MommyTo4QTs

Thank you for the congrats! I think I am still in shock. I thought we were done I had just become so serious about my working out and really trying hard to get more weight off and so I feel kinda disappointed (though babies are always a joy) but your right KBL, the VSG is a great tool! I am going to try very hard this time to work with it and make the most out of this pregnancy. Eat as healthy as I can and keep up with my exercise. Thanks Stacy for reiterating what I had thought. Obviously I just need to stay away from all that junk food that I ate with all my other pregnancies. Get my carbs from fruit, vegies and whole grains. I really hope it works. I am kinda freaking out...about the whole thing really. This baby is a HUGE suprise and we are trying to make it a positive thing. All my goals just seem to be gone with the wind, though I know deep down, that is not true, they just may need to be put on hold. I appreciate any support and encouraging words from all of you!! :thumbup:

I really need everyones help! I am 8 months post VSG and still have quite a bit to lose. I realized that my loss has halted. I have been confused about it because I have been working out an hour 6 days a week rotating weights and cardio which is new for me, but I have been doing that for a month now. However, I have not been able to stick to my low carb high protein regimen. One great "side effect" of the VSB is that it was easier for me to eat like I needed to, so this was suprising for me. Anyway, I just found out I am pregnant, which is the biggest shock of my life!! I have four kids already and my hubby and I were done! I have mixed emotions about the whole thing and one of the biggest questions I have is diet. I really am scared about gaining and I would actually like to continue to lose. I am still quite heavy and I really don't feel I would be jeapordizing the baby as long as I ate the right way. So, how should I eat? I am thinking stick to high protein and eat good whole grain carbs. Before I tried to stay away from any kind of bread and didn't really eat fruit just vegies but I guess that is not a good idea now. Any replies would be hugely appreciated!!! :001_unsure:

OH and BigDD....I will be trying that turkey jerky!! April

Thank you all for your wonderful suggestions! And please, keep them coming. A couple more questions for you all...some of the suggestions I noticed are great for Protein, like Beans and the fruit would be great to add to the yogurt or Protein shakes, however I know that they have quite a high carb content. Would the high protein tend to cancel out the carbs a bit, like in the Atkins diet? How many carbs do you all eat in one day? I really do not like the protein shakes, I think they taste awful, I have tried both the Atkins and the one (can't remember the name now) for Body for Life in the silver box/cans. But I do like the idea of the fat free milk and powder..does that taste decent? Any others you may have tried that taste pretty good? I noticed some mentioned eggs, do you all eat many eggs, or maybe the egg whites? Also how would I use the ricotta cheese that you mentioned, do you just eat it by itself? I did go to the store tonight and bought the plain greek yogurt, my sister suggested adding cinnamon and some splenda, I did notice a few people suggested that (thank you Marilyn). I also bought non fat cottage cheese, Weight Watchers string cheese, tuna, instead of low fat mayo, I found the sandwich spread that looks kind of like a dressing with pickles, etc in it (found in with the mayo), I thought it would taste better and has 2.5 fat, 3 carbs and 35 calories per TB. I thought I would put it in with the tuna and make the one TB go a long way, what do you think? I also bought a low calorie butter by Land o Lakes that I could use to pan fry the fish. What do you all think of Peanut Butter? Its a little higher in carbs as well. Realistically how much protein do you all think you get and do you keep track of how many carbs, fat, protein and calories you take in every day? Or do you just try to be careful and do the best you can? I am so sorry for the looonngg posts with many questions, but I appreciate all your help immensely, I need mentors as I go through this process! Thank you so much for all your help! Your all life savers, really! April

Hi everyone! Just found this site today. I have been a member of the OH website for a couple of years now but so happy to find one just for VSG! My delima/question is this: I am pretty much freaking out! I had my VSG day after Thanksgiving 09 in Mexico, which means that I did not have any pre-op or post-op nutrition care. They did provide me with some paperwork with a little bit of info, but I just have been so torn on what to eat!!! I had lost 47 pounds (then gained 2), and stopped completely for almost a month now. From what I can tell, its the carbs. I had been pretty much eating what I wanted I realize that is bad, then I started eating vegies, etc, but realized that was bad becauser of the lack of Protein. The low carb really shouldn't be that difficult, I have stuck to Atkins before, but I believe this is different. We have to do low carb and low fat with very high protein. So how do I do that?? I really need some ideas, like what for Breakfast since eggs fried in butter with cheese melted on top is not exactly a good choice...LOL!! What kind of protein choices do you all do? I would like as many ideas so that I could have some variety. I did buy some Talpia which fried in a little bit of butter (low fat) is really good and I enjoy that...is that a good choice? Any advice any of you can offer would be so very helpful. I seriously am very down and depressed about this and want to do whats right by myself and the surgery. Thank you! April