alright everyone.....'fess up!  what did you have yesterday!

as for me, I'm still beating myself senseless for this god awful urge to have a snack right before bed.  I did it again last night and I hate it!!!!!!!!!!

b - 4 strips of veggie bacon and oatmeal

l - greek yogurt with vanilla pudding mixed in and some kashi on the side

d - veggie chicken patty with two sticks of string cheese and 5 triscuits

s - cottage cheese

all my required fluids and vitamins

YOUR TURN!

Aaron, the trainer I had a while back encouraged a protein based snack before bed. It's keeps the body from burning muscle while you sleep, it uses the protein snack instead.  so it can help you maintain your muscle mass.  I can't eat for a couple of hours before bed though or I have trouble with reflux when I lay down....especially when I have good restriction with my lap-band.

b - low carb toast and 1/2 a boneless porkchop

s - 2 50 cal. cabot cheese snacks

l.- tuna salad made with light mayo

s. - banana

mid-workout snack - soy joy bar

post workout 30 protein shake

d. - chicken soup

Oooh, good advice.  I haven't heard that before.  I'll start doing that...guess I'll have to move my pudding "desserts" earlier in the day....

Yesterday was a travel day so food was spotty and not terrific.

b - tablespoon scrambled egg, 1/2 piece sausage, 1/2 slice pineapple.
s - SF, FF latte.
s - on plane had a piece of beef jerky
l - steak, zuchinni and yellow squash sauteed with red, yellow and green peppers and mushrooms.
s - two or three (can't remember) banana protein bites.
d - omlet with cheese, ham, and pico de gallo

Now, on my plan, I'm not supposed to snack but travel is hard. Reentry to home was hard and I gave in to some impulse eating. I'm back on track today and back to measuring and writing it all down.

I only lost 0.8 pounds last week but I didn't gain while I was gone eating out for every meal. So I'm feeling okay about it. Except for one week of not losing anything, it's the least I've lost in a week. I'm trying to be patient and kind to myself and see the good I did and not the bad. And today is a new day to continue losing.

I second one of the prior posters comments about bedtime snacks not necessarily being a bad thing.  I've eaten a bedtime snack (usually an hour or so before bedtime) for about 2+ years now (I'm 3+ years post-op).  My eating pattern is to eat small amounts throughout the day, so I often eat 8-9 times per day.  The small, regular "feedings" help keep my metabolism going, and it keeps me from every getting super hungry.  I tried ditching the bedtime snack a few times, but found that I was waking up really hungry and then wound up eating more the next day. 

Anyway, just my two cents on bedtime snacks.  Use them if you are actually hungry and managing your day-to-day calorie intake.  If you're just eating because you're bored, well, that's another story -

Kellie

Thanks Kellie!  and btw....how are YOU doing?  as for my calorie intake, I really don't think I'm taking in a whole lot of calories....everything I eat is pretty close to fat free and that calorie count is fairly low.  I'll have to measure it this weekend to see actually how many calories I am taking in.  I may have to bump that up a little.

You're welcome, Aaron!  I'm doing just fine, thanks so much for asking.  This is my second week being back to work full-time, and my energy level is finally starting to pick back up.  And my brain is starting to work again (sitting around at home for a month watching tv and napping didn't do much for my mental acuity!!!!). 

My weight seems to be leveling off around 179-180, which is fine by me.  That puts me about 15 pounds above a "normal" weight for my height, but I feel great and I think I look pretty darn good.  I haven't felt up to going back to the gym yet, and I suspect I'll drop a few more pounds when I do go back (unless I bump up my calorie intake at the same time). 

In terms of your calorie intake, I had to bump my calories up several times when I plateaued because I worked out a lot.  I tracked my daily calories for 2+ years until I was pretty sure I knew what I would need to do to maintain.  I haven't been tracking since mid-December and have been able to maintain.  You just have to be patient and willing to tinker around a bit to get your body to keep losing! 

Thanks again for asking about me :-)

Kellie

I'm glad you're doing well and back to work.  One thing that I've always wondered about is the plastic surgery.  Did you lose much weight afterwards with the procedure itself?  I know they have to do some liposuction before the skin removal.  i've always heard mixed things about the weight of excess skin.

ugh I totally blew off the gym yesterday, so time to get back today.  But here is my yesterday:

B - kashi golean crunch w/ skim milk

Protein root beer flavor

L - 5 pepper jack cheese cubes, hot pickled cauliflower

protein- tropical punch

D - protein - root beer flavor

S slice of gouda and 4 shrimp

protein - nectar cappucino

all my vits, 128 oz fluids, 121 g protein

Busy day yesterday sent my eating, vitamins, water and excercise into a tailspin.

B> Homemade chili (6 oz)
s> skipped
L> Eggplant parmasan (6 oz) from trader joe's
s> protein bar (atkins 200 calorie, pre-gym)
D> Meat and Chicken Shwarma mix (about 5 oz)
s> homemade chili (6 oz)

I know, 6 oz is more than a snack...but I had no more tupperware left over for all the chili, and had exactly 6 oz left.   Still hard for me to throw away food.

Totally lost track of my water yesterday - I'm guessing around 40-50 oz out of my 80 oz target, gut this is totally a guess.

Forgot to take my midday vitamins yesterday, so I only ended up gettting in my calcium, B-12 and only 1/2 my daily multivitamins.

Light work out yesterday due to time constraints.  Only had time for 15 minutes on the elliptical and 1 hour of weight lifting with a trainer before having to head out for another meeting.  I'll try to do extra tonight after my support group.