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3 years out, gained 50 lbs, need advice on vits

Debra W.
on 5/15/13 7:45 am - MI

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.  

  

butrflygrl_67
on 5/15/13 1:30 am - Fredericktown/Mansfield, OH

thank you all for you advice, i will be taking this all to heart and doin it one step at a tme, maybe that would be best right now and not overload myself at a time

                            
Tigs
on 5/17/13 11:35 am - Petoskey, MI
Hi! Every day I take:
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
butrflygrl_67
on 5/20/13 1:37 am - Fredericktown/Mansfield, OH

i checked into my fitness pal and created an account but i can't figure out how to reset the goals

                            
Tigs
on 5/20/13 4:24 am - Petoskey, MI
This is one of the times you can only make the change via a computer rather than a smart phone. Go to My Home, Goals, and at the bottom click on Change Goals. Click on Custom. Then you can adjust the carbs, fat, protein grams. When you adjust one, it will increase or decrease another, so I'd start with carbs then fat then proteins. I also adjusted what else I wanted tracked (fiber, sugar, etc). And also measurements. Let me know if you need any more help or have any other questions. Have fun!
Jennifer
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