Thursday Toast

Good Morning!

I'm on my way to the doc to get this giant hole in my belly closed.  I'm so glad it's almost over! (Non-WLS related, for those of you that don't know).

It's going to be cold today.  I'm sick of winter!

QOTD-is food your friend, or your enemy?  Enemy for sure for me.  I'm such a picky eater it's hard to find good stuff that I like.

Hope you all have a good day!

Brenda - good luck at the doctor's office!

I have had my s/f CIB and now am drinking decaf tea, nice and strong with some Splenda. 

QOTD:  Food right now is my enemy.  I am not hungry, don't want to eat, feel like I am forcing down the fluids and protein.  Since there is no pleasure/desire to eat, it is just something that I have to do.  I find I am perfectly happy drinking the s/f CIB in place of a meal because it's easy, good in protein and I don't have to think about what to eat.  But, I am trying not to rely on it to get my protein. 

Good Morning, how are all of you fine Michigan people!

I am so glad the shower is over, it was fun and the baby is gorgeous.  Mom and Dad were both here for the shower, we had a great time visiting and yes, we had to play a couple games (I am not a shower game player) and the food went over well. 

QOTD:  I think food is both, a friend and an enemy.  The carbs are definetly enemies but most other things are friends, I know what I need to eat to maintain but the carbs sneak up on me and attack !


Have a great day everyone!

Good morning!

Drinking my usual half-caff, with the computer turned on much earlier than normal. 

Computer is on so I can update my medications list.  My prescription medication list is reduced to:
Prevacid.

Yup, from multiple blood pressure meds, multiple heart meds, multiple diabetes meds, I now have to fill a continuing prescription for Prevacid.

Of course I take two doses of multi-vitamins a day, supplement D,choke down my calcium citrate and pop my trusty stool softener.  But just one prescription needed.  High praise indeed!

I am learning that food is actually neutral, it doesn't care about me at all.  Waitresses are not looking out the window pining for me to show up.  The bakery section at Meijer doesn't even recognize my footsteps, no matter how often I walk those isles.

I, however, am often my own enemy, taste buds and lizard-brain clashing with good sense and metabolic need.  This is why I force myself onto the scale every morning and write down the ugly truth.  This is why I try to make myself exercise, to get out my inner aggression in a productive way.

Have a great day, everyone.

Good Morning Everyone

I'm 7 months out from my RNY and I would say food is both friend and enemy. Its my enemy when I forget to eat breakfast or lunch. Then I get to the point of feeling like I'm starving so then I grab just about anything (including carbs) to eat. When I do eat the three sm meals a day with three sm snacks in between it is a great day for me. I have fell into the skipping B/L about two weeks ago. So I'm working hard to get out of that rut. But I do always drink my protein, It may take me a few hours to get it down but I do get it down.
Have a nice day
Cheryl
p.s.
Mary thanks for the help yesterday!

Good Morning Michiganders.

Brenda Good LUCK hope it all goes OK.. sending you positive thoughts.
(If you need any help after just give me a call, I am only a few blocks away)

IBCAT73 Nice avatar.

FYI:
Here is a tip from my Nut. to curb cravings, Add magnesium supplements to your vitamin regimen. Start with 400 Mg's 200 in the am and 200 in the pm. Try to take the bulk in the pm because it will help with elimination in the A.M. ( in other words it will put you on the commode if you take too much at one time) but helps to  produce BM if you have potty issues.

I agree it is cold today. Cant wait for our Spring Fling in Holland MI, at the Tulip Festival!
Today's morning included, my new creation of a homemade breakfast granola protein bar. It is kind of high in Cal but has 17 gms of protein . Calories can be reduced by eliminating stuff like Reese's pieces and Hershey's pieces, coconut, peanuts, cranberries, or miniature Marshmallows. I use the protein crisp that Cheryl B shared with me. Then added some protein powder. Here is the recipe as it stands right now but you could alter it if you want. I was just trying to get rid of a sweet craving with some added fiber.

