Do you measure your food? If so... how much do you eat in a sitting?

[WrenBird 11]

One (two?) Optifast shakes a day and bowls of lettuce with mustard? I'm sorry but even according to Optifast standards, that is not a nutritionally sound diet. I rarely comment on how people choose to lose their weight but I agree with a previous poster who said this sounds almost anorexic and hope others don't use this as an example of how they should be eating.

You did say something that has me puzzled. You said you this is all you can eat before you get 'unfilled'. So does this mean you deliberately get filled too much so this is all you can eat and then get unfilled so you can eat more? :smile2:

Sorry, but I did mention that I snack on celery throughout the day :blushing: This is so I'm never hungry and my metabolism won't be effected.

and no. My first fill was a few days ago and as it's my first fill, the chances that it's not going to be exactly right is high. I have an appointment soon to correct that. It was not deliberate :wub:

Edit: I also want to mention that all of this stuff has been approved by my doctor, nutritionist, surgeon and physiotherrapist.

I have schuermann's disease, which effects my spine. The place I was heading before was slowly making my spine more and more deformed and making it harder to stand up right. Since I've had my band I don't have problems walking anymore and I rarely get back pain now :-)

Edit #2: Optifast also says that after a number of weeks you can switch one of your shakes out with a light salad...I figure I'd use different types of lettuces because leafy greens contain the Vitamin I was once lacking :-)

There's no problem with that

Edited October 24, 2010 by WrenBird

[Laylas grandma 2]

No, Elfiepoo she said she just got her first fill a couple of days ago..My question is how was wrenbird eating before that? When I had my first fill my eating was very restricted the first week also, but then it got back to normal. If you are still eating like that after about a week I'd say you are too tight which means your weight loss will stall. Hopefully you will gain some of that appetite back though. Good Luck.

[msdv 5]

Wrenbird no need to be offended.

We were only going by what you said in your first post where you clearly said that you don't measure your food because all you eat is a bowl of lettuce and some whole grain mustard and then later you eat a stick of celery or an Optifast shake.

What you said there is clearly not enough food for most people and is clearly not a healthy way of eating for most but as you said your Dr. (:blushing:) has approved your way of eating so if you and he like it that's all that matters.

Dee

[WrenBird 11]

Wrenbird no need to be offended.

We were only going by what you said in your first post where you clearly said that you don't measure your food because all you eat is a bowl of lettuce and some whole grain mustard and then later you eat a stick of celery or an Optifast shake.

What you said there is clearly not enough food for most people and is clearly not a healthy way of eating for most but as you said your Dr. (:smile2:) has approved your way of eating so if you and he like it that's all that matters.

Dee

I'm not offended by what you guys said...It was more a mixture of this and some other things in another thread that a certain individual said. I don't think they realised it though.

I don't measure my food because 2/3 of it's already done for me :-) I drink Optifast and snack on celery and different types of lettuces...I mean...Do I really have to weigh a big bowl of lettuce and snacking celery? They're not the part of the diet that contains Protein, so I'm not really sure why I'd bother.

It's just like a salad except I prefer just to have it by itself because it tastes better with mustard and all of the other crap takes too long to prepare and I enjoy it just with 4 different types of lettuces instead lol.

I can see where I'd look a little silly saying that all I eat is Protein shakes, celery and lettuce, but I'm not torurting myself, I really do enjoy it! I don't get hungry thorughout the day and I'm getting good nutrients with Optifast! I ate a can of mustard chicken yesterday...It got stuck...I ended up just sucking on it and spitting it out. I'm definately not ready for chunks of meat yet.

I'm not sure if you've noticed but I really really love mustard :blushing: Mustard is my favourite and I could eat it on anythingggg. I just chose different kinds of lettuces because they contain the Vitamin I was once lacking (assuming I'm no longer lacking it, but am still at risk).

[WrenBird 11]

No, Elfiepoo she said she just got her first fill a couple of days ago..My question is how was wrenbird eating before that? When I had my first fill my eating was very restricted the first week also, but then it got back to normal. If you are still eating like that after about a week I'd say you are too tight which means your weight loss will stall. Hopefully you will gain some of that appetite back though. Good Luck.

I was eating a can of mustard chicken everyday with the lettuce and about a week before my fill I was hardly on Optifast - I'm back on Optifast because it has nutrients in it that I need now that I can't eat meat.< /p>

[msdv 5]

That's good. I'm glad you were not offended.

I did read that you LOVE Mustard, continue to enjoy it.

In the meantime this silliness has overtaken Jessica's thread so I'm out and won't be back.

Sorry for the hijack Jessica.

Dee

[jessicakolman 3]

I was eating a can of mustard chicken everyday with the lettuce and about a week before my fill I was hardly on Optifast - I'm back on Optifast because it has nutrients in it that I need now that I can't eat meat.

I'm sorry if you got offended. I just got a little concerned with the way you were talking about eating. As long as all your doctors approve of this way of eating, then go about it and eat what you're eating.

[jessicakolman 3]

That's good. I'm glad you were not offended.

I did read that you LOVE Mustard, continue to enjoy it.

In the meantime this silliness has overtaken Jessica's thread so I'm out and won't be back.

Sorry for the hijack Jessica.

Dee

I don't think I've ever known anyone to love mustard as much as you, that's cool. Don't worry , you didn't hijack my post. lol.

I was just seeing who really did or did not measure their food. I think that's why I'm struggling in this weightloss. I feel like I'm overeating and my surgeon says that my band is tight enough.

[WrenBird 11]

I'm sorry if you got offended. I just got a little concerned with the way you were talking about eating. As long as all your doctors approve of this way of eating, then go about it and eat what you're eating.

No no <3

You didn't offend me hehe. It was someone else who has posted here and in another thread, but I don't think they meant to.

But yeah, I know what you mean...People read that I eat celery and lettuce and freak out...It's better than eating full fat custard though, which is the only other stuff I have in my fridge that I could probably eat at the moment. :blushing:

[WrenBird 11]

I don't think I've ever known anyone to love mustard as much as you, that's cool. Don't worry , you didn't hijack my post. lol.

I was just seeing who really did or did not measure their food. I think that's why I'm struggling in this weightloss. I feel like I'm overeating and my surgeon says that my band is tight enough.

Wholegrain mustard's my favourite :-)

I like the homebrand one, but I recently bought one that looks like it has mayo in it. It tastes realllly good but I don't think it's particuarly healthy.

I put it on my salads instead of dressing.

I also like the hot English one, I like to put a bit of that on a ham sanwich. I can't eat ham or sanwiches at the moment though, so I'm sticking with the tasty kind.

I wanna try that yellow mild kind that they put on New York hotdogs. I wonder if I could buy it online. :blushing:

Edit: Sorry for highjacking your thread.

Edited October 25, 2010 by WrenBird

[ElfiePoo 109]

I was just seeing who really did or did not measure their food. I think that's why I'm struggling in this weightloss. I feel like I'm overeating and my surgeon says that my band is tight enough.

I used to think I didn't need to measure my food because I knew what what 1/2 cup or 1/4 cup looked like after dieting for 40 years. Then I got a bit anal one day and measured my food. Guess I'd forgotten how small 1/4 cup was. :huh2:

So now I measure everything unless I'm eating out, which I rarely do anymore.

Question...just curious as to how your surgeon has determined that your band is 'tight enough'? If you are still hungry and still able to eat to excess at a meal (20-30 minute period), then you should be getting fills...and that is according to band literature.

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[reverie 49]

I measure my food down to teaspoons; crazy. I eat no more than a cup of food at a time.