What did you eat today (thursday)?

[jpcello]

DS2000 is absolutely right. I didn't touch sugar for at least 5 months post-op. As long as you're losing weight avoid the simple sugars. Take full advantage of the DS weight loss window. After my DS I never hit a plateau. I lost 5 pounds per week for 5 months (100 pounds in 5 months) because I was very very careful about what I ate (low carb, high protein, high fat). Drink lots of water.

I had never seen the DS Math article but it makes sense. Before the DS I could eat a whole sleeve of cookies, etc. Now I'm perfectly satisfied to eat just a couple of cookies or 2-3 small pieces of chocolate.

[DS2000]

My sweet tooth is definitely dimished. A lot. A little bit of sweet goes a looong way. What Diana said on that DS math post - same for me. I can have a couple of bites of something sweet and then it's just too much and it's not appealing anymore.

However, for quite a while after my DS, once I could eat fair amounts of food again, I did NOT watch the content of that food. And eventually I paid a price and started to gain weight. The only thing that reversed the weight gain (and it wasn't minor) was to dramatically cut back on simple carbs (pasta, sweets, white rice, white bread, etc) and to add in exercise.

It's not that difficult for me at this point - I still eat simple carbs but not much. I focus on protein, fat, vegetables, whole grains. The fact that I can eat tons of protein and fat makes it easy. I don't order pasta as a main course in a restaurant, for example. Maybe a little on the side, next to my big plate of protein. And the added benefit is that I don't get nearly as gassy or bloated because it's the simple carbs that do it to me.

Last week I had a bowl of macaroni and cheese, something I rarely do anymore, and wow, did I get bloated and gassy for hours.

[Drewa]

Can I make it clear that when I said "I ate 2 small slices of cake and about a third of a bar of chocolate and didn't really enjoy them all that much" they were the first time I had given into the sugar monster since my DS and I was VERY surprised to find I didn't enjoy them that much - in fact I threw much more away than I ate. The cake just seemed tasteless and sweet and the chocolate felt really greasy and unpleasant (which sounds odd because I can eat other fatty foods without a problem) on the roof of my mouth. Think of it as an experiment if you like - in fact I only mentioned it at all because Janet said "We have a joke in the States that when you hit a plateau you go on the "krispy kreme diet". Krispy Kreme is a fabulous donut chain and if you eat a few donuts you'll start losing again. It works for some." and I also know someone over here that has found that a tub of B & J ice cream can get her weight shifting again.

I know you are just concerned about me and trying to be helpful, but it felt as if you were both lecturing me - I do know to avoid simple carbs and concentrate on protein and low carb veg. I don't like pasta or rice but maybe have 3 slices of soya and linseed bread in a week, and 200g of potato once or twice. Today I had peanut butter on 1 slice of toast for breakfast and for lunch two slices of ham spread with full fat soft cheese and rolled up and this evening I'm going to have a piece of baked fish and veg with grated cheese over it. For snacks if I want them I can either have a yogurt and/or some nuts. I get extra protein in by having two coffees made with milk every day.

My weight loss hasn't really hit a plateau but am losing more slowly than most of you because (I think) I already had a fully healed sleeve from my VSG two years ago, so I have none of those issues to deal with. Plus I am older than many on here and I started at a relatively low BMI so have less to lose. On the plus side I feel very well and have no gas or BM issues, and didn't even after having the sugary stuff, so I think my body must be pretty tolerant!

[jpcello]

No lecture intended!!! Sorry if it sounded that way. I forgot that the switch was part 2 for you. Again, accept my apologies if I sounded like a lecturer.

[DS2000]

Same here! No offense intended.

[DS2000]

Yesterday:

breakfast: 2 poached eggs, whole grain bread with butter; one cup coffee

after workout: a peach, a handful of almonds

lunch: tuna sandwich on whole wheat with lettuce, tomatoes, plenty of mayo; pretzels

snack: whole grain bread with cream cheese and sliced cucumbers

dinner: big green salad, moroccan lamb stew with chickpeas and zucchini, pearl barley; beer

cherries for dessert

[Jenn]

The DS Math is written by our very own Diana!!! We have some VERY smart people 'round here!!!

[DS2000]

omelette with garlic scapes, mushrooms, feta, whole grain bread, coffee

blueberries, rasberries

leftover hamburger on whole grain bread with mayonnaise, onion, lettuce

corn on the cob, plum

lamb burgers on the grill, broccoli, green salad (grew the lettuce and broccoli myself!)

black caps (these are berries that grow wild) with greek yogurt and a drizzle of maple syrup

[JustMe]

I'm nearly a year post-op and I still don't eat as much as you guys. I just have a hard time stretching my stomach...I don't like feeling too full.
Breakfast: 4oz high protein fat free milk (can't stand whole or 2% milk), 4oz low fat cottage cheese (don't like the higher fat stuff)...this is usually my biggest meal of the day
snack: small piece of 98% fat free beef jerky
lunch: a few small meatballs, a half slice of mozzarella cheese
snack: a slice of colby jack cheese and a few almonds
snack: another small piece of beef jerky
dinner: 4oz of steak and a few pieces of sliced mushrooms (that's considered a big meal for me)
and if I am still hungry, then another snack: mini wholewheat bagel (just the bottom with the inside hollowed out cuz carbs give me gas) with some peanut butter and just a dab of jelly...i force myself to eat peanut butter even though I don't like it much--it helps me eat protein and fat and keeps me from waking in the middle of the night hungry.

It is only by snacking that I am able to eat so much and get in all my protein requirements. I actually don't like snacking--I feel it interupts my day and I don't want any interuptions. Oh, well.

[DS2000]

JustMe, your BMI is 20.2. Are you still losing weight?

(oops actually I read on another thread that your BMI is even lower than that - hope you're doing okay)