"Air it Out" Thread
Suzy: I know you're having trouble getting and keeping stuff down, so the suggestions I'm about to offer may be worthless to you. But in the hope that they will help, I'll carry on.
Have you tried Unjury unflavored protein or chicken soup flavored powder? You can add several tablespoons of the soup flavored one to your chicken and stars soup and at least a tablespoon of the unflavored it to your Fage yogurt and your Wendy's chili with no discernable change in taste or texture, thus getting yourself an extra 8-10 grams of protein (4-5 in each). I think it would work to add it to your fiber cereal too. I'm guessing that the cereal and milk aren't very high protein though and you might consider swapping that meal out for something that is, and for the time being using something like a stool softener (that's what I'm doing) or a fiber pill to keep you from binding up. Since our pouches hold so little, almost anything you eat at this point needs to be protein dense.
Same thing holds for the vegetable chips...when you need a snack, can you pick something with more protein? I often eat reduced-fat string cheese for a snack..7-8 grams of protein. Or more greek yogurt. Or anything that I can doctor up with unflavored protein...sweet potatos, mashed potatoes, tuna or chicken "salad".
One other thing I am finding to be true...stuff which I liked before the op, I still like best now. For a few weeks I was restricting myself to yogurt, string cheese, tuna and other pretty plain foods. But I realized I had a harder time eating the plain stuff because it was so unappetizing to me. I think that's one reason so many people like the Wendy's chili...it's "real" food. So now, I'm not trying to eat plain chicken...I'm dicing it small, mixing it with some curry powder a few raisins and a dab of light mayo or reduced fat sour cream for a flavorful salad or smearing it with a bit of chutney.
Hope this may help in some way. By the way..I think .we're WLS twins...same surgery day.
Have you tried Unjury unflavored protein or chicken soup flavored powder? You can add several tablespoons of the soup flavored one to your chicken and stars soup and at least a tablespoon of the unflavored it to your Fage yogurt and your Wendy's chili with no discernable change in taste or texture, thus getting yourself an extra 8-10 grams of protein (4-5 in each). I think it would work to add it to your fiber cereal too. I'm guessing that the cereal and milk aren't very high protein though and you might consider swapping that meal out for something that is, and for the time being using something like a stool softener (that's what I'm doing) or a fiber pill to keep you from binding up. Since our pouches hold so little, almost anything you eat at this point needs to be protein dense.
Same thing holds for the vegetable chips...when you need a snack, can you pick something with more protein? I often eat reduced-fat string cheese for a snack..7-8 grams of protein. Or more greek yogurt. Or anything that I can doctor up with unflavored protein...sweet potatos, mashed potatoes, tuna or chicken "salad".
One other thing I am finding to be true...stuff which I liked before the op, I still like best now. For a few weeks I was restricting myself to yogurt, string cheese, tuna and other pretty plain foods. But I realized I had a harder time eating the plain stuff because it was so unappetizing to me. I think that's one reason so many people like the Wendy's chili...it's "real" food. So now, I'm not trying to eat plain chicken...I'm dicing it small, mixing it with some curry powder a few raisins and a dab of light mayo or reduced fat sour cream for a flavorful salad or smearing it with a bit of chutney.
Hope this may help in some way. By the way..I think .we're WLS twins...same surgery day.
HW 270, SW 257, Surgery date: 4/25/12... 
Protein goals are so hard to reach that early out. I had to do 2 protein drinks with 1 1/2 scoops each in them every day to meet my goals. When your quantilty increases your protein will too, you just keep trying your best. Now at 2+ years out I get plenty. Yesterday I was at 150 at the end of the day.
Heather
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alrighty then.... we had a family lunch for mothers day and i had some wine. no weird side effects, not particularly drunk and no dumping. just empty calories. i was surprised and so now, i have been going back to my glass of wine in the evening and even track it on myfitnesspal so i still stay in my range but certianly not the best choice. it used to be a bottle, now just a glass. Is it hindering my weight loss - i am sure. i have decided that not having it in the house is best but until its gone tomorrow - there it is.
Be well, and always - take care of you!
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I told myself no last meals and this week I seem to be going out to eat or preparing favorite dishes I know I won't be able to have post-op. I've been following the low carb/low fat pre-op diet since February and have experienced success. Need to get back on track so I'm in prime shape for my big day. One week away!
Height 4'11" HW: 235 SW: 230 GW: 130 RNY 6/7/12
I'm not sleeping very much. Maybe 4 hours a night.
I struggle with insomnia, and have for years. Not an inability to go to sleep once I actually lay down, but an inability to go to bed in the first place. I can't seem to shut off. My brain keeps going and going, and there's never enough hours in the day to get done everything I want to get done, so I find myself burning the midnight oil and often working until 2 or 3am, sometimes later. Usually, it's baking projects. Sometimes it's house cleaning. Sometimes it's just stupid stuff that has me occupied--a new magazine or book, a long chat with a friend in an earlier time zone...whatever. I even hide from my husband sometimes, stay off Facebook and don't answer my phone so that he thinks I've gone to bed, because I know he gets exasperated when I don't.
I know sleep is a vital component of weight loss and good health in general. I know. I've been lectured, I've been wheedled, I've been bribed by friends and family to get to bed earlier and be less....whatever I am. And for a while, I was doing great--in bed by a self-imposed 11pm bedtime, no matter what. But it was short lived, and I'm back at the late nights again, and I'm really starting to feel the fatigue. I do remarkably well on small amounts of sleep, but I've been pushing my limits here lately.
