VSG Maintenance Group
Vegetables and Fruits
At dinner I might have two asparagus spears or two sppons of broccoli or cooked zuccini. And at lunch some grapes or a clemintine. Maybe some mellon or blueberries. So I maybe get more like two 1/4 cup servings. Doesn't seem like much. Rarely eat raw vegetables.
What do you guys do?
Diane
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I been doing veg only snacks.....green beans, broccoli, coleslaw, cucumber........
For me it works out way better than trying to get any kind of measurable amount in during a meal. I do like to eat a little veg with a meal when it really compliments the protein from a taste/flavor standpoint.
Frozen fruit.....blueberries or strawberries in my morning protein shake works out pretty good.
frisco
SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
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I am so glad you posted this because I was wondering the same thing. It is so hard to change the way you think after surgery. I know changing my thinking has been the biggest struggle.
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
I'm just curious to know if all of you ate fruit during your weightloss phase. I have pretty much avoided fruit (with a few special treats along the way), as well as veggies that are high in carbs for the past 9 months. I would love to add back in grapes or something like that, but the last time I tried to to that I stalled... and I assumed the grapes had something to do with it.
Hally
I ate pretty much zero fruits and veggies during WL......
I think that's why I love them so much now.....eating veg only snack are very enjoyable.
frisco
SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
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Pretty much yes....... and no.....
Between traveling and eating out and not having 100% control of what was in the food.....
You get far more carbs just by accident.......than we all realize....
Most any kind of soups and sauces have a certain amount of sugar in it..... and even though you don't see it or taste it....soups and sauces are thickened with flour/corn starch/masa.
Lots of meats and fish have been dredged and floured or marinated in something with sugar in it before cooking. Also remember lots foods and sauces have wine as an ingredient.
So my thought has always been....if your/were counting carbs...ya gotta error on the light side. If your daily number for carbs is 40..... by the time you count 40......your probably at 50 or 60
I was pretty compliant during weight loss......maybe 85% correct....and not cause I was cheating.....85% cause I didn't always meet protein, liquid, exercise goals more than the eating part.
My thought was/is..... stick with the proven plan as best as possible through WL......"moderation is for maintenance" Even in maintenance I'm still 80% WL mode...it didn't vary much for me.
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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