Food Diary

[Juliat 6]

I really thought I was doing well. To be honest, I hadn't lost weight, but I haven't gained either since after my liquid diet post-op. To me, this is a victory no matter what. Well, I've been reading posts here and thought I would give that whole food journal thing a try. So, I signed up with Fitday (cause it's free and cause I'm cheap) and logged all my food.

To give a breakdown, I had my surgery on September 28, 2010 (223lbs). I lost 11 pounds before the surgery and 7 pounds after. I've had three fills and now am at 6.5cc in a 10cc band. I've lost an extra 2pounds. So, I know that I'm still finding the sweet spot and all that good stuff. But, I don't eat as much as I used to and couldn't figure out why I wasn't losing. Well, here's why ( I hope you can see it):

Oh, my good God in heaven! 1912 calories? 112 carbs? Thought I was doing low-carb too! What a rip I'm tearing up on my Protein with 185 grams, but is it too much? So, maybe too much with two whey Protein shakes a day? Cut the yogurt? I know the meatloaf didn't help, but before I would have tore that thing up and now I can only eat a portion so there lies my conundrum. I put the instant coffee and splenda in my Protein drinks to help with the taste. I find them just horrible. I have cottage cheese and peach slices for Breakfast in the morning because I'm too tight to eat eggs (which I love). I had some extra cottage cheese (just .25 cup) with my meatloaf. The nuts are for my afternoon snack with my shake and the yogurt I eat about 10am with my shake. Sunflower seeds are my evening snackage for right before I go to bed.

I know I need another fill, that's a given because I get hungry about an hour after eating. Well, this is a learning process so I'm a learning the hard way. LOL

Thanks for reading, just thought I would share my WOW moment today.

[Noturningback15 45]

I started tracking my calories at the start of the day to prevent this because I was shocked one day like you when I added it up after the fact. So, every morning I plan what I am going to eat and I try to give myself a little room if I want to throw in a snack. It's helping but then sometimes I look at my chart and throw it out! Rules get on my nerves sometimes! LOL! I am hoping I can get to the point where I have gotten use to my menus and don't have to count calories. Good luck! I bet you are going to do fabulous now!

[TKW 501]

It adds up fast. I try to eat about 1200 calories a day. I average between 1000 - 1400. Good Luck to you!

[zeniada 9]

This post made me realize i havent been using my app on my Iphone...so today is a new day and i have logged everything i have eaten and i still need 300 cals to make my goal of 1200/day..whoo hoo

[ElfiePoo 109]

It's scary, isn't it? But good for you for taking the time to log what you were eating and now at least you can see how to fix it!

[nu2ywg 4]

I think the food record is a great idea! Good for you for getting going with it. I don't know how tall you are but I'm 5' 5.5" and my nutritionist recommended 70g of Protein per day for me (the range was 60-80!) so to me it looks like you are getting tons of protein. You probably don't even need those shakes...you're getting plenty in the food you're eating. But you should take my words with a grain of salt as I'm very new at this. Just passing on what I've been learning these last weeks.

[Juliat 6]

Thanks everyone for replying! So, this morning I'm taking SF2009's advice and did my diary for today ahead of time. So, I cut the shakes, the yogurt and the amount of cottage cheese I have in the morning to .75 cups and it makes a huge difference!

Calories 1,219

Fat 63.4

Carbs 44.7

Protein 124

My protein's a still kind of high, but I know I can work on getting that down. I kept hearing the doc say Protein, protein, protein and went crazy getting food high in protein

Julia

BTW, I'm 5'2 and my doc said I should 60-90 grams a day

[Cliff N. 2]

first off i am no expert by know means...

i would keep the yogurt and cottage cheese...BUT i would switch them to NON FAT, and only have 1/2 cup=4oz, also it gives you a good source of Calcium, and get rid of the dark chicken meat = fat, go with white meat leaner and healthier, and only have a 1/2 cup of your servings, Beans and nuts.... like i said im no expert here, but good luck

[vickyd 24]

I use fitday too and when I go in for my appointmtents I print out the log for about 7-10 days so they can see what I am eating and give me suggestions if I need it. My major focus is calories (I keep mine around 1,000 per day) and Protein (my NUT wants me between 80-120 per day), I do look at fat and carbs but I don't have a particular level I try to meet for them.

Based on your numbers, it does seem like your Protein is high but I'm not sure what effect too much protein has on weight loss - you might want to call your NUT and ask...

[reverie 49]

Congrats on taking the steps to figure out what you were doing wrong! I would keep your Protein up!!! Maybe lower your fat content otherwise you're at pretty reliable levels.