Question:
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I am having a terrible time getting on track. I need some examples of your day. How your getting in your protien and staying away from high carbs. If I can can get some ideas maybe it will put me back on track. (I need it) What do you do during the day when you feel the need to eat something? What do you (snack ) on? — Schatzie1 (posted on January 5, 2003)
January 4, 2003
I had the same problem. I am about 2 months out and I have aa desk
job...so i sit infront of a computer ALL day...before surgery I use to
always snack while working. I find my self still wanting to snack out of
old habbit so now i pack TONS of fruits and veggies and if i feel like I
need something to crunch/munch on i eat a peice of apple or carrotts
etc....to get alot of protein in I eat tuna fish EVERY day...i cant stand
those shakes. Breakfast I have eggs and dinner i normall have chicken or
turkey and that gets me a good amount of protein everyday. For some snacks
I have string cheese too. Hope I helped!
— sandrac131
January 4, 2003
Even at 9 months post-op, I still struggle with nausea and having no
interest in food from time to time. Usually, I will have a protein shake
or cottage cheese with fruit for breadfast. Then I will have part of a
lean cuisine for lunch or some kind of salad. Sometimes I will snack on
swiss cheese, if I'm feeling hungry. The thing that works best for me, is
to make sure that I eat enough at a meal to the point that I'm satisifed,
then I will usually have no desire for food for a while, sometimes to the
point that I don't want my next meal. Try to get your water in, that
should help. I've noticed that if I start my day with protein, then I tend
to not want high carb snacks or sweets later in the day. Good luck and I
hope this helps.
— Christine L.
January 5, 2003
Rose,
I am 13 months post op and have days when I think I'm failing. I make
every effort to stop it at one day. I do that by NOT eating any starchy
carbs for several days after falling off. I make an effort to eat at least
50g of protein every day. I have yogurt with Grape Nuts for breakfast; a
Lactose Free SlimFast shake mid-morning (or a protein bar); usually have
fish for lunch (sardines, tuna, salmon);a protein snack mid-afternoon (soy
nuts, peanuts, jerky); meat or fish and a salad or vegetable for dinner;
peanuts, peanut butter and apple or jerky and a couple of pieces of dried
fruit for a snack about 9 PM. The Grape Nuts and the dried fruit are
required by my doctor so I have to work the rest of the day around them. I
do eat crackers sometimes and occsionally have chili con queso and tortilla
chips - but not much and not often. I don't eat candy -not even the sugar
free variety nor do I eat sandwiches or bread. I have found that the
"white" carbs get me off track. I hope this helps you some.
— Patty_Butler
January 5, 2003
A normal day for me consists of usually 1 egg for breakfast. Sometimes I
throw on a little grated cheddar cheese. For lunch I usually have a couple
of light crackers with either tuna, or thinly sliced deli meats and cheese.
I can only usually eat 3 crackers with fixings. For dinner I normally
have the same as family but will only eat a little of the meat from dinner
and a little of veggie. If we were to have spaghetti I would only have the
meat sauce and maybe I tiny bit of salad. Because I am one of those people
that doesn't supplement my protein, I really try to get as much as I can
from my food. When I go to the grocery store I usually buy a half pound of
several different deli meats, (very thinly sliced) and pre-measure them
into 1 and 2 ounce sizes. I then put them into the snack size ziplock bags.
Then I throw them all in the freezer. I get 2 or 3 out each day, putting
them in the fridge and either use them for lunch, or eat them as a snack.
I also like cheese, cottage cheese, or peanut butter for my snacks. I
limit my carbs as much as I can but I don't avoid them all together. I
still have sandwiches but use my crackers instead of bread. I use lowfat
versions of Triscuits, Wheat Thins, Ritz, Club Crackers, and Saltines. It
gives me just enough variety along with the different meats to keep from
getting bored with it all.
Good luck to you!
— Laurel C.
January 5, 2003
well here's the push you were asking for :>) PUuuuuuuuuuuuuush!
Seriously, it is important to choose a lot of high protein foods and good
for you veggies (the green kind and cauliflower) and to avoid, but not
necessarily eliminate carb foods. The key to carbs is moderation. If you
try to eliminate them from your diet odds are you're going to go on for a
while just fine and then WHAM you're going to dive into them with zeal!
My diet (for what it worths) consists mostly of cheese, eggs, nuts, jerky,
cottage cheese, meats (as tolerated), fish limitedly (I only like tuna and
breaded fish :>), peanut butter, etc. A day in the life is like 2 eggs
scrambled with a bit of mustard stirred in (for some reason stirring in
mustard to the raw egg makes the eggs less gaggy for me); 2 moz cheese
sticks with 4 to 6 crackers (ritz or saltine); peanut butter on celery
sticks - about 3 or 4 four-inch long stalks (I choose only the hearts which
are more tender); Dinner is basically whatever my family is having with
some alterations. I have 2-3 ounces of the meat, a 1/2 to 3/4 cup green
salad with Catalina dressing, and an 1/8 cup of potato with either gravy or
butter. Or I'll substitute the potato for pasta or over-cooked rice.
