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Hi Kimi,
Welcome to the PA boards. The Barix meetings are awesome. My hubby and I didn't have our surgery at Barix but we prefer their meetings over where we had surgery.
We both have had RnY. He had his surgery 4 1/2 yrs ago and still has to measure and weigh his food. I had my surgery 7 months ago so I'm still taking baby steps. I've been through this with the hubby so my journey is pretty boring I must say. If you make it to the Barix meeting looking forward to meeting you.
Ida
Welcome to the PA boards. The Barix meetings are awesome. My hubby and I didn't have our surgery at Barix but we prefer their meetings over where we had surgery.
We both have had RnY. He had his surgery 4 1/2 yrs ago and still has to measure and weigh his food. I had my surgery 7 months ago so I'm still taking baby steps. I've been through this with the hubby so my journey is pretty boring I must say. If you make it to the Barix meeting looking forward to meeting you.
Ida
IdaMae
Hi Kimi,
I've been away from the boards for a bit due to some family emergencies... but WELCOME!
Here are my thoughts... (i am not a bander, but due to my weird anatomy, I'm closer to a bander than an RNY-er, although I consider myself an RNY-er). So yes - measure and weigh your meals. I've been told by my nutritionists that I shouldn't have more than 3/4 cup of food TOTAL at any meal. Things like lettuce are an exception, because they just naturally take up so much more room - so I can have a cup and a half of lettuce cut large, because it will "shrink" so much upon chewing.
The rule I've been told over and over and over is: Protein first (measure it! weigh it!), veggies second, other stuff last. For lap banders, this may not seem to be quite as critical as you have no malabsorption (and neither do I), but it is - because it will really influence your weight loss. So I have a goal of 68 - 88g of protein daily (it's just been adjusted down from 78-98 at my one-year) - I'm 5'9" and now weigh 170 pounds. Your protein goal may be different, so consult your nutritionist.
I weigh or measure most of my protein (there are things like eggs that are pretty obvious)... because that tells me how many grams of protein, fat, calories, and carbs are in it. And I track my food daily (I use sparkpeople.com, which is free and easy) to keep myself on track.
FINALLY - I will be hosting the cooking class in place of Liz in May. I live in Doylestown (it's about 30 minutes south of Liz's house...) and would love to see you here. It will be May 22. Watch for details, which will be posted shortly.
And I'd love to meet you at the Barix saturday meetings, as well!
If you're determined to get yourself back on track you'll find plenty of support, company, advice, and gentle but firm "ass-kicking" to help you get there!
Karen
I've been away from the boards for a bit due to some family emergencies... but WELCOME!
Here are my thoughts... (i am not a bander, but due to my weird anatomy, I'm closer to a bander than an RNY-er, although I consider myself an RNY-er). So yes - measure and weigh your meals. I've been told by my nutritionists that I shouldn't have more than 3/4 cup of food TOTAL at any meal. Things like lettuce are an exception, because they just naturally take up so much more room - so I can have a cup and a half of lettuce cut large, because it will "shrink" so much upon chewing.
The rule I've been told over and over and over is: Protein first (measure it! weigh it!), veggies second, other stuff last. For lap banders, this may not seem to be quite as critical as you have no malabsorption (and neither do I), but it is - because it will really influence your weight loss. So I have a goal of 68 - 88g of protein daily (it's just been adjusted down from 78-98 at my one-year) - I'm 5'9" and now weigh 170 pounds. Your protein goal may be different, so consult your nutritionist.
I weigh or measure most of my protein (there are things like eggs that are pretty obvious)... because that tells me how many grams of protein, fat, calories, and carbs are in it. And I track my food daily (I use sparkpeople.com, which is free and easy) to keep myself on track.
FINALLY - I will be hosting the cooking class in place of Liz in May. I live in Doylestown (it's about 30 minutes south of Liz's house...) and would love to see you here. It will be May 22. Watch for details, which will be posted shortly.
And I'd love to meet you at the Barix saturday meetings, as well!
If you're determined to get yourself back on track you'll find plenty of support, company, advice, and gentle but firm "ass-kicking" to help you get there!
Karen
Hello and thank you Karen!!!! This is all wonderful information. I was on track last night and cut my portions in half of what I had been eating...kept me full for 3 hours and then I was going to bed but was alittle hungry so I had a banana. I do eat my protein first, that's a must with me and it keeps me full for hours!!!
Thank you for the invite...I would love to come to the cooking class but unfortunately I have a previous committment that day. Darn kids...LOL
Looking forward to seeing you at the Barix meeting in June!!!
Thank you for the invite...I would love to come to the cooking class but unfortunately I have a previous committment that day. Darn kids...LOL
Looking forward to seeing you at the Barix meeting in June!!!
Kimi
Everything happens for a reason..Just believe...
Kimi,
Keeping you full for 3 hours is EXACTLY what you want... you should be eating 5 - 6 times per day, which shoudl work out to about every 3 hours. No snacking in between (grazing).
And while I dearly love bananas, they are VERY high in carbs, so a "proper" serving (per my nutritionist) is 1/2 a banana.
I didn't mention before but many of us find that balancing carbs and proteins in our meals seems to help keep a good balance of energy, feeling full, and not ending up on a blood sugar roller coaster. The protein slows the metabolism of the carbs so you don't end up with spikes and dips, in other words. For some folks, carbs are a really significant problem and end up as the main addiction that's hardest to control. So paying close attention to them and going with "good carbs" (vegetables, high fiber whole grains, fruits) wherever possible over "bad carbs" (refined flour, sugars) can be a great strategy as well.
Hope this helps!
Karen
Keeping you full for 3 hours is EXACTLY what you want... you should be eating 5 - 6 times per day, which shoudl work out to about every 3 hours. No snacking in between (grazing).
And while I dearly love bananas, they are VERY high in carbs, so a "proper" serving (per my nutritionist) is 1/2 a banana.
I didn't mention before but many of us find that balancing carbs and proteins in our meals seems to help keep a good balance of energy, feeling full, and not ending up on a blood sugar roller coaster. The protein slows the metabolism of the carbs so you don't end up with spikes and dips, in other words. For some folks, carbs are a really significant problem and end up as the main addiction that's hardest to control. So paying close attention to them and going with "good carbs" (vegetables, high fiber whole grains, fruits) wherever possible over "bad carbs" (refined flour, sugars) can be a great strategy as well.
Hope this helps!
Karen
Thanks for this info....it was either a banana or an apple and apples make me more hungry, strange I know....I need to hit the grocery store soon!!!
Its hard for me to eat so many meals a day, I'm just not that hungry and get nauseated by food at times.....which is a total change for me!!!
Love your information...keep it coming!!! Thanks!!!
Its hard for me to eat so many meals a day, I'm just not that hungry and get nauseated by food at times.....which is a total change for me!!!
Love your information...keep it coming!!! Thanks!!!
Kimi
Everything happens for a reason..Just believe...
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