Question:
Help... I've just had a hysterectomy so I can't exercise and since the surgery i feel

hungry all the time..I refuse to gain my weight back but i am having food issues and it seems to consume my brain lately maybe it will get better when i return to work ...however i need some low fat low low carb good food choices becasue i love cakes and pie and i need to not feel deprived please help I am soooo scared of getting fat again do you think my stoma has expanded i lo e to eat late at night help    — minkii68 (posted on August 19, 2008)

August 19, 2008
Try the lowfat yogurts. They have all kinds of yogurts that taste like sweets that are lowfat and low sugar. I don't know what kind of weight loss surgery you had, if you had the RNY, I didn't think you could process sugar and if you had lap band then, maybe you should have a fill?
   — dyates2948

August 19, 2008
Take a deep breath, you are scared but, you are still in control of your body. I had RNY in Oct. and just had breast reconstruction in June so I know where you are coming from. Too much time, can't do anything but eat, So I eat!! But I watch what I eat. Breakfast is Special K with Protien and a 1/2 cup of milk. In two or three hours I have yogert, Kroger Carb Master is good. Lunch is a good time to have someone over,a coworker, friend or family member. Serve a tuna salad on lettuce leaves and sugar free pudding with cool whip for dessert, the thing is make it special. Serve it on small plates and use wine glasses for the pudding. A few hours later have some cottage cheese and fruit (fresh or in it's own syrup). When dinner comes around make sure you have planned it out and you have everything you need. If you have a family you will need to make something they like, fix something you can eat at the sametime. Why? Because if you are fixing food your hands are being kept busy. I make bread( from frozen dough), I make desserts (cakes and Pies) and you know what? I let myself have some of the dessert. No not a slice of pie but maybe a tablespoon or two of the filling. I'm not deprived, I got in my protien for the day, made sure I drank all my water, and I never got hungry. The thing is plan your day and your meals. Don't just sit in front of the TV and eat what ever you can find. One last thing, you are a strong woman, you have come this far, this is not the "easy way" to diet as some may think, I know you can do this, you know you can do it, so let's get our day started.
   — 102807

August 20, 2008
Hope you feelbetter soon...but while you have time and are healing you MUST try some of the recipes from Michele (an OH helper who has had RNY) She is awesome!!!!!! She's a self proclaimed carb phobic (Like many of us) and makes the most decadent protein filled low carb, desserts and meals...Just amazing stuff! I love this woman! I thought i was creative with food...She's QUEEN of creative! You WILL find something in her many recipe archives...I PROMISE! I have made so many of her recipes...She is a true inspiration to me. I still have my own ideas...but sometimes....I don't feel like pushing my brain that far....I just know I can count on something totally yummy here! http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/
   — .Anita R.