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Measuring Cups come in handy!
I like to keep track of how
much I eat, along with what I eat.
I have a journal, I bought for two dollars!
Before I left the hospital
they gave me appx. 1/4 cup of cream of wheat with splenda, along with a 1/8 cup of sugar free pudding. I took that with me
and ate some of it on the way home. That made me feel better, after not eating or drinking anything for two days.
The first evening home I made some Campbell's Chicken Broth, I sipped on about 1/4 cup of this, slowly between 7:20
p.m. and 9 p.m., I drank a little water to washed down 10cc's of liquid pain meds.
I ate my calicum pill, slowly
throughout the day.
I sipped on a little more of the Campbell's Chicken Broth and some water with crystal
lite in it.
Around 6 p.m I made some chicken and broth with sauteed onions and green peppers with seasonings. The broth
was very tasty and not greasy at all. I also made some boiled red potatoes and ate about 1/8 cup of this, thinned with the
broth.
I made some Whey Protein, Chocolate Carmamel, which was tasty, I warmed it up a little and sipped
on about 1/2 cup of this around 9 p.m. I don't recommend heating the water or milk up before adding the Whey, it won't
mix well, so be sure to mix it in cold water/milk first, then heat it a little.
I tried to drink some of the New
Whey, grape, but it was terrible!! I won't buy that again!
Five days after surgery I tried a eggs over easy
and ate the yolk, for protein. I like egg yolk, but it never did like me. But I needed the protein and was able to eat this
with no problems (thank goodness!)
I cooked the egg with a spray of "Pam" in the pan. I also ate a very small
pinch of toast.
I bought, in the frozen foods area of the grocery store, "Larry's Potatoes", it's
an all-natural potato, microwavable, side dish of mashed potatoes with chives. Each small container is 180 calories, 8 grams
of sugar, 3 grams of protein, total carbs 26 grams. I also bought "Heinz fat Free Gravy", classic chicken. This
has 15 calories per 1/4 cup, total carbs is 3 grams, with 0% of sugar, protein, fat. I ate appx. 1/8 cup of the Larry's
Potatoes thining it down with the Heinz gravy. This was very tasty! I did not eat the whole container of the potatoes, this
lasted me two days!
I am also sipping on water throughout the day, I keep a container of water with me at all times!
Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding is good, it has 60 calories per the little containers they come in.
Lowfat Cottage
Cheese is good, I like Lawry's Seasoning Salt on it.
1/2 cup of cottage cheese is 80 calories and has 14 grams of
protein!!
Protein is a very good thing and I try to look for things that is low in fat and calories, but high in protein,
like the Lowfat Cottage Cheese!
My husband was cooking sausage, on my 6th day home, at first it smelt a little
good, but then I started feeling sick from the smell of it frying. I didn't throw up, but it was close! Before surgery
I loved sausage on toast, but after this, I could care less if I smell it again!
On Sunday, December 21, I finely
decided to sleep in our own bed, I laid down and fell fast asleep! What a great nites rest, finely! I did wake up a couple
times, because it bothered me laying on my side, I had to prop myself up a little, but it was much better then sleeping in
the recliner, half sitting up!
I found something good to drink, it took a little while finding it in the store,
since our stores here are limited to supplies! But it was Ocean Spray Sugar Free Cranbury Juice. I have been sipping on this
every day, I have bought three different flavors, I'm sure they make more, but this is all I've found.
I
bought Campbell's Creamed of Chicken Soup, I took out the chicken and sipped on the broth, it was a very nice change.
I drank about 1/2 cup within a hours time. I've also had Campbell's Potato Soup, without potatoes, they were a little
hard, so I didn't think I should eat them, the broth was good thoe.
Cottage Cheese is also good, it's lowfat
and I thinned it with a little 1% milk. Again eating only about 1/4 cup throughout about a 1/2 hour time.
I'm
not much for icecream, but I bought vanilla ice cream, sugar free, which has 50 calories per 1/2 cup.
I ate 1/4 cup.
It was good and a nice change.
I ate one piece of whole wheat toast with potted meat on it, no butter! It was 80
calories. And I chewed it up very good before swallowing! It took an hour to finish, I don't eat fast and I don't
drink liquids anytime I'm eating food.
