Typical Day in the life of a DS'er? :)

I was just wondering if some of you would mind posting what you eat on a typical day. :)


I'm a little nervous, because I am a carbaholic and sweetaholic. I don't mind cutting way down, but I don't know that I can cut them all out. I am SO accustomed to eating this way - after I had my gallbladder out I had such a tough time with most foods, I came to eat almost all simple carbs. I know that's horrible, but I preferred that than ending up curled up in a fetal position on the couch, heh. Although since I started Protonix a few months ago, 200% improvement.

 Hi there,
I'm headed toward 7 years post-op.  I eat pretty much like a normal person except I give protein the most attention.  Here's an example of an average day for me.

I drink my coffee from a bucket with splenda and half and half.  I have a bad habit of filling up on coffee and not eating all morning.

I drink a double scoop protein shake in the morning, usually before I take my kiddos to school.   This is in a conscious effort to prevent the whole I don't eat until 2:00 when I feel cruddy thing I have been doing lately.

I eat tuna, a hamburger, peanut butter, or some form of leftover for lunch.  If I am subbing that day I may just eat beef jerky at my break time.

I eat whatever I fix for my family at dinner.  I focus on protein and have all but stopped preparing starchy sides.  We eat some form of meat and vegetables.  My husband loves casseroles so we have those a lot, too.  I try to avoid the starch and I may add fat if I feel it is on the low fat side of things.  For example, if I prepare spaghetti, I will put the meat sauce over a pile of cheese instead of noodles.  

I can probably eat an entire burger or sandwich, bun/bread and all.  If I have fries or something I can't finish the burger with the whole bun so I'll ditch that.  That should give you an idea of the type of volume I take in.  I still have great restriction, in my opinion.

I hope this helps.  Ask any specific questions and I'll happily try to give you an answer. 

 Easter is a bad day to ask this question.......


Lets see, so far, a pot of coffee, some jelly beans and cookies, and i'm now eating my chocolate bunny.

There is a thread every day called ***bites and vites*** where people post what they ate for the day.  You can go back day by day and read it.

As for me:

Breakfast is always bacon and fried egg
I try to have a protein shake in the morning (and on days when I am driving in the mornings I always drink it on the road)
I have some kind of protein for lunch and dinner:  chicken wings, chicken breast, pizza with extra cheese and extra pepperoni with out the crust, shrimp, fish filets, chicken nuggets from Chick Filet, fried chicken, chicken salad, low carb burger from Hardees, hambuger made into taco salad or something, steak, hamburger steak etc...
I snack a LOT:  cheese crisps (you nuke cheese), flourless PB cookies, nuts, popcorn, beef jerky, cheese sticks, greek yogurt made with splenda and sugar free preserves.  I also eat very dark chocolate every day to get my chocolate fix (I admit I am addicted).  Very dark chocolate is actually not super high in carbs.  Which makes sense because it is not sweet.

If I am hungry I eat!! 

I do hope you will check out the Bites and Vites thread going back for several days.  I think that will be enlightening.

Typical day for a 9 month post-op me:

This morning:

2 eggs over medium
I slice wheat toast
4.5 oz ham steak
Coffee with 1/2 & 1/2 and Splenda

Lunch:

4oz hamburger
1 slice cheese
.5 oz sliced deli ham
Wheat bun
Jalapeno on the burger
Crystal Light

For dinner (planned):

7oz Filet Mignon
Spinach
Crystal Light


Snacks:

Sugar Free Popsicles
Beef jerky

I am two years post op. I try to keep my carbs <50 because I am not at goal (another 20 lbs).

 

Breakfast

10 slices of bacon or 3 sausage patties

 

 

Snack

Protein Shake

 

Lunch4-6 oz of ham or tuna2 oz of cheeseNature’s Own Double Fiber Bread

 

DinnerSteak -4-6 oz, Chicken, hamburger or pork chopGreen beans

 SnackNuts 

If I am craving pasta, I use Dreamfield’s pasta. If I crave chocolate, I eat SF Hershey’s Carmel. The only thing I really miss are potatoes but I will have one on occasion.

I won't try to write everything I eat in a day; I would be writing a book; I eat enough that my wife Barb get annoyed as hell at me because I eat so much. She isn't really overweight much, but she wants to lose 15-20 pounds; she was always a skinny bum until she turned 45, 10 years ago and then she gained a little bit. But I digress; so lets just say I eat a lot and it ****** her off nowadays because she can't eat like I can without blowing up.

Here's an example of what I would eat in a day:

Breakfast: 4 slices thick cut bacon or 6 oz sausage; 3 jumbo eggs, 2 slices of low carb toast with lots of butter. 1/2 cup grapefruit juice to swallow my 1st dose of vitamins.

Snack: Peanuts; trail mix, or jerky & a 12 oz Diet Coke with a lime juiced in it.

Snack: Corn Dog; or a Double Scoop Protein Shake w/ 8 oz. whole milk.

Lunch: Wendy's Double Baconator minus the bottom bun, or 2 McDonald's or Burger King Double Cheeseburgers minus their bottom bun.

Snack: Peanuts, Cashews, Jerky, Summer Sausage & Cheese

Snack: Same as above or a Double Scoop Protein Shake & a couple of Granola Bars.

Snack: Couple of Atkins Endulge Protein Bars.

Dinner: Salad w/ extra dressing, 6-8oz steak, some mashed or baked or french fried potatoes and a veggie.

Snack: 2 Carb Smart Ice Cream Bars.

Bed Time Snack: Whatever any of the snack stuff I've listed or maybe some Raisin Bran Cereal.

I would also drink another cup or so of grapefruit juice with the rest of my vitamins & Iron as well as 3 or 4 liters of water and another coke & lime or two.

This isn't any particular day, but it's kind of an average day of what I would eat.

Kerry

When do you get anytime to play tennis, golf, weight lift and have wild passionate love?  I understand that a vigorous sex life can burn off one hell of a lot of calories, that might be why you can eat so much. 

I have time because I start at 5:00 AM every morning and it's just a matter of not wasting too much time on things that aren't important and multi-tasking. I also only need about 6 hours of sleep to feel rested and ready to roll. I also eat on the way or on the go.

The weight training burns the most calories; it's at least an hour of intense working out, while the other activities may match the intensity for a few minutes at a time, but there's no way they last as long..... 

Kerry