Twoterville, here I am!
Holy Mole!
A few weeks ago I was pretty bummed out, in a stall, dreading it would last. My body has bounced back with a vengance and this week I lost 9 lbs! But then again, I moved and have been doing lots of walking with loading/unloading and carrying stuff back and forth.
What did I do!?! Lets see, I didnt go to the gym because I was moving, I DID walk at work on both of my 15 min breaks, I (literally) pushed tha****er in, I know I had lots of chicken this week lol, and for the first time really tried to incorporate more veggies. I might have upped my calories though, interestingly, because since I've been more active I've been needing that fuel, but this has been in relatively small portions/bites: a teaspoon of reduced fat PB, a few portions of raw almonds, I did try pork rinds this week as well but a few pieces satisfied the craving, and also I incorporated all-bran cereal and a few bites of banana. At 6 weeks post-op, most of these foods are completely new to me, but it's interesting that this has been my biggest weight loss since my first week post-op.
Either way, I'm happy with the results and with the increased energy and the WILL to be active. Getting out of the 300's is something I have not done in nearly 10 yrs! This is monumental for ME!
A few weeks ago I was pretty bummed out, in a stall, dreading it would last. My body has bounced back with a vengance and this week I lost 9 lbs! But then again, I moved and have been doing lots of walking with loading/unloading and carrying stuff back and forth.
What did I do!?! Lets see, I didnt go to the gym because I was moving, I DID walk at work on both of my 15 min breaks, I (literally) pushed tha****er in, I know I had lots of chicken this week lol, and for the first time really tried to incorporate more veggies. I might have upped my calories though, interestingly, because since I've been more active I've been needing that fuel, but this has been in relatively small portions/bites: a teaspoon of reduced fat PB, a few portions of raw almonds, I did try pork rinds this week as well but a few pieces satisfied the craving, and also I incorporated all-bran cereal and a few bites of banana. At 6 weeks post-op, most of these foods are completely new to me, but it's interesting that this has been my biggest weight loss since my first week post-op.
Either way, I'm happy with the results and with the increased energy and the WILL to be active. Getting out of the 300's is something I have not done in nearly 10 yrs! This is monumental for ME!
J.Lo 74
on 3/19/12 1:24 am, edited 3/19/12 1:25 am
on 3/19/12 1:24 am, edited 3/19/12 1:25 am
Pork rinds are okay if they help keep you from making worse food choices but they are not a good way to increase your protein totals. The reason they say "not a significant source of protein" and usually list the protein count as being 0% of our daily value is because of the type of protein they contain - hydrolyzed gelatin protein. It's a very low quality protein according to the FDA. People that have had WLS absorb little to none of it. They can be high in fat and sodium too.
I did my research here, and asked my NUT. It's not a food that she recommends because it has very little nutritional value and high sodium content. However, if you get a raging craving for something crunchy, it's not the worst choice you can make. I bought a small snack size bag of the plain (the chili ones tend to have lots more sodium), took a few pieces, and the bag sits in my cabinet for another time.
They went down fine, but remember I'm a little further out than you are. I must have had 2 medium pieces. I felt that was more than enough; any more I would have felt major stuckage, because unlike before you can't guzzle down any fluids after any kind of consumption. This makes a major difference in the low amounts of food I take in.
No nutritional value but again...not the worst choice either!
They went down fine, but remember I'm a little further out than you are. I must have had 2 medium pieces. I felt that was more than enough; any more I would have felt major stuckage, because unlike before you can't guzzle down any fluids after any kind of consumption. This makes a major difference in the low amounts of food I take in.
No nutritional value but again...not the worst choice either!
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