-
Content Count
786 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
3
Status Updates posted by PorkChopExpress
-
About to head into week 5, and that means whole pieces of meat. One step closer to a "normal" diet.
- Show previous comments 1 more
-
I don't actually know, I haven't weighed since my last doctor's appointment, which was a little over two weeks ago. I will record my weight again at my next doctor's appointment, whenever that is The scale has always been my enemy when it comes to weight loss, it affects me mentally too much. So I'm not in any hurry to weigh!
-
Ahh, beef jerky. Good protein source (if a little sodium-heavy) and more importantly, I have to chew, chew, chew...
-
Dealing with a weird bout of insomnia all of a sudden. Can't sleep, for the life of me...wide awake all night.
-
Feeling low energy the past couple days. Getting all my vitamins, water and protein...just feel a little sluggish and need more sleep, so I have been sleeping in. Still going strong at the gym though.
-
My meals are generally split between protein and carbs pretty well, I probably get 1 1/2 TBSP of carbs (usually some kind of potato) per meal. Haven't really been able to do much in terms of fruit, though. I may need to up the carbs just a tad and see if that helps. I've just been trying to put more emphasis on protein from meats.
-
Finally had time to get my computer set back up in CO, over a week after the move. No rest for the weary...and I AM weary.
-
Finding it challenging to get all my fluids, now that I'm eating three meals a day. My stomach is still pretty slow to digest my meals.
-
First real food meal after surgery and man, was I thankful for it. No problems!
-
Five days till I leave CA and rejoin my family in CO. Been here for 18 years and the only thing about CO I didn't miss was the snow. Hopefully I'll find work!
-
Getting used to eating these tiny portions. I'm chewing longer and appreciating it more. Good habits to get into!
-
I have a feeling that my eating habits enabled me to eat a bunch of stuff that probably doesn't taste real good if you really sit and chew it for a while. You're right grammy - I'm taking this opportunity to establish some new, positive eating habits By the time the day comes that my portion sizes are a little more "normal" looking, I should be totally re-trained
-
Got my order of Genepro protein, it's not TOTALLY flavorless but close enough! No more shakes, thank goodness.
- Show previous comments 5 more
-
The taller, thinner canister is Gen 2. I use it religiously in my morning coffee, like @Sai. I was wondering if a man can get his hand into the narrower canister? My first 2 rounds of Genepro came in the short, squat one.
-
@ShelterDog64 Ahh thank you! I didn't know how to tell between the two. My bottle is still the short, squat one, darn hehe.
-
@PorkChopExpress Thank you too
-
Graduating to pulled meat today - Trader Joe's Pulled Chicken! Very good stuff, sitting just fine with me.
- Show previous comments 3 more
-
@OutsideMatchInside It does, but the sugar per serving is not too high. My dietician specified that I shouldn't exceed 6g of sugar per MY serving size (not box label serving size) and at 1.5oz of this meat, it works out to 3g of sugar. So not bad at all and I suffered no ill effects.
-
Had some peanuts tonight, chewed to a paste. They sat for a while, still kind of hard to digest I guess.
-
Had to punch some new holes in my belt...the pants are getting loose.
- Show previous comments 3 more
-
It's funny though, because I have never worn my pants right...they're always way too low, because I didn't really have a "waist" to put it around. So I'm punching these new holes, but I know at a certain point I'm going to have to start bringing my pants up to my ACTUAL waist, and then go back up a bunch of notches. I'm already doing that with my jeans...but the good thing is, at my actual waist, I'm on the same hole I was on when I had them much, much lower at 385lbs. So that's a good NSV too
-
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your tiny feasts.
-
Heading to the hospital at 6:00am...it's finally time!
-
I dug into my old clothes box today. I'm fitting into a lot of this stuff I haven't worn in YEARS.
-
It's getting so much easier to discriminate between what's REALLY good and what's not all that good. I guess chewing for so long is part of that, but I also just don't like wasting meals anymore.
-
It's nice to notice the little things about losing weight...the difference in how it feels walking up steps, or the much-reduced pain in my bad Achilles.
-
It's such a weird disconnect mentally now, getting the satisfied/full feeling on so little food!
- Show previous comments 4 more
-
LipstickLady, that'll be a good problem to have But it's mentally kind of a challenge to overcome my predisposition toward large portions. Even though I'm satisfied with a little, somehow my brain still wants MORE. The idea that I could only eat like, one baby back rib is hard to wrap my brain around, right now!
-
Just discovered that Taco Bell will sell you a small container of steak or chicken, solo. Nice!
-
Yeah I was running late last night and couldn't pack my food for work. Ran over and just asked while I was ordering pintos, whether they would be able to sell me a little container of steak and he immediately said, "No problem." I guess they actually have it in the register. Must be a bunch of weight loss surgery patients out there who just want the protein
-
Just discovered that the smallest container of Green Bean Chicken at Panda Express is almost the perfect size for one meal, now. I shudder to think about what a perfect meal there USED to look like, for me.
- Show previous comments 1 more
-
Mine was triple entree with chow mein, maybe a chicken egg roll, and an extra large Pepsi. Seems so obscene now lol @LipstickLady I think it's awesome that whereas I used to end up spending $12-14 on a meal, it's now like $3. That's awesome. I'm not to where I can eat enough to do the kids' meal, but I suspect after a few more months, that's what I'll be doing, too!
-
Just over two weeks out, feeling really good. Getting used to the new normal.
-
Kind of hard to believe I'm only four days away from one month post-surgery. I'm feeling good and my mindset has been positive. Just working on the mental and behavioral changes!