks. They look like TUMS! LOLOL They taste better then my chewable centrums. LOL

I too struggled I was hungary when I hit the door last night, I hate this because it sometimes causes me to snack while I cook, I was good last night.

Ride to work:  Coffee, Wasa light cracker
BF:  Greek Yougurt, blueberries, banana
L:  Lean Cusine, sm salad
S:  apple
D:  1 Shrimp fajita
S:  SF Choc pudding cup w/SF cool whip, later had my Italian ice

And Yes I had 1/2 can of Diet Dr. Pepper and it was so good, not something I'll do often but nice for a once in a while change.

My name is Candy.  :)

I checked the Giant Circular online and I think that the sale is January 2nd through the 8th, so that means I need to make a mad dash for the store unless you have the January 9th circular and it's still on sale?

Hi Candy!!!

I do have the circular for the sale starting on the 9th, and yes, it says it's on sale again.  I thought that was a bit strange, but I'll certainly take advantage of it.

My circular was for the Giant in Rosedale and Dundalk.

T

Hey Steph!!!

I see starting Friday that Giant (don't know if there are any down your way) have Greek yogurt, 10 for $10, and WW Smart Ones meals 6 for $10. 

Glad you enjoyed the soda!!  Yes, a nice OCCASIONAL treat!!

And I've already stocked up on the s/f Italian ice for next week's dental surgery!!  ICK!!

Hugs,

T