VSG Maintenance Group
POLL: How did you eat BEFORE WLS!!!
ETA: please don't post what you eat NOW...we all know protein first, toddler portions, ..... Blah, blah, blah! This is to see a perspective on the huge differences in how we ate before....and now.....big change for me,,,in my mind, body, and soul!
JIMBO... 350lbs! lost!..... TRIPLE CENTURY CLUB!! HELL ...YEAH!
MY VSG......KICKS ASS! 
I am 6' 2" 
Breakfast: double meat Whataburger, large fries, diet coke (love the irony)
Lunch: combination nacho platter at any given Mexican restaurant around work
Dinner: This is when I'd try to make up for my bad deeds. But, it was still a huge plate of something horrible for me.
I never was a big snacker or sweet tooth, but the Whataburger stops because literally a daily occurence. And, when I was in the mood for sweets, watch out.
I blows me away to think about how much I used to consume daily.
Had I logged my food daily as I do now (and did when successfully losing in the past), then there is no way in hell I would have consumed that sort of food daily. I couldn't even think about physically writing all that down. Which is why I still believe journaling my intake is critical to my longterm success. No hiding anything from myself.
Next.....
B: two has browns, two sausage biscuits, coke
L: 10 piece chicken nugget meal plus a double cheeseburger or a quesadilla, two tacos, and two chips and cheese, coke
D: fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, biscuits, mt dew
Dessert: prob 6-10 choc chip cookies
Snackks: through the day a family bag of chips, a bag of sunflower seeds, a candy bar, and a big gulp worth of mt dew...
dinner was usually the only homemade meal of the day- I would be out running around during breakfast and lunch and almost always eat fast food..
I am still loving life with my sleeve! Been maintaining at or below goal for over 4 years!
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." - Ramona L. Anderson
OK Jimbo...... were gonna go down this road.........
I'll participate for Therapeutic reasons!
A couple of "What I felt were good eating days pre-op"
B- Quad Shot Grande Wet Cappuchino w/ pastry
S- None/Diet Pepsi
L- Deli Sandwich...Typically a Turkey, cheese, avocado, mayo. Fries or Chips. Diet Pepsi
S- Grande Mocha Frappachino and Maple Oat Scone, Diet Pepsi
Typical Dinners.... No Limit, Eat till just past full with Diet Coke/Pepsi:
Quality Burgers/Fries
Chinese Food
BBQ
Japanese Food
Seafood
Meat & Potatoes
Italian Food
Mexican Food
Korean Food
Thai Food
Dessert : Not Much if any (see late nite snack)
Midnight:
- Sandwich or Leftovers/Diet Pepsi
Late night snack:
-Cookies or equivalent
Repeat Day after Day for years......
Go under knife..... Get most of my stomach cut out......
The story of my life !
frisco
SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
" To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art "
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B:Bagel and cream cheese, eggs with bacon
S: Grande Mocha w/whip
L: Burrito grande with everything followed by a large mint chip shake from BR
D: Chinese food, anything deep fried and smothered in sweet sauce with a few token veggies.
Late night snack, a package of Pepperridge Farm cookies. Yes, pretty much the whole thing.
It is a wonder I am not dead yet.
Sometimes I would go to KFC and order a family size popcorn chicken, the worst thing on the menu, and eat the whole thing with their coleslaw, large of coarse. This would be considered a snack. I was never full, always hungry and thinking about my next meal. I knew I was killing myself, and could not stop.
Sorry for the "High Jack"
I am sitting my chair laughing my A$$ off !!!!
I cannot for the life of me picture Elina at KFC for one.....and two..... knockin down a family sized popcorn chicken with slaw !!!!!!
Maybe we need to do a KFC nite for old times !!!!
Just like at last group I made the comment I couldn't imagine DrC shopping at Costco! For him.... I know his schedule and it is packed.....just couldn't imagine with the little time off he would want to go do the Costco thing! Think he grabs a Costco hot dog on the way out....or a slice off pizza?
frisco
SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
" To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art "
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Well, you are totally correct... The Elina I know is a 102lb. dynamo that is very articulate about her commitment to learning and executing.
I guess it was the thought of the new you sitting down at KFC eating a family size Popcorn Chicken that I couldn't comprehend.
The KFC near me is a combo KFC/Taco Bell........ I used to get the chicken pot pie, a couple of tacos, nachos bell grande, and a burrito for later.
I guess we all have come a long way in many ways !!!!
frisco
SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
" To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art "
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Dr. Paul Cirangle
And I worked at KFC when I was in high school. We sometimes dropped the chicken on the floor. Think about that next time you are tempted to eat that stuff. And I used to make the gravy. Would curl your hair if you knew what was in it. I dare anyone to call up Amy and ask her what appropriate food choices she would recomend from KFC! Diane
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Also sweet eater, which the sleeve doesn't do much for. I would buy pints of H-D ice cream, go home and eat a pint right away, then have some kind of "dinner", then go for the second pint. Same with any kind of sugar-based food. I'd eat three large bowls of Honey Nut Cheerios for dinner often. That behavior has been abated for the past six months or more, and as long as I stay away from large amounts of sugar, I feel like I can keep it abated. I hope.
Great topic Jimbo!
Height 5' 7" High Wt 268 / Consult Wt 246 / Surgery Wt 241 / Goal Wt 150 / Happy place 135-137 / Current Wt 143
Tracker starts at consult weight
In maintenance since December 2011.