My mother was addicted to demerol and opiates for a very long time, and she always says that her inability to shut off was what drove her to it. She needed chemical help to wind down at night. So I know my activity comes organically from her (and thankfully, I'm not driven to "cure" it. I enjoy my bursts of productivity) but I know my health could be better if I took better care of the issue.
I struggle with insomnia, and have for years. Not an inability to go to sleep once I actually lay down, but an inability to go to bed in the first place. I can't seem to shut off. My brain keeps going and going, and there's never enough hours in the day to get done everything I want to get done, so I find myself burning the midnight oil and often working until 2 or 3am, sometimes later. Usually, it's baking projects. Sometimes it's house cleaning. Sometimes it's just stupid stuff that has me occupied--a new magazine or book, a long chat with a friend in an earlier time zone...whatever. I even hide from my husband sometimes, stay off Facebook and don't answer my phone so that he thinks I've gone to bed, because I know he gets exasperated when I don't.
I know sleep is a vital component of weight loss and good health in general. I know. I've been lectured, I've been wheedled, I've been bribed by friends and family to get to bed earlier and be less....whatever I am. And for a while, I was doing great--in bed by a self-imposed 11pm bedtime, no matter what. But it was short lived, and I'm back at the late nights again, and I'm really starting to feel the fatigue. I do remarkably well on small amounts of sleep, but I've been pushing my limits here lately.
My mother was addicted to demerol and opiates for a very long time, and she always says that her inability to shut off was what drove her to it. She needed chemical help to wind down at night. So I know my activity comes organically from her (and thankfully, I'm not driven to "cure" it. I enjoy my bursts of productivity) but I know my health could be better if I took better care of the issue.
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Highest weight: 269. Surgery weight: 233. Goal weight: 144, and then we'll see..
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Highest weight: 269. Surgery weight: 233. Goal weight: 144, and then we'll see..
I can absolutely relate to this post, Charlie. I have struggled with clinical insomnia since I was a teenager. I can go weeks on 3 to 4 hours of sleep a night, and then I will, inevitably, crash and burn (and it is UGLY - I've ended up in the hospital more than once). I was addicted to Ambien (which didn't really work anyway). It took months to come off the Ambien and I've never been able to get into a comfortable sleep pattern.
On top of that, I've found the more weight I lose, the more energy I have! I've spent the better part of 25 years trying to figure this one out...let me know if you do!
On top of that, I've found the more weight I lose, the more energy I have! I've spent the better part of 25 years trying to figure this one out...let me know if you do!
Chellby
"That which doesn't kill me had better be able to RUN pretty darn fast!"
"That which doesn't kill me had better be able to RUN pretty darn fast!"
Ok ... I have 2 "confessions"; 1 food related, 1 is not.
As for the food. Last night I got the munchies (I was frazzled after fighting to get my 2 yr old night owl to sleep; took 2 hrs!) and found a lone snack size bag of doritos in the cabinet. I ate them & feel like a heel. ::sigh:: (I am pre op so I haven't gone against any dr plans but I still don't need to be eating junk and especially not that late.
Now for the biggie ... After the Spring semester ended; I went to our dept head and filed a huge complaint against one of my professors. He cancelled class at least 5 times, dismissed class early every week and we never got the benefit of our 1 hour lab that we had to pay for. When asked what outcome I wanted; I told the dept head that I wanted this professor to be forced to retire. Fast forward to Tuesday; I heard from classmates, that are taking classes this semester, that the professor got an ass ripping. Then today he comes in and announces that he is retiring based on dr orders b/c he doesn't have long to live. Well I am now certain that my spot in hell is secure. It does little for me that I wasn't the only one to complain. I just feel like crap. And also because I am relieved he retired b/c I have another 2 classes that are required and only he taught them. So now I am relieved that I might actually learn something in the next set of classes. I'm not the guys biggest fan but I dont want him dead.
As for the food. Last night I got the munchies (I was frazzled after fighting to get my 2 yr old night owl to sleep; took 2 hrs!) and found a lone snack size bag of doritos in the cabinet. I ate them & feel like a heel. ::sigh:: (I am pre op so I haven't gone against any dr plans but I still don't need to be eating junk and especially not that late.
Now for the biggie ... After the Spring semester ended; I went to our dept head and filed a huge complaint against one of my professors. He cancelled class at least 5 times, dismissed class early every week and we never got the benefit of our 1 hour lab that we had to pay for. When asked what outcome I wanted; I told the dept head that I wanted this professor to be forced to retire. Fast forward to Tuesday; I heard from classmates, that are taking classes this semester, that the professor got an ass ripping. Then today he comes in and announces that he is retiring based on dr orders b/c he doesn't have long to live. Well I am now certain that my spot in hell is secure. It does little for me that I wasn't the only one to complain. I just feel like crap. And also because I am relieved he retired b/c I have another 2 classes that are required and only he taught them. So now I am relieved that I might actually learn something in the next set of classes. I'm not the guys biggest fan but I dont want him dead.
Alicia ~ HW 307 ~ SW 287 ~ GW 135
~ CW 160
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on 5/31/12 7:32 am - Bay City, MI
on 5/31/12 7:32 am - Bay City, MI
I've been really good. Typical fluid and protein struggles... But the Wasa crackers I eat with my crab salad, egg salad, tuna salad etc... They're very tempting. I've ate a couple with out protein on top.
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