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I average about 800 calories...I CAN get in 1000 but that's when I haven't made wise choices. I eat 3 "meals" and 2 snacks (meaning a piece of cheese or other low carb high protein option..not chips or crackers) I keep the carbs in check and the protein above 60. All meals are around 150-200 calories snacks are 80-100 calories.

it's not even that I served myself too much. LOL. I served an appropriate amount of salmon, like a dozen cut green beans and less than 1/4 cup of watermelon. Perfectly sensible and similar to dinners I have eaten before without trouble. Three bites of salmon and I was done. LOL. I'll probably have it as a bedtime snack.

So I have this lovely 2oz piece of salmon that I lovingly marinated in soy honey and freshly grated ginger, also on my plate are a few green Beans and 2 one inch squares of watermelon cut into itty bitty pieces. Do you think I can eat any of it? Nope. Less than half of the Salmon chewed to death and swallowed and I'm full. Such a lovely dinner... I just have to laugh at the absurdity of it It's crazy how one day I can eat this exact amount of food, and the next I can hardly eat anything.

This morning I got up and ate 1/2 cup of corned beef hash (and I swear once the open can is gone I well never ever buy another can so long as I LIVE!) Then hubby and I decided to take the kids to a play place that they have asked about, despite it being absolutely gorgeous outside today... with two kids with autism one of whom has high level of anxiety we figured that memorial day the play place would be essentially empty and it was so it worked out well for them. Anyway I ate Breakfast at 9am Got the kids ready to go, and left home at 11. Didn't think to grab anything to take with me to eat. Well the irrational annoyance didn't hit me until about 1 of course the kids were in full on play mode so decided I could wait...besides all they had at the snack bar was empty carbs and apple sauce. by 2 I start telling hubby that I need to get something to eat. It was 2:45 before we got the kids out the door (and hubby was less than thrilled that we were leaving) by this point I'm getting frustrated with flashes of anger. We go to the nearby Wal-mart to get Snacks for everyone...of course hubby decideds to go check out the Lego which takes 30 minutes...then my ability to think becomes compromised. Hubby asked if I had gotten any food for myself...uh...no. So we go down the tuna aisle I chose a ready made lunch kit and tossed it into the cart beaning my 4yr old daughter in the head. I of course burst into tears (and she just looks at me like "WTH MOM What' wrong with you?" ) I then feel like I'm going to pass out. It takes another 10 minutes to get out of the store and to the car where I Proceed to eat too fast (it's now 3:45 almost 7 hours after eating breakfast and 2 hours after I let my hubby know that I needed to eat) I have to stop eating after getting through about half of the little 2ish oz can and 2 crackers because it's sitting like a lead ball in my stomach. It takes me almost half an hour to eat 2oz of chicken salad and 3 crackers. We get home and I immediatly feel like I need to sleep. I slept for two hours and have been playing calorie catchup since 7. I just hit my daily minimum for Protein at midnight. I feel like absolute crap. I think I may start carrying some of those lunch kits in the diaper bag for days like this...when I forget about myself...because this body cannot function for 7hours on less than 200 calories.

I figure that I'm eating so little of anything that a few extra fat grams isn't going to kill me LOL. Of course we'll see what my cholesterol is in a couple of months LOL. I figure it can't get any worse than it was.

Yeah usually me too...but I was unprepared out of the house, so it was either tuna in oil, or "potted meat"

Congratulations! I am 5wks out and down 25lbs since surgery. It's kind of crazy!

I think that would be awesome...and probably a lot of work for you. (And I'd love a painting ) Congrats on the sleeve. YAY!!!!

I get hungry occasionally. Ghrelin is not just produced by the stomach it is also produced by the pancreas, so I figure if my pancreas is sending hungry signals it's possible that I really AM hungry. Especially if I haven't eaten in a few hours I try to eat every 3ish hours, but sometimes i forget and the hunger feeling hits right around 5hours after eating...so I assume that is a genuine hunger signal and I will eat something.

This is NORMAL. I knew and was prepared for the 3wk stall...but my stall hit after 1 week and lasted 10 days, and then BOOM I lost 8lbs in a week. I've been losing steadily since, just be patient the scale WILL move.

This is one of those...We really don't have a good idea one way or another. Scientific questions I think the consensus is "It will vary based upon your weight, your fitness routine, the amount of Water you drink, etc etc etc"

I'm sooo up for critique and advice. So here is my Spark Menu from today. What did I do right, what do I need to work on? http://www.sparkpeop...lementByID=TRUE 5/29 Feel like I ate nonstop today. bleh I also ate junky... gah..seriously need to go grocery shopping LOL! http://www.sparkpeop...lementByID=TRUE

No you weren't being intrusive at all. Thank you

nope I wear my hair covered for personal and religious reasons. A constant reminder that I belong to God and am under HIS authority.

