I just can`t eat
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on 12/12/08 5:36 am - NH
on 12/12/08 5:36 am - NH
I am 6 months out and I just can`t eat, i am not hungry and I forget to eat ...........I still eat alot of slider foods and i should be eating more balanced meals by now , shouldn`t I?
I have yet to eat fruits /veggies faithfully.
How on earth am I to be healthly eating like a bird?
Today for example:
protein coffee,
weight control oatmeal
turkey, mashed potatoes, corn----leftovers from WED THANKSGIVING with relatives
protein shake
Water in between...............but honestly you all know the plate of turkey etc looked likee I was feeding a 1 year old.
I just don`t get it, how do you all fit the food in during the day?
I have yet to eat fruits /veggies faithfully.
How on earth am I to be healthly eating like a bird?
Today for example:
protein coffee,
weight control oatmeal
turkey, mashed potatoes, corn----leftovers from WED THANKSGIVING with relatives
protein shake
Water in between...............but honestly you all know the plate of turkey etc looked likee I was feeding a 1 year old.
I just don`t get it, how do you all fit the food in during the day?
Jen,
That sounds about right to me. I start the day with a protein shake. Sometimes I will have a piece of cheese for a snack - if I think of it . Lunch is usually 3 oz protein with a little veggies or more recently I have been trying to get in some carbs so I have tuna on a small pita with 2 piece of romain lettuce. I have been trying to eat an apple in the afternoon for some fiber but not always faithful. For dinner I'm hooked on egg white omletts for now - with onions. I drink my water all day. I think this is where we are suppose to be at this point.
There are days when I feel or look a bit drained too but I'm not sleeping well right now.
Have you talked to Jackie the nut? Give her a call I'm sure she will give you good advice.
Rosemary
Jen,
You need to add some good protein to your diet this far out. You are not getting in enough good food and sliders just don't do it.
When I was early out I didn't feel like eating either, but I knew I had to eat, so I sat down on Sunday evenings and did out a menu plan, making sure that I got in 20 grams of protein per meal...I also made homemade soups using V-8 tomato juice as my base, then added stock and protein with a few veggies.
What you had today wasn't so bad but you didn't say how much turkey so I'm thinking from your question that it was not a very big piece. You are doing great with your weight lose but you don't want to make your self sick so you really need to try to bump up the protein some and add some veggies and fruit.
Try just a 1/2 of a small banana or 1/4 c of blueberries to your oatmeal...that might help get you started.....
Hang in there it does get better, it just takes time...
You need to add some good protein to your diet this far out. You are not getting in enough good food and sliders just don't do it.
When I was early out I didn't feel like eating either, but I knew I had to eat, so I sat down on Sunday evenings and did out a menu plan, making sure that I got in 20 grams of protein per meal...I also made homemade soups using V-8 tomato juice as my base, then added stock and protein with a few veggies.
What you had today wasn't so bad but you didn't say how much turkey so I'm thinking from your question that it was not a very big piece. You are doing great with your weight lose but you don't want to make your self sick so you really need to try to bump up the protein some and add some veggies and fruit.
Try just a 1/2 of a small banana or 1/4 c of blueberries to your oatmeal...that might help get you started.....
Hang in there it does get better, it just takes time...
Laurie in NH Expect the Best ! You will receive the Best....
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Well....I don't have the problem of forgetting to eat---I do get hungry. Darn it.
However, I do try to PLAN. I think that makes a huge difference. I think that trying to develop a ROUTINE is important to being sucessful (of course everyones definition of this is different). To me sucessful is eating well and BALANCED.
So: here are some things I do.
1. I start EVERY day out with protien coffee. That way I know I have 20g of protien in the bag from the getgo.
2. Pretty much every day I have a dannon light and fit yougert (go dairy!) and about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of Kashi go lean cereal mixed in. Both fiber, protien and dairy all in one little meal. I can also take this to work if I am rushed in the morning. Usually I have no morning snack because steps 1 & 2 take up most of my morning.
