Calorie Countdown - Is Tuesday, what are you knoshing?

I slept for a loooooong time, I needed it, hubby needed it.  We've been up to 4am regularly lately.  It caught up with me.  Well yesterday I made really good choices all day, got a ton of protein and fiber (and a few more calories than usual, about 1400 total) but then last night I had a couple of swallows of husband's chocolate shake.  It so wasn't worth the dump that ensued.  The worst dump ever, I felt so so so so bad.  I solemnly swear to never eat ice cream again.  What about you?  What are you eating?

B - 16oz mootopia, 1 packet vanilla cib, 1 serving powdered peanut butter L - 1 serving lowfat cottage cheese mixed with benefiber, 1 sliced tomato D - 1/2 (or probably less) chipotle burrito bol with chicken, black beans, cheese, rice, and lots and lots of salsa (corn salsa, tomato salsa, and the hot salsa) S - 4 prunes Calories - 973 Fat - 24g Carbs - 103g Fiber - 19g Protein - 79g

What is mootopia?  And, you mentioned previously that you never did the protein shakes.  How did you get your protein in early on?  I am struggling with the shakes - just 4 ozs a day for the past three days.  Not good!  I am still on clear liquids until Friday, but I still see this as a struggle even after Friday.  Argh!

Its milk, but unfortunately it isn't widely available - its a lactose free milk (2%, skim, or chocolate) with extra protein and calcium (14g per 8oz instead of about 8).  Its available at HEB, which there are a few in LA I believe, but its mostly a Texas chain.  I didn't know about it early on.  I got a lot of my protein from cheese - cottage cheese and string cheese, and milk with nsa carnation instant breakfast.  And soy milk mixed with chai over ice.  A lot of that.  I didn't come close to 60g until at least a month out, and it probably was 6-8 weeks out before I consistently got to 60g.  I also had a second surgery and a second round of full liquids though.  All I can suggest is to do the best you can.  It does get easier once your pouch isn't so swollen.  I found getting a lot of my protein and calories from liquids was the easiest at first because I also got some fluid in me at the same time.  Plus I had zip zero zilch desire to eat.  I forced myself to eat peanut butter and avocado for the calories, oddly enough.  My doc didn't want me dropping below 600 calories per day, and that was a struggle sometimes.  Avocado was one of the first things I liked, then beans.  Good luck, and I hope by chance that you do have HEB nearby.  Mootopia makes life easier.

Its milk, but unfortunately it isn't widely available - its a lactose free milk (2%, skim, or chocolate) with extra protein and calcium (14g per 8oz instead of about 8).  Its available at HEB, which there are a few in LA I believe, but its mostly a Texas chain.  I didn't know about it early on.  I got a lot of my protein from cheese - cottage cheese and string cheese, and milk with nsa carnation instant breakfast.  And soy milk mixed with chai over ice.  A lot of that.  I didn't come close to 60g until at least a month out, and it probably was 6-8 weeks out before I consistently got to 60g.  I also had a second surgery and a second round of full liquids though.  All I can suggest is to do the best you can.  It does get easier once your pouch isn't so swollen.  I found getting a lot of my protein and calories from liquids was the easiest at first because I also got some fluid in me at the same time.  Plus I had zip zero zilch desire to eat.  I forced myself to eat peanut butter and avocado for the calories, oddly enough.  My doc didn't want me dropping below 600 calories per day, and that was a struggle sometimes.  Avocado was one of the first things I liked, then beans.  Good luck, and I hope by chance that you do have HEB nearby.  Mootopia makes life easier.

Today's plan - 

Pre B - SF NF Eggnog Latte

B - Eggface's Italian Bean Salad

S - Greek yogurt with black and blueberries added in

L - Homemade turkey meatball/veggie soup

S - mock rice pudding

D - crockpot chicken fajitas

S - sliced mango

Sleep = good.  4 a.m. = ugh.   I can have a little ice cream, but too much makes me dump.  Ice cream is one of my trigger foods, so the dumping is truly a blessing.  I have found several sugar-free or reduced-sugar ice creams that I like, but I try not to buy them too often.  I do much better with my sugar-free fudgesicles - tasty, frozen, chocolatery, but only 40 calories apiece.   I leave for vacation tomorrow, so won't be posting for about a week.  I'll try to pop in if they have free internet access set up at the convention.  Otherwise, I'll "talk" to you next week! 

Breakfast:  1 cup 1% milk in my coffee, 1 packet Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal

Snack #1:  1 cup low-fat cottage cheese, 4 tbsp. sugar-free preserves, 1/2 c. sliced strawberries

Snack #2:  1 medium banana [workout:  1 hour of cardio yoga]

Lunch:  1 whole-wheat pita, homemade crab salad (leftover king crab, finely diced celery, 1 tbsp. light mayo, 1 tbsp. sour cream, garlic powder, black pepper, dill, lemon juice), small apple

Snack #2:  6 oz. Breyer's Light yogurt, 1/4 c. Kashi granola, 1/2 c. sliced strawberries, a few blueberries too

Snack #3:  1 slice whole-grain bread, 3 slices turkey breast, 1 slice low-fat cheese, alfalfa sprouts

Dinner:  8 oz. broiled bacon-wrapped sirloin filet (probably will not be able to eat the whole thing), steamed veggies

Snack #5:  2 sugar-free fudgesicles

Total calories: 1939
Carbs:  219.3
Fats:  63.4
Fiber:  31.1
Protein:  143.3
Today's weight:  188.9

Have a good trip!!!

Yesterday must have been the bad eating day for us.  I ate my sauerkraut & spare ribs for dinner and then about 1/2 hour later ate SF caramel pudding.  My stomach started to revolt.  Cramps, cramps, cramps.  I went and laid down and my husband said I was out at 8PM and I slept until this morning @ 7:30.  I couldn't work out again because me have car issues. So not sure if it was the sauerkraut or the fat in the ribs but that was enough for another 7 years for me of that stuff (I haven't had it since my mom died). Today is a better day! B- SB diet cereal bar L - another SB diet orange beef D- sauteed grouper with yellow and zucchini squash, cilantro, onions & garlic S- pudding?   Calories   850 Protein 65 ish Hoping to get my exercise in today!  I am missing it dearly!

Yep it must have been our turn to make not so smart food choices yesterday.  I was really hungry all day (which was a change from how its been lately) but I so should have not let my body tell my brain what to do LOL because that shake gave me the shakes... tremors to where I couldn't trust myself to stand up.  My heart was ready to leave my chest it was pounding so hard.  I had horrible cramps and couldn't catch my breath.  As miserable as it was, I guess I am thankful that my body revolted and put me in my place.  On the upside, I slept like the dead - for about 12 hours also.  Who needs sleeping pills, just have some ice cream.