Eating with a DS, PART 2: Another Day in the Life (pics!)

 Thanks, Renee! I would love to hang out with you too. I'd even step up my cooking a notch, just for you. 

 
Hi Jenna - I'll join in!  :-)

Here is what I ate yesterday.  Sorry, I didn't do the "DS math" - but did include my nutritional stats for the day at the bottom of this post.

I am in the "losing phase".   I usually consume between 20-50g carbs per day.

Breakfast - 

2 Scrambled Eggs with 1 T Herbed Boursin Cheese (eggs cooked in 1.5 tsp butter)

2 slices thick-cut Bacon (my little one grabbed a piece off my plate!  LOL!)

1/4 c fresh Blueberries

Mid-morning snack (no pic) - 

Double Protein Coffee w/ 2 oz heavy cream

Lunch - 

6 1/2 Garlic-Herb Chicken Wings topped with Parmesan Cheese

Afternoon Snack - 

Protein Bar (Chocolate Peanut-butter Granola)

Dinner - 

5.8 oz Meatballs (made with turkey, egg, garlic, salt and pepper)

1/4 c Marinara Sauce w/ mushrooms

1/3 c Zucchini Ribbons w/ butter

2 T Parmesan



Dessert - 

1/2 c Lemon Zest Ricotta Cream

Bedtime Snack - 

Daybreak Bar w/ Almonds and Cranberries

 

 

Total for the day - (without "DS math")

Calories = 2514

Prot = 224g

Carbs = 25g

Fats = 154g

Julie

 

Julie, thanks so much for playing! I love having an alternate "day" from someone a bit earlier out and doing more of a low-carb thing.

It is apparent you are a chef, because your food looks delicious. *drool* I would love your recipe for the garlic herb chicken wings, YUM. I made your zucchini ribbons when you posted them before with the red pepper shrimp recipe. They have become a staple around here! Great especially for my Mom who is diabetic and doesn't do pasta anyway.

Because I'm a dork, I'll do the DS Math for you (I'm going to count all the carbs for the reasons I listed above). 

Calories = 825.2
Prot = 112g
Carbs = 25 g
Fats = 30.8

I get hungry reading this post.. lol.. Sigh!.. :( .. need my DS now!.. lol

Julie, it all looks so good!  Would you mind posting the recipe for the zucchini ribbons?

Okay how did you make that zucchini.....that looks soooo delicious!!!

 Julie,

Your zuchini ribbons are a great idea. Noodles just don't make me feel very good, so I avoid them. But this is a good option. Thanks!

Susan

you both look like you are great cooks

Hello!

I'm 9 months first post-op, 5 months 2nd post-op (see my blog for details).

This is what I ate yesterday:

Breakfast was at a little eatery in my home town with my mother. I ordered Irish Eggs Benedict, which consisted of 2 poached eggs, corned beef hash and hollandaise sauce over a toasted English muffin. On the side were peasant potatoes and baked apples. With it I had a nice cup of coffee with lots half'n'half and sweet'n'low.




In full disclosure, my tiny tummy could not engage in all this yumminess! I ate all of the eggs and corned beef hash, but only a little bit of the English muffin, a few bites of potatoes, and one bite of the baked apples. What my plate looked like after:



Then, late morning I had my double protein coffee made with 2 scoops of chocolate peanut butter whey protein blended with 4 ounces of half'n'half, then mixed in coffee. It was actually filled to the brim but I drank a few sips before remembering to take a picture! lol



For lunch I had a homemade quesadilla made with whole wheat low carb tortillas (small, fajita size), leftover chicken breast meat and lots of melty cheddar cheese. Served with picante sauce and sour cream for dipping:



For full disclosure, again my restriction kicked in and I couldn't fini**** all! But it was so good I couldn't let it go to waste so the rest was eaten as a snack an hour later:



Meanwhile, I was craving me some Sonic Diet Cherry Limeade, and I ate that cherry baby! (I also got another one later that night, what can I say.)



For dinner we went to a Chinese Buffet and I started out with Walnut Shrimp, Cashew Chicken, 2 mussels with a bit of ****tail sauce, and imitation crab salad. I ate it allllll.



Being a buffet, I couldn't resist temptation for a second plate and grabbed Broccoli Beef, some delicious Kim-chi (Korean pickled cabbage) and Sesame Chicken:



But alas, there is NO more room and I barely managed a few bites before giving up:



Then, later that night I had a snack of one mini-bag of microwave popcorn with 2 tablespoons of real butter melted and poured over all of that salty goodness, and I ate the whole thing:



Now, this is what all the food totaled to for the day, if I was pre-op:

Calories: 2,750
Fat: 172 grams
Carbs: 142 grams
Protein: 199 grams

But with my DS malabsorbtion (and removing fiber from the carb count) this is what I really took in:

Calories: 1,010
Fat: 34 grams
Carbs: 57 grams
Protein: 119 grams


Man, this was kinda fun! Let's do it every month!

 I'M WRITING THIS IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE I WANT THE WHOLE WORLD TO KNOW THAT SONIC'S DIET CHERRY LIMEADE IS MANNA FROM HEAVEN!

Thanks so much for participating, Larissa. OMG, I am absolutely salivating over everything you enjoyed but that breakfast looks especially amazing. I have been craving quesadillas for a while now, and seeing that pic, I think I might have to have some for lunch!

Buffets can be frustrating sometimes due to the restriction (especially earlier out, for me). At the same time, I find them liberating in a way. It's nice to be able to take just as much as I want of things and not worry about what I can't eat. It's nice to enjoy a sample of a bunch of different tastes. I don't worry about not getting my money's worth, because for plenty of years I got more than enough!