Accountability - Wednesday

Well, we made it to hump day...Whew, the week is going SLOW..

What I ate today but it's not over. I'm extremely short today..

6:30 am 10 oz coffee
6:45 am 1/3 cup oatmeal, 1/4 cup TVP, 1 cup soy milk
7:15 am 12 oz Wylers Drink Mix, Raspberry Tea
8:30 am 1 oz cheese stick, 1 pc Cotto Salami
9:00 am 12 oz Wylers Drink Mix, Raspberry Tea
9:30 am Pringles Mini, Cheddar Cheese Chips
10:00 am SoBe Grilled Chicken Wraps Lunch packet (3/4 of it, anyway)
11:00 am 24 oz Morning Spark Drink Mix, Grapefruit
1:15 pm 1 medium peach, 1 pc cotto salami
1:45 pm 8 oz Hawaiian Punch Drink Mix, Lemon Berry
2:00 pm 1 medium orange
2:30 pm 1 Jello Rice Pudding, 1 Dannon Light n Fit (4 oz)
3:15 pm 16 oz Hawaiian Punch Drink Mix, Lemon Berry
4:00 pm 1 Atkins Protein Bar, Peanut Butter Granola
4:30 pm 24 oz Aquafusion, Stillwater Fusion, Strawberry Soother (2 pkts)
6:30 pm 4 oz beef steak, 1/2 cup mashed potato (from yukon gold) and 1/4 cup frozen peas cooked.

This is a typical meal plan for me so I'm not sure why I fall short of my 1800 calories. I'll eat something..Maybe Ice Cream, closer to bed. Got my labs back and they are excellent..BETTER Than last year even. Plus, my iron is HIGH...WTH? how? I don't know.

My totals for the day:
Calories: 1664
Fat: 57
Carbs: 161
Protein: 132

I checked the list twice and didn't miss anything...

 Great news about your labs Dawn!! woo-hoo!!

I had a hard time eating today for some reason.

oatmeal, with milk and raisins and splenda
3 protein drinks
cherries
meatloaf .25 serving and 1/2 slice cuban bread, slice mozz cheese
pgtipps tea with milk
wasabi peas 1/3 cup
90min of kung fu

anyway.....elevating my swollen ankles!  yuck, every once in a while when I get my period  I just hold water!!

am talking with james and there is a good post on the main board that really helps you get a good calorie count to  maintain and to lose 1-2 lbs a week. I did the calculations and to l ose with working out 3 times a week I have to eat 1400 cals a day. then if I work out 4 times its 1500 cals a day. I am going to work on that and really hone in on this thing.
I want to increase my muscle and decrease my fat, and I l ove the tool james is showing to do this. check the main board, the post is a few pages back. He gives step by step instructions.

I ate wayyyy under today. oops. messing with my metabolism.

It's all about dialing it in to what works for us. You're doing wonderful.

See ya!

Dawn- great labs!
Tami- keep those ankles above your heart to really ecrease the swelling and drink extra water
B-TJ steel cut oats and 1/2 C fage 2% w splenda and 1/4 C raspberries-1st time I have had fage-YUM!!!
S-string cheese
L-meatloaf on a multigrain flatout wrap w/ ketchup and mustard
S-Hummus and 1/2 wheat pita
S-EAS low carb protein bar before the gym
D-scrambled eggs w cheese , 2 turkey sausage links and low carb toast with light butter and SF jelly
S-1/2 large snickerdoodle- all gone now ate the other 1/2 yesterday, bought a cookie for my daughter and her friend to share from the bakery next to Trader Joes and they did not eat it.
I got all my vitamins, calcium and water in and walked/jogged on the treadmill for 45 minutes. It was day 1 of week two( walk briskly for 5 minute and then alternate 90 seconds of jogging with 90 seconds of walking) of the couch to 5K program I am trying to do; I am pooped today!
I am trying to do more of the Wagon plan like Tami and have been eating more this week combining carbs and protein. I am anxious for this week to be over! Have a great night!

Mary

I combine protein and carbs myself. I'm wondering if that wagon thing is what I'm doing "by accident." That would figure for me.

Keep up the good work. See ya!

Congrats on your labs.
I had a bad night and bad day with stomach pain and diarrhea. I STILL have some pain, and my tummy seems sore to the touch. I'm thinking virus, or flare-up of IBS, that's been in remisison since my WLS.

My values aren't good, because I'm trying the brat diet, with a little soup added. Yogurt was also reccommended, but no other milk products.
Tomorrow I can add lightly boiled chicken and applesauce, if things still seem settled down.

B) Yogurt
S) Toast
L) Chicken rice soup, mostly the broth and a little rice.
S) Banana, very small
D) Tomato soup with 7 crackers.
 Values....575 cals, 14 g fat, carbs 95g, protein 22.5
I'm having to avoid the usual protein drinks, they cause diarrhea. And carbs are easiest on a aching tummy .
Oh well, if it's not better tomorrow, I'll need to see a doctor.

Do you think the milk stuff might be bothering your stomach? I'm lactose intolerant, myself. No cow's milk for me...all soy.

Hope you're feeling better. The stress around here basically closes up my pouch..I'm having issues with any eating at all. I need to get my Don't-give-a-damn fixed so I won't care so  much..LOL.

See ya.

I had a sundden onset of diarrhea, cramping, and general soreness in the abdomen. The stool was (TMI WARNING!) filled with mucus, and was exactly like my old IBS symptoms.
My diet has helped, but the soreness is still there. I can use milk products without any problems, and yogurt is actually good for what is ailing me! But thx for the thoughts on it.
If I'm not better tomorrow, I'll be seeing the doctor.

Food Name			Cals	Fat (g)	Carbs (g)	Prot (g)
			2,475	83.3	314.4	132.1
Pure Protein Bar			190	6.0	17.0	20.0
Starbucks - Tazo Chai {1 serving = 1 Tall drink OR 12 oz}			170	0.0	37.0	6.0
Light and Fit Yogurt			60	3.0	3.0	5.0
Lettuce, raw			10	0.2	1.7	0.8
Corn, yellow			151	2.0	30.8	3.9
Oven-roasted chicken breast roll			150	8.6	2.0	16.3
Salad dressing, sesame seed			95	9.7	1.8	0.7
Starbucks - Reduced Fat Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake {1 servin...			189	4.6	35.4	2.3
Protein Shake--Homemade			225	2.1	28.1	25.1
3 MUSKETEER Bar			65	2.0	12.0	0.5
M&M's			240	10.0	34.0	2.0
Pierogies, Garlic and Herb			230	6.0	37.0	6.0
Pure Protein Bar			190	6.0	17.0	20.0
SF Popsicle			30	0.0	8.0	0.0
Triscuits			300	11.2	47.5	7.5
Cheese Cubes			180	12.0	2.0	16.0
			2,475	83.3	314.4	132.1

Okay--the candy is a killer. Why, oh why, do I even start in that direction--it only makes me feel yucky! I really did feel hungry in the evening--thus the Triscuit and cheese overload--but that's probably because I didn't have much protein at dinner. 

I ran 8 miles after work. Woo hoo! Half-marathon in 16 days! :-)

Oooo. I know why! I know. Because you work your body with the running and your body will CRAVE those carbs. Carbs are quick sugar and sugar is fuel...

it's tough to say no so don't beat yourself up. If you weren't running miles and miles a day, you'd have a problem but you definitely pay for those carbs with the running..

Busy busy day for me today. So busy I'm going to have to eat late into the night to catch up, I'm afraid.

See ya!