PrincessErin

How many calories are you guys getting in a day? My typical day is like this: Breakfast: coffee. I have a lot of trouble keeping ANYTHING down in the morning. Protein drinks make me feel nauseous, espeically early. I leave my house around 6:20 am. Nothing for breakfast for me, please. Mid-morning snack - cottage cheese 100 cal pack. I usually eat about half to 3/4 of it. When I get tired of that, I've been having a few pieces of pepperoni. Lunch: go-to: P3. Those protein snack packs I posted about a few weeks. Sometimes I do a slice or two of roast beef deli lunch meat rolled around some cream cheese. Yummy! Occasionally I will have a few multi-grain crackers with that. Afternoon snack: 4 tortilla chips with mango salsa! My new favorite! Dinner: I have a hard time with dinner still. I have a little of what my family is having, protein first, veggies second, carbs last. My easiest, most favorite thing to eat is 2 tbs of taco meat, some cheese, sour cream and taco sauce. I also enjoy about 3 shrimp with cocktail sauce sometimes. If they are having something I can't have, I have single servings of talapia. I eat about 2 ounces of it with blackening seasoning, grilled or fried in a tiny bit of oil. Last night I fixed BLT sandwhiches with a southwest salad, which is like a coleslaw type salad but with a southwest flair. I had about two tablespoons of the salad (it was so good) and 1/4 of a BLT. I doubled up on the bacon, so I had two slices of bacon, a bite of tomato, some miracle whip and toasted bread. I left off the lettuce due to the amount of raw veggies I ate in the salad. I did not want to push my luck. I had to have the salad first, finish cooking dinner and the eat the 1/4 of the BLT (half of a half). I would not be able to eat all of it at once without getting too full. On the weekends I end evenings with my rum and diet coke over ice as I've discussed before (keeping it honest). I do not partake in many sweets, breads, or carbs. It doesn't sit well and I am choosing my "bad" foods by priority level. LOL I am having good success in working out. I enjoy dancing and swimming and I added some working out with weights to tone my arms and tummy. How is it going for you?

Awesome work Thauki! I'm down about 50. Things are good. Who else is on myfitnesspal? I'm scooterprincess

So I made a kick ass dinner of grilled chicken, salad and garlic bread. I prepared my tiny plate with an oz of chicken, two cucumbers, a slice of tomato and and a slice of avocado. Yum yum yum! Then I got some honey mustard dressing out for my chicken. Mmmm yummy! It made me dump!! That was the last thing I expected. Honey mustard is no bueno.

Enjoy Hawaii! I hope you have a fabulous time! I was visiting a Kindergarten classroom on Friday. I walked by a mirror and couldn't believe it was me. I took a few pics. It was a surreal moment for me. I didn't recognize my own reflection for a moment.

Enjoy Hawaii! I hope you have a fabulous time! I was visiting a Kindergarten classroom on Friday. I walked by a mirror and couldn't believe it was me. I took a few pics. It was a surreal moment for me. I didn't recognize my own reflection for a moment.

And here is me today. These are not my flowers, but they matched my shirt so my coworker took a picture. My pants are too big! I couldn't believe that I was actually "ok" with the way I looked in this pic. So I thought I would share. It's a big victory to think "wow, that's not so bad!"

Well my plateau is finally over. I had to up my activity and cut out some bad habits that were creeping back in. My "Protein First" rule has definitely helped. I am now 178 pounds. It's nice to see the scale on the move again. I think this has been posted before, but these have been saving my life for trips to the beach and on the boat. I can't eat a whole one in one sitting. I can do about 1/3 to 1/2 depending on time of day. They are sold in grocery stores and convenience stores here in Florida. 13 grand of protein and I think 160 calories.

I think the constipation is one of the worst side effects. I'm lucky to go once a week and it is painful.

Lol what I love about gastric bypass is if you hypothetically drink too much you're ok 10 min later. Hahahahahblololol

I'm so proud of you Claire!

OH man guys. I think first of all, when they removed part of my stomach they removed the part that regulates temperature. I am always FREEZING!!!!! Also, I only occasionally feel hungry. I eat out of habit more than hunger. There are times that I do really feel hungry. REALLY hungry, but usually not so much. ANyone else?

I would talk to your doc. My mom's diabetes is always out of control after a surgery. I bet it will calm down soon.

I would talk to your doc. My mom's diabetes is always out of control after a surgery. I bet it will calm down soon.

It hasn't been hell and I didn't mean to come across that way. I don't dump daily. But I do vomit almost daily. They are not the same thing. I dump on very sweet food. It feels like death. All of my trouble is because I am stubborn. The bypass has been great and has kept me in check. I feel better than I did at the beginning.

