Menus and Miles Monday August 5th

Hello to all of our Lightweights!!!  If you are visiting WELCOME....PLEASE JOIN US and POST!!!!!    Besides my tool,  I count  Posting on the LW board as my #1 reason for being successful on this exciting journey!!!!     

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Success in Maintenance starts with good choices during the Honeymoon Period

Protein:    Matrix Mint Cookie 35g.  
Lunch      Hot Sausage sandwich
Snack:    
Protein:    Syntrax Lemon Tea  23g
Protein:    Syntrax Lemon Tea  23g
Dinner      DH has a ball game
Protein:    Syntrax Lemon Tea  23g
Snack:     100 Calorie Popcorn (98% fat free)

Calories      Protein      Net Carbs      Fat    Sugar

Oooh, my first post on Menus and Miles!  So excited.  I'm 3 weeks post-surgery tomorrow so still limited on what I can eat - but here goes:

Breakfast:  GHP Hot chocolate - 15 g protein (GHP is Grand Health Partners - they have their own line of food that I like and I am a former patient)

Syntrax Nectar Lemon Ice Tea  - 17 grams (spilled part of the 23 gram bag - I keep adding water and ice and drink this through the day.)

Elevenses: 1 scrambled egg w/ff cottage cheese - 14 grams

Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yoghurt - 12 grams

Dinner - refried beans, pureed chicken/ salsa and plain yoghurt - 9 grams

Probably a protein drink or one more thing this evening.  Maybe pudding to take my Lexapro with.

prevacid done

thyroid done

vitamins to do

Did 30 minutes of lap swimming with aqua gloves.  Feels good, not too tired - first time back in the pool since surgery.

And the first one of the day...Congrats!

I think it's great that you can drink the protein drinks already!   I had to use unflavored early out in my foods because I could not get the drinks down.  Part of the reason for that was because I didn't even drink water before surgery. Now I crave them.

You might want to check on this but I have always heard that you can't sip on the same protein drink because our saliva breaks done the protein.

Have you found a site to calculate your calories,  protein, carbs, etc. on?  It's a

Sounds like you are having a good start with your exciting journey!

Hi Roz,

They let me do full liquid protein drinks about 10 days post surgery.  Then add blended/pureed food at 2 weeks.  I hadn't heard about not sipping, just figured it would be helpful for the water I carry with me at work.  They did tell me not to add ice to the protein shake so as not to dilute, but I see those as more of a "meal" and these as getting my water in.  I'll look into it.  I use myfitnesspal to keep count of my protein, carbs, etc. 

Christine

As long as you aren't depending on the Protein that you sip all day all is well and good but if you are counting it as part of your minimum that you need for the day I would be check into it.  I always add crushed ice in my Protein drink.  I'm not sure I could drink it any other way.

myfitnesspal is a good one.

I'm amazed Ure swimming three weeks post op !   I was dead to the world lol heaiing .  Just be careful please dont twist and turn too much ... youre still healing up in there for a full 8 weeks and even longer . 

Doh, it's Monday and it's raining.  Booh, oh well at least the first day is out of the way!! :-D

I should add cheese into my Wendy's Chili sometime. 

I've got to write down your Mug cake recipe.  It sounds good. 

Love your total!

No - since I didn't get to work from home today, I missed it.  I do like those shows.  Rode the motorcycle to work - it's a lot more work packing it up than the car....

B - coffee

S - taco meat with salsa/ff sour cream (supposed to be lunch but it wasn't hitting the spot)

L - sushi (now THAT hit the spot)

D - no idea

Vits:  no... forgot them.  Will later

Water:  doin ok

You're too cool Jody !  I can just see beautiful you roaring into work on Ur Harley ... the guys along the roadway must be SWOONING  !