Accountability Post -Monday

Good Morning! There is an accountability post on other boards and I thought it would be a good idea to test it out here to see if anyone wants to participate. I will post everyday. You just need to post what you ate the previous day. You can include any information you want to or know about the food (i.e calories, protein..etc). The only "rule" is to be honest - hence the accountability part. Everyone can participate - pre-op or post-op. I believe this will really help everyone. So come on everyone and post (that means the lurkers too ). If we do not have a lot of people who want to do it or participate, we do not have to do this. I definantley do not want to be the only one putting all my food habits out there! haha. I knew I was starting this today so I ate fairly healthy yesterday compared to normally. (see -this is already working!). Monday: B - Yoplait Light Yogurt (6 oz; 100 calories, 19 carbs, 5 protein) L - Lean Cusine - Ckn, cheese, broccoli, rice (6 oz; 203 calories, 28 carbs, 14 protein) S - Power Crunch Bar (1.4 oz; 195 calories, 10 carbs, 15 protein) D - 6-7 oz of Homemade Chili with cheese and 3 crackers and two bites of my husbands baked potato - don't know nutritional value but it had 80/20 hamburger meat and chili beans and tomato sauce and rotel tomatoes so it wasn't too bad. S - 1 sugar free jolly rancher Fluid - only 48 oz

I don't have my nutritional info in front of me but it is at home on Fitday. I don't use the online version so can't access it from work. wakeup - 12 oz homemade SF FF cinnamon dolce latte B - AO Cappuccino L - 1/2 C chili (our chef makes it extra meaty); 1/8 C shredded cheese; 1/2 C romaine lettuce; 5 or 6 regular Frito chips S - EAS AdvantEdge Cafe Caramel Meeting Snack - Starbucks Venti SF FF Cinnamon Dolce Latte, no whip D - 1/2 C LF cottage cheese, 1 serving GenSoy Zesty BBQ protein crisps water - 80 oz vitamins - done exercise - does 3 trips up the stairs to the 4th floor of my bldg & 3 trips by foot to bldgs on the other side of campus count? Seeing this is this format really lets me see how much coffee I had yesterday. WOW! I knew yesterday was crazy but I didn't realize how much 'grab & go' I was doing.

I'm post-op but I'm dieting. I have my good days and I have some bad days like everyone else, but there are days like yesterday that I have almost no appetite at all. But here is what I have written down. B - 2 slices of bacon, 2 pieces of Earthgrains bread 160 cal L - No appetite S - 2 SF Frozen Ices Sour Apple, Cherry 75 cal D - 4 oz. fish, 2 slices of Earthgrains bread 400 cal S - 2 SF Popsicles 20cal (10 calories each) Fluid - 47 oz. water I just have some of these days. I know not enough calories but hey what can I do?! I will not force myself but today is a better day you all will see toomorrow!

6am Buttermilk & coffee 150 calories 11am eggbeater 3/4 cup 3 slices turkey bacon 195 calories noon coffee 1pm zone perfect protien bar 210 1.30pm 3mile 1hour 30 minute walk 3pm diet root beer 4pm coffee 6pm fiber 40 calories 7pm healthy choice bbq chicken/extra sauce 310 8.30pm Buttermilk 150 don't know how much water but I am always drinking some thing I am also pre-op.

Hi Carolyn. How is that turkey bacon? What brand and is it fast and easy thing or did you have to cook it? I have not tried turkey bacon yet but would like to. Does it taste pretty good or does it just get you buy? I gave up pork about a year ago (personal decision) and I would love to find some hot breakfast food to eat other than eggs but I need it to be fairly quick (heat and go kind of thing). I did try the turkey sausage links but did not like them. I have cooked with ground turkey and have tried turkey pepperoni and they are both good so I do not know why I didn't like the turkey sausage. I might try the turkey bacon if it is pretty good and a quick thing to make. Thanks Misty

Misty I like the turkey bacon better than the regular.I take 3 slices and put it on 3 layers of paper towels with 1 sheet on top then it is 3 minutes on high in the microwave oven let stand for a couple of minutes. You may have to watch it, my oven is real old so it may be slower than yours. By the way I am going to start using my nick name from my childhood it is Lee Lee (Carolyn Craig) Lee is my middle name. good night

Okay guys I think this is a really great idea!!! I do not have mine from yesterday (BAD DAY!!) , but I will make sure that I post today's, tomorrow for you all to see!!! Shelia

This post was a great idea! Not only does it hold people accountable but it is helping me to see and get familiar with post-op eating. Thanks Misty for starting this strand. I hope there is a lot of parcipants. 1st meal- Chicken Ceasar Salad 490 calories (that's all the nutritional value I remember) 4 Hershey's kisses - I know I shouldn't have had them 2nd meal- South Beach Diet Santa Fe Style chicken salad kit 240 calories,29g protein Later I plan on having popcorn 120 calories and then later on having PB and 4 crackers 150 calories I've also had 3-16oz bottles of diet green tea and with all that caffeine I am all hyped up and feeling great

Ok, here we go. I had a pretty good eating day Food Serving Size Calorie Fat Carb Protein B - AchievOne 1 serving 120 0 5 20 L - Boca Burger 1 serving 90 3 4 14 w/ 2% Borden Cheese Single 1 serving 50 3 1 4 Green Beans Simply Steam 1/2 c. 42 2 2 2 D - Turkey Meatballs (4) - Perdue 1 serving 180 10 5 15 Classico Sauce - Tomato & Basil 2Tbsp. 60 1 9 2 Swirl Pop 1 serving 10 0 3 0 Totals 552calories 19 fat grams 29 carbohydrates 57 protein grams Water - only 3 16.9 bottles...need 1 more bottle which I'll get in before bed Vitamins - need one more calcium Exercise - 33 minutes on elliptical, 32 minutes on the treadmill = 700 calories burned

Tuesday B - Elite Berry Blast w/Fat Free Milk (8oz; 202 calories, 1.5 fat, 15.5 carbs, 32 protein) L - 1/2 of a 42 gram New Whey Bullet (1.5 oz; 88 calories, 0 fat, 1 carb, 21 protein) D - Cheezy BBQ Chicken (2oz; 145 calories, .75 fat, 8.5 carbs, 25 protein) Dinner Contents: 1/2 Bumble Bee chicken breast with 3 slices FF cheese and Walden Farms BBQ sauce. No Snacks!! Vitamins - completed Fluids - 72 oz Total Daily Intake Calories: 435 Fat: 2.25 grams Carbs: 25 Protein: 78 grams ***I gained 2 pounds last week, so I sure hope that it is water, please help me if you see things that I need to improve upon!! Thanks, Shelia