Well, it's been a while! Things are going ok for me with this crazy new tummy. I'll outline the last 6 weeks or so. I'm not sure how long it has been since I've really checked in. I didn't lose a whole lot of weight. I think I lost about 8 or 9 the entire month. At first I thought maybe I had reached the dreaded plateau. Then I thought maybe I had broken my bypass. I pouted. I was basically like "Eff it". I used the real F word, though. I just don't know if that's allowed here. Then I started really evaluating what was going on, because I as much as I really don't want to eat/sleep/drink/live gastric bypass, I also don't want to fail. That's not what is best for me. A few things I noticed about my journey: a. I have a horrible time eating the stuff that's good for me. b. Unfortunately, the stuff that's bad for me is just fine. c. I like to drink. I said it. We all know it's true. d. It seems really easy to grab a high calorie drink and drink it. Grabbing water is really hard for me. LOL e. My pouch doesn't hold much. 2-3 oz. If I pick 2-3 oz of crackers I feel SUPER satisfied. If I pick a bite or two of chicken (because that's all I can handle before I get sick) I feel frustrated and mad. Do you see the pattern here? Take away my tummy and I will still find a way to manipulate the situation to get what I want. Do you know how many times I've been sick, lying on the bathroom floor because I JUST HAD TO HAVE DESSERT. Once every two weeks I push it and say "I can have just a little!" Guess what? NO I CAN'T! So here is what I've tried to do over the past week, and it has really helped. a. PROTEIN FIRST. It doesn't matter how badly I would rather eat 7 crackers. NO. Cheese, cottage cheese, a slice of deli meat - SOMETHING. PROTEIN has to be eaten first. It works. b. If I allow myself to have a drink at night, then I must drink water during the day. No soda or high-calorie drinks or no drink later. c. I was drinking these Java Monster Mean Bean coffee drinks in the morning. It was great at first - Coffee and deliciousy greatness, but I couldn't drink it all so I wasn't getting many calories. Well, that progressed into me finishing it off in the mornings, which is about 260 calories! I am only taking in around 500-700 daily, so ONE THIRD of my calories were coming from a sugary, high calorie coffee drink. OMG. d. I gave up the Mean Beans (except sometimes on the weekends, but whatever). I'm drinking coffee with sugar free creamer instead. I can't even finish a small. It's about 40 calories instead of 260. My biggest problem now is I still throw up almost daily. The protein doesn't digest well. I eat too fast. I eat too much. Whatever the reasons are, I through up almost every single day. I hate it. I am starting to lose again. I'm 180 as of today. My goal is 130. I have about 50 pounds to go.

Hey everyone! I've been reading me catching up. If anyone is on Facebook, add me. I'm /princessbuttercup77 or Erin Joleen Anderson. I have a lot to say. But I just wanted to check in and say hi first. I'm so glad RaeRae got her date!! Zom went to my favorite place. We go to Disney all the time. We don't live far from there and we are usually pass holders. I'm glad everyone's weight is inching down and Easter went well. I love you guys.

I thought it was "if only" and "wish"

189!!!!!!! 30 pounds lost!! Woohoo!!

I've been able to keep down a little over 1/4 cup of food down for two days straight.

Congrats on that NSV!!!!! Keep them coming. I love to hear of the successes.

Hey! Plateauing will happen!! Look at the big picture of your weight loss and not the daily weigh ins. You know logically that a tsp of mashed potatoes won't stop weight loss. Ya probably gotta go doo-doo! Stop weighing yourself everyday, dreamy dreamer!!!

I have a cabinet with stuff for "me" in it but it's a free for all at my house lol. Teenagers. 9 year olds. A boyfriend who is...a special man. It's going to take time and ultimately, life needs to continue like normal. I just have to get over it!

You're so right. We just need to be patient with ourselves on this journey. I'm glad we have each other.

Guys. One more thing. (Sorry for posting so much today but I've really had a lot of time to think). I'm like wacky-crazy over the food I CAN eat. I feel like I have to FIGHT for it. Here are my examples and I can assure you, this is not a healthy way to feel. 1. Last weekend when I was out in Orlando, I ordered hummus and crisp pita bread knowing I would be eating it slowly and would be fine. Well, my boyfriend and his daughter just started digging in. They know I won't eat more than a tablespoon so there was plenty, but I felt like I have to eat so slow and so carefully it was just rude to assume they could just eat my food! I got territorial. It was weird. 2. Today I brought some gluten free multigrain crackers that go down easy. I asked them to understand that they were the ONLY thing I could eat, so please don't eat them. One small package will last me the week as my safe lunch at work. Well, my bf just digs in! Says he will buy me more. It made me angry! I'm like you have chicken. Doritos. Cookies. Why the HELL are you eating gluten free multi grain flax seed crackers?!!?!! Seriously!!! He is like "I'll buy you more, they are good". I felt like he was taking my personal possessions. I normally do not have issues sharing food. What the hell?

It's wacky isn't it? I just feel like I've been abandoned at times. I think we will find balance but I'm just really blown away by what a drastic change this is.