3. Lunch--- I often do Healthy Choice Chicken soups. In one can that is just heat and serve---you get 200 calories (if you eat the whole can) and about 18g of protien! I usually DO eat the whole can over the course of about an hour (I work at my desk!). I heat half and then go back and heat up the other half. I checked out other soups but most of them simply do not have the protien level of the Healthy Choice. I like soup!
I also will get the lower carb weigh****cher or Lean Cusine meals. Then I know I am getting under 200 calories and protien and veggies. (I like the turkey and green beans one the best). I also will make home made chili (Fiber from beans, tomato and protien from the beef and beans).
4. Afternoon snack. I ALWAYS HAVE an afternoon snack. Sometimes it is a piece of fruit (I bought a box of clementines.....) but more often than not it is an oz. or two of some kind of cheese with about 1/2 serving of soy crisps. The soy crisps I found I ONLY like the BBQ flavor....again, protien and fiber.
5. Dinner---who knows....whatever we are having.
6 Evening snack---I try hard to do some kind of veggie and dip. Maybe baby carrots with a tbs. of ranch dressing. Apples with a little Peanut butter. Peppers with greek yougert dip....
Sometimes I feel like I eat all day. BUT---when I sit there and think about what I use to eat. I use to shovel it in by the fistful and never be satisfied! I could easily sit down and eat an entire chineese take out meal and still not be satisfied---now---1 Cup of food does it with no real problem at all!
I think planning. Plan to have a snack even if it is just a cheese stick or some baby carrots.
However, I do try to PLAN. I think that makes a huge difference. I think that trying to develop a ROUTINE is important to being sucessful (of course everyones definition of this is different). To me sucessful is eating well and BALANCED.
So: here are some things I do.
1. I start EVERY day out with protien coffee. That way I know I have 20g of protien in the bag from the getgo.
2. Pretty much every day I have a dannon light and fit yougert (go dairy!) and about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of Kashi go lean cereal mixed in. Both fiber, protien and dairy all in one little meal. I can also take this to work if I am rushed in the morning. Usually I have no morning snack because steps 1 & 2 take up most of my morning.
3. Lunch--- I often do Healthy Choice Chicken soups. In one can that is just heat and serve---you get 200 calories (if you eat the whole can) and about 18g of protien! I usually DO eat the whole can over the course of about an hour (I work at my desk!). I heat half and then go back and heat up the other half. I checked out other soups but most of them simply do not have the protien level of the Healthy Choice. I like soup!
I also will get the lower carb weigh****cher or Lean Cusine meals. Then I know I am getting under 200 calories and protien and veggies. (I like the turkey and green beans one the best). I also will make home made chili (Fiber from beans, tomato and protien from the beef and beans).
4. Afternoon snack. I ALWAYS HAVE an afternoon snack. Sometimes it is a piece of fruit (I bought a box of clementines.....) but more often than not it is an oz. or two of some kind of cheese with about 1/2 serving of soy crisps. The soy crisps I found I ONLY like the BBQ flavor....again, protien and fiber.
5. Dinner---who knows....whatever we are having.
6 Evening snack---I try hard to do some kind of veggie and dip. Maybe baby carrots with a tbs. of ranch dressing. Apples with a little Peanut butter. Peppers with greek yougert dip....
Sometimes I feel like I eat all day. BUT---when I sit there and think about what I use to eat. I use to shovel it in by the fistful and never be satisfied! I could easily sit down and eat an entire chineese take out meal and still not be satisfied---now---1 Cup of food does it with no real problem at all!
I think planning. Plan to have a snack even if it is just a cheese stick or some baby carrots.
Hi Jen:
I am 5 months out and having the same problem. But my problem is that I am nauseous all the time. I saw Dr. Looser last week and he is having a scope done because he thinks where my pouch meets my esophogaus (sp?) is closing so they may have to "blow it up".
I would check with both Jackie and your surgeon to make sure there is nothing medically wrong going on.
Good Luck
Dawn
I am 5 months out and having the same problem. But my problem is that I am nauseous all the time. I saw Dr. Looser last week and he is having a scope done because he thinks where my pouch meets my esophogaus (sp?) is closing so they may have to "blow it up".