Sometimes I just don't "feel" up to the carbs so I'll have
steamed veggies instead. Just depends. But I don't NOT have them...I just
limit them and eat the protein first - two bites meat to one small bite
potato, for example. Then a snack of some kind in the evening - I love
popcorn with parmesan cheese on it and a little real butter. Yumm and
keeps me regular :>) When I eat things on crackers, I enjoy the
crunch and flavor of the crackers and don't feel guilty for eating them. I
no longer eat a whole package of crackers - only 4 to 6 instead. I also
put a LOT of topping (peanut butter or cream cheese, etc) on it so I get
more protein in the diet and still get my crunch. I also have candy
sometimes. Had fudge over xmas - but I limited how much. One piece
savored, not 6. Hope this made sense and really hope it helps some. Good
luck!
— [Deactivated Member]
January 5, 2003
Hi Rose,
To get in your protein, just ensure that each of your 3 meals starts out
with protein first, then veggie and then if room, a little carb. Not all
carbs are bad for you -the "white" ones are, like the
cookies/cakes/white bread. I do have some of the bad carbs too but limit
it to small amounts, for example, the bite sized mini chocolate chip
cookies-3 or 4 will do. For breakfast, it is always a scrambled egg with
melted cheese and a tablespoon of veggie chili on top. For a treat on the
weekend, I roll it in a tortilla and add some shredded chicken to it.
Lunch is grilled meat over salad or 1/2 of a meat and cheese sandwich on
wheat bread. Dinner is 3/4 of a Lean Cuisine or a grilled
meat/fish/chicken with veggie and a few bites of car b. Snacks are peanut
butter crackers, the cookies referred to above, sometimes little bite sized
chocolates, pudding cups with Cool Whip, nuts and popcorn. When I want to
eat, I do. But I have added a protein shake and a protein bar a day to my
routine and I found that it fills me up and takes the place of a snack.
— Cindy R.
January 5, 2003
8 yrs out. My protein is covered supplementally. I do a protein, then
solid, then protein, then solid--until I've had 4 meals, 6 protein drinks,
basically. Dinner tonight willl be chicken (crock pot), rice & peas.
Bfast was some milk & sugar free banana nut bread I made. SNack wil be
celery with squirt cheese or PB. I need one more, right? Probably more
celery. Am on a celetery binge lately. It could be worse.
— vitalady
January 6, 2003
I know how you feel. I had my worst day in 4 months on New Year's Eve (ate
over 1500 calories! ouch!) and FELT SO BAD! I recovered, though, and am
back on track. A few things that help me are:
1. I drink a protein shake for breakfast every day on my way to work.
Gets it over with and usually fills me up till noon.
2. I take my lunch to work everyday AND a snack. I usually eat a boca
burger with a slice of american cheese and 1/4 cup of edamame every day for
lunch. It takes literally 2 minutes to prepare every morning, so there's
no
"not enough time" excuse. It's boring as hell, but at least I am
not tempted to eat other stuff and I get in at least one really healthy
meal every day. I eat a yogurt at around 4PM so that I'm not starving when
I get home at night. I also keep sf jello in the fridge at work in case I
want something sweet.
3. No more fast food. Nothing at McDonald's or Taco Bell is as good for
me as something I prepare for myself. Nothing makes me sick like fast
food, so I've listened to my body and stopped eating it!
4. Chili is my friend. If I go out to eat, 9 times out of 10 I order a
salad and a bowl of chili. Usually I can get at least 3 dinners out of the
chili by adding more kidney beans to it once I get my leftovers home. The
nice thing about chili is that it feels like a really starchy meal, but
it's mostly protein!
5. Weekends are the only time I allow myself to go off schedule. Monday
thru Friday I pretty much eat at the same times every day. Sleeping in on
Sat and Sun throws that off and I usually find that my choices aren't as
good on those days. Keeping a good schedule really helps me to snack less
and/or to make better decisions when I do snack.
6. I buy a lot of the Louis Rich pre-cooked chicken (I think they have
roasted, italian and honey). It's expensive as hell, but it's nice to
always have cooked chicken in your fridge in case of emergency. I add it
to
salad and pasta, etc and it keeps me from going straight for the wheat
thins. If I have a carb craving, I always tell myself that I'll eat 2 oz
of chicken and if I can still fit something else, then I can have it.
Rarely
does that mean I won't eat the carbs, but it helps me eat A LOT less of
them.
Hope this helped (sorry it was so long)!
— mandajuice
January 6, 2003
I wish you motivation.. I have to admit, getting on the scale and losing a
few helps to keep me motivated... exercise also helps.. especially when I
exercise a little longer or further than I have the day before. One think
I know for sure.. it is work... keeping it all together.. eating what you
should, and drinking all the water and getting your protein in. Here are
some snack ideas:
<br><br>
egg whites (hard boiled with seasonings)<br>
no fat cheese<br>
low fat peanut butter<br>
a few nuts<br>
jerky<br>
soy nuts<br>
cottage cheese blended smooth and made into dip with veggies<br>
sugarfree pudding with protein powder<br><br>
I'm sure there are more.. but those are a few, good luck!
— Lisa C.
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