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i need to be careful because i snacked also this weekend here and there. its the first time since surgery that i am having cravings and actually am thinking of all kinds of things that i want to eat that i shouldnt. i used to binge eat all day before surgery and i dont want that to happen now. andrea

i had few sweets this weekend like a piece of cake from my nieces birthday party and a handful of m+ms that i had at work on friday. i was doing well especially since one week ago when i had my first fill and now that one week has past ive slipped. im trying not to be to hard on myself because as long as i get back on track thats whats important. i just hate slipping period. does this happen to any of you? is it practical for me to stick to everything perfectly? i do well when i put my mind to it but sometimes i go back to my old habits and cheat because i always ate bad everyday before surgery. now i may have a slip up once in a while which is better i have to say than everyday. i just dont know what is ok. i know that once you slip it can be a set up for failure so i am aware of that. i guess thats why i am on here so i can get support right. i write on here during my good times and bad. i will exercise extra tonight and try harder this week. andrea

for the first month after surgery i barely had any carbs. now i eat a little everyday between milk, yogurt and sometimes weight watchers meals which some have pasta ( i usually only eat half of the serving size that it comes). well i havent had any sweets for a week so i treated myself to a small whoopi pie ( from the grocery store) and it put me out. i felt like someone gave me a sleeping pill. between the sugar and the carbs i couldnt even function. i layed down and couldnt get up for 2 hours. it may have been because of the sweet (more so the sugars) but sometimes if i eat pasta i get really tired also. so needless to say i guess ill have to stay away from those kind of things. andrea

i use whey vanilla protein powder and add it to 1% milk which i think ill try skim milk and it taste great but if you add a few strawberries its awesome. the powder has 23 grams of protein but one scoop is a lot. andrea

my nutritionist told me on friday to stay away from protein drinks because by the time you add everything in the calories add up. i have protein powder called (whey) and its 150 calories for one scoop then you add 1 cup of milk which is 115 calories and then i add a few strawberries which is 50 calories so the question i have is this too many calories if i use the shake as a meal? i wont get in the habit of this everyday but once in awhile when im home i would like to have one instead of eating the same thing all of the time. i do have low carb slimfast shakes that have 20 grams of protein and 190 calories but it doesnt stay with me for long. the shakes that i make are thicker and make me full. also when i drink an instant carnation breakfast in the morning it says to mix with 8oz of milk i have 16oz paper cups that ive been drinking instead ,is this bad? sometimes 8oz doesnt fill me up but the thing im worried about is if i drink the 16oz for breakfast this will be more calories so i need to be careful. the instant carnation breakfast works for me because it is quick and it usually fills me up until lunch. andrea

i am now 7 weeks out and find myself eating fast like i always used to. at first for the first month i would get food stuck if i didnt chew well or if i ate to fast but now nothing gets stuck. i am not taking 1/2 hour to eat my food, im lucky to make it to 15 min. i know that i need to slow down but its a bad habit of mine. i hope that im not hurting anything by doing this. andrea

i had my first fill on jan 4 .5cc in a 4cc band and i do feel some restriction but if i eat a little to much or a little to fast my stomach feels really tight like its going to burst. is that the band that i feel. it really scared me when it happened to me once because i dont want anything bad to happen so now i am really cautious of how much i eat. i usually stick to the recommended amount but sometimes i think i eat a little more because ill eat something and wait a few minutes and then if im still hungry ill eat some more and thats when i eat to much and feel to full. andrea

