Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group
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So a friend who hasn't had GBS asked me how am I losing the weight... I wrote a little bit of it... then I thought... I'd like to share this in the GBS group and get some feedback from the members... and maybe provide some ideas for folks who are sharing this journey with us... Oh... a btw... this is a scale victory... but although its no way a weight I'm willing to stop at... from 387... I am glad for this one... Monday 298.2... Long way to go but I'm on the road...
So my post...
I had GBS surgery on 10/19/2012... Now a lot of folks well immediately turn away in disgust and say... oh... you did it the easy way... all I can say is that I'm not finding it easy... It is a helpful tool... It got me started in the right direction but I have to work every day to keep turning myself around over and over to get back on the road...
I don't have dumping syndrome... I'm not eating what I please then passing it... wow... talk about TMI... LOL but well that's what is not happening...
Some foods that I lean on are the sugar free oatmeal from Walmart... Apple Cinnamon... they used to have sugar free Maple Brown Sugar but haven't had in some time... Its filling and only 100 calories for a serving... also I am doing a protein drink in the morning which helps reduce cravings... Its the extreme proteing also from Walmart... 52g of protein per serving 140 calories... It tasted pretty yuck... but I started making a smoothie with 2 cups of ice/water per scoop in my ninja or you can freeze it then let it soften enough to chop it up and make an ice with... decent... some folks mix it with milk... but even 1% adds 160 calories per cup... I'd rather do the mix with water and have a bowl of oatmeal... helps me feel fuller... 10 oz of Cambells Old Fashioned Vegetable Soup made with beef stock is around 80 calories... sometimes I allow myself 4 crackers... 60 calories...
I count calorie, carbohydrate and sugar content on everything... so what I'm doing is counting calories... praying for warm weather... arthritis is severe so I am looking to get my exercise in the water... I may be a whale... but by gosh I'm a fine swimming whale... LOL
BTW... if you don't need as much protein the Pure Protein powder at Walmart is only 27 grams and the chocolate is a little better tasting than the Extreme Protein... With the two cups of water per one scoop for the Extreme Protein its okay... hope you need calcium citrates... yummy... that's my candy... LOL oh and don't forget the sugar free popsicles... $1.98 at Walmart... Walmart... you people need to send me a check for promoting your products... LOL
So what about yall... What Ya Eatin... Can I have some???
So my post...
I had GBS surgery on 10/19/2012... Now a lot of folks well immediately turn away in disgust and say... oh... you did it the easy way... all I can say is that I'm not finding it easy... It is a helpful tool... It got me started in the right direction but I have to work every day to keep turning myself around over and over to get back on the road...
I don't have dumping syndrome... I'm not eating what I please then passing it... wow... talk about TMI... LOL but well that's what is not happening...
Some foods that I lean on are the sugar free oatmeal from Walmart... Apple Cinnamon... they used to have sugar free Maple Brown Sugar but haven't had in some time... Its filling and only 100 calories for a serving... also I am doing a protein drink in the morning which helps reduce cravings... Its the extreme proteing also from Walmart... 52g of protein per serving 140 calories... It tasted pretty yuck... but I started making a smoothie with 2 cups of ice/water per scoop in my ninja or you can freeze it then let it soften enough to chop it up and make an ice with... decent... some folks mix it with milk... but even 1% adds 160 calories per cup... I'd rather do the mix with water and have a bowl of oatmeal... helps me feel fuller... 10 oz of Cambells Old Fashioned Vegetable Soup made with beef stock is around 80 calories... sometimes I allow myself 4 crackers... 60 calories...
I count calorie, carbohydrate and sugar content on everything... so what I'm doing is counting calories... praying for warm weather... arthritis is severe so I am looking to get my exercise in the water... I may be a whale... but by gosh I'm a fine swimming whale... LOL
BTW... if you don't need as much protein the Pure Protein powder at Walmart is only 27 grams and the chocolate is a little better tasting than the Extreme Protein... With the two cups of water per one scoop for the Extreme Protein its okay... hope you need calcium citrates... yummy... that's my candy... LOL oh and don't forget the sugar free popsicles... $1.98 at Walmart... Walmart... you people need to send me a check for promoting your products... LOL
So what about yall... What Ya Eatin... Can I have some???
Hey, I thought so too years ago before having it. So nieve!!
54 grams of protein! That's what I need, can't get enough in ;(
On my way to Walmart. I'm on soft foods for another week and read somewhere you can have chicken noodle soup! Is it true??
The first 4 months I didn't eat any white carbs (no rice, pasta, crackers, popcorn, sugar, bread, potatoes etc). My program allowed cooked veggies and non-citrus fruits after the first month, but at a ratio of 3 bites of protein to 1 bite of fruit or veggie.
I start my day with a double (2 scoops of my powder) protein shake. I try to get 30 grams of protein in within 30 minutes of getting up. I wasn't able to do the protein shake first thing until after the first month - before that I was too nauseous to drink my protein shake first thing in the morning. In the early days I had to start with hot, herbal tea to sooth my pouch. I also make my protein shake with water and lots of ice. I pour some into a glass and put it in the freezer and drink the other half right away. I use one scoop of Gold Standard Extreme Milk Chocolate and 1 scoop of Metabolic Nutrition Protizyme Peanut Butter Cookie. I also toss in a scoop of Miralax and a tsp each of creatine and L-glutamine. A couple hours later I have "breakfast." The first 4 months that was usually low-fat cottage cheese. From month 4 until I hit goal I ate high-protein oatmeal.
Lunch the first month (after the week of liquids) was usually either chicken salad, egg salad, or tuna salad (made with low fat mao). Dinner was usually some chicken with some low-fat sour cream to moisten it (dark meat chicken worked best for me). After the second month, I was allowed beef.
After the first month, I started eating a protein bar for lunch (premier protein - has 30 grams of protein per bar). I also had peanut butter a couple times a week. Shelly has some great recipes on her website (theworldaccordingtoeggface.com). I also enjoyed shrimp, crab and the inside of a quiche. I always got sick on fish. :(
After the 4th month I was allowed "all foods as tolerated" but that mainly meant I added salad. I still stayed away from rice, pasta, sugar, and breads. Once I hit my target weight I would/do occasionally eat mashed potatoes and I eat Sun-maid cinnamon-raison toast with peanut butter for breakfast most days. That is the only bread I eat. I also enjoy chicken strips with cottage cheese, sugar-free marinade sauce and a little mozzarella cheese (sounds a little weird but it is my version of lasagna).
I would caution you about the soup - it is a "slider" food and won't keep you feeling satisfied for very long. Most programs have a "don't drink with meals or 30 minutes before/after" rule. Soup consists of food and liquid so by its very nature it breaks that rule.
I never counted calories, carbs, or sugar content. I just ate 3 meals a day with no snacking and made sure those meals got me to at least 70 grams of protein. I do dump really easily, so it became intuitive to stay away from carbs (I can't even eat half a carton of yogurt without getting sick).
Fun post!
JJ