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B - Coffee, 2 cups
L - Turkey sandwich
D - Talipia and green beans
S - Kay's Naturals Cinnamon Toast Pretzels
S - Apple
Happy BOTTing
Cathy
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You posted one of the key factors to success in getting back on track (and staying there). "Plan, Plan, Plan" and that you're going to play your meals/fluids and exercise for the week and journaling. Yea you!
You've got the right mindset for sure. Please keep us posted as to how it is going for you.
Cathy
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Obviously not a doctor but (unfortunately) very experienced in grazing and weight regain. LOL but true! Talk with your surgeon about your stoma concerns. Make sure there isn't an issue.
Eat lean protein for a meal for a few days and focus on how your pouch feels and how long you feel full.
As far as quantity, I can eat A LOT of simple carbs. A LOT. Yet when I eat a chicken breast, I get that feeling of satiety that I never get when I eat the simple carbs.
You can post here any updates. I'm BOTTing with you!
Cathy
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Today the temperature is dropping and I am so glad that I am having HOT soup for lunch !!
have already taken morning vitamins, on my second(32oz). Mug of water. And have walked about 5,000 steps
my eats for today do far
breakfast........coffee/protein
lunch..............veggie soup/crackers
snack..............apple
dinner..............chicken/veggies
snack...............cheese/crackers
I hope everyone has a great eating day !
I haven't lost any weight (same BMI) in 8 months. So, in my head, I know I've lost as much as I'm going to from the surgery. From here on out, it's all on me and the choices I make.
I talked to my NUT last week, and we agreed to go back on protein shakes, at least during the day, for the week - if a meal for dinner. The first day was the WORST! Of course, it was the day after the superbowl with all of the yummy snacks. I was hungry all. day. long. But I'm on day 3, and not feeling that crazy hunger all day anymore. I'm also down 1.4 lbs, which is a great start.
Starting Saturday, I go back to eating "real" foods again. The plan? That's just it - plan, plan, plan. I'm going to plan my meals/fluids/exercise for the week, and get back to keeping a journal of what I'm eating, exercising, and how I'm feeling. I'm hoping it helps me look back and see what I'm doing well and what I need to improve upon on my next NUT visit...
VSG: 12/2/13 HW: 268 SW: 239 GW: 145
I eat when I am sick, too......AND I will gain weight. UGH !! At least now we know that we are not alone !!
My NUT and I agreed to go back to protein shakes for the week during the day, with a meal at dinner so....
B - coffee, chocolate protein shake
L - chocolate protein shake
Sn - chocolate protein shake
D - jerky & a cheese stick
Vit - 1/2 morning (done) and 1/2 night
Fluids - doing well (36oz so far...)
Ex - going to my WLS-sponsored exercise class tonight (30 min walk/jog + 60 minutes circuit training)
Just have to get through this week and get BOT!
VSG: 12/2/13 HW: 268 SW: 239 GW: 145
Lapband surgery in 2009 - Revision to RNY August 13, 2013 with gallbladder removal.
HW - (260) SW - (197) GW - (135), updated on 1-2-14 to 125lbs HT 5'5" Goal reached 3/2/14-revised goal to 120 on 3/9/14 reached 4/6/14 
yes mam clarity, doing the Atkins diet left me feeling not hungry but like i was missing out..(ie my strawberries and sometime pineapple ) just depending on what i have ...i rarely eat fruit anyway... it's the sugar and carbs ..bad ones that added the pounds back on ..MY FAULT... just needed to be reminded that I AM A BYPASS patient and do not have normal insides anymore... and there IS a way we are suppose to eat but not exactly all the same... protein first...vitamins ...water...veggies ( non starchy) PORTION CONTROL...lol i will let you guys know how i am doing next week...
thank you all so very much!!
My guess is that you're eating from head hunger, emotional eating. Grazing is a bad habit to get back into. Reaching out by your post is great. You've reached out at 17 pounds regain instead of 25, 50+. Give yourself a big pat on the back for being proactive rather than ignore the grazing habit and letting it continue.
Plan your day with the foods you'll be eating. Around the 3:00 time frame, eat a PLANNED healthy snack. If you eat a planned healthy snack, that should help you avoid "blowing it." Continue eating a planned snack around 3:00 and see if that stops setting you up for blowing it the rest of the day.
The foods you're eating of chips, crackers, nuts are snacky foods. Substitute those with healthier foods. The foods you're eating get us into the hand to mouth mindless eating. Mindless eating and grazing are two habits that are so easy to return to and the worse habits we can return to. Mindless eating and grazing are two of the biggest factors (imho) with regain.
Eat dense lean proteins and see how they feel in your pouch versus the toast/pb or bagel. Protein sits in our pouch longer and gives us satiety. Bagels, toast/pb don't give you that. Eating the white, simple carbs are a vicious cycle. The more we eat, the more we want.
If you are concerned about your surgery, talk to your surgeon.
Cathy
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