greek yogurt & book

uggh I have miserable sick for the last todays cold coming so trying to get my proteins and all that in have been awful..have been sitting around and thinking and reading labels cause I have nothing better I can do HA HA.. so these are things I noticed..

but I had a question about the greek yogurt I have the strawberry kind and Honey nut I believe but they have soo much sugar in them so I am thinking I can't eat them..

but then I realize with my protein shake with the lowfat milk its like 13g of sugar.. so I get soo confused I feel like I need the idiots guide.. so is there a book out there that helpes explain this..

and are those yogurts ok to eat or will i be sick...

thanks Jenn

Greek yogurt is great but it is better to buy the plain and flavor yourself . . . SF drink mixes, SF jello, fresh fruit work wonders.

The sugar in your protein shake is probably natural from the sugars in dairy which aren't as bad as processed food sugars.  I don't have a reference book to recommend. 
 

Those greek yogurts will very likely make you dump - they have a ton of added sugar.  Get the plain greek yogurt and add your own sweetening (or savory) to it - sugar-free preserves and jellies, pureed real fruit and a little splenda, cinnamon and splenda, etc.

As to your bigger confusion, here's how Barix describes the sugar thing...

1.  Read the nutrition label.  If the sugar grams per serving is higher than 2g, look at the ingredients list.

2.  If any of the following are within the first FIVE listed ingredients, avoid the item:  sugar, high fructose corn syrup, evaporated cane syrup, sucrose, dextrose, glucose, beet sugar, honey  (PAM or someone - help me out here - there are others I'm blanking on...)

The higher sugars you're seeing for your protein shake and higher sugar counts on other things that are fine to eat generally come from naturally occurring sugars.  Milk, for example, contains lactose, which is a sugar - that's where most of that 13g is coming from.  Fruits contain fructose.

Personally, I've extended that "ban" to include things like rice syrup and other "sweets" that my body processes like sugars, if they're in the top 5 ingredients.  That's because I know I'm a sugar addict, and those items are triggers for me. 

Does this make sense?  It gets a LOT easier as you get used to reading and understanding nutrition labels, but like everything else, that takes a little time and practice.

karen

Karen..

thank you it makes more sense.. I have even -printed it off so I have it for refrence I appreciate everyones help and patience I feel like a lil kid learning how to eat all over again, and trying to learn labels and nutrition because for 31 yrs I don't think I ever paid attention to a label.. I can't wait till the day it all just clicks in my head and I walk in a store and know exactly what to pick up, without thinking much.. cause that is the hardes part for me I get soo frustrated trying to decide what to get and what to eat...

also those yogurts went to the kids so I wouldn't get sick...

At first, I felt like grocery shopping would take FOREVER because I was having to relearn how to make good choices, read labels, etc.  Now, it's pretty much back to the same time as before (or maybe even less, because I've pre-planned more and made lists instead of just winging it).  Food bills have gone down too (pretty dramatically) because I'm buying more fresh things, less prepared foods (including frozen entrees and such), and because I'm packing my lunches and snacks instead of spending money to buy lunches at work every day. 

And in a sense, you ARE a lot like a kid learning how to make good food choices.  The lucky kids grew up with families who made good food choices, and assimilated that knowledge from the very beginning.  Most of us, however, weren't that lucky, so we have to go through that learning process now.  Makes me very aware of programs to teach kids about nutrition and food choice - and has changed the way my kids and I talk about food choices (not just taste, but nutrition also in the conversation)... even though my kids are 18 and 20. 

K.

I think you got alot of them...molasses....

There are a BUNCH of books on the subject of the surgery itself.  Some of it you may know, some of it you might not know, some of it your surgeon might agree with, some of it they may not.

There is a "Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies" book (it's a whole series...computers for dummies, windows for dummies, home improvement for dummies) which was co written by Al Roker.

One of my favorite books was "The real skinny on weight loss surgery"  Written by two post op women along with various doctors.  Their sense of sarcasm, wit, and dry comedy was RIGHT up my alley and most of it I have come to find out was VERY VERY true.  Well worth the read, before, during, or after surgery.

There's another one that I can never remember the name of....Something like "the emergency first aid kit a guide to bariatric surgery" or something to that effect.  It USED to be sold at the Barix online store.  Not sure if it still is.  It deals with a lot of the "head" portion of the surgery, and delves into the psychology behind eating habits, wanting the surgery, going through the surgery and even goes into the psychology of those family and friends who support and DON'T support your decision.  Not the easiest book to read (because it's making you face reality in black and white) but DOES make you think

Karen summed up Barix's guidlines to a T

Food shopping DOES become easier...but that's because I basically stick to the same old stuff that I have since surgery.  Whenever I see something knew, it's back to reading labels and what not and figuring out what is what.