Question for the vets re: bread
I know most if not all are against eating bread. However, I found this protien bread which I keep frozen until I use it because it is 4.00 a loaf and a loaf is 6 slices and they are thin like weigh****chers bread. However I love it! Makes an amazing roast beef sandwhich. Of course because of the price it is not like I will be having a sandwich every day. But do you think once a week would be ok to have two slices of this bread. I have put a pic of the bread and the nutritional values below. I await your response.
Servings 5
Calories 130 ?
| Amount/serving | Amount/serving |
| Fat 7.5g Saturated Fat 0.5g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 220mg |
Carbohydrates 11g Fibre 7g Sugars 0g Protein 11g |
Referred April 2016, Orientation September 21, 2016; Psyc appointment November 23, 2016; Nurse Practitioner assessment November 30, 2016; Nutrition Class December 7, 2016; Social Worker assessment December 9, 2016; Nutrition 1:1 January 26, 2017 and Surgeon April 7, 2017; Pre-admission June 12, 2017; Surgery date June 20, 2017 with Dr. T. Jackson TWH.
Pre surgery loss 20 lbs, M1-17 lb, M2-16, M3-16.2, M4-7, M5-10.8, M6-+8, M7-4, M8-
Goal 1- 50 pound loss by Jan. 1, 2018 (245.6 lbs) reached August 10, 2017
Goal 2 - 100 pound loss by June 21, 2018 (one year post op) (195.6) reached TBD
I never touched anything like that until long after I passed my final goal. For me, there just wasn't enough nutrition in something like that.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
Thank you Grim, I appreciate the response.
Referred April 2016, Orientation September 21, 2016; Psyc appointment November 23, 2016; Nurse Practitioner assessment November 30, 2016; Nutrition Class December 7, 2016; Social Worker assessment December 9, 2016; Nutrition 1:1 January 26, 2017 and Surgeon April 7, 2017; Pre-admission June 12, 2017; Surgery date June 20, 2017 with Dr. T. Jackson TWH.
Pre surgery loss 20 lbs, M1-17 lb, M2-16, M3-16.2, M4-7, M5-10.8, M6-+8, M7-4, M8-
Goal 1- 50 pound loss by Jan. 1, 2018 (245.6 lbs) reached August 10, 2017
Goal 2 - 100 pound loss by June 21, 2018 (one year post op) (195.6) reached TBD
Hi Grim, were you at TWH this evening?
Referred April 2016, Orientation September 21, 2016; Psyc appointment November 23, 2016; Nurse Practitioner assessment November 30, 2016; Nutrition Class December 7, 2016; Social Worker assessment December 9, 2016; Nutrition 1:1 January 26, 2017 and Surgeon April 7, 2017; Pre-admission June 12, 2017; Surgery date June 20, 2017 with Dr. T. Jackson TWH.
Pre surgery loss 20 lbs, M1-17 lb, M2-16, M3-16.2, M4-7, M5-10.8, M6-+8, M7-4, M8-
Goal 1- 50 pound loss by Jan. 1, 2018 (245.6 lbs) reached August 10, 2017
Goal 2 - 100 pound loss by June 21, 2018 (one year post op) (195.6) reached TBD
I should also add I am pre-op. I am trying to get use to the new lifestyle and start eating what I should be eating post op.
Referred April 2016, Orientation September 21, 2016; Psyc appointment November 23, 2016; Nurse Practitioner assessment November 30, 2016; Nutrition Class December 7, 2016; Social Worker assessment December 9, 2016; Nutrition 1:1 January 26, 2017 and Surgeon April 7, 2017; Pre-admission June 12, 2017; Surgery date June 20, 2017 with Dr. T. Jackson TWH.
Pre surgery loss 20 lbs, M1-17 lb, M2-16, M3-16.2, M4-7, M5-10.8, M6-+8, M7-4, M8-
Goal 1- 50 pound loss by Jan. 1, 2018 (245.6 lbs) reached August 10, 2017
Goal 2 - 100 pound loss by June 21, 2018 (one year post op) (195.6) reached TBD
For the first few months, you can est very little. Safely at least. You just won't have the room for something like this. Every bite needs to be the best nutrition you can get.
For most people, "expandable" food sits like a rock. Stuff like bread and rice. It looks small, but add some water and it swells up, and you feel like you want to die. Picture putting too much TP in a toilet and flushing. Blocks it right up. But there's no way to use a plunger on yourself.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
Right now you want bread, but post op you won't for a good long time. The idea of 2 slices of bread seems like a HUGE meal to me. I'd say that for 11g of protein, 130 calories it isn't a great ratio. You want dense low calorie protein.
Lunch for me today: 2oz of steamed shrimp (I will work up to 3-4oz as the months go on). 68 calories and 13g of protein. Dinner for me: 2oz of scallops and similar stats for calories and protein.
I eat Light Greek Yogurt for breakfast and a string cheese, that gives me 19g. I snack on jerky, string cheese, laughing cow cheese, babybel cheese (haha, CHEESE!) and occasionally edamame if I want something different.
VSG: 1/17/17
5'7" HW: 283 SW: 229 CW: 135-140 GW: 145
Pre-op: 53 M1: 22 M2: 12 M3: 12 M4: 8 M5: 10 M6: 11 M7: 5 M8: 6 M9-M13: 15-ish
LBL/BL w/ Fat Transfer 1/29/18
Some people do fine with something like that, others not so much. I would wait until after you reach goal to eat any kind of bread and then only occasionally. I do eat bread but it is not a trigger for me.
I would not choose a bread for the protein content, especially if it is expensive. Personally I like Joseph's Bakery- Flax, Oat Bran & Whete Pita bread or low carb tortillas for low carb options. Or even just regular Pepperidge Farms thin sliced bread if I really want bread (45 calories a slice).
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I personally waited until I was 80% to goal to incorporate any carbs in the form of whole grain breads, rice and crackers in preparation for maintenance. I didn't want anything slowing my weight loss down, and like said above, I only had so much room each meal and most of that was protein and a bite or two of veg.
I maintain fine eating whole grains occasionally as part of a well balanced diet, but ironically when I'm up a few pounds like I am now, it's the first thing I cut out again to get the weight back off.
BE STRONGER THAN YOUR EXCUSES.
