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I have been a restricter for so long that it is hard for me to let that go -- but what a relief. I don't "diet" now but I am still very mindful. I make good choices, try to focus on Protein, etc. Today is Easter and we had a big brunch. I let myself nibble on cheeses and olives and have a few Mimosas. I had a custom made teeny tiny omelet, skipped everything else not because I wasn't letting myself have it but because I didn't want it. I wanted that cheese! My surgeon's rule of thumb is full for 4-5 hours and I am experiencing that. I am not a Breakfast eater so my midday meal is my first of the day. If I'm hungry later I grab almonds -- four of them. Or I might have one of those 100 calorie Greek yogurts with some chia seeds and a little bit of gluten free Cereal in it. This might be a meal or it might be a snack, depending on whether I'm hungry. Likewise with dinner I might have a real dinner (small, high protein) or just do something like that yogurt. Once in a while I do a shakes day -- will do that tomorrow to tone up my band and brain after a weekend of socializing. I look forward to the shake days -- but that's because of that old restrictive behavior which I'm still shaking off.

Ah bless me to Paul it's not nice but I can say this I'm sure as we're all here for the same reason I've been overweight for a longtime it's changed my life already so much like I said I'm in my 13th week now so been were you are and know how your feeling put me off soups and yogurts forever lol also on a good note these early weeks the weight just falls off downside puréed and mashed food but you will get there soon I can't believe I'm 13 weeks out now but still early days I'm only just starting to keep food down but keep strong x

First time posting meals but I did read through almost the first 100 pages of the thread. Let me just say, there was a lot of salad and yogurt... and I plan to continue that trend. 😂 Breakfast was 1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek with 2tbsp peanut butter powder and 1/4 cup frozen berries. Ended up eating the rest for first dinner (5pm). Oh, and no sugar added hot chocolate with a scoop unflavored protein powder (not pictured). Lunch was 1/2 cup cottage with 2 slices roasted turkey slices and sautéed with 1/4c onion, 1/4 cup zucchini some garlic, and some garlic chili sauce. Second Dinner 7pm was a low carb tortilla crusted with shredded cheese blend and dipped in 1/4 cup simply ragu. Ended up eating the whole thing over an hour.

My Nutritionist did a food demo this week and here they are. No after picture but I finished them both. For perspective the glass is a a shot glass and bowl is a small dessert bowl. She served less than an once of yogurt in each. They both were great and opposites on flavor. My wife hates food demos because I skip out in dinner.

Salad. Napa cabbage. Red and orange bell pepper. Black beans. Cotija cheese. Dressing made with low fat Greek yogurt, lime juice, and spices. 150 kcals. I am going to eat all of it, even if I take two hours 😬yummy In a biggish pasta bowl for scale.

I was gonna say @ms.sss that I’ll be more than happy to eat ALL the carbs! As is the case with dinner- kabuli pilau and vegetable raita. For those that aren’t familiar- pilau is a kind of rice pilaf dish that varies by country across Southern Asia and the Middle East, kabuli pilau is one that comes from Kabul, Afghanistan and traditionally is made with lamb, carrots and raisins. Raita is a yogurt dip? Salad? that’s popular in many variations in India. I think if I make that particular pilau again I’ll double the spices and reduce the ghee used. No after picture, I ate it all.

Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese? Where? What brand?

Sorry, Fanny! LOL! As for me, I'm trying to cut back some on computer time. It doesn't always work but I'm trying. And trust me, my life usually has NO drama and I prefer to keep it that way, so I'm no fun to live vicariously thru anyway!!!! Not a dumb question at all! I shop at Raley's and they have only one brand and about 3 flavors including plain and that's it. They keep it on the very top shelf above all the other yogurt. I know where to look and it still takes me a minute to find it! Other stores may have it in their Natural/Organic Foods section, whatever they call it, and again near the regular yogurt. Trader Joe's, if you have one near you, has a huge selection of Greek Yogurt. Their prices are very reasonable, [i can actually get more for $40 there, than I can at Raley's!] and you don't have to buy the big carton at Costco. I love Costco but there are just some things I can't buy there. I'll never eat it fast enough! Whole Foods would have it too, if you have one of those near you. Watch them tho, they're pricey for regular shopping. Great selection, but Yikes! I don't like most yogurt and only a little at a time. I really LIKE greek yogurt! I understand it's very rarely like TRUE greek yogurt, but I don't have the texture problems with it like I do the regular. Hope this helps. And I hope you can find some. It's really worth a try! Oh and another thing, if you do smoothies and such, go ahead and get the big carton of plain at Costco and put it in your smoothies. You can also just have a bowl of it with some fruit and a smidge of honey along with some granola or dry cereal and have a great breakfast. You can also use plain greek yogurt in place of recipes that call for regular plain yogurt or sour cream. Like when making dips and stuff. Oh! Oh! Just remembered this! Made this awhile ago and had forgotten about it. Take plain greek yogurt, chopped/torn cilantro, little chili powder, lime juice and mix to your taste. Makes a great add on to fish/shrimp tacos. Would probably work with shredded chicken tacos too. And it's pretty healthy! And one day I had left over shrimp for lunch and instead of cocktail sauce, used this dip and it was SO good! Would be good on salad or other veggies. Ohhhh, cucumber slices! UGH! Too bad I didn't think of all of this at the STORE! Not going back til next week!!!!!!! Anyway. PJTP: Got the grocery shopping done and walked out with only 3 bags and not even full ones at that and it still cost over $80!!! Yikes! $12 in chicken alone! I've gotta make a run to Costco. I buy the frozen bags there and then I have chicken whenever I want it and am not paying regular store prices for it! On a good note tho, I have meals planned thru Wednesday. Well, that's it for my boring life! LOL! 'Night all!!

