What were you eating 2 /12 years post RNY?

Just curious as to what yall were eating around 2 1/2 years post-op RNY?  What are your daily food/drink choices?  Exercise?  Vitamins? or anything else you would like to add?

TIA
Ash :)

Ash...
At 2.5 years post op I ate the same way I do now at a little over 5 years post op which is always two bites of protein to every one bite of anything else.  My parents were here and last week took me to breakfast.  I'm not a huge breakfast fan, but ate all the eggs first, then a bite or two of the meat, and that was it, I was full.  I never touched the hashbrowns or pancakes (thankfully dear ol' dad took care of those for me).  I always try to make sure it is at least a two bite to one bite rule for me.  I want to make sure what little I do eat counts!  As far as drink, well, I'm not a fan of plain water but do drink brewed iced tea allllll day long.  Really nothing else.  Vitamins are a 100% life long committment so be SURE you are taking them.  I cannot stress that enough.  Those are truly non-negotiable.  I use the Bariatric Advantage and my lab work has always been great every year.  And yes, every year I go in and see my doc for a lab work-up.  Prevention before intervention if you ask me!!!  As far as exercise goes, I honestly don't have a set "plan".  I have three very busy girls, two in high school and one in elementary, all of which play tennis so I am forever shuttling someone to/from a match, practice, etc.  Granted, I'm driving, but I do have to get out and go find them half the time.  While my parents were here, my mom used one of my pedometers as she is a huge walker so used it daily while she was here.  I have a few of those so started to clip that thing on and it is amazing how many steps I actually DO take all day.  Granted, for me, the past few weeks I've been laid up a bit (recovering from inner thigh plastic surgery...yowzers!!!) so not moving as fast as usual, but slowly but surely getting back to a routine.  Before I had surgery, I would go out with hubby and the girls and do tennis drills with them which is definitely a work-out with my group!

I guess the best advice I can give you is be prepared - always have things either in the fridge or easily accessible that are good for you so you don't have an easy excuse to grab the wrong thing or go through the fast food lane, etc.  Those things really can get you fast the further out you get.  Maintenance is SUPER important for life-long success!!!

There's a great group of people on this board who will chime in with their thoughts as well.  Continued success!!!

Thank you so much for your reply

Ash

pretty much anything except--pasta, rice, real sugar sweets,jello(it is a texture thing), pizza is only thin crust,bready things don't like me.

mostly foods I shouldn't eat anyway--the tool works if you let it!1

Meggie

i love cooking n baking so I have put a lot of effort into making most things lower fat or lower sugar or both. I eat pretty much what I want BUT I limit quanity a LOT - my tool still works and I like for it to. I have eaten pretty much the same from 6 or 8 months out til now almost 4 years.
right now hubby is home on leave - today I baked 2 kinds of brownie and cookies, perogies and chinese steamed dumplings, fried potatoes, 2 kinds of bacon, potato salad, baked beans and grilled a ton of meat - I had ONE small bite of one of the brownie and 2 of my nsa cookies I made last week, several of the dumplings and some of the meat - no potatoes for me - oh and I had beans - I also had 3 litters of water and cl and all my vits and this mornings protien shake -
NOT a normal day for me - much more normal would be
protien shake - vits
water
1/3 cup whole wheat cream of wheat 1 turkey saug link and a bite or two of whatever fruit the kids are eating
water
cheese stick and high fiber crackers
water
protien shake
shrimp ****tail
water
whatever comes out of the crock pot - I pick around the starchy stuff, a few bites of raw veggies with homemade lowfat ranch and sometimes a bite or two of cooked veggies
water
1/3 baked apple with nsa ice cream or half a pnut butter sand with nsa maple syurp

My exersize has varied over the years but never less than 3 or 4 hours of walking and working out a week - current goals are walk son to school 4 days a week followed by 45 min walk mwf - gym for weights and eliptical t th and 2 to 3 hours of eliptical in the evenings

I take my vits by the timer - my phone goes off at 6 am, 2 pm and 9 pm for me to take them - labs done as often as possible

hope this helps
Danni

See our daily threads about foods and what we eat.  There are several of us that post nearly everyday that are 2-5 years out.  Our posts include calories, gms of protein and portion sizes.

I guess I'm curious as to what you really want to know.  Are you asking those of us in maintanance or those who still need to lose weight?   Are you wanting guidelines or are you comparing it to what you eat?  More info and I bet we can be more helpful.

I was looking to compare my daily "maintanance" routine to those of yall 2+ years out.

I will check out the daily thread you spoke of :)

Thanks :)

Ash

Now that I know what you're needing, let me respond.  I'm right where you are and have been maintaining for 1.5 years within the same 5 lb range.  I eat just like NORMAL people eat except smaller portions.  There is nothing I can't eat- my tummy tolerates everything unfortunately.  I DO eat unhealthy snacks but I limit the quantity.  Since I don't dump I have snack size pieces of candy or a cookie 3-4 days a week.

Typical days for me are:
Breakfast: either a protein drink or a "Western Alternative" bagel with peanut butter

Midmorning snack: Low Fat trash mix (kinda like caramel popcorn) or a few pretzels

Lunch: 3-4 oz of solid protein (1/2 chicken breast, lunch meat, steak) and a salad or coleslaw with LF/Low calorie dressing.  Or I might have a sandwich made on Orowheat sandwich thins to limit how much bread I eat.

Afternoon snack: fresh fruit or cheese or raw veggies

Dinner: Also have 3-4 oz of protein with some sort of side dish.  Sometimes I have roasted new potatoes, sometimes corn or carrots (only two veggies I eat) or slad, coleslaw.  Occasionally I have spaghetti or some sort of Italian dish but I try to limit the pasta and eat more of the protein/sauce/cheese.

I find that I'm in a rut of eating the same things over and over but it's because "Micky doesn't like it"...I'm an incredibly fussy eater cuz I hate the taste of most food.  Hope this helps.

Thank you :)

That helps a lot.  I'm also kind of in a rut eating the same old things over and over.  I'm reading the blog by Eggface from here on OH.  I'm going to try out some of her recipes.

Ash :)

Hi Ash, I'm closing in on 3 years out, but basicially where you're talking about.  However, I'm often odd man out around here as I continue to lose weight.  All my weight loss has been slow but steady and I'm right at goal now.

Typical day for me consists of oatmeal (low sugar, brown sugar instant) in the mid-morning.  Coffee before this as I've learned I just can't take food in before about 9:30.   Piece of fruit either between oatmeal or for afternoon snack.  Lunches vary, but lately have been a small frozen dinner (high protein, low carb) and fresh salad (working to increase fiber intakes).  Dinners are almost always protein with a little salad or another veggie added.  Some days I do good and hit the 80+ gr of protein, but to be honest, most days I do good to hit the 60+ grams...

On days I workout, I have a protein shake or bar prior to the workout.  Workouts were very consistent until recently and my work schedule gets in the way...  So I was alternating cardio 2 days a week with weights 2-3 days a week.   Have slacked off recently, but trying to get back into something regular again.

In general, I eat protein first, limit carbs (work hard not to eat processed carbs) and stick with fresh fruits and veggies for my carb intake.   Kinda looks like a Southbeach diet, but basically I eat whatever I'm in the mood for these days....

As for recipies - I found a slowcooker book at Barnes & Noble with over 1,400 recipies and I"ve been working my way through them.  Most are high in protein and I can sub out for items I don't like.  It's been fun and the family has loved it with very little work on my side.

Good luck!