Menus and Miles Tues. Mar. 18th

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

Happy Tuesday!!  Is any one else having trouble with Posting today or is it my computer?  I wrote M&M and it just downloaded and downloaded and then it didn't even post it.  Then when I tried to copy and paste it went to black/white paragraph form.  Trying it one more time before I text someone to ask them to do it.

My Menu is not MY typical WLS Menu: I am a strict believer in Protein drinks but at the present time I have to limit them to 1 every other day because I have been diagnosed with IC (Painful Bladder Syndrome).  Success means:  Protein first then add other foods!!!!
    
Breakfast:     1 egg, 1/4 cup Eggbeater Whites, 1/4 diced Ham
Lunch:           2 Slices of deli ham and 2 slices of cheese   
Snack:           Tuna Salad on 6 Saltines
Snack:           Syntrax Lemon Tea Protein Drink (23g)
Dinner:          3 oz. Roast and 2 TBS. mashed potatoes with 1 TBs. gravy
Snack:           Popcorn

Calories     Protein      Net Carbs      Fat    Sugar

I had trouble earlier but it seems to be working now.

Grey and cold but I walked with Thor this morning and am headed out to drive Teke.  this grey wet stuff has me down.

decaf protein coffee  33g
eggbeaters, cheese, kale
lemon tea protein  13g
carbquick roll, roasted chicken
orange
lemon tea protein  13g
????
protein shake  33g

Very sunny but windy here.  I ran to Walmart and Target on my lunch and it felt good to get out.

I'm enjoying my Lemon Tea right now and it tastes sooooo good!

Sound Good Price! 

I can see it....

How are you doing today?  I'm having a "grouchy pouch" day - and have had one off and on for a few days.  Been eating tums... I don't take PPI's anymore since my prescription ran out 1.5 years ago and I never asked the Dr for it again until recently.  They want me to come back in to get one and I don't quite get that... if they said "you'll be on one forever" then what's the big deal?

Anyway... menu today - not quite sure about yet.  It seems after my 2nd coffee my pouch gets upset.  Too much acid?

B - protein coffee the the 2nd coffee

L - leftover hamburg dinner (hamburg, cream mushroom soup, onions, mushrooms, cheese)

S - deli ham w/cheese

D - maybe pork chops...

Vits:  not yet but will

water:  need to work on it.

Hi Jody - sorry you are having a grouchy pouch again!  I've been having a bit of that especially in the mornings and I saw my Nut yesterday and she put me back on 6 months of PPi's.  She also prescribed a new pro-biotic that she said would work with the PPi to deal with the acid.  She says pro-biotics can effect that as much as taking a ppi. 

Just thought I'd put that out there....

ETA:  Hope you don't mind but I stole your Join us on the LW's board message from your signature line.  I've been getting a bunch of PM's lately from LW's looking for support and have been directing them here.  Seemed simpler to have it in my signature too :)

I took PPI's everyday, the Prevacid dissolvables, but then they stopped making them.  I HATE pills.. and so filled the pill script a few times, then let it lapse.  I took them for over 3 years.

since I've started back on my protein drinks, I'm also getting "backed up" which causes my tummy to not feel-so-good.  I'm taking a few things for that and hopefully that will help.  I also am taking (off and on) probiotics.. it's a trial and error with me it seems...

Thanks for your input - and glad you want to use the LW message - I think I stole it from Gina initially

Since I've started eating plain popcorn I've been pretty regular in the bathroom dept.  Protein and little fiber can be very painful.....!!!!!

Enjoying my Lemon Tea. I usually gulp them down but it seems to be taking me longer.  Other than warm tea I haven't been drinking much.

Poured Cream of Mushroom Soup over our roast and put it in the crock pot.  It makes the best gravy.  I bet the house spells delish! 

I have to use an over the counter med called Prelief now when I'm going to have anything with acid.  It is suppose to take the acid out before it gets to my bladder.

Do you drink caffeine free coffee?  Caffeine always caused me heart burn and upset my stomach.

Sounds like a good protein day!

No - I drink leaded coffee... caffeine hasn't bothered me... and I think the acid in the coffee is the same for leaded and unleaded. 

I may need to look for the stuff you said to take before... wouldn't hurt... of course pizza and breadsticks tonight made my tummy feel good...

I tried recently taking one of the cheaper once a day acid reducers instead of prilosec (I take the generic).   It just didn't do it.  I ended up thinking once or twice I was having a heart attack and almost went to the ER.  But if I ate something it would go away.  Back on the generic prilosec again and no issues.  but I don't know why you would need to go in, it is all over the counter now and the drug plans won't cover it anyway.