What guidelines do you follow Calories/Protein/Carbs/Water ?
So glad to know 48oz was a struggle for successful people too!
Program Start Weight 346 | Surgery Weight 282 | CW 217 | 5'-6.3"
High Weight 376, about a year before program. I gave up diet pop(and all pop), dropped 30 pounds without trying, and kept it off. Now convinced Carbonated Beverages. Are. Evil.
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i'm on week 6 and it fluid is a big issue for me too. I have never been a natural water or liquid drinker. I just never have drank much. So right before surgery I was drinking as much as 60-80 oz whi*****luded the 2 a day shakes. I felt like all I did was stand in front of the water cooler. I find in the morning I drink my coffee with soy milk in it which is 12-16oz and that all I want before snack time or lunch. However then I have to wait till after lunch which puts me in some crazy hurry up and drink like a camel for the afternoon. Because once home... again I just don't drink a lot. I find myself not wanting to fill up on water before dinner and then I wait for a time period after dinner and it's almost bed time it feels like.
Now if I'm real with myself I have no idea why drinking is such a big deal to me. It doesn't take a long time, and really it doesn't fill me up either. Cause even if I drink 8-16oz within 30mins I'm not full anymore, it takes very little time for the water to get out of my stomach. So there is no actual reason I can't drink, it's just not a habit yet.
Age:40|Height: 5'9"|Lap Band 2/11/08 |Revision VSG 3/14/16
The cake is a lie, but Starbucks is not.
I have the same problem, I have never get thirsty. One cup of coffee and I am good till lunch a few sips and then nothing till dinner. It has been a big struggle for me to drink more since my surgery 4/25/16. I know I am not getting near enough but I have managed to get in a lot more.
Lapband - Jan 2009 weight goal reached with lapband. Revised to VSG- 1/25/16
There are low carb tortillas and pita breads that have 5 or 6 grams of carbs per serving. I don't eat them often, but they are a possibility.
I make mashed cauliflower that is a good substitute for mashed potatoes.
Now that I'm in maintenance, I'll add winter squashes, sweet potatoes and humus and crackers, but I didn't do this while I was in weight loss mode.
best wishes,
Carol
Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385, Surgery Weight 333, Current Weight 160. At GOAL!
Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12 8-8
9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3 18-3
In puree stage and soft foods stage:
maximum 800 calories
minimum 75 grams protein
max 60 carbs
min 60 oz liquids per day, no specific requirement for water though
additionally: I try to follow the USDA recommendation to get 14 grams of fiber per 1000 calories consumed.
Currently when I drop into weight loss mode (I am almost 3 years out) I stay below 1200 calories and get a minimum of 90 grams of protein per day. I don't limit my carbs by number, but I do completely eliminate grains, starchy veggies, beans, sweets (of course) and tropical fruits from my diet and that naturally keeps my carbs more on the low side.
Thanks for your reply. I am doing the diet know and get my 30 carbs but sometimes, not all, I can be around 50 fat and that's not going off plan. Scared I'm going to flub up everything
Lynn D
Age:52, Height 5'4", HW 299, SW 282.6, Current weight as of 02/22/17 159 lbs.
M1 30, M2 25, M3 30, M4-9 M5 ? M-6,7,8 25lbs, M 9 1/2 ?
