Am I eating too much??

[LaurenKorea 1]

My surgery was on 6/26/11 and so far I have lost 30kg. I've been doing pretty well but with a new boyfriend and dating, I've been eating more.

Just today, found a costco near my area (hard to find in Korea.) and this is what I ate today.

Breakfast: Turkey w/ Beans 150g

Lunch: 100g of hot dog.

dinner: 150g of campbell's new england clam chowder& 2 rolled of Kirkland's very lean ham and pickles.

Snacks: 3 large glasses of iced coffee with sweet n low.

40ml of blueberry ice cream,

100ml of coke zero

40g of beef jerkey

1 pickle

2 sugar free candies

Land o' Lakes light whipped cream 4 tsbp (60kcal)

*Today was the first day I had soda since surgery and it will be the last if I can help it. (It sat well didn't upset me but I got a terribly full feeling.)

Also the first time with ice cream, will not become a habit.

I been low carbing since surgery and will continue to.

This one day won't hurt me right? I don't weigh myself often bc I don't like the scale controlling me.

Thanks for any honest feedback.^__^

[KellyL 173]

We all have our off days and moments of weakness, but they will definitely affect our weight loss. Do you use any kind of food tracking program online or on your phone like myfitnesspal? It doesn't just help because it keeps up with calories/protein/carbs, it helps cuz it makes you more mindful of what you are eating and will stop me many times from eating the wrong things. Don't beat yourself up, just commit to doing better. We had this surgery because we are serious about losing the weight, but it can't do all the work by itself. We gotta work with it, not against it. You can do it, and you're worth it!

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Don't stress!! We all have our off days. I'm certainly not immune to that!!

I'd just like to point out that it really looks like majority of everything you ate that day is pretty high in sodium. You will most likely notice a bit of a gain on your scale if you decide to weigh in. It will all be Water retention though... My suggestion would be to cut down on the salty foods for a few days and try to flush with as much Water as you can stand.

Good luck to you!!

[LaurenKorea 1]

We all have our off days and moments of weakness, but they will definitely affect our weight loss. Do you use any kind of food tracking program online or on your phone like myfitnesspal? It doesn't just help because it keeps up with calories/protein/carbs, it helps cuz it makes you more mindful of what you are eating and will stop me many times from eating the wrong things. Don't beat yourself up, just commit to doing better. We had this surgery because we are serious about losing the weight, but it can't do all the work by itself. We gotta work with it, not against it. You can do it, and you're worth it!

Thanks so much for your words of encouragement. Yes, I am worth it and I've loving myself more and more these days. Thanks, Kelly!

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p.s: I do write a food diary on my own but most korean food calories are not available so it's confusing but I have been losing pretty fast.

[LaurenKorea 1]

Don't stress!! We all have our off days. I'm certainly not immune to that!!

I'd just like to point out that it really looks like majority of everything you ate that day is pretty high in sodium. You will most likely notice a bit of a gain on your scale if you decide to weigh in. It will all be Water retention though... My suggestion would be to cut down on the salty foods for a few days and try to flush with as much Water as you can stand.

Good luck to you!!

Thanks for cheering me up Diva, I knew you would post a reply!

I know that I should cut down my sodium but for some reason that is all I am craving. I just can't resist pickles. I will try to do better with water.

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