Friday, April 30, 2010

Bariatric Eating website

I just found the Bariatric Eating website and I LOVE it - so I had to share! They have a great food journal (free). The journal has some useful guidelines for getting your protein in. Also they have TONS of bariatric-friendly recipes. I can't wait to try the journal and some of the recipes! Before you visit the website, I do need to mention that Bariatric Eating is an online store geared toward bariatric surgery patients. I have never ordered anything from there, nor am I endorsing the website. I just saw it today and I like the info they have on their website.

God bless!
Becky <><

Monday, April 19, 2010

Yummy Chai Recipe

My aunt gave me this recipe. I love it hot or over ice!

Steep a chai tea bag in hot water. I use Lipton Spiced Chai tea bags. After removing the tea bag, add a splash of skim milk and a splash of sugar free vanilla syrup, I use DaVinci brand. Enjoy!

Monday 4/19/10

My weight is now 236.5 pounds...60 pounds gone - WOO-HOO!!! I am feeling much better since I have been able to add regular foods back. For the moment, I have good restriction. I have been eating small meals and staying full for several hours. My favorite thing is that I am not even thinking about food between meals. Before my last fill I felt like I was looking for food all day long.

By the way, I am looking for some ideas of quick foods to keep on hand to either take with me or grab in a hurry. It seems like I go so fast from not even thinking about food to starving. Those are the times I am most apt to grab "junk" to just take the edge off my hunger. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks and God bless!
Becky <><

Thursday, April 15, 2010

4/15/10 - 2nd (and last) Day of Full Liquids

Weight this AM was 239.6 pounds. I am feeing a little "washed out" from being on full liquids for the last couple of days. I'll be glad to have some mushie foods tomorrow. Here's what I sipped on today:

1 Sugar Free Carnation Instant Breakfast
Pureed Bean and Bacon soup made with milk (this tasted pretty good)
1 Atkins Carmel Cafe Shake
Pureed homemade chili (with a tiny bit of melted cheese and a small dollop of sour cream stirred in)
Crystal Light
A popscicle
Coffee with cream

God bless!
Becky <><

Update for 4/14/10

I am still on full liquids today. Here's what I sipped on throughout the day:

Unjury Chicken Soup
Click brand Vanilla Latte - this was great over ice and also wonderful hot
Cream of Mushroom soup - made with milk and put in the blender
Sonic unsweetened peach tea
Atkins Cafe Carmel Shake

The scale was at 242.2 pounds this morning. I never did get to exercise today :-(

Becky <><

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Fill #4

I went yesterday and had my 4th fill done. As of yesterday's MD visit, I have lost a total of 52 pounds. The doctor had a little trouble finding my port but he did end up finding it. My port site is a little more sore than usual today. He gave me a large fill (3 cc) bringing me up to a total of 7.6 cc. I hope I will have good restriction now. After my fill I was on clear liquids the rest of the day. It wasn't too bad since I didn't leave my appointment til around 4:30 or so. The rest of the evening I sipped on a Sonic unsweetened peach iced tea and a 1/2 packet of Unjury chicken soup.

Now I will have 2-3 days of full liquids then 2-3 days of mushies/puree.

I also did a short weight loss pilates video last night. The weather is gorgeous here and I'm planning for a walk after we finish with homeschool this afternoon.

God bless!
Becky <><

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Some good grocery items...

I wanted to share a few things I have found that I like. First of all, you need to know that I am frugal. I also like food that is easy to make and that my whole family can eat. I try and focus on high protein and healthy carbs. That being said, I love to shop at Aldi. I love Aldi's Fit & Active brand foods!

Here are some of my favorite foods from Aldi:

Fit & Active Multi Grain Wraps - these are my latest find at Aldi. They are pretty large and square (instead of round). They can be found near the blocks of cheese. Price: $1.99 for 6 wraps. Each wrap has 100 cal, 9gm protein, 17gm carbs, 8gm fiber. I love how these taste and the texture is good. I haven't had any trouble with getting them "stuck".

Fit & Active Nonfat Yogurt - available in 4 flavors: Key Lime Pie, Peach, Strawberry, and Cherries Jubilee. Price: 37 cents for 6oz. Here's the nutrit info on the Key Lime Pie flavor: 90 cal, 6 protein, 15 carbs, 0 fiber, 0 fat.

Fit & Active Whole Wheat Penne - I only eat about 1/2 serving of this at a time. What I like is that I can serve it to my whole family. Price: 99 cents for 12 oz. Nutrit info: 210 cal, 7gm protein, 41gm carbs, 5gm fiber, 1.5gm fat.

Here's some other good stuff I've found at other grocery stores:

Kroger CarbMaster yogurt - I can't remember how much these cost but I really like them. I don't get to Kroger very often, but when I go I always get a bunch of these. Here's the nutritional info on the raspberry flavor: 80 cal, 12gm protein, 4gm carbs, 1gm fiber.

While on the topic of yogurt, I LOVE Chobani Greek yogurt. It is too pricey for me to get all the time but I do get it as a treat for myself if it's on sale.

Hormel Compleats Roast Beef & Gravy - these are a great food to have on hand just in case life gets too busy to make something else. I can't remember the cost of these but I have found them on sale and they often run coupons on these too. When I have good restriction, I am able to make 2 meals from 1 container of these but the nutritional info is based on eating the whole thing. Here is the nutritional info: 230 cal, 23gm protein, 27gm carbs, 3gm fiber, 3gm fat.

Kashi GoLean Hot Cereal Creamy Truly Vanilla - each packet has 150 cal, 9gm protein, 25gm carbs, 7gm fiber, 2gm fat.

I hope this helps you on your journey!

Becky <><