Those of you who do snack between meals. What do you eat/drink if you're in the middle of...
I buy one made here locally in OK. It's Ralph's beef jerky. The nutritional information has it at 100 cal per ounce, and 0 carbs. I take that as less than 1 carb, and just count it as 1. However, I can't eat 1 ounce of this stuff as a serving... 1 ounce usually lasts me 2-3 servings.
Height 5'5" HW 260 SW 251 CW 141.6 (2/27/18)
RNY 5-16-16 Pre-Op 9lbs, M1-18.5lbs, M2-18.1lbs, M3-14.8lbs, M4-10.4lbs, M5-9.2lbs, M6-7lbs, M7-6.2lbs, M8-8.8lbs,M9-7.8lbs, M10-1 lb, M11-.6lbs, M12-4.4lbs
on 10/18/16 2:15 pm
I make my own, it's super easy if you want to try!
http://www.obesityhelp.com/members/sparklekitty/blog/2016/09 /19/julies-foolproof-jerky/
Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!
As an avid backpacker and hiker this is a regular issue for me. Please note I am more than 3 years out so I can eat things others maybe cant. I am also allergic to mammal meat so beef and pork of any kind is out. I am always on the look out for lightweight portable snacks.
My go to snacks for carrying in my pack are:
Powdered big train protein mixed with an instant coffee packet (just add ho****er)
Apple and cheese (or really any fruit and cheese)
Steves paleo dried strawberries
Quest bars (not a lot of sugar and do okay in the heat)
home made trail mix of nuts and dried fruit and such
I also have to deal with blood sugar issues. I would recommend a small bottle of glucose tablets you keep in the glove compartment and a quest bar or two.
HW - 297 start of Pre-op - 290.2 SW- 279.2 GW - 145
A middle aged over the hump and over what "I'm suppose to do" woman, with the wild spirit and a nasty case of depression and anxiety!
I eat 6 small meals a day, so I don't "snack" between meals. All of my meals are planned, and I am generally pretty good about keeping to that plan (but not perfect. Never perfect). I have not carried food with me since the early days of my RNY, except what I pack during the week for my planned meals while I am at work. I think the reason I don't carry food with me is because I got over the idea that I might have a "food emergency" when out and not have anything with me to eat. Which I have come to realize is crazy, fat girl thinking. I don't have blood sugar issues, so there is no such thing as a "food emergency" for me. It will not kill me to wait a little for a planned meal. Hunger is not an emergency.
Height: 5'7". HW: 299, Program starting weight: 290, SW: 238, CW 138 - 12 pounds under goal!
Great answer.
I hate the term "cheat" for meals, or even whole days. Snack is in the same category -- to my ear, it sounds like extra food. I eat by the clock, so everything is a planned meal. No snack, cheating, sampling, tasting.
It's what keeps me on track.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
Exactly! I feel the same way. I eat 6 small meals a day so I am not tempted to eat off of my plan, since there is always a meal just around the corner. The term "snack" or "eating between meals" sounds like cheating to me, and all of my meals are planned.
Height: 5'7". HW: 299, Program starting weight: 290, SW: 238, CW 138 - 12 pounds under goal!