Hot cocoa, no sugar had 25 calories per package, it's tasty and
the warmth of it felt good, on a cold winter day!
I found some "KAME Rice Crunch Crackers, cheese flavored".
They are only 120 calories per 19 crackers, total fat is 1%, 0 sugar and 2 grams of protein.
Stouffers makes a
Spinach Souffle, serving size is 1/2 cup which is 150 calories. There are three servings per container, 6 grams of protein
and 4 grams of sugar. I ate about 1/4 cup with 8 crackers over an hour time.
I've also tried lowfat Ritz crackers,
they're good, but a little higher in calories then the rice crackers.
Healthy Balance Apple Raspberry Juice
is good, it has 6 grams of sugar, 6 carbs, and 30 calories. It's sweeter tasting then the Ocean Spray Juices.
I found an icecream sandwich, with No Sugar and Lowfat, it's another nice change, for a treat. I ate about 1/2 of a
bar and gave the rest to my husband.
Kellogg's has a protein drink. I add it to cold water and it's great!
It's called K2O and comes in a few different flavors. I have a container that holds 32 ounces, I clean the container everyday,
then fill it with fresh water and add two of the dry packets, shake well and drink. I usually drink at least 32 to 64 ounces
of this water a day. I love that it has PROTEIN in it and it TASTES great!!
Eating slow, chewing your food and
not drinking liquids with foods is a must. Drink slow, small drinks, it's not easy sometimes, especally if your dry! But
you'll learn it hurts if you drink to fast and too big of gulps!
People ask me if I get cravings, I haven't
yet! But I have my mind set that this is going to work! I didn't go through the surgery for nothing! I'm on the road
to good health, for myself and my family! I want to be around to see my grandchildren grow!
Shopping may take a
little longer, as you read lables and look for foods that are good for you, low in sugar and calories and has protein!
Weight!!??
Well, this was something I would NEVER talk about, let alone tell someone how much I weigh. But now,
I have a goal and I am losing weight and I'm proud of myself!
The most I weighed was 258. I hated it when
my brothers would tease me saying I was 300 pounds, when I knew I wasn't, but I would never tell them what I weighed.
Nothing is worse then being over weight and being teased, but I would laugh it off, not letting others see how it actually
hurt me. I don't know why some people get a kick out of teasing others about their weight, some people try to lose weigh
and can't, that was me. My back hurt so bad that it was hard to exercise and I'm not a pill person, so taking something
for pain was out of the question.
Six months before surgery, I had to see my doctor every month, I finely took
a low dose of a pain med and was able to get around better without back pain and I lost about 20 pounds. Which made my Bariatic
doctor very happy!
The day before surgery, December 14, 2008, I weighed 247.
December 17, first day
home from hospital I gained 11 pounds, putting me at 258, which was sad, but it was bloating from surgery.
December
18, weight is: 252
December 19, weight is: 253
December 20, weight is: 250
December 21, weight is: 247
December
22, weight is: 247
December 23, weight is: 245
December 24, weight is: 246
December 25, weight is: 242
December
26, weight is: 242
December 27, weight is: 241
Decemebr 28, weight is: 241
January 7, 2009, "
: 234
January 13 " : 230
January 20 " : 227 yay! Getting
there! :)
January 22 "
: 222 Cleaning is a good workout!
March 1
" : 216 and in a size 16 jeans!
My back has been hurting the past couple weeks,
so the weight loss isn't as much this time.
But it's going down and I feel good!
March 18, 2009 weight:
212
March 31, 2009 weight: 207
April 5, 2009 weight: 204 In a size 14, droppin' slow, but going down. I feel
great!
May 2, 2009 " : 196
May 14, 2009 "
: 195 In a size 12 YAY
June 30, 2009 " : 183
Aug. 19, 2009 "
: 174
Sept. 18, 2009 " : 169 my goal is 150, only 19 to go, YAY!!
January 11,
2010 " : 159 a little slow over the past couple months, but that is ok, I'm only 9 pounds from my
goal and I'm feeling great, other then my back has been giving me a pain, but it's nothing to do with my surgery!
If anyone has had this surgery and wants to talk, send me an email or contact me, I'm hear if you need anything!
It can be a mental struggle sometimes and when you have someone to talk to it can help! Good Luck and remember you don't
want to go back to the 'old' you, keep the weight off!! You can do it!
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