Monday Cardio/Cafe

Well I too stepped on the scale- gained a pound and almost wept after all my work last week...but I am blaming it on the dreaded period so all is not lost
B- Coffee w. sf creamer
Lunch- Chef Salad w. light italian
S- Cottage Cheese
D- Chicken Taco Soup
S- Greek Yogurt w. sf syrup

Good afternoon. Still sick.  Feels like worse that last week. Went to the doc but he did not find any issues with my lungs (thanks God) and it is only sinus and bronchitis. Nasty virus. 
I know that I already infected at least 2 people (when I did not know I was sick).
The doc thank me for keeping him busy...lol...
Also - due to all the meds - my sugar is crashing more ...so need to be extra careful. My body - RH is sensitive to complex carbs and fruits - so it is a challenge when you really do not want to eat lots of proteins... when you are sick.   Fruits that I can normally eat ... are making my BS drop... o well...

eats today:
coffee+ alm milk
flat-out wrap with PB, sunflower seeds
chicken veggie soup
more soup
pork loin with veggies
more soup...

When I am really sick - hot soup is what my belly can tolerate.  a lot of heavy proteins - not so much. With cold or any other sinus issue - milk or milk product (including whey) may create more mucus, so I know I have to stay away from that. 

I do hate that we can't take NSaids... that thing, would really help with the inflammation...

Sorry to hear that your still not feeling well.  Hope the hot soup will make you feel better soon. 

Hi Hala
I also suffer from RH.  500 to 20 BSs.  I hate to tell you this but I can't drink wine because I crash big time afterward.  Kind of sucks because I find a glass of wine very relaxing.  I couldn't drink years ago because I was pregnant, nursing and raising kids.  Then I couldn't drink because of the diabetes meds I was on before the RNY.  Now I am off all diabetes meds and my body crashes from a glass of wine.  I guess that is just the way it is.    Just me

I do know that. The only time I can drink wine and not crash is when I am eating main meal of the day.  I can eat more when I drink wine.  My stoma relaxes and my insides are not cramping.  I actually started drinking wine to be able to eat more and ... really to be able to eat. I had hernia at that time..and would end up with bad pain after eating dense proteins., Wine helped.  Got me drunk, but helped get the pain to go away. 
It was self medicating myself with alcohol.  There was time that I could not eat any solid foods unless I had some alcohol.  (I could live on protein shakes but not for many days in a row)... Same time my BS was crashing daily. The connection was so obvoius. 

Eventually - I realized I was having problems, and gave up daily drinking,  Now I can have some wine with dinner... but only if I avoid carbs.... So I can have proteins + veggies and wine... (1 small glass) once in a while and be fine.  But add some carbs to the mix (piece of bread, or some other starchy carbs and my BS would crash.   

As I am sick now - I do not drink anything.... but my BS crashes all the time... must be something in the meds... or the body reaction to the virus.  And beside fruits and nuts and some veggies - flat out (more fiber than net carbs) are the only carbs my body see. 

Great Job BOTT,
Seems like everyone is on track.  I am on day two of low carbs.  Here's my menu for today:

Food Name	Amount	Unit	Cals	Fat (g)	Carbs (g)	Prot (g)	Delete
		Total	1,183	70.3	29.0	103.8
Beef, sliced, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat		cup, pieces cubic inch slice (1 oz) (4" x 4" x 3/32" thick) slice thin slice grams kg lb oz	42	2.0	0.2	5.4
Smoked sausage, pork		cup, cooked oz, cooked oz, raw (yield after cooking) cubic inch link, cooked (4" long) patty, cooked grams kg lb oz	66	5.4	0.4	3.8
Bacon, cooked		cup, pieces oz, cooked oz, raw (yield after cooking) medium slice (yield after cooking) thick slice (yield after cooking) thin slice (yield after cooking) grams kg lb oz	81	6.3	0.2	5.6
Water, tap		cup fl oz grams kg lb oz	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Coffee, decaffeinated		fl oz coffee cup (6 fl oz) mug (8 fl oz) grams kg lb oz	3	0.0	0.5	0.5
Creamer		liter fl oz cup pint quart gallon tablespoon teaspoon	35	1.5	5.0	0.0
Egg, whole, boiled		cup egg extra large jumbo large medium slice small grams kg lb oz	154	10.6	1.1	12.5
Chicken, drumstick, coated, baked or fried, prepared with sk...		cup, cooked, diced oz, boneless, cooked oz, boneless, raw (yield after cooking) oz, with bone, cooked (yield after bone removed) oz, with bone, raw (yield after cooking, bone removed) cubic inch, boneless, cooked large drumstick (yield after cooking, bone removed) medium drumstick (yield after cooking, bone removed) small drumstick (yield after cooking, bone removed) grams kg lb oz	297	17.3	9.0	24.8
Beef steak		cup, cooked, diced oz, boneless, cooked oz, boneless, raw (yield after cooking) oz, with bone, cooked (yield after bone removed) oz, with bone, raw (yield after cooking, bone removed) cubic inch, boneless, cooked large steak (yield after cooking, bone removed) medium steak (yield after cooking, bone removed) slice of London Broil small steak (yield after cooking, bone removed) grams kg lb oz	214	12.8	0.0	23.2
Milk/Almond/Van/unswt/40		serving grams kg lb oz	40	3.5	2.0	1.0
WheyProtein/Strawberry		serving grams kg lb oz	140	2.0	4.0	26.0
Dressing/BalsamicVinaigrette		serving grams kg lb oz	100	9.0	5.0	0.0
Salad/OrganicSpringMix/3cups		serving grams kg lb oz	10	0.0	1.5	1.0
		Total	1,183	70.3	29.0	103.8

Planning late night exercise since it is easier while watching tv.  Congrats to you all.
Z

I'm participating in a exercise challenge at work and I stepped on the scale today-ugh!! Surprisingly, I was 2# lighter from 2 months ago...It is reassuring that my body agrees I'm finally doing the right thing!!

B: Coffee w/ protein powder, 1oz beef jerky
L: Turkey burger, string cheese, 12 almonds
Snack: string cheese, 1oz pumpkin seeds, 11 pretzels
D: roast beef, carrots
Extras: coffee w/creamer, 72oz water
Calories: 1,103 Protein: 89 (woo-hoo!) Carbs: 37 (Yay!!!)

Exercise: 20 minute walk...gotta work on that

Feeling great about BOTT today.

Congratulations on the 2# loss Julie!!  Keep working towards your goal...Next weigh-in will be even better!

Weighed in this morning at 206.4#.  That's down 6.6# since the start of the new year.  Happy to see the scale going in the right direction for a change. 

Did an hour of Zumba this morning....All I can say is....WHEW!!!

B - 1 Special K Fruit Crisp - Strawberry
      1/2 c. Skim Milk
L -  1 c. Pork Roast & Sauerkraut
       1 Special K Chocolatey Pretzel Bar
       2 Bottles Dasani Water
D - 1/6 T-Bone Steak
      1/4 c. Red Potatoes, Green Pepper & Onion
      1/2 c. Skim Milk
      1/2 c. SF Chocolate Pudding
S - 1 Special K Fruit Crisp - Strawberry