Eating with a DS: A Day in the Life (pics!)
Below are photos of everything I ate today, followed by regular nutritional totals, revised nutritional totals for me as a DSer and an explanation. I'd like to preface this with a disclaimer, though.
What this is: An attempt to provide a concrete example of how the DS works and convey my newfound enjoyment of food since having the DS. This is just a snapshot of my life as an 8-month post-op DSer.
My intended audience: Foodies, pre-ops, those researching surgery, other DSers and anyone else interested. On the other hand, if you find discussions or pictures of food triggering, you may not want to read further.
What this is not: I do not claim to speak for any other DSers about what they eat. Nor am I trying to suggest that other DSers should eat the way I do. I sincerely don't want to this to come across as "bragging", an attempt to make anyone feel badly, or a put down of other surgery types.
So, with that out of the way...
Breakfast: 8 slices crisp bacon, 2 eggs fried in bacon drippings, 3 fresh strawberries and an iced caramel latte (made with espresso, heavy cream and DaVinci SF caramel syrup).
Mid-morning snack: 2 ounces of Cinnamon Brown Sugar Roasted Almonds
Lunch: 4 pieces tuna sashimi, 4 pieces salmon sashimi with sliced cucumbers, wasabi, pickled ginger and soy sauce.
Mid-afternoon snack: 5 ounce wedge of creamy Port Salut cheese, 5 whole wheat crackers (Keebler Toasteds).
Dinner: 4 ounce filet mignon topped with melted gorgonzola butter, 3/4 cup veggies (zucchini, squash, bell peppers, asparagus, carrots and shallots) roasted in extra virgin olive oil.
Dessert: Single-serving mini-cup of Ben & Jerry's mint chocolate cookie ice cream. (Note: I do not want to give the impression that eat ice cream every day, but I do allow myself to splurge on it a few times per month. When I do, these mini-cups are just perfect.)
I found it to be a very tasty and satisfying day. Now it's time to calculate the nutritional impact!
For a normal person, the food I ate today would total:
Calories: 3,171
Fat: 258 grams
Carbs: 68 grams
Sugars: 33 grams
Fiber: 11 grams
Protein: 154 grams
But with my DS, I do not absorb about 80% of the calories from fat, 50% of the calories from protein, and 40% of the calories from complex carbs. Those calories travel right on through, they do not pass go, they do not collect $200.
For the purposes of these calculations, and because simple vs. complex carbs can be difficult to separate out, I am going to be conservative and estimate that all my carbs (minus fiber) were absorbed.
So, with my DS anatomy, the food I ate today totaled approximately:
Calories: 1001
Fat: 51.6 grams
Carbs (net): 57 grams
Protein: 77 grams
This is one of the many reasons why I love my DS!
I hope this was helpful and informative to someone out there. Feel free to ask any questions about what I've posted.
Jenna
Just want to say Congrats on all your success you have done great
Vida Cambio
(Weight loss in progress)
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Highest Weight: 302 Started Researching WLS Weight : 275 Surgery Weight : 240
Current Weight : 175
GW : 164 Long term GW : 140
Vida Cambio
(Weight loss in progress)
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Highest Weight: 302 Started Researching WLS Weight : 275 Surgery Weight : 240
Current Weight : 175
GW : 164 Long term GW : 140
I love food pics!
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way
- Tracy Chapman - Fast Car