FluffyChix

This a million percent as well as what @Diana_in_philly said.

This is pretty much the list I eat from or try to eat from every day. I never get tired of eating these foods prepared pretty simply. They are in order of importance for me. Veggies/Fruits: dark leafys (arugula, lettuces, spinach, chard, collard/mustard/turnip greens, kale) cruciferous veggie family (cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, kale, bok choy, arugula, Brussels sprouts, collards, watercress and radishes) mushrooms (all kinds but especially crimini, shiitake, white) sugar snap peas, snow peas asparagus leeks, onions, garlic, green onions jicama, Jerusalem artichokes = sunchokes, rutabaga, turnips avocado tomatoes of all kinds lots of herbs low glycemic fruit (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, granny smith apples, pomegranate seeds, lemons, limes) Oils olive oil (extra virgin) avocado oil butter/ghee lard nuts, seeds, nut butters, reduced fat nut flours Eggs/Dairy egg whites eggs dairy (low fat for me) (fat free Greek yogurt plain, 2% cottage cheese, fat free mootopia, Premier Protein RTD drinks, Isopure protein isolate powder, Neufchatel cheese, 2% Kraft Deli Deluxe, 2% cheddar shreds, part skim shredded mozzarella, Boar's Head Lacy Swiss, lite string cheese sticks, light cheese wedges, Twin Peaks protein puffs) Proteins bone broth of all kinds fish/seafood (white fish, salmon, sardines, tuna, shrimp, crab) chicken (breast, ground white meat) turkey (breast, ground white meat, Jimmy Dean turkey sausage crumbles) lunchmeat (Boar's Head turkey/ever roast chicken/lite brunsweiger liverwurst, Hillshire Farms Naturals Black Forest Ham) beef, venison, elk & lamb (any cut you can handle) pork (any cut you can handle) beans/pulses (lentils, garbano, kidney, black, cannelini, non-gmo edamame) Fiber Psyllium Husk Shiritaki Noodles/Rice Chaffles (Keto, homemade)

Sorry, was talking to @ms.sss. The idea being that she was living maintenance pretty awesomely without gaining or losing more. And of course, you found your maintenance level where you're happy for a while now and were able to do it even in the face of RNY conversion and healing process. So that rocks big time! Neither of you guys eat the way that RD was suggesting. LOL. If I did that, I'd be back to 200lbs very quickly.

hahaahahaha! I think her advice is the standard BS claptrap spouted by most RDs whose job it is to toe the party line with old bs information. "Eat within 30-1hour of waking." Add extra meals to your rotation... Remind me again, aren't you doing pretty well maintaining your present weight? Do you ACTIVELY WANT to gain? If so, then yah. The party line advice is the quickest way to accomplish that. LOL. I would just chalk it up to opinions and asshats...we all have 'em. Right? Nod, say yes mam. Then do your own thing. Do YOU think you have an exercise, food, or alcohol issue? **** I "rawlk" or walk 1 hour a day and try for 7days a week. I don't always hit 7 days. I also try to do 20 minutes of core strengthening and balance work 2 x per week. I'm not as focused on getting this done as I am my walking. ***** And lastly, I'm crazy busy right now. And realized I hadn't logged my food since Saturday--until today. I probably won't go back and log in past days cuz no time. But I'm still sitting at 131.6lbs today. (I have been eating mostly the same foods each day so...basically my same top of the week routine. But I'm a logger through and through! Love it. It's mah jam!

I still eat mine rare or barely medium rare. No issues.

I have found this to be true for me. The isolate hits my blood stream way too fast, causing a bigger insulin spike. The blend of concentrate to isolate is slower acting and doesn't appear to give the same kind of blood sugar disregulation. I too think your experience is valuable. We are all outliers. I'm so sad your journey is so tough. Keep doing it. One day at a time!!! I promise, progress does add up.

Wooohooo! It's gettin' real now!! So excited for you!!

This a thousand times!!! Gosh, so weird!!

Thanks!! Tamari tastes just like regular old soy too.

Thin it out with protein drink. Tastes yummy! Love the Premier Pro with Greek yogurt. Make it like a yogurt soup consistency. Bananas and Cream, Peaches and Cream, and Strawberries and Cream with it is the bomb dot com!

Congrats!

Yikes! So so sorry to hear you're going through that. Hope you heal well and are past this rough patch soon!!

Do the Braggs' Soy Aminos taste like regular Tamari?

@ms.sss Thanks for sharing this. What's the "all purpose liquid soy seasoning"? Is it just soy sauce?

Yay!!! Congrats!!! hope you will stick around and post with us. Your journey will help and inspire many!

I'll be interested to see how you do. I hope you'll share your journey!

