Snacking

Hello All,
I have a question, can you all tell me if you snack (good one) during the day or just stick to your 3 meals?

I am 3 1/2 years out and have gained 50 lbs back! I am trying to get back on track and someone said something that rang a bell and made sense. That maybe snaking is keeping habits from changing. I should stop the snacking even if it was good things.

Just wanted to see what others do......

Thanks

Hi Debra,
I snack if I'm hungry. If I'm being good, I snack on Protein or a grapefruit. Sometimes just a skim milk latte will tide me over. I also do some not so good snacking, which is clearly....not so good! I am struggling with 15 pounds regain and my biggest dilemma is the glass or two of wine at night with dinner. It is so enjoyable to me, but it's a lot of carbs and extra calories and I'm just not willing to give it up. I try to keep it to one small glass with dinner, and mostly do ok with that, but a few nights a week, I'll take a second glass and then feel guilty about it.
I think the big thing for me is exercise, which I have not been keeping up with. New year, new habits, I'm motivated to make some changes.

How's everything else going? Job? Hubby?

xo
Amy

Amy,
All is well, just keeping busy with work and my website that it does not leave much time for anything else....LOL Hubby is well, doing well on his tool route and we are hoping this year will bring greater money since he is growing the route so well. ~crossing fingers~

The job is going well also though this is the busy time....How are things with you hun? write back when you can....

~hugs~

I am only a little over a month out, so I have a lot to learn....but....
my surgeon's guidelines are 3 meals a day and 1 snack. Of course, this may be unrealistic in practice, but, thought I would contribute....

Also, even though it will probably stink, maybe try drinking more....I find I have to drink so much, I don't have as much time to eat! ha!

Good luck! =)

Hello hun
Thanks for the comments, all is needed at times like this....LOL Yeah I am going to try and do the 3 meals with one night time snack but we will see how it goes.

Thanks again
~hugs~

Hi Deb!
Happy New Year! 

Personally ....I do much better with 3 meals -- NO SNACKING.

For me ... healthy snacks lead to unhealthy ones, then to grazing a BIG BIG BIG  NO NO for me.

so that is my two cents --

I know that is what works for me.

sending hugs,
Britt

Hello gals!
I am preop for RNY on Monday and I am hoping to have a snack with my 3 meals. I will try to have a healthy one with watching portion size. I think alot of my problem that got me here was portion size. I am hoping not to deprive myself.
I do have a question for those that have gained some weight back after surgery.
Does it creep up or seem like you gain it fast?? This is one of my fears preop. That I will lose it all in the first year (I am a lightweight) then put it back on the next year! Weight has seemed to come back quick before after I have lost it.
I have read too that some people go back to protein, earlier stage eating and lots of water to get weight back down. I know these pre-op Medifast shakes would get your weight down in a week! You can do those for a week and lose 10lbs! These are killing me for a preop diet! No food at all! I am sooo ready for Monday!

Lisa

My surgeon and clinical nutritionist recommend 3 meals a day with just fluid (sugar free) NO SNACKING.  They feeling snacking brings back bad habits.  Anyway the pre-op protein diet I hear a lot of people do that to get off some weight gain after surgery or even medifast for 2 weeks.

Anyway, good luck.

Hey sweetie.  I understand the snacking getting out of hand.  Why don't you try doing  3 meals a day for a little while.  Then you can introduce healhty snacks during the day.  I do have planned snacks during the day, and I try to make sure at least one of them is veggies.

Hope you find what works for you.