<p><p>today for lunch i tried something different for lunch. i had 2oz of white chicken in a can with water (valley fresh white chicken in water) it has 1g of fat,15g of protein and 70 calories and i added 1 tsp of light miracle whip(20 calories, 1.5 g of fat,) and put it on one slice of weight watchers rye bread (55 calories, 5 grams of protein, and 1 gram of fat) i like the weight watchers wheat bread better though. so all together there is 20 grams of protein and 145 calories and 3.5 grams of fat. after eating this i am full but if this isnt enough you could add some veg or fruit or something low calorie. i probably wont eat this everyday because i dont want to eat bread all of the time but its a nice change</p> <p>andrea</p></p> <p>i have to correct something. the bread has 5 grams of protein if you eat two slices im sorry but it still has 2.5 grams of protein which is better than none. is there any bread out there with more protein? if so let me know but im trying to count calories and fat also.</p>

my nutrionist told me to have one half slice once a day if i want or 1/2 of an english muffin. but i dont eat bread everyday. maybe you can try a few bites but chew it well and see what happens. andrea

i had my first fill last friday and have noticed a little bit of restriction. i can drink a 8oz sf instant carnation breakfast at 7:30 and be ok until 12:00 and i usually do ok at lunch but sometimes at dinner i can eat more if im not careful. i go for another appointment in 5 weeks so i may ask for another small fill. my first fill was .5cc in a 4cc band. i lost 4 pounds in 5 days so if this keeps up i wont need another fill for a while. i did gain 1pound today but i kind of ate alot yesterday. is it normal to flex up and down a pound or to? sirusman you have lost so much weight without a fill that good, most people cant do that, it must be working well for you. i have to say that all of you seem to be doing well so far. as far as eating to fast i need to be more cautious of this so i wont have problems down the road. andrea

i use whey protein powder and mix it with lowfat milk it is vanilla and tastes awesome especially if you add a few strawberries. 23g of protein. andrea

thanks for the info ive been drinking sf instant carnation breakfast and using whey protein 23 grams of protein so if i get the protein from gnc it would be more protein i will have to go there and check it out. how much is it? andrea

thats what the weight loss center here told me to drink after surgery and now in between meals is the sugar free instant carnation with skim milk or 1% milk 8oz. i drink it in the morning and im not hungry until 3-4 hours later. as far as slimfast i had one today and it didnt really do anything. it has 20 grams of protein and has 6grams of carbs and 190 calories. im not even sure if i should waist my time with them if they cant hold me over until dinner andrea

where do you get the atkins advantage and eas ive tried to get atkins at shop n save but cant find it. we have a gnc at the mall i guess i could try there.

i just went to the nutrionist today and she said that i should be getting full on 1/2 a cup of food. ive been eating at least a cup if not more. i asked if i could have a protein shake each day just to get my protein in but she said by the time you add a few strawberries and milk it will be high in calories. i am still trying to get the diet down pack. they say protein first, then veg, starch, fruit. sometimes the protein doesnt fill me up that well. i went to the doctors today as well and she gave me an unexpected fill of .5 cc. i thought that i would be really full seeming how i got a fill today but i dont fell much difference. i am a little sore from the fill but cant really tell that i have restriction. i will have to really try hard to eat a little and stick to protein until my next fill. i am suprised to say that my fill didnt hurt at all. my doctor gave me some laticane first. she believes on giving small amounts of saline at first to be cautious. i have a question- i bought some low carb slimfast that have 20grams of protein with 190 calories is this ok to drink once a day? at my informative meeting before surgery they didnt recommend drinking protein drinks. andrea __________________

<p>since i got my first fill on friday i have lost 5 lbs and have been sticking to 800-1000 calories a day and exercising. i have noticed a little difference since banded but not much. i dont feel to full when eating 1/2 a cup of food but im not starving either. i do eat a yogurt or fruit cup or water inbetween meals which helps a little and helps with head hunger to. today i was really hungry though. i did good all day but when i got home i ate about 1/2 bag of 100 calorie pack popcorn and i wuffed it down like it was going out of style. i havent binged like that since ive had surgery almost 7 weeks ago. then 1/2 hour later i ate my supper. i cant believe that i could hold all of that food. i havent cheated on anything in one week and have done well on proportions until tonight. i even had one cookie today. for some reason i was really hungry today and had some cravings. i guess its normal to have days which you can eat more and feel like eating but now that im banded i dont want to risk anything especially my band.</p> <p>andrea</p>

