Bread substitute
I am 2 years out and still do not eat bread. I was a breadaholic and know that if I were to start eating bread, it would be a slippery slope for me.
When I make a "sandwich", I always make a low carb version = meat (maybe cheese added), veggies, low carb/no carb condiment - all wrapped in lettuce leaves.
VSG on 10/30/13 Surgeon: Erik Throop "There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them." ~ Ralph Marston
HW: 447 YIKES!!!! SW: 293 CW: 140 GW:140? 100% on Plan -100% of the time!!!
Losses by Months: (5' 1") WL Pre-Op-154 M1-28, M2-12, M3-18, M4-15, M5-14.5, M6-13.5, M7-10, M8-13, M9-14, M10-10, M11-1 (What the heck??) M12-4as of today's date
I live by "it's the choices I make that keep me in check and successful" mindset. There will be a time when your Dr. may say bread is okay. Mine did. It's my choice to not eat it. Why would I waste precious space in my stomach eating bread, when it's protein I need?
I am hard core. I refuse to be one of those posters who shows up down the road bemoaning the fact that they gained some or all of their weight back from not making great choices. 2 years out and I still weigh, measure and log my food. Do I have too? No. But, it is ingrained into my daily routine. I don't despise the routine, get tired of it or wish to just wing it and see if I can pull it off. I just do it because that is what makes me be successful for Me.
VSG on 10/30/13 Surgeon: Erik Throop "There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them." ~ Ralph Marston
HW: 447 YIKES!!!! SW: 293 CW: 140 GW:140? 100% on Plan -100% of the time!!!
Losses by Months: (5' 1") WL Pre-Op-154 M1-28, M2-12, M3-18, M4-15, M5-14.5, M6-13.5, M7-10, M8-13, M9-14, M10-10, M11-1 (What the heck??) M12-4as of today's date
SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
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That is how my sandwiches always look. Well, not quite as classy as yours, Frisco, but same principle. :)
VSG on 10/30/13 Surgeon: Erik Throop "There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them." ~ Ralph Marston
HW: 447 YIKES!!!! SW: 293 CW: 140 GW:140? 100% on Plan -100% of the time!!!
Losses by Months: (5' 1") WL Pre-Op-154 M1-28, M2-12, M3-18, M4-15, M5-14.5, M6-13.5, M7-10, M8-13, M9-14, M10-10, M11-1 (What the heck??) M12-4as of today's date