Accountability - What did you eat, Tuesday 5/22?

Hi there - I finally realized (or accepted) that chocolate upsets my stomach, so yesterday was the first day in a while I didn't have some type of chocolate, so the day was not bad as far as foods go. B - ham, egg, swiss on wheat toast - ate a little more than half L - salad w/chicken, shredded cheddar, chick peas and some asian sesame dressing D - half tuna sandwich on wheat - didn't take anything out of the freezer (Ok, I had a few potato chips too - really, about 5 or 6 chips) S - skinny cow ice cream sandwich. My snacking had been getting out of hand at work - chocolate being the first and biggest offender - and I was totally slacking on the water to the point of having a headache for 2 days, but I'm doing better on both counts yesterday and today.

Hi Skinny, Welcome in, and thanks for posting... I applaud you for looking closely into the foods you eat and recognizing that chocolate triggers bad reactions for you - of course, the trick now is to keep saying "NO"...You did a great job Tuesday, I know you can do it again, and again, and again...One thing I learned about 6 months out from surgery is that once you have been without a kind of food for a long while it no longer has the same taste or appeal as it used to and you kind of have to re-acquire a taste for it, you might have to stay away from chocolate for a LONG time (3 -4 months) before you have this kind of reaction, but then if you make it and then taste it, it won't be the same, don't let yourself be sucked back into re-acquiring the taste again - if you can get to the point where it just doesn't appeal anymore you have conquired your craving (this is how I did it with soda, my #1 addiction pre-surgery)...You can do it, I have supreme confidence you can...Keep tracking and posting, keep saying  NO, NO , NO... Your going to make it... Alesia

I know what you mean about dumping.. Mine alway****s at the most inopportune times.  When I was in the Atlanta airport last week, I stopped at the Chili's there and got soup and salad.   I only ate 1/4 of it and I felt so rotten.  I broke out in a sweat, felt like I needed to throw up.  But that's so darn embarrassing to do in a really crowded public restroom.  Of course, I felt like half the airport was staring at me anyways since I was sweating, my face was beat read, and I am sure I didn't look all that great.  Luckily it was better before I got on the plane.  I couldn't imagine a three hour flight feeling like that.  Anyways, I was a little high on calories yesterday...I just had to get that latte yesterday afternoon.  But it was still under 1500 so I am okay with that.  Here's what I had. B: 1/2 cup southwestern eggbeaters and a whole wheat english muffin L: brazilian chicken with 1/2 cup mashed potatoes S: salad with lettuce, tomato, blue cheese, dried cranberries, croutons, and italian dressing S: 20 oz sugar free caramel latte D: bbq cheddar bacon burger (no bun) with grilled onions, tomatoes, and lettuce  (OMG was this good..I'm so excited because I get it for dinner again tonight..mmmmm yum) Calories -- 1438 Fat -- 46 Carbs -- 134 (10 fiber) Protein -- 104 Kerri

Kerri, you go girl You had a great day and cals really aren't THAT bad...Ya that BBQ Cheddar Bacon Burger sure sounds YUMMY !!! Alesia

I got a e-mail request to provide the recipe for the Italian Stuffed Mushrooms, very WLS friendly and really YUMMY, here it is, courtesy of Susan Maria and Bariatric Eating :



Most stuffed mushrooms contain bread or cracker crumbs. These little bites are completely WLS friendly with a huge meaty taste. Two or three of them and a mound of fresh, mixed greens...the perfect lunch. They also reheat beautifully in the microwave.

Makes five servings of three mushrooms each.
Per Serving: 131 Cal; 13 g Protein; 7 g Tot Fat; 2 g Carb; 0 g Fiber; 1 g Sugar; 200 mg Sodium

Vegetable cooking spray
One 8-ounce pkg white mushrooms
One 8-ounce pkg turkey Italian sausage links, casings removed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Kosher salt and black pepper
1/3 cup finely shredded parmesan cheese


Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9x13 inch baking pan with nonstick vegetable spray, add 2 tablespoons of water and set aside.

Wipe mushrooms with a paper towel or soft brush and carefully remove stems. Scoop out some of the flesh to make a well in each cap. Finely chop stems and set aside. Saute the sausage in the olive oil over medium high heat, breaking up with a for****il finely crumbled and almost cooked through; 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic, reserved chopped mushroom stems, and parsley. Cook, stirring occasionally for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add salt and pepper to taste and stir in 1/4 cup of the parmesan cheese. Carefully fill each mushroom cap with a heaping 1 to 2 tablespoons of the sausage mixture; mounding and packing slightly, and arrange in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining parmesan cheese. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until tops are browned. Copyright © 2007 by Susan Maria Leach/Linda Farnsworth www.BariatricEating.com, HarperCollins Publishers Inc. all rights reserved.

Hi, Captain!    I agree - the dumping IS a good thing!!!!  I hope it always works!!! B - 1 c Cheerios w/2 T ground flax, 1 c ff milk, banana S - 8 oz nsa blueberry yogurt, AchievONE L - 1/2 of a Club House salad (w/o the bacon ), 1/2 piece of the bread from Ruby Tuesday and 5 sf Werthers S - 1 1/2 c nsa vanilla ice cream w/1 c sliced strawberries and ff RW, AchievONE D - the rest of the Club House salad and other 1/2 of the bread, pack of O'Coco's, sf Jell-O cup w/ff RW and a sf fudgie S - 3 oz lf Pringles Plus I had 49 oz water, 16 oz half decaf coffee, 20 oz Diet Coke, 14 oz sf hot cocoa w/ff RW and I treaded for 60 minutes plus did tons of walking, shopping w/my daughter.

This ship was in the choppy water for a little while, but I'm back to smooth sailing now... Looks like a good day for you Connie...Did you buy me anything great when you went shopping?  If so just let me know so I can send my address and you can mail it out ... May the wind be at your back...Alesia

Hey all I'm back.. did a little mini vacation camping and fishing and came back to a pile of work taller than me..lol.. so i am dropping back in to get back on check..

I know the dumping thing.. I cant eat ribs.. I made some on vacation.. sf even and nope... right back at me.. than I just tried one of those cheese chip things i saw a recipe for.. nope fat, greese, sugars.. they are not my friend.. I guess thats a good thing.. keeps me from doing bad things...

Here it goes.. trying to add more calories to my diet.. that is a tough one for me.. but I am trying..

B- Protein shake 250 cals- 35 pro
S- banana- 100 cals 2 pro
L- Carnia sada meat with cheese 250 cals 30 pro
D- Chicken with veggies 250 cals 25 pro
S- pretzels 100 cals 2 pro

Totals 950.. i dont know how I am ever gonna get to 1100 plus cals.. I tried..

Was it a great vacation, sounds like fun... I continue to be grateful that I still dump, it is a good reminder of who is really in charge...A suggestion on getting the cals up, it came from my doc and nut when I was trying to get set in a maintenance plan - add another protein drink right before bed, extra cals and protein while you sleep also heads of hunger 1st thing in the a.m plus the obvious benefits of adding the protein... Good Luck, Welcome Back, we missed you...Alesia

Doing better this week! OMG last week was a joke. Weighed 156.0 on Monday of this week(my limit is 155) and this morning I was 153.1. Its amazing how I can put the weight on in no time. We are going to Mississippi on vacation this coming Saturday and I know there won't be any way to stick to an eating plan while I'm gone. Thank god I will be coming back on Monday. I may be back at 156 by then. B-almonds L-lean cuisine S-smoothie D-huge salad, toppings off 2 slices of pizza  Candy