VSG Maintenance Group
Wednesday, May 25th
Not really. They taste too artificial and chalky and don't satisfy the "I wanna sweet" craving. So I usually just bite the bullet, go for the candy to the bloodstream, and try to make up for it with a low carb lunch. At least that's what I've been doing the past 5 weeks.
Funny--that HALF cookie took me more calories and more willpower than my beloved Reese's.
on 5/26/16 10:02 am - NJ
My Nut recommended Combat Crunch bars for when I want something candy bar-ish. They are so good and much better than a candy bar. And now I want one. http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/musclepharm/combat-crunch- bars.html?mcid=MSN_US_Products-Products_MusclePharm_Combat_C runch_Bars&bbkwid=19506840784
| Serving Size: 1 Bar (63 g) | ||
| Servings Per Container: 1 | ||
| Calories | 210 | |
| Calories from Fat | 63 | |
| Amount / Serving | %DV * | |
| Total Fat | 7 g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g | 20% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1 g | |
| Trans Fat | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 17 mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 159 mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 101 mg | 2% |
| Total Carb. | 25 g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber | 12 g | 48% |
| Sugars | 5 g | |
| Sugar Alcohol | 1 g | |
| Protein | 20 g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 0% | |
| Vitamin C | 1% | |
| Calcium | 22% | |
| Iron | 1% | |
| * Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. | ||
| Ingredients: | ||
| Protein Blend (Whey Protein Isolate, Milk Protein Isolate), Isomalto-Oligosaccharide (Prebiotic Fiber), Vegetable Glycerin, Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Palm, Palm Kernel Oil), Almonds, Water, and Maltitol., Contains less than 2% of: Cinnamon, Resistant Maltodextrin, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Malt, Natural Colors, Rice Flour, Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, and Sucralose. | ||
| CONTAINS MILK, SOY, TREE NUT, AND PEANUT. MANUFACTURED IN A PLANT THAT PROCESSES MILK, SOY, TREE NUT, WHEAT, PEANUT, AND EGG PRODUCTS. | ||
Bonnie ! What a shift in the way you process and select options. You are sounding in control and empowered. I'm not hearing any "deprivation themes". It is all about what you choose for yourself at any given moment. Loving your perspective ! Good for you !
Age: 64; 5' 5"; High weight: 345; Start weight: 271 (01/05/15); Surgery weight: 218 (05/27/15); Pre-Op (-53); M 1 (-18); M 2 (-1.5); M 3 (-13.5 ); M 4 (-13); M 5 (- 8); M 6 (-12) M 7 (-5, Xmas); M 8 (- 9) Under surgeon's goal and REACHED HEALTHY BMI 12/07/15!! (Six months and one week.) AT GOAL month 8. Maintaining at goal range (139- 144) ~ four (4) years !!
Wow Paula - you're my transparency and accountability hero! I admire your openness and strong desire to learn from others' experiences on their maintenance journey. Of course ultimately not everything that works for others works for us and YOU get to decide what's worth integrating and what won't work for you. You rock.
So if you're going back to 1500 cals (and I understand why in this instance) I'd suggest you stay there until your weight stabilizes. This may take awhile - think weeks to months. What I would expect is that your weight will start to drop in the next few weeks. If it takes you back to the low end of your range, stay there until you see it drop below. If it never does, you know your number is 1500 cals. If it eventually drops below and stays there for several days to a week or so, add another 100 cals. Hope that makes sense!
ADD - looks like some of you are asking about mfp junk category, which is something I made up for myself. You can add or change the names of your meals etc in the free mfp. Standard categories are breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Awhile ago I added a category that I called 'junk carbs' so that I could clearly separate healthy snacks from the crap food. (Because my weight and habits are stable, I only use mfp now when I'm trying to lose weight or need data for some reason). So a piece of cheese would be recorded as a snack, while popcorn would be recorded as junk carbs. Same with chocolate, cake, nachos etc. no nutritional value so a waste of calories other than the pleasure of eating them. What I look for is what percentage of my calories end up in the junk category. For example, I typically eat 1500 cals daily. If 500 of them are consistently in the junk category, a full third of my intake is only feeding my pleasure - not my body. For me, I ideally like to keep it at 10% for that category, but 20% is acceptable. Beyond that, if I'm exceeding it day to day, I need to stop and question myself. But maybe that's just me.
LINDA
Ht: 5'2" | HW 225, BMI 41.2 | CW 115, BMI 21.0
164.4
In the right direction, but am upset that I spent a week screwing around and am essentially back to where I was this time last week. Pooh.
Don't think I'm going to hit my down 8lbs before vacation goal, having only lost 2.4 in 2 weeks, and only have 2.5 weeks to go. I guess as long as I'm moving in the right direction that's the important thing. I'll just have to be super careful on my vacation and try to come back no more than +1 or +2. Hoping with all the walking/activity I get that might be doable as long as I keep the food modest.
Boy, this maintenance gig is no joke. Neither is going back to losing mode once you've blown past maintenance range. This is definitely harder than it was to lose in the first place. I guess I'll have to keep that in mind when I make the decision not to track or to blow off doing what I need to do.
Getting spanked this week - had a dentist appointment yesterday and apparently I've been getting lazy with the floss too. Gotta make my self care a priority!
Surgery Date 9/19/13 Dr. Cirangle
HW 267.8 SW 261 GW 155 Blog:http://onwardanddownwardsf.weebly.com
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