ive been doing myfitnesspal.com for about 2-3 weeks now and logging everything i eat and drink. i noticed for the most part that most of my calories come from snacks in between my meals. somedays i dont even eat snacks but somedays i do. one day the total of calories was 720 just in snacks. from now on i am choosing fruits and veg that have less calories and fat. somedays if i eat out even though i choose something as healthy as i can those calories tend to be high as well. i went out to a local resteraunt and got a two egg, cheese and bacon omlet. you wouldnt believe how many calories it was. ive havent been eating out that much thank god. i now realize that its mostly my snacking here and there that add up. i also noticed that my protein is on a average to be about 50grams i do have some days that i eat like 90grams so maybe it equals out?

i just wanted to share this info with you, maybe this post with help others

andrea

That's what got me into trouble before the band. I love to snack. My doctor said 3 meals and try not to eat between meals. I have found that alot of my hunger was just head hunger and boredom.. I'm trying now to drink water or protein water when I am tempted to snack.

I have found that the protein water is great! It really does help when I want to snack. It takes the edge off I guess lol

What is protien water? I have never heard of that, well maybe I have but I didn't know it. I will get my band hopefully the first week of August, all these little tricks are good to know.

I use Kelloggs protein water, they have 5 grams of protein. The other thing I use is a shot of protein that I get at GNC store. It has 42 grams of protein and I usally split in two and mix it with water or grape juice. Some people drink it straight. Most people will tell you that your body can only retain 20 grams at a time.

This is exactly the value of keeping a food journal and counting your calories. I do it everyday.