I spent most of this morning, walking the floor of an auto auction (where I got to see Pam Anderson's Airsteam Playboy Love Trailer) trying to think of what to eat for lunch. Hubs was already working my nerves and I was itching to stick my face in something gooey just to relieve the stress.

Instead, I opted for the healthy choice. I was very proud of myself for ordering a one-trip salad-bar-and-soup plate at Jason's Deli. I chose all the green and colorful stuff, none of the meat, one egg for protein and 1 whole grain cracker instead of croutons. I even went easy on the dressing, using about a Tablespoon for the entire salad. I skipped the free ice cream, opting instead for 1/2 c of the chocolate mousse on the salad bar.

Then, I used my iPhone to log what I had eaten on myfitnesspal.com

That stupid Mousse cost me 800 calories and put me way over fat grams (+30) for the entire day. It had 80 grams of fat in it! What I want to know now is, who thought it was a good idea to put that on the SALAD BAR????? The whole meal left me only 300 calories for the rest of the day and night.

Not cool, Jason's. Not cool.

Just think of it as a learning experience.... I wouldn't be so hard on myself... So is 1100 calories what we should plan on having for a meal when we get to that stage. Cause yeah I was wondering that... Tomorrow is another day...

I'm being banded on Friday, and last Friday I had my last meal at Jason's Deli. I'm going to miss that Gumbo and salad bar real bad.

Mark

My doctor wasn't real clear on the calorie intake for preop. My instructions just say low-fat, no-fat, low-carb, no meat, no white bread, etc. So, I used my fitness pal to set up a basic plan. I ended up finishing the day of Jason's with calories to spare, but went way over my fat intake.

Mark,I bet you can still have that gumbo and the salad, just stay away from the chocolate mousse! It's evil!

I'm afraid to go in there. Its like being tortured. My Dr is allowing me to eat small, low fat, low sugar items. Following the protean drink, low fat puddings and such brought my sugar down to a 65 the other day, so they gave me the ok to eat just a little. The mousse doesnt bother me, its the frozen yogurt and muffins that drive me up the wall!!