Meals for the day- yogurt, chocolate almonds and a granola thins packet protein shake for my coffee Smoked turkey sausage, onions, peppers, and tomatoes italian wedding soup cucumbers, celery, and danmuji sliced apple and peanut butter made out of peanut powder.

some stuff i ate today: - 1/2 a chicken pot pie: 280 cals - leftover desserts from yesterday (1 mini tart + 1 mini lava cookie): guessed 236 cals - 3/4 cup congee: 256 cals (also had 2 glasses red wine, slice of whole wheat baguette w/ peanut butter, 1/4 of a shrimp rice roll, beef jerky, cucumber and carrots with blue cheese dip, some salt and vinegar chips, and yogurt w/ pumpkin seeds throughout the day...that i didn't take pics of)

I had coffee and a banana for breakfast. For lunch, I'm having butter lettuce wraps with lean ham, a bit of cheese, and some mustard. I will have edemmame for a snack. Dinner is stuffed cabbage (cabbage, a bit of brown rice, lean hamburger, and bell pepper topped with a tomato and sour cream sauce (just a tiny bit of sour cream in the sauce) with chopped apples sprinkled on top.) I eat just one of those. I usually have the same thing for breakfast every day. I eat a lot of salads, lettuce wraps, Vietnamese salad rolls, light soups with lots of veggies, sirlion steak with a light marinade and roasted veggies etc... For snacks, I eat veggie sticks with a low fat yogurt ranch, edemmame, fruit, and on occasion chips with100 calorie pack of guacamole. If I go out, it is usually to get a veggie and black bean bowl at Chipotle. I eat 1/2 and save the other 1/2 for the next day. Sometimes I have Wendy's chili.

Monday April 25, 2011 Breakfast~1/2 wheat bagel with weight watchers cream cheese and oikos greek yogurt w/honey Lunch~Lean Cuisine Five Cheese Rigatoni w/ 5 pieces of wheat melba toast and 1 slice of pepperjack cheese Dinner~Greek turkey burger in pita bread Snacks~35 almonds Calories~1,376 Carbs~112 Protein~81 Water~50 oz

Welcome back everyone.... yesterday coffee w/protein B-greek yogurt w/the rest of my protein L-1 c chili w/ crackers S-1 bite size Hershey S-too much popcorn D-1 1/2 c homemade chili w/ crackers thought I had bought wheat crackers, but they were regular ones.

Friday April 15, 2011 Breakfast~wheat bagel w/weight watchers cream cheese on top Lunch~2 eggbeater breakfast tacos in corn tortillas topped with 2% grated cheese Snack~Oikos Honey Greek Yogurt Dinner~Black bean burger on a whole wheat bun w/1 slice of pepperjack cheese and 1 tbsp of mayo w/olive oil Went out with a friend and had 4 gin and tonics Total~ Calories~1,513 Carbs~131 Protein~53 (a little low for me)

ya know it's always going to happen - me it was wine last night....TOO much so:rolleyes: yesterday - b- fage cherry greek yogurt w/handful of fiber one cereal l- 4 chicken pot stickers s- chipolte cheddar cheese stick d- approx .5c chicken buffalo sloppy joe (no bun), several sweet potato fries s- wine:)

