There's a difference between eating a lot of FOOD and consuming a lot of CALORIES

You do know that there is a difference, right?

I point this out because I have seen that there are a good number of people who feel they can eat a lot, especially on certain days of the month (ladies).

 

So I’ll repeat, there is a difference between eating a lot of FOOD and eating a lot of CALORIES.

 

If you feel like you can eat a lot of FOOD, that does not necessarily mean you are (or will be) eating a lot of calories. If you focus on the QUALITY of your food, you can satiate your appetite AND keep your calories low.

 

Again, those with small pouch capacities, you don’t have to worry about this, but for my hearty eating friends, here are some of the things that get me by:

 

-Carrot sticks (you have to eat like 50 of them to get to 100 calories. I usually top out around 10 max)

 

-Cucumber slices (tip: check out Eggface’s blog for great Greek yogurt based dips for these). Mostly water, very few calories.

 

-Pickles, especially when the salt craving hits you.

 

-small salads (make sure you’re good to go with raw veggies) and here’s a tip. I personally like dressing on every bite of my salad, so I toss my 2 tbsp of dressing into the salad using tongs. You really only do need 2 tablespoons and tossing gives you the best coverage.

 

-Tomato slices (make sure you’re good with tomatoes) and if you have a few extra calories, fresh mozzarella and basil on top are delightful.

 

-Fiber One – Yes, I know I sound like a broken record, but I do love the stuff. Half a cup is 60 calories and 14g of fiber (60% of your daily value). I munch on Fiber One when I want something crunchy in my life

 

I do these things in conjunction with a regular meal plan. As always, I plan my snacks as a part of my eating day but I plan plenty of FOOD because eating plenty of FOOD prevents me from noshing.

 

Ok, that’s all. Go be your fabulous selves. J

I think those with small pouches can still feel like they eat a lot they may not do it at one sitting.  I know for me that 2/3-3/4 a cup of a solid food will be more than enough.  Typically a meal is 3-4oz of meat a .25 cups of veg.  Don't know if this is considered small or not.  But I eat up to 8 times a day and still am low on calories.  I ate 8 times yesterday including protein supplements and still barely broke the 1800 calorie mark.

This made me feel good since I didn't have a vigorous day at the gym but after looking at my garmin readings I had about a 950 cal burn at the gym and with my RMR that still leaves my deficit pretty high.

But I do agree that you can eat a lot and still keep calories low and protein high.  as my 1800 calories included more that 150g of protein.

Just regular Fiber One cereal?  I need some fiber.

Yep. I even have my youngest daughter loving the stuff. I make her yogurt parfaits (using no sugar added yogurt) and these days she asks for fiber one instead of granola.

Thanks!  That would be a great addition to my greek yogurt or just as a snack on a "munchy" day.

 I love fiber one on my greek yogurt.  Yumm!!!  

I had to laugh when I read the title of this thread. Why? Because I'm a DSer, and we tend to eat a lot of CALORIES without eating a lot of FOOD---yet people on the MB think of us as gluttons. We just have a different sort of designer guts. Volume-wise, I imagine a lot of RNYers about three years post-op can eat as much at a time as I can, at seven+ years post-op.