YAY HORRAY!!

[meggiep 57]

Wow! All at once? I can barely eat one egg! I am jealous ... Fat secret let's you customize what to show so I select net carbs and Fiber and let it calculate.

[kellyw74 258]

i was just thinking the same thing meggie!

that is more than half of my calories for the day. how on earth do you eat all of that at one time?

i ate 2 slices of really thin luchmeat with some laughing cow cheese on it this morning and was STUFFED. i am jealous that you can eat that much!

kelly

[Michelle Cicerello 6]

Well, when its all said and done, My hubby makes a full tortilla and wraps it like a buritto and cuts it in half - so all in all it really isnt any more then a half a cup of food - those low carb, whole wheat tortillas are really thin -

Its only been since the end of this week that I am finding that I can eat more - I dont know if that is good, or what, but Still, half of a buritto and being totally full is a major difference from before surgery.

I always worry though, that I am doing this wrong and I am messing this up and will NEVER loose the weight, in fact yesterday I started crying because I was sure I was failing

Hmmmm

i was just thinking the same thing meggie!

that is more than half of my calories for the day. how on earth do you eat all of that at one time?

i ate 2 slices of really thin luchmeat with some laughing cow cheese on it this morning and was STUFFED. i am jealous that you can eat that much!

kelly

[kellyw74 258]

Awww, Michelle honey, don't cry!

It is o.k., you are not failing. Look at it this way, it is half of a low carb burrito. 300 calories. How many calories could you have eatin' before this surgery???? I am sure, like, 4 times that at one sitting! You are doing fantastic! Some can just eat more than other's sooner!

You know how I have struggled to eat some things, I was just saying, I wish I could have that right now! Not that it was a bad thing!

If you are worried, call your nut or dr.! I am sure you are doing great! You should be proud of how far you have come in such a short time! I am also sure you would not be eating something if you were not supposed to be!

Keep doing what you are doing and you will get where you want to be! I promise!

Hugs,

Kelly

[Michelle Cicerello 6]

Yes, I would definatly eat 4 times that amount in one sitting - I know I am probably doing just fine, but let me tell ya, since Friday, I have been an emotional wreck - On friday, I was so overwhelmed with the amount of work i had (nothing was done like it was suppose to be the 3 weeks I was out) that all I did was cry, there was no stopping it, and I have been emotional all weekend -

I am sure it has something to do with all the hormones being released, and all that, but man, this is exhausting....

I have noticed in the last 3 days or so, that I am able to eat a bit more then I was able to at first - at first I was lucky if I got in 500 Calories a day -

I just worry that I am going to mess this up - and I am usually an upbeat positive person, so I am unsure where this is coming from and hope it goes away soon

Thanks for listening to me rant

Awww, Michelle honey, don't cry!

It is o.k., you are not failing. Look at it this way, it is half of a low carb burrito. 300 calories. How many calories could you have eatin' before this surgery???? I am sure, like, 4 times that at one sitting! You are doing fantastic! Some can just eat more than other's sooner!

You know how I have struggled to eat some things, I was just saying, I wish I could have that right now! Not that it was a bad thing!

If you are worried, call your nut or dr.! I am sure you are doing great! You should be proud of how far you have come in such a short time! I am also sure you would not be eating something if you were not supposed to be!

Keep doing what you are doing and you will get where you want to be! I promise!

Hugs,

Kelly

[kellyw74 258]

I hate it when people screw stuff up while we are off! I say just leave it alone and I will do it when I get back, that way, I know it will be right!!

I have noticed that in the past few days, I too am able to eat more also! I ate a whole 1/2 c of Wendy's chili today and yesterday! I was excited to be able to do that. Last week, I was not able to do 1/4 c of anything. I guess the swelling is really starting to go down!

Yay for us!

Hugs,

Kelly

[Michelle Cicerello 6]

Yes, I hate it too, it was such a mess .... UGHHH oh well

My hubby and I were talking today, that my swelling must be down alot because I am able to eat more then I was a week ago -

Do you know how much we are suppose to be eating once we are fully healed? is there a set limit or? I try to error on the side of caution, because I am still learning what full is....

Oh, what would I do with you you guys???

I hate it when people screw stuff up while we are off! I say just leave it alone and I will do it when I get back, that way, I know it will be right!!

I have noticed that in the past few days, I too am able to eat more also! I ate a whole 1/2 c of Wendy's chili today and yesterday! I was excited to be able to do that. Last week, I was not able to do 1/4 c of anything. I guess the swelling is really starting to go down!

