Question:
hi! could someone give me an example of what your day is like from the time you
get up until you go to bed. like what you eat, exercise, vomitting(if you do),what vitamins you take etc... — nikki R. (posted on March 11, 2002)
March 11, 2002
Here's a typical day for me: I get up around 6 AM, have my coffee (with
creamer added) and shower and get off to work. I usually take my vitamins
(2 Flintstones Chewables and a B12 and 1 Citracal) at around 8:30. I eat 1
light Yoplait fruit flavored yogurt and 1 mozzarella cheese stick at around
9:00. Later in the morning I might have another cheese stick or some fat
free pretzels. I work out over my lunch hour (aerobics) then I have 1 cup
of Hormel chili for lunch. 1/2 hour after eating I have my other Citracal.
Later in the afternoon I might have some pretzels or another cheese stick.
I get off work at 4:30, and after picking up the kids I go home and make
something for supper, either tacos or chicken and potatoes or rice or
something like that. If I'm hungry later at night I might have some shrimp
with cocktail sauce. If I haven't taken the rest of my vitamins (iron and
vit C) I will take them before bed. That's my typical work day. The
weekends are completely different of course, and I couldn't even begin to
describe them! But I don't vomit at all. I hope that helps!
— Becky H.
March 11, 2002
OK I get up just after six and try to take 1 capsule of ferrous fumerate
from my local henry's marketplace. if I can i take it with orange Juice. I
get dressed and with my little daughter in tow we walk her big brother (10)
to school. (its at steep up and down hill hike) We come home and I fix
breakfast cereal for her cottage cheese and salsa with a couple of soda
crackers for me. Sometimes I make eggs but its always protein in the
morning. SOmetime around 10 AM I take my two children's chewables- also
from Henry's and a sublingual b-12. At 11 or noon I make lunch- usually
something I can share with my daughter. I like ramen and again there is
always proteina dded chicken or cottage cheese. If I am hungry later I may
do a piece of string cheese. If I have a cup of decaf coffee it will be in
the afternoon. Mty daughter and I do a second walk in the afternoon- either
to pick up her brother from school or just to walk. Dinner is usally a
small portion of whatever the family is eating or if what they have is too
fatty or starchy I will eat some cheese and another egg. I do not eat after
dinner. I usually go to bed pretty early- and watch tv getting ready for
another big day! I swim on Saturdays in addition to my walks and do all my
shopping on Sunday so I get more exercise in.
— jomu
March 11, 2002
I forgot to add- I take protein supps- occasionally a bar- lo carb- high
protein for lunch and proteinex 15 grms of protein in just two
tablesppoons full- 30 grms 2x a day.
— jomu
March 11, 2002
Hi. I am 2 months post op. Mon, Wed & Friday, I get up, eat a couple
crackers, chew one vitamin, fill my water bottle and head to the gym (I do
1/2 hour cardio, stretch and about 1/2hour of weight trainning). When I get
home, I eat some breakfast- I like protein plus cereal or yogurt. I either
do school work or go to my part time job. For lunch I'll have 1/2 a
sandwich, most of a lean cuisine, or a cup of soup. It doesn't take me very
long to eat, but I don't eat much. During the afternoon I usually have a
snack- some popcorn, a couple oz of cashews, or a sugar-free chocolate
pudding pop. For dinner, it's more of the same. I like Chilli too. I try to
drink through-out the day. But I'm not as good as I should be. I try and
'snack' on a glass of milk after supper- helps get more protein in (The
carnation s/f intant breakfasts are good too). I didn't have much of my
intestine bypassed, so I can get all my protein naturally. I have never
thrown up, my tummy will feel sick if I eat too much sugar (it also gives
me diarrea). My routine really isn't much different than pre-op, except my
choices are basically healthier. I am down 35ish pounds (I 'only' have 120
pounds to lose, so I am not losing as much as quickly as some others), and
one pants size, and people can already tell the difference! I feel more in
control of my eating and my health. This is a Quick sum of my day- they are
all different. I hope it helps. Good Luck.
— Angela B.
March 11, 2002
I have listed on my profile a typical day at both 4 months post op and 9
months post op. I have never vomited and take Calcium Citrate, b-12
sublingual, and a multivite with iron daily. Well, almost daily. ;)
— ctyst
March 11, 2002
Hi, I think everyone is going to be totally different on this one because
everyone is at different stages in our recovery and the time out from
surgery, also we have some variations in the types of surgery that we have
had. I am almost 2 months out open RNY and I am still having major food
problems. I have trouble eating slow enough, everything gets cold 5 times
before I can eat it. LOL! I get up early, about 5:45 because I leave the
house at 7 and have to drive downtown to work and to drop off my child at
school, and traffic is horrible, so I usually have 4 oz of either
grapefruit or oj with that same amount of water mixed in first thing in the
a.m. so at least Im getting some liquid and some carbs, (I know they are an
AMOS no-no but I absolutely cant get thru the day with no carbs=no energy!)