I would check with both Jackie and your surgeon to make sure there is nothing medically wrong going on.
Good Luck
Dawn
Dawn
Hmmmm. I don't do more than one liquid based protein a day. So one protein coffee is okay OR one protein shake it okay, etc. But other than that at 6 months out I was trying to get used to eating more solid "normal" foods.
At home I always have tuna, deli chicken or turkey peices (not lunchmeat, but those cooked packaged chunks), peanut butter in limited amounts, reduced fat cheese sticks, hard boiled eggs, and protein yogurt on hand. Often I have sloppy joe filling on hand or chicken veggie soup.
When I'm running all over town and I can't refrigerate I carry protein bars, small bags of nuts, and when I have them various protein snacks (like protein chips, protein pretzels, etc.) from Kays Naturals.
They don't taste very good, but hey, sometimes that's not always the most important part. If I'm crazy busy and that's what I can pack and manage and it's high in protein, then that's what I'll do. Not eating because I'm too busy and then finding I've either let myself get really hungry and then eating something I shouldn't, or not eating at all and letting myself get dizzy/weak/tierd is just not okay. I used to do that crap. Now I'm more repsonsible. Protein chips aren't exactly yummy, but they'll do. If I'm only going out for a few hours and not all day, I'll pack cheese sticks or protein yogurt right in my purse.
Don't know if that's gonna help you any but I thought living off shakes was too easy as an early out and not what I wanted to do for the long run. One a day is a good idea, it's both a jump on your liquids AND protein for the day. But more than that just prevents me from learning to eat "normal". Normal weight people don't live off protein shakes, but they eat the way I used to do either. I know how to eat like a morbidly obese person, I know how to eat like a post-surgery patient recovering, but I'm learning all the time how to start eating like a regular person, with higher protein needs than usual. How to control my calories, fat and sugar content; meet my increased protein needs; meet my vitamen needs; and still eat "real people food" - meat, veggies, fruit, etc.
Course, that's just me and what works in my situation. Wouldn't prescribe it for anyone else. But I knew what habits I was trying to develop and the all shakes & protein drinks seemed like another weird "diet" to me. I need a lifestyle I can live with.
At home I always have tuna, deli chicken or turkey peices (not lunchmeat, but those cooked packaged chunks), peanut butter in limited amounts, reduced fat cheese sticks, hard boiled eggs, and protein yogurt on hand. Often I have sloppy joe filling on hand or chicken veggie soup.
When I'm running all over town and I can't refrigerate I carry protein bars, small bags of nuts, and when I have them various protein snacks (like protein chips, protein pretzels, etc.) from Kays Naturals.
They don't taste very good, but hey, sometimes that's not always the most important part. If I'm crazy busy and that's what I can pack and manage and it's high in protein, then that's what I'll do. Not eating because I'm too busy and then finding I've either let myself get really hungry and then eating something I shouldn't, or not eating at all and letting myself get dizzy/weak/tierd is just not okay. I used to do that crap. Now I'm more repsonsible. Protein chips aren't exactly yummy, but they'll do. If I'm only going out for a few hours and not all day, I'll pack cheese sticks or protein yogurt right in my purse.
Don't know if that's gonna help you any but I thought living off shakes was too easy as an early out and not what I wanted to do for the long run. One a day is a good idea, it's both a jump on your liquids AND protein for the day. But more than that just prevents me from learning to eat "normal". Normal weight people don't live off protein shakes, but they eat the way I used to do either. I know how to eat like a morbidly obese person, I know how to eat like a post-surgery patient recovering, but I'm learning all the time how to start eating like a regular person, with higher protein needs than usual. How to control my calories, fat and sugar content; meet my increased protein needs; meet my vitamen needs; and still eat "real people food" - meat, veggies, fruit, etc.
Course, that's just me and what works in my situation. Wouldn't prescribe it for anyone else. But I knew what habits I was trying to develop and the all shakes & protein drinks seemed like another weird "diet" to me. I need a lifestyle I can live with.
Lord, give me stregth and when I lack it, patience.
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