Yay for us!

Hugs,

Kelly

[meggiep 57]

For the second 3 weeks, i.e. 3-6 weeks I am supposed to have 1/4 cup three times a day, plus Protein drinks between if needed. I can divide it- i.e. 2 T pureed chicken, 1 T pureed green Beans 1T pureed fruit, etc. or have all 4 be the same thing. I don't really need to be told that because right now I cannot fit more anyway. I wonder if this is where bougie size come in? i.e. mine used a 34, do you know what yours used?

Honestly I wish I had a little more leeway! I don;t mind eating the 1/4 cup because I am not hungry- but I have thrown up once after eating one bit too much of the same one scrambled egg plus melted cheddar I have EVERY day , whereas if I had a little more space.... Maybe I am still swollen.

So Michelle you are on soft foods already? Actually- I don' think the tortilla is allowed until full foods- and it is high carbs (relatively) so my only advice would be to ditch it and eat the filling. bread products are no where on my list until 6 or 8 weeks when I start regular foods and even then they recommend no.

The on e thing I really can stress no matter how much you can eat is to do the carb thing. That will keep you in the right direction no matter what.

[meggiep 57]

OMG Kelly I just noticed you are almost in Onederland!!!

WOW!

[kellyw74 258]

Right now, I am still on purees. Eventhough I have been testing the waters with some soft food because I will progress to them tomorrow!! YAY

My plan calls for 1/4-1/2c 3 times a day right now of purees. I have only been able to do 1/2 c in the past 2 days and still can only do that depending on what I am eating!! I think the reason I could eat so much of that chili was because it is so soupy.

On soft foods stage, I am supposed to do 1/4-1/3c of Protein and then add some fruit/vegetable if I have room. I have to do this stage for 2 months and then can go to regular foods!

I will then only be able to eat 1/3c Protein and 1 fruit and 1 veggie at each meal FOREVER! That is how my plan goes.

Kelly

Yes, I hate it too, it was such a mess .... UGHHH oh well

My hubby and I were talking today, that my swelling must be down alot because I am able to eat more then I was a week ago -

Do you know how much we are suppose to be eating once we are fully healed? is there a set limit or? I try to error on the side of caution, because I am still learning what full is....

Oh, what would I do with you you guys???

[meggiep 57]

BTW Michelle- huge hugs! I am totally emotional - my husband calls it "on edge". You are not alone!

The article I posted about stalls is really enlightening about the chemistry of weight loss, period- and I also read about ketosis online last night and it rally made sense.

I had eight days at the same weight from day 13 to day 22. It was ghastly! Now this week I am almost at 5 pounds lost- so the article really makes sense to me.

I also put the link on one of my vids- I think it was vid #9. xoxo

[kellyw74 258]

I know!!!

Isn't is GRAND!!!

I haven't seen that in 10 years! I think I will Celebrate and have cheese on my egg!! LOL

Hugs,

Kelly

OMG Kelly I just noticed you are almost in Onederland!!!

WOW!

[Michelle Cicerello 6]

My plan states that I can have really toasted bread or tortilla, so I go with a low carb Tortilla and toast it really well and only eat half of it, I can have lean ground beef/chicken, scrambled eggs, Mashed potatoes, any soft cooked vegetable except Asparagas, Celery, Peas, Corn. As long as its mushy its all good -

I didnt have to do any pureed foods at all and my Nut says that to measure a 1/2 c of food to start, you may be able to eat more or less, it depends on the person.

This emotional stuff is driving me nuts, I never know when it is going to hit either, and I dont like that.... I will have to go and read up on the Ketosis - sounds interesting.

I have been setting up my pool all day, I wanted one so I could get in every night and exercise in the Water, and just plain cool down, its been HOT here in TX, it was 102 on Friday...

I know!!!

Isn't is GRAND!!!

I haven't seen that in 10 years! I think I will Celebrate and have cheese on my egg!! LOL

Hugs,

Kelly

[meggiep 57]

OK now I really am jealous- will spring ever come to us here in No CA? Cold and rainy all weekend- it is JUNE! Jeez! We have had a few warm days in the last three months, truly, It is awful.

Wow- everything is so different with our plans! I don't thin I am allowed to even consider 1/2 cup until my capacty stretches. I will have to reveiew everything, In any case I know it wont fit in there because I reach my limit every single time with 1/4. I think my doctor likes using a small bougie but right now it seems kind of mean!

xoxo