The thyroid will crash bang after trauma (and surgery is trauma) it may take awhile for it to get back up and running or it may stay down. Time will tell. Get your thyroid numbers checked if in doubt...I will be getting mine checked every 3 months for a year.

ACK Sorry they are huge...how do I fix that??

The first one is at Christmas sorry for the poor quality, the second was taken this morning.

Spoon full of peanut butter, Hummus, BUTTER yes BUTTER forget that margarine crap! IF you're gonna eat fat might as well eat the real deal LOL, Full fat sour cream, Cream cheese, Yogurt (low sugar variety) full fat cheese. DO NOT FEAR THE FAT!!! You're eating tiny quantities of food, The total fat you're going to consume is going to be tiny too. so long as you're not gorging yourself on frozen custard sundaes nightly you'll be fine! I haven't eaten dinner yes and I've already consumed 31 grams of fat today (ate some fatty fish at lunch YUM) I expect dinner will add another 10-15 grams to my daily total, I am totally and completely fine with that. Especially because a stomach bug swept through our house yesterday and I didn't keep much of anything down LOL. I eat 4-6x's per day. 3 "meals" and 1-2 Snacks...sometimes I eat 3 snacks just depends on the day and how I'm feeling.

I was dx'd with type 2 diabetes November 30th 2010 I had the initial consult with the surgeon December 13th. My Dad died 2 yrs ago this month from complication of type 1 diabetes. He was 52yrs old. He had nearly 20yrs that he could have used to get healthy and fight for his life. He chose to succumb to his disease and wait for it to kill him in his lazy boy...which is ultimately what happened. Heart attack while sitting in his favorite chair. I don't want to leave my kids prematurely.

HUG It's really important to remember that your surgeon is not a god. He/she is human and failable. Surgeons tend to be on the arrogant side too...you have to be in order to be confident in cutting a human open! They are the expert in surgery...YOU are the expert in you. 400 calories per day is a scary small amount IMO. My usual Protein shake is 160 calories, I can't imagine only consuming two of those per day. If you're not taking in enough calories you won't be burning any either. Your body will shut down all non-essential operations and wait for the famine to pass. I know it's counterintuitive to eat more...but by golly eat more!

I just looked and it seems like you're doing ok as far as food intake overall. I think your surgeon may have an unrealistic goal in his head. For someone to lose 45lbs in 7weeks they would have to average a 6.5lb loss per week. Is it possible...sure...but is it reasonable to expect EVERYONE to meet that goal. ABSOLUTELY NOT! Keep plugging away, you WILL get there. It won't be on your surgeons schedule (the ass) but you WILL get there.

I'm confused. Your ticker says that you've lost 30lbs in 50 days...that's about 1/2 pound per day. 3lbs per week. 14+ lbs per month How much faster are you supposed to be losing??? If you continue at the rate you are going you'll be at goal in 6-7months. I would reccomend you tell your surgeon to shove his pessimism where the sun don't shine. Also...you're only eating 10grams of fat per day? That's crazy. I shoot for 30grams which is still less than half of the daily recommended value. Many people NEED fat in order to function at a reasonable level. I would wonder if you are one of them. Would you be willing to up your fat intake for a couple of days and see if you feel better?

I think it's a holdover from childhood. My Mother was a member of the "Clean your plate there are starving children in Africa" club. Was yours?

First Take a DEEEEEP Breath You ate half a hot dog and the equivilant of 1/2 of a potato for dinner. That is NOT bad. Was it the best choice no....but it's not the end of the world. As for the hiccups. Sounds like the trying to make yourself sick (don't do that again ok? it just makes things more uncomfortable) may have put a hitch in your digestion. Try taking a couple of sips of Water and deep controlled breathing. Go for a walk and RELAX. Everyone is going to screw up sometimes. It's not worth the flip out HONEST.

I feel soooooo full like I just pigged out at thankgiving. I just ate my first "full" meal since being sleeved holy cow it was awesome but I was freaking out about how good and satisfied I feel/felt so I had to go punch it into Spark people. LOL I ate a whopping 175 calories for dinner. LOL 2 ounces of apricot mustard glazed chicken, 1/4 cup of green Beans, 1/2 of a very small potato and maybe 2 tablespoons of greek yogurt that I made into a dip for my chicken and potato. it took me about 30 minutes to eat. It still seems like a lot written out because it's more than what I've been eating. I ate all 4 food groups in one meal!