Ingredients.
Cereal: Quaker Oats 2-1/2 cups,
*Cheerios Snack Mix, 1 cup (remove)
Protein Sup; Protein Crisp 3 scoops,
Nectar Caribbean cooler Protein powder 4 scoop,
Cranberries, dried, sweetened .5 cup
Coconut, toasted, .5 cups
Peanuts, dry-roasted, .5 cup
Reese's Pieces Candy, 0.25 cup
Hershey's Special Dark Pieces, .25 cups
*MINIATURE MARSHMALLOWS TR/ST, .5 cup
Egg white, 3 serving
Unsweetened Apple Sauce, 0.25 cup
Apple juice, unsweetened, .25 cup
Vanilla Extract, 1 tsp
Almond Extract, .5 tsp 

 Directions:
mix dry ingredients in one bowl
mix wet ingredients in one bowl
mix both together
press in 9x13 oiled baking dish
bake for 20 minutes @ 350
cut into 15 square
store in an air tight container in the Refrigerator

Nutritional info:

Fat: 8.5g
	Carbohydrates: 26.6g
	Calories:239.5
	Protein: 16.5g

QOTD-is food your friend, or your enemy?
Food??? It is my friend when I am planning what to eat. I loved food and could really pack it away.
Now I get prepared to eat and my mind say that I am starving and could eat the quantity of a horse, but then I make my plate. I eat three or four bite and then it hits, Food quickly becomes my enemy. I get that look from my companions at the table, "What's wrong? Is your meal OK?, Is Stitch PO'd again? And I just reply No JUST FULL! I know it is a Head issue but this really ticks me off when it is something that I know I really love the taste of and wanted to satisfy my inner need to feel good and address my inner needs with FOOD!

Good morning Brenda and everyone!

Good luck at the Dr. Brenda!

QOTD:  Lately food has been my enemy.  I can pretty much eat things without feeling yucky like I did when I was early out so in that sense, it's my friend.  BUT, the problem that I have with food now is I'm afraid to try new things.  I find myself eating the same things over and over again because I know what is safe and has worked in the past.  I've made myself a goal to try something new every time I go to the grocery store.  So last week I bought some Arnold Thins and have been making sandwiches and 'pizza' with those this week.  Next week I'm going to buy some Kashi cereal.  I have to get over this fear of gaining if I change what I eat.  I tend to eat the same things over and over just because I don't want to gain weight back.  It's a mental thing I need to work on.   I can't eat yogurt, cottage cheese, and chili the rest of my life!

Have a great day everyone!

Nan

Good Morning Brenda and all!

I started my day with a protein hot chocolate. 

Good luck at the doc's Brenda.

QOTD- Food is starting to become my friend . . I am also a picky . . I always say I don't know how I got fat.  I am learning to love veggies which is something I never ate before.  My problem is I love bad carbs because I love to crunch so now I crush salt free cashews and sprinkle them on my veggies for some good fat and protein.

Enjoy your day!

Kristy

Good morning!

Yep, its cold and rainy today --- but at least I was still able to wear my spring jacket and the rain isn't snow.  So I'm still happy with the weather.  It only gets better from here, right?

I was a major slacker on water intake yesterday.  I vow to do better today.

QOTD -- Over the past 2 years I feel like I've developed a good relationship with food.  That was the goal, right?  I enjoy high quality healthy food in normal sized portions and unhealthy choices are kept within a level of strict moderation.  Yes, I still eat sweets or salty snacks that might not qualify as "healthy" - but that's OK because I don't think of food as evil and if I want a slice of birthday cake or a couple oreos, I'll have it.  The difference is that I don't have 3 slices of cake and half a package of oreos.  I have found ways to avoid emotional eating for the most part (still battling the anger-eating thing though).  So yeah... food is my friend.  Cuz it tastes so good, of course.

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