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Soooo close!

pianodiva
pianodiva
Hi all!

Tomorrow marks three months since my RNY surgery and I'm down 63-3/4 lbs and four pants/dress sizes as well as a shoe size.

Am feeling hungry at non-meal times and am trying to combat that by drinking water--my water bottle NEVER leaves my side and my friends and coworkers giggle about that but I don't care.

I've discovered that one serving of Wheat Thins and 2 oz of lowfat Havarti cheese may taste good and satisfy me between meals, but they send my fat/sodium counts skyhigh. Need to find a substitute snack, and am sooooo looking forward to the day when I can have raw veggies again.

So what am I "soooo close" to? Onederland! I started out at 264 lbs, and yesterday weighed myself and burst out laughing. I weight 200 pounds--not quite wonderland, but the closest I've been in 23 years! :-)
Lcat4
Lcat4
Yea, congratulations! I don't remember having to wait so long to have veggies. Raw maybe but slightly cooked yes. I even had protein smoothies with veggies. Nuts and cheese have always been good snacks for me. Congratulations on reaching onederland in one more pound!
farmgirl392
farmgirl392
Congratulations!

I found that Wheat Thins seemed overly sweet to me. I think they may be rather high in sugars and low on whole grain fiber. A more fiber-rich item might work better in helping to stave off hunger between meals. A full-on protein snack would also work because it takes our bodies longer to digest protein. :)
Read4ever
Read4ever
I have found a couple of great snacks that help me out when i start feeling hungry between meals - Think Thin high protein bars - the lemon ones are my favorite right now - 20g protein, 0g sugar - I usually cut it up into very small squares and munch a few at a time. I never finish an entire bar in 1 sitting - just a small bite seems to stem off the hunger monster. I also have found a small handful of nuts or protein rich dried edamame helps as well, or even a teaspoon of peanut butter. It seems the higher the protein the smaller amount I need to stave off hunger.

The other thing may be the Wheat Thins themselves - I find if I eat even a little bit of carbs and sugar I seem MORE hungry instead of less.

I'm right there with you - right at 200 and can't wait to break through the wall on our downward spin - yippee!

Keep up the great work - it will all be worth it!
joannannotti
joannannotti
Hip-Hip-HOORAY! You must be so proud of yourself and for good reason. I've enjoyed following your journey so far. You contribute so much to this board and I always look forward to reading your posts.
Isn't it odd to even lose weight in your feet? I went from a size 9 shoe to a size 7! I'm such a shoe whore! It was more difficult giving up my big shoes than it was to toss and share my big clothes.
I love crackers...any kind of cracker, but I had to give them up because the carbs seemed to stimulate my appetite. I traded all carbs for high protein snacks. Hard boiled eggs, string cheese and eventually I was able to chew and digest jerky. Salmon jerky is a great protein snack if you like smoked fish and it's softer than turkey or beef jerky.
Congratulations Diva! You ROCK!