i was wondering why we sometimes dont lose even when our calorie intake is alot less than it used to be. i went from 2500 or so down to about 1000 calories a day. you would think that the weight would melt away. i am eating no fast food, hardly any bread or pasta, mostly fluids and protein. i am not getting enough fruits and veg in but i had a hard time with this before surgery because i would choose bad things over good things. i have definitely come a long way from what i used to eat. yes i cheat once in awhile but it shouldnt be enough to keep the weight from coming off. i am now 7 weeks and didnt lose for about 2 1/2 weeks and now i just lost about 3 pounds in the past few days. i know that wieght loss is slower with the band but if we are eating less all away around why arent we losing so much? andrea

i was just going to say the same thing jfran. hope to look good someday to. my port is deeper in, my doctor had to really push around to get the needle in the right place. i had my first fill on friday and i can feel a little something going on in that area but i think its because of the long needle that they use. i will let you know in about a week if i can still feel it. andrea

kagoscuba- i weigh 246 pounds and am 5'3 and am 33 years old if i calculated right according to the calculator i should be eating around 1800 calories a day. should i discuss this with my nutritionist? i know that they tell everyone who had the bypass or band to eat 800-1000 calories a day. its standard for everyone. what did your nutritionist tell you when you had the band? andrea

thanks ill have to check it out. i sometimes think that im not eating enough but i am just trying to follow what they tell me andrea

thanks for the feedback. i guess i could use skim milk if i am going to use the whey protein. i like the idea of protein bullets. you said that you can get them at gnc? ill have to try them. im in the habit of drinking sugar free carnation breakfast (60 calories) + milk because thats what the dietician had me on when i had surgery. i could eat eggs in the morning instead. i was also told that its better to eat protein than drink it so i will do that. i will resort to shakes once in a while ( for example when im at work and need something in between) the low carb slimfast is low in everything and high in protein but it doesnt really stay with me but i guess its something to have inbetween meals if im at work. i would have some wheat crackers or something but i was told not to snack in between meals just to drink. andrea

when the nutrionist say to eat 800-1000 calories a day how do they base that? everyone is different i used to eat fast food at least once a week on top of sweets and didnt gain a pound in 5 months before surgery which must have come to more than 2000 calories a day. so for me now to only eat 800-1000 calories a day is such a big difference that you would think that the weight would melt off. how do you know if you should be getting more. is the drastic change preventing me to lose? i am now exercising 4-5 times a week for at leat 30 minutes. i havent really noticed that my clothes are loser but some people think i look a little thinner and some dont notice. i guess i will have to do the best that i can and stay away from fast food and sweets and keep on drinking plenty of water. this is such a big improvement over what i used to eat so i should look at it thay way and realize that we are going to be healthier in the long run. andrea

in the past few weeks i have been so tired. especially on my days off i take a nap because i get tired after lunch. today was bad i got really tired in the morning then in the afternoon i was so tired that i slept for 2 hours. this is really bothering me that i am so tired lately. it seems like i am sleeping all of the time. i told my nutritionist and my doctor but they didnt seem concerned. i am even exercising now so you would think that i would have more energy. should i make an appt with my reg doctor to have blood work done? andrea

i think that i will have one or two a day as long as i keep track of my calories and carbs. it seems like a good way to get protein in. my doctor did tell me that she would rather have me eat the protein than drink it though andrea

well i have done really well in the first month i followed the rules and lost 20lbs then week 4 i got really nauseas and only could eat about 500-600 calories a day and didnt lose a pound, it was hard to get anything in because i had no appetite. now i am on week 5 and am eating reg foods. i havent gained anything but im not losing anymore. i have to admit something, each day i have cheated and had something sweet for example a handful of m+m or a piece of chocolate from a box of chocolates, i am so mad at myself because ive done so well and now that i can eat reg food ive slipped back into my old habits. i do realize what i am doing wrong i only hope that i can get a grip on it. i have thought about going to a weight loss counselor that they offer here for weight issues but i dont have insurance right now so i have to wait. i am going to try to stay focused and eat more protein and no sweets and exercise more i just need to vent and see if anyone else had this problem andrea