Whey protein isolate is very insulinogenic. Although blood sugar may go down after drinking a wp drink, it's going down because we've dumped a crap ton of insulin on it. Now, when you have PCOS, we already are insulin resistance to begin with and so we dump maybe 10X as much insulin in response to the wp meal which results in? Weight loss slowing, stalls, or gains. My gains were influenced primarily as a result of fluid, not true weight. But I had the frustrating response of starving myself and seeing a subsequent gain or lack of loss. Yes, excess anything causes weight gain. Even fat. Here is a very helpful article that explains it very well. The doctor is a noted nephrologist and fasting specialist. He deals in metabolic medicine. His name is Dr. Jason Fung. https://idmprogram.com/insulin-index/

Yesterday, Fri, Oct. 18- Maintenance: CW 132.4lbs/56y/F B1- 3 Protein lattes Decaf (4oz PP) B2-chicken salad (canned brst, grn on, dill pick, 2% cott ch, dijon) + Psylli Chaffle L-chicken salad (iceberg, cucumber, po, carrots, grilled chicken, 1 tbsp Grk dressing)-ate half of it AS-chicken salad (iceberg, cucumber, po, carrots, grilled chicken, 1 tbsp Grk dressing)-ate the other half of it D-italian sausage in marinara with parmesan + 1/4 of caesar salad no croutons + broccoli in garlic, grilled salmon no sauce BS-BH lacey swiss + HEB black forest ham roll-up Daily Totals: 89g protein; 57g fat; 28g carbs; 6g fiber; 22g net carbs

Ok, so yeah. Let's talk PCOS--a deep metabolic derangement, chickies. Let's talk being on a cancer drug that shuts down my female hormones and puts me in super deep menopause. The reality is that there is so much unknown about weight loss. It's so frustrating losing slowly. It's hard to maintain momentum. A calorie is NOT a calorie and although CICO has many flaws, almost EVERY weight loss professional admits (either freely or grudgingly), that unless you are in a caloric deficit, you will not lose weight. When I was eating 400-500cals per day drinking protein drinks and first starting my journey at 287lbs, I was actually gaining weight. It was fluid cuz the protein drinks were spiking my insulin, which in turn jacked with my kidneys. When I started eating 400-650cals per day in WLM eating regular food (and by that I mean: LEAN, dense protein, LOW LOW fat, and only LOW glycemic veggies) I started losing like a normal person. And by normal, I mean about 2 lbs per week. And that was after WLS. It can be done. But for most of us with PCOS, or on drugs that make it hard to lose weight, we have to TRULY cut calories to the 650-800 level for losing and cut carbs to the 30g or below net (from veggies and low fat dairy and eggs), and cut fat to 30-35g per day from healthy sources: tiny amounts of olive oil, avocado, some nuts and needs. That's the fact Jack. Seriously. By doing that, I've lost about 157lbs over 3 years. It's crushingly slow. But it's off. And I'm gonna do everything in my power to keep it off. That means, maintenance for me is about 1000cals average per day, no booze, not a lot of treats/cheats, no high glycemic foods (I'm talking bout you carbs.) Sorry you feel many of the vets and sophomores are preachy (me), but I'm telling you things you don't want to hear. Listen or not. It's pretty straight up truth.

Maybe try some MOM and lots of water. I'm betting you're just constipated. Sorry you are experiencing this!!!

When was your last poop? Have you lost all desire to really eat? Is the pain so bad that you just want to die? If so, then it's an ER thing. You need to go quickly. Not to scare your, but it honestly sounds like a call to your doc's office and an ER trip if the pain is super bad. I had an internal hernia open up unexpectedly and my guts were twisted and obstructed. They symptoms were sudden (over 3-4 days) of cyclical pain--super bad cramping. Sudden diarrhea, loss of appetite and it felt like I could feel hardness and poop moving along my bowel. Then it all went deadly quiet and my abdomen was hard. I had emergency surgery to correct it.

Thanks for clarifying! I was actually mis-remembering then. I thought you had had a very small regain and that you'd attacked it and taken it back off. But you are sooo right, body building gain is way different than a "regain" scenario. One is muscle, the other is more likely associated with fat. Congrats!!! And thanks for continuing to inspire me!

Ditto.

Yesterday, Thurs, Oct. 18- Maintenance: CW 132.8lbs/56y/F B1- 3 protein lattes decaf (4oz PP) B2-1 hb egg + HEB black forest ham + salad (baby spinach, cabbage, raw sauerkraut, 3zeros italian) L-chicken salad (canned brst, grn on, dill pick, 2% cott ch, dijon) + baby carrots + Twin Peak parm garlic protein puffs AS-chicken salad (canned brst, grn on, dill pick, 2% cott ch, dijon) + cucumber slices D-blackened basa + shrimp + garlic broccoli + avo/tom salad BS-almonds + 1 square Lindt 95% Dark Chocolate + decaff Daily Totals: 90g protein; 55g fat; 40g carbs; 12g fiber; 28g net carbs

Ditto.