Vinnysgirl63

Well a couple of things to all above....

I have been trying to find a nutritionist that takes my insurance since I really do not have the means to pay for him/her out of pocket. (I live in NY and there is not dietician/nutritionist that will see me for $50)

I measure every meal.. and my doc does not want me to have anything that is more than 5% carbs/4% fat so this is very limiting on the carbs. I look at every label. .. I do not drink anything 1/2 hour before a meal and 1 to 1-1/2 hours after a meal... I am on 4oz Protein via the doc, 2 oz veggie/salad one or the other.

I am not hungry any other time than in the evening... today I upped my egg in the morning to 2 and I added some low fat cheese and tomato.. this seems to be doing the trick so far as that was 2 hours ago and I am not hurgry yet ... the Protein Bar falls within my limit of 4%/5% and I do not abuse them for Meal Replacements... but I will talk to the doc on Monday afternoon when I go for my weigh-in.

Thank you all for your posts.. it is hard... but I am prevailing.

~Cindy~

Hi...

I had the surgery on Janurary 11, 2012.. I have been filled 3x and I am now at 3.5cc .. I have problems with keeping stuff down if I eat too fast.. I try to eat slow and that does not help much either... (Doc appt on Monday)

My menu consists of:

B: scr egg and a thin slice of ham

2 hrs later: Protein Bar

2 hrs later: lunch... chick/ tuna/ egg salad ~or~ low sodium swiss and ham without any bread

2hrs later: yogurt and some almonds

2 hrs later: dinner... I usually have 4-6 oz Protein and some type of veggie (but lately this is cut in half cause of not keeping it down)

Then.. Im hungry again.. I cant eat enough to stay satisified for 4 hours like my doc wants me to.. He tells me that if I eat at 7am then I really should not be hungry till 11am.. that worked when I had added 1 pc. of whole wheat toast, but he does not want me having carbs.. so I have cut them out completely... and IM HUNGRY! I have lost about 60 pounds so far and I do not EVER want to see that number on the scale go up again. I just feel lost.. maybe I am not eating the right types of food.. but I have no guidelines to go by and I just stay with what is tasty... I have tried to look for sample menus.. but everything just says eat protein.. I wish there was some type of planned menu for people with the LB!!

Sorry.. but I am just very frustrated... I try not to eat ANYTHING unless my stomach growls.. but that is hard sometimes.

Any advise will be greatly appreciated!!!

~Cindy~

Okay.... I made it through the puree stage.. and the soft food stage.. and my doc wants me to eat high Protein now.. okay I am fine with this however I need structure... I want a plan that I can follow day by day.. I want to know what I am supposed to eat every day instead of trying to guess my way around the day. I do not eat anything that I am not supposed to be eating but I know for sure that I am not eating all that I need to. I have had one fill and I am still getting hunger pains 2 hours after eating. Very distressful... I know there is more that I can be doing ... does any one know of any web sites that offer a structured diet plan?? Next step will to see a nutrition, and it is covered under my insurance.. just wanted to try to do this on my own... any suggestions would be greatly welcomed and appreciated!!

Happy Losing to all !!

sounds like a great snack.. I cant wait to get off the puree part of this diet so I can start having some real food again!

I have not gotten that "full" feeling once, but I do not eat more than the 4 - 6 oz that I am allowed per meal. But, every 2 hours, like clockwork, I def get hungry... I mean my stomach growls like there is a beast inside wanting out.. lol..this is usually satisfied by a Protein Drink until "meal time" comes around... I am finding it hard to find a variety, but my doc is introducing more food on the 8th of Feb so I have only a week and a half so if I have done it this far.. I can keep it up... listen to your body.. it will tell you a lot... dont ignore the signs.. it is real important!!!

Thanks... yeah... I am going to have to try something... thanks for the words of encouragement though... I will figure it out.

Got to do several "studies".. this whole process is quite amazing. I have to go have blood drawn and pick up stuff to do a urine test. They want me to collect my pee for 24 hours... that is for the endocronologist... I see the cardiologist on Thursday.. I saw the pulminary doc and he wants lung tests and a "sleep study" done because he suspects that I have sleep apnea. That will keep my mind pretty busy.. but then I have to wait till 11/10 for the endoscopy... (yuck) the psych eval and the nutritionist visit. Phew.. they sure keep you hopping!!

I am sure in the long run it will all be worth it. I am keeping my eye on the prize at the end of the journey... and I cant wait!!

Thanks again!!!

Hi.....

I am new here and I have started the process for the surgery. I have all of my appointments in place and I have started with all the follow-up and everything entailed in getting this surgery underweigh. However, I can not stop eating. I have been on WW for a year, and before that I was on Jenny for 4 years.. I lost some weight with them, but nothing stayed off .... so Lap Band here I come.. but again .... I cant stop eating. Everything in sight gets my attention and I need to figure a way to jut stop this distructive behavior!!

Any suggestions on how to get back on track?

Thanks!!! VG63