Back On Track Together
3 years out, gained 50 lbs, need advice on vits
When I say no processed, that's not literally, because I do eat yogurt and allow myself 2 oz of colby cheese per day. but I stay away from anything that comes in a box and is loaded with preservatives. I'll have oatmeal or yogurt on work day mornings, on the weekends, I'll fix a small omelet with 1/2 oz of cheese and salsa on it...I don't eat bread, no pasta, no white rice. I mainly eat meats and salads (all type of lettuce, spinach etc) plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. I weigh everything, no guessing about the size because I have learned that what I think is 4 oz, ain't!
Today for Breakfast, I had a fast Light n Fit non fat vanilla yogurt 80 calories, for Lunch today, I had a iceberg lettuce salad (I always count my lettuce as 4 cups shredded but I know there isn't 4 cups in the 1 qt bowl I use), with a can of packed in water tuna and 2 hard boiled eggs with 2 servings of Hidden Valley Fat Free Ranch dressing (25 calories per serviing) That's a total of 347 calories in the big ole salad!! I had an apple for a snack today that was 80 calories Tonight we are going to have broiled hamburger patties, cooked weight 3 oz portion is 212 calories and a cup of green beans with a dash of garlic vinegar Calories 100 and the total for the day is approximately 760 calories 75 grams of protein...BUT for my bedtime snack, I will have the only bad carbs I eat, saltine crackers 5 of em is 70 calories and 2 oz of Colby cheese 220 calories which makes the total 1050 and that means if I get hungry between dinner and bedtime, I still have 250 calories that I can either indulge myself with whatever that fits into that 250 calories or eat something that is nutritious and filling, maybe I'll have a protein shake or maybe a smoothie made from peaches/berry. It leaves me lots of options! I have learned to play the numbers game, but I make sure the numbers come from nutrition.
Adult ultra multivitamin multimineral (1 am, 1 pm)
Calcium citrate with D3 (1 am, 1 pm)
Omega 3 DHA (1am, 1 pm)
D3 (1 a day)
CLA (1 am, 1 after exercise)
B12 sublingual (1 am)
I have my labs done once a year and supplement in whatever way recommended (injection, capsule, etc) whatever I may be low on (such as iron, vit A, vit D, B12). I am religious about taking my vitamins and eating well and even with that I have had some pretty severe deficiencies. I would strongly recommend having labs done. My NP does my follow-up, not my RNY WLS surgeon.
I aim for 1200, give or take 50. I never let myself go below 1000 (avoiding starvation mode) and try to never go above 1250. I log everything on myfitnesspal.com. I reset the goals to 120g protein, 60g carb, the rest fat grams. Works for me
Jennifer