Wednesday, August 14th, Cardio & Cafe

Happy Hump Day Botts:

My favorite day of the week besides Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I slept in again this morning, bad.:( My eats for today are:

Breakfast:  Coffee & Miralax

2nd Breakfast:  Apple Bar (too many carbs, but I was running late and it was what I grabbed)

Snack:  Quest Protein Bar

Lunch:  Quest Protein Bar

Snack:  Grapes

Dinner:  small Cheeseburger

Snack:  Vitatop Brownie

Have a great "hump" day and remember those vits and fluids.

EATS

Early Morning:  2 cups coffee w/SF hazelnut creamer

B:  Quest protein bar

S:  none

L:  Unjury Protein Shake, ½ c mixed fruit in 100% juice

S:  Unjury Protein Shake

D:  Salad w/turkey breast

S:  Kettle corn, 3 c popped

TOTALS:   1220 calories, 103g Protein 

WEIGHT:  Pre-Op: 302, Current: 185 (Height:  5’ 7”)

I’m trying to learn how to deal with feeling hungry.  My normal response is a bit of panic.  I think I need to eat RIGHT NOW!  But for the past few days when I feel hungry I’ve been telling myself “It’s just a little discomfort.  I’m not going to starve to death if I wait an hour or two until my next SCHEDULED meal or snack.”  And I tell myself “Remember that by sticking to your plan you are burning more calories than you are taking in and that means weight loss!”  The self-talk is helping.  Also, when I give thanks before I eat, I’ve been adding a little extra prayer… asking God to help me overcome my issues and obsession with food.  I’m almost 5 years post RNY.  Weight loss/maintenance is surely a journey, not a destination. (I think I will post this on the main forum too)

We can all use extra prayers.  I have found myself dealing with extra hunger ever since I have had my last surgery.  I feel the need to eat and having a hard time dealing with it and trying to justify it all at the same time.  You are correct though that this is a journey and not a destination but sometimes I sure would like to arrive and sit a spell.

Good evening, BOTT friends,

Agree with the prayers, Angela and Tess.  One thing I do, when I am "truly" hungry between meals, is have a small bowl of cooked vegs like collard greens, green beans or maybe sliced cucumbers with vinegar, salt & pepper.  It takes the edge off my hunger, and is very low calorie (if the greens are not cooked in lots of "seasoning meat" aka "hog fat", lol. 

I finished the last 3 cups of cantaloupe today, so no more tempting fruits unless they're berries.  Got my bike workout in for 40 minutes, covering 5.4 miles.  Today I ate:

B:  1.5 c cantaloupe, 4 strips low sodium turkey bacon

L:  grilled chicken leg (skinless), HUGE iced coffee with Splenda, 8 tbsps light half & half, plus 4 tbsps FF Cool Whip (verrrry tasty)

S:  1.5 c cantaloupe, 1 strip above noted turkey bacon

D:  big lettuce salad with tomato, 1 hard boiled egg, 4 ozs grilled chicken breast, 2 ozs deli ham, 3 tbsps light ranch dressing

Goodnight friends :)

Shelia:

I just want you to know that you are doing awesome!  When I was so gun ho, I did too.  I don't know why the last ten pounds is such an issue to lose.  It is almost like if I lose this last bit of weight, where will I go from there?  It seems that it is easy to gain some weight so that I can lose it again than to maintain where I am at.  I think I am in a RUT.....

You know that they say the last 10 lbs are the hardest to lose, and that seems to be the truth, Tess.  But look at what you've accomplished, and are STILL accomplishing by staying true to the course and I always have admired how you get right back on the horse after the very few times you've fallen.  That inspires me so much, to do my best.

BTW, I saw your profile page and photos the other day and I was FLOORED!!! to say the least!  Girl...I never would've recognized you (except for the smile :)  You have done an amazing job!  You may feel like you're in a rut, but what a rut to be in.  After you lose those last 10 lbs, you can always work on maintaining...right?  Thanks so much for your compliments and encouragement!

Thank you so much!  Let's continue to inspire each other.

Hi Tess,

I'm brand new to this group...looking for inspiration and knowledge on how people get back on track...I"m 2.5 years post op RYN... and I've been well aware of old habits coming back and it becoming easier to not work out... and guess what... I'm gaining weight...scary stuff. so, if you're on here and know the ropes...I'd love to hear what you have to say. thanks. frustrated in MI...Kathy

Hi Kathy:

It is a never ending battle sometimes.  We have to step back, stop what we are doing and re-evaluate where we are going.  If you are gaining, go back to the basics that you learned in the beginning, get your calories back down to around 1000 a day, cut out all white products (basically detoxing off sugar, flour, pasta, cakes), up your protein to around 70-100 grams a day, don't drink 30 minutes before or after a meal, journal your food, take your vitamins and walk, walk, walk.  Making these changes will be a huge improvement and you should be able to get the excess weight back off.  If you can't do them all at once, incorporate them one at a time until it becomes natural to you.  Best of Luck and come by daily to see what we all are eating to lose or maintain.