I stop for a cuban coffee, which is 12 ounces of hot steamed skim milk and
about 2 ounces of strong coffee. I sip and reheat this all morning at
work. I have a cheese stick (1 ounce) and maybe 2 if I feel like I can get
it in about 930-10am. Then I drink as much water as I can get in between
10:30 and lunch, when I have some protein thing, such as deviled ham on 2
crackers, a boiled egg chopped up on a wheat thin or 2, maybe some soup,
(about a 1/4 cup). I try to eat another cheese stick early afternoon
because they are 7 grams of protein each. My husband is not a big cooked
dinner eater so he has soup and sandwich or cereal or some easy thing, as
does my 13 year old, who prefers corndogs, frozen pizza, that sort of
thing,so Im on my own, and what I do is try to drink my protein drink (made
with skim milk for the calories and the protein) about 3-4, then at dinner
I make a plate with some beans, usually a vegetable, and some fish, (very
little, about 2 ounces, if that.) and eat that VERY slowly. I still vomit
sometimes if I eat too fast or too much or the wrong thing! Its very hard
to learn how to eat so very slowly! My surgeon told me that I am not eating
enough and only getting in less than 600 cals a day most days, and says
that my body will jealously guard every ounce before letting it slip away!
So I am trying to eat more and drink more but its very hard, no appetite
and a small capacity. When I say I eat a vegetable, I mean maybe one
tablespoon. a piece of fish the size of a matchbook, I am full. As for
exercise, I walk only right now because I have back problems which limit my
activity but I plan on joining a ladies gym soon. I wish you luck, sorry
this was so long, but its important to realize we are all different! You
may never vomit, and be able to eat anything! Love Donna
— donnalawbabe
March 11, 2002
I am 20 months post-op, DS. Thought you might like a longer term picture
:) Let's take Friday as a typical day. Up at 5:45; protein shake at 6:15.
Handful of nuts and some cheese at 10:00 a.m. Lunch at 12:30 - salad
w/bacon dressing and polenta square, a whole lot of mussels in a bucket.
Red pear at 3:00, along with several jelly beans. Dinner out - 1/2 a lamb
shank, yogurt dip w/pita bread. 1 hour of aerobics video at home. Dessert
- piece of carrot cake. -Kate-
— kateseidel
March 11, 2002
6 months post lap RNY:
I take two Flintstone's Plus Iron chewables as soon as I get out of bed.
Breakfast (usually 8:30-9ish) is oatmeal with margarine, cinnamon and
artificial sweentener. I have lunch between 12:00 and 2:00, depending on my
schedule, and it's usually a Lean Cuisine or Healthy Choice frozen meal,
selected for low carbohydrate content. If the meal includes a dessert
(like a lot of the Healthy Choice meals do), I don't eat it - the main
course and side dish are always enough to make me full anyway. After lunch
I chew a Viactiv calcium candy. In mid to late afternoon I drink a
chocolate fudge AdvantEdge Carb Control protein shake. Dinner varies - I
just always try to focus on the protein. If my family is having pork chops,
asparagus and new potatoes, for instance, I'll finish the pork chop, and
just have a few bites of the side dishes. After dinner I have another
Viactiv.
And of course, all my waking hours I drink, drink, drink. My favorite
non-water beverage is Ruby Red Diet Snapple.
— BlueGray
March 11, 2002
Oh and the exercise - I forgot! Two days a week I walk two miles, and two
days a week I ride horseback for an hour. Every other day I do some light
weight training - the weights are only three pounds but at this point that
still gives my muscles a good workout.
— BlueGray
March 12, 2002
What a fun question! I am just over 3 months post-op and feel I'm
"settled" into a schedule. I get up around 7, while getting
ready for work I try to get 2 cups of liquid down (milk, crystal light, or
water). I usually skip breakfast, as I have never been a fan of food in
the AM. I drink 1 cup of s.f. hot chocolate around 9-10, then lunch I try
to make good choices (protein rich). I've been on a major chili kick, or
salad w/ lots of cheese, or something from Taco Bell. I try to get more
fluids in in the afternoon, and usually eat dinner pretty late. Again, I
try to make good choices there too, chicken and cheese quesadillas, subway
(only 1/2 bread) or something else protein rich. Then at night I drink as
much milk as I possibly can, as it kills 2 birds with 1 stone - liquids and
protein! I go to Curves 3 times a week and on the weekend I shop or dance
or some type of exercise. I know that I'm not the "best" at
doing the right things, but it's hard when you live alone and work
constantly. If you want more info., feel free to email me! Oh yeah, I
also take 1 centrum, 4 iron pills and 1/2 chewable vitamin C everyday,
okay, maybe not everyday, but I do try!
— Chloe S.
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