Zumba today! :thumbup: 6:45/B ff French Vanilla Yogurt, 1/4 bannana, grape nuts 10:30/s Ralph's Sweet & Salty Almond Chewy Bar, Crystal lite pkt 1:15/L Crab salad (mayo & relish) 1:45/s Frigo string cheese-x2 5:30/D Swiss chz burger, onion, thousand island dressing, lettuce, pickles, tater tots x6 w/ketchup, crystal lite pkt May have a snack later 8 cups of liquid for the day as of now. Might do 2 more before bed. Earned 684 extra for exercise today Calorie used 1,309 (had 1,884 to use)

PJ, Thanks, I might just try the yogurt. Sounds good to me. Thanks and good luck getting off the BP meds.

b: 1/2 yogurt L: 3 oz chicken, couple bites of fettucinni, picatta sauce s: 3 bites french silk pie blizzard d: 1/2 hot dog and beans

Our Walmart does not carry any flavors except for plain and vanilla. I just dress mine up with Splenda and SF syrups. I did try another brand of Greek yogurt in honey flavor and LOVED it but only had 6g Protein. Not enough when I make it my morning meal. Will have to see if I can find it when we are on our travels this winter.

Yesterday coffee B- 1 sausage patty and 4 oz benefiber yogurt S-1/2 banana, 1/2 apple and 5 grapes L-Healthy Choice dinner S-3 oz salmon/as many goldfish I could eat, then guilt sat in:frown: D-1/2 c chili w/6 wheat crackers and 5 pork skins I need to understand when I eat my recommended portions, I need to walk away, but NOOOOO, I want to FEEL stuffed. Sorry, just thinking out loud.

yesterday - b- 4oz pomegranate yogurt w/ 1/4c granola l- 1c shrimp/whitefish/avacado ceviche *spicey* s- 1 slice of colby jack cheese w/4 melba rounds d- 1/2 turkey burger w/avacodo wasabi mayo no bun

Today B-coffee, 5.5 oz Cottage Doubles w/strawberry topping L-4 wheat crackers and 1 babybel cheese S- 3 tsp greek yogurt w/ peaches, 1oz cajun trail mix D-1 small baked porkchop and 1/3 c green Beans

Lessofme - Tickerfactory.com is where we get our ticker and they have a graph too... Thin & Lynn - I was able to get in maybe 800 to 1000 calories post op - I didn't have this 2 or 4 oz rule - my rules were 60 grms of Protein I could eat about 1 cup of food - and as stated before for me mentally that's the minimum amount that I want to eat per meal - I ususlly have may be 2 cups the 2nd cup being veggie - 1st cup fish & rice - Weight control oatmeal 7 grms pt 160 calories lunch was usually Soup 200 calories 10 grms pt Clear protein Drink 70 c 15 grms pt 2 sf puddings 120 calories 6 grms pt 1 healthy choice sf fudgecicly 80 calories 3 grms pt 1 cup Beans with cheese 300 c - 15 grms pt String cheese 50 calories 5 grms pt 980 calories - 61 grms of protein For me my calorie budget s Breakfat is about 100 to 200 Lunch 200 - 300 dinner 300 - 400 Snacks 300 (3x100) Some days i may eat 900 - next day 1200 - it varies - I don't eat the same exact calories every day I used unjury Protein powder 20 grms of pt and 100 calories -so by the time you add the milk its 220 for a shake also each ounce of meat has 7 grms of protein. Add some sf yogurt to your shakes 5 grms pt 60 calories (dannon light & fit) add furit - Peanut Butter - you can boost the calories and vit by adding diff stuff I'm with Denise - I usually eat between 1000 to 1200 calories a day.. and I have lost weight every week except one - and I stayed even that week. Also, once you have been released from your doc - you need to start exercising...

THANKS LULUC!!! TODAY: B: Nothing - L: 5.8 oz plain ff greek yogurt, w/ 1/2 mango pureed S's: 1.5 tbls pb, 1 babybel cheese, some peanut butter m&m's D: 1/3 c. roasted sweet potato drizzled w/ coconut syrup, 0.6 oz brie S: 1 scoop mango gelato

My dietician didn't give me any macro or calorie specifications. Instead, I was given diet for diabetics. Daily intake is 2 servings of milk product, 2 servings of fruit, 5 servings of fat, unlimited nonstarchy vegetables, 3 servings grains/beans/starchy vegetables and 7 servings of protein. Have a list of what makes a serving size. Example, one fat serving is small avocado, 1 Tbsp nuts or seeds ot 1 Tbsp salad dressing. One grain/beans category serving is 2 slices of whole wheat bread, medium baked potato, 1 cup rice or pasta Milk serving is 1 cup nonfat plain yogurt or skim or low fat milk. One serving of protein is 1 egg, 3 oz lean chicken or fish, hard cheese Sent from my SM-G950U using BariatricPal mobile app