Cali

Yeah my problem a lot of the time is that I don't eat enough then I was eating to much at the end of the day. I have to be very diligent to eat when I'm suppose too. My trainer hasn't said much about eating after a workout. But I do have to eat before them or else I would eat everything i could find on the way home! Basically my trainer had me write down what I like to eat in categories so that he could see it. Fruit, Veggies, Protein, Dairy and other. Then he told me I have night food and day food. Night being anything after 3 in the afternoon. So basically I can have veggies and protein anytime and fruits an dairy only before three. Anything in the other category has to be just occasionally and have it before three. It really makes alot sense. He says that everything is carbs and you dont want to eat those at night except veggies. You dont need the fuel at night. So if you eat this way you get your fuel and use it up before you settle down for the day. Then it doesnt turn to fat. He believes in brown rice and oatmeal as very good carbs for you and says stay away from any white flour or bread products really. He hasnt told me that I couldnt eat anything at all except for the white flour stuff. I cant eat that stuff anyways since I got my lap band so it was not a problem. Use low fat, low cal dressings is always better. In the dairy catigory cut out sour cream and cream cheese. Pay attention to serving sizes and salt content too! This is what I ate today. 9 am whey Protein shake 1130 am lite yogurt with a sprinkle of granola 3 pm chicken Parmesan with home made marinara sauce and brown rice. 630 pm whey protein shake 9pm tuna with non fat mayo and pickles 11pm soy nuts I hope this helps and I didn't ramble too much lol Cali

I have to say I was in the same boat for the past year. I work out 6 days a week and eat right but I gained and lost the same 10 lbs all year and never could get below that plateau that I was on. I hired a trainer 5 weeks ago and see him once a week but he goes over nutrition with me more than exercise and has me keeping a food log. I eat probably twice as much as before I started with him and have dropped 15 lbs in 6 weeks. Besides eating more I also have a few rules to follow. Have a Protein shake immediate when you get up, No carbs except veggies after 3, eat some sort of protein every 3 hours, eat brown rice three times a week. I still don't eat a lot and I have a hard time keeping up with it but it seems to have kick started my metabolism and I couldn't be happier. Cali

Im in for one mile a day too! If I do more great but one mile is not setting myself up. :clap2: Should be fun to have some support here! Cali

Happy 4th! We have alot to celebrate! :whoo: Cali

What a great forum you have! I’m new here and just banded last week. It was a great experience and I know it will have a great outcome! I thank everyone for all the wonderful encouragement that I get from this site! Cali

I am 5 days post op and finding that I am really hungry too. I had a protien shake today and it didnt agree with me at all so Im back to the Clear liquids, including Jello. My paperwork doesnt say anything about jello. It says clear liquids are broth, popsicles, tea, gatorade, juices and Water. This is for the first 7 days but the nurse told me that I could go to stage two anywhere from 4 to 8 days. Cali

Can you add me too. I was banded on June 27th! Thank you, Cali