Menus and Miles Nov. 2nd

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WARNING TO SELF AND TO ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN!!!   AVOID 'BAD' CARBS AT ALL COSTS!!!  THEY ARE ADDICTING!!  THEY WILL SLOW DOWN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS DURING THE LOSING STAGE (and you won't even notice)!!  THEY WILL MAKE THE SCALE GO UP AFTER THE HONEYMOON PERIOD IS OVER.

Success in Maintenance starts with GOOD  CHOICES during the Honeymoon Period!!!!!!

Did you get through Halloween without sampling all of the candy?  I bought different kinds of chips to hand out so I wouldn't be tempted but when my 8 grandkids showed up and dumped all of their candy out on the floor temptation won over.  I had a mini snickers, MM peanut, and a really tiny PB cup (didn't know they made them that small) .  I didn't having any dumping symptoms which surprised me. 

Happy Saturday!!!   DH and I went out to eat last night and walked around the mall a bit while we waited for a table at the restaurant. Halloween just got over and the stores are already decorated for Christmas.  I don't even want to think that far ahead.

One day on my new "acid/spice free diet" and I can notice a difference already!  Never would have guessed I was eating things that were making my bladder cramp up.  The dietician at the WLS office emailed me some really good websites that have lists of things that I can eat/try/avoid.  My Surgeon is no longer there but she was very helpful.

RNY Maintenance

Protein:        Matrix Mint Cookie 35g
Lunch:          Deli Turkey and 2 slices of cheese
Snack:          popcorn
Protein:        Syntrax Lemon Tea  23g
Snack:         
Protein:        Syntrax Lemon Tea  23g
Protein:        Syntrax Lemon Tea 23g
Dinner:          Didn't eat the left over roast last night so probably that
Snack:           Popcorn

Calories      Protein      Net Carbs      Fat    Sugar

Hi Roz.  I hope the acid free/spice free diet works.  It's funny how a food can affect us when it didn't used to.  

I really don't know what my eats are today.   Probably leftovers as I need to get the frig cleaned out before I head back to VA.

B - leftover breakfast bake and coffee

L - 1/2 steak innards of a quesadilla

D - popcorn

Vits:  yes

water:... we'll see

I can tell the difference already! 

Boy you must love to travel! 

Just out of curiosity, I wonder what your dietitian would say about probiotics to help your system handle acidic foods. I see mixed reviews about yogurt being good for a low acidic diet. They say plan with a low acid fruit is ok. This issue would be finding a low carb sugar substitute that wouldn't be an issue. Which specific sugar alcohols or sugar substitutes must be avoided? I wonder if some of the sweeteners we use today are ok compared to the generic suggestion you got from the surgeon, which might be based on only saccharin. Maybe Truvia or Splenda would be fine.

I tried a probiotic and had to quit it because the gas and cramping got really bad.  I was already cramping so I was really miserable.

I tried the Greek yogurt and and it made me nauseated.  It could have been the flavoring.  Plain and vanilla are listed on the worth trying list.  chocolate and flavors like lemon, lime, orange, using aspartame or other artificial sugars are on the foods to avoid list.

Splenda (sucralose) and Truvia (stevia) are on the worth trying and aspartame, nutrasweet, saccharine, sweet-n-low are on the avoid list.   I always used sweet-n-low before WLS.

On the other list she sent me stevia is on the caution list. Only Splenda is on the Try it list.  I guess I will stick with Spenda since it is on both lists.

Hi guys,

MENU: (DS Maintenance Mode)
B - 2 protein coffees (60g)
S - Fage Greek yogurt w/blueberries and protein coffee (30g)
S - fresh salsa and Scoops
S - peanuts
L - protein shake (30g)
S - Taco Bell taco pizza
D - chicken tenders
S - CarbSmart ice cream

VITES:
morning batch: done
4 calcium batches: done
evening batch: starting
​heme iron: pending

MILES:
PT exercises on the shoulder, laundry, and yardwork

Sounds Good Gina! 

HI all, been absent for a few days.  Hubby was in hospital for a few days.  Heart problem, but everything ok now. Was pretty scary at the time though. So glad you are feeling better Roz.

managed not to eat any Halloween candy.  If I would have eaten one piece it would been all over.

Spent the day today canning applesauce.  YUM

B open face egg and cheese sandwich with WW toast, half banana

S apple and peanut butter

L chicken breast and canellini beans

S low fat ricotta, pumpkin, walnuts

D Subway double chicken salad

plus a few tastes of applesauce here and there

miles no, vites yes, fluids 12 cups, protien carbs and calories good.

Anne

Glad to hear DH is doing better!!!  Love homemade applesauce...definitely YUM!!  Congrats for staying out of the candy!

Sounds Good!