Watch What You Are Putting Into Your Body

[Suzannesh 376]

Hi,

I was sleeved over 3 years ago, so what I am writing pretains to my Sleeve surgery and what I ate and how I ate.

There is a reason why you should be keeping track of the all the foods you putting in your body. This is important if you just had WLS. I have been doing this for over 3 years now. I have to admit, I am a pretty good at reading the labels, when I am at the grocery store. I was looking at the carton on Skim milk that I bought the other day. Boy was I shocked when I read that in 8 oz of Skim Milk there are 12 grams of sugar and 12 grams of carbs. I didn’t use very much milk when I first had WLS. So when you are starting out and trying to keep your carbs at about 20 to 25 per day that is half your carbs. Who would have thought Skim Milk would have had sugar? I read more than one Skim Milk carton.

There are a lot of places to keep track of what you are eating every day. Yes, it takes time to keep track of what you are eating. But you are worth the time an effort it takes to be successful. This is just another tool you can use to be successful. It also figures in your exercise too if you are doing it.

I use the following site: food that you are eating healthy and the right things or that you are keeping it at about 800 calories. It takes a little time to figure these things out. Take the time to do it.

I wish you great success and if you are having problems with you food and what you are eating, ask questions. There is a lot of experience out here and we are here to help you.

Suzanne

[reallyrosy 161]

I'm 10 days out and didn't use milk pre surg. I wanted to ue the almond 'milk' I drink post surg but the office (that great arbiter of what goes into the sleeve in the sky) won't allow any changes in the printed 14 day post surg diet. I'm sucking my lower lip, for pity's sake and I can't even have sf Jello.

Am I sorry I sleeved...yes, I am.

[Suzannesh 376]

When you can use the Almond Milk read the label--it has more sugar than the Skim Milk, because after reading the Skim Milk label and I went and read the Almond Milk label at the grocery store. This is what I am talking about, you really have to take time to read about what you are putting in your body. It is like having a second job....LOL

I wish you a lot of success, hang in there it does get better.

Suzanne

[reallyrosy 161]

The 40 calorie almond milk has fewer carbs than skim it tastes better and it doesn't cause phlegm.

[reallyrosy 161]

Ps...I'm referring to blue diamond brand

[Suzannesh 376]

Hi,

That is good. Then that might be what you need. I found that the almond milk does not work too good when making instant sugar free pudding. The pudding does not set up too well. Maybe it was the brand that I was using.

Suzanne

[cscake 8]

I have a question. I will be sleeved in January and my husband was sleeved last August. As with most husbands and wives I am the "watcher". He has done really well, has lost 77 pounds in four months. (They said it falls off of men) My question is, he gets his 80 gm of Protein in a shake every morning. Then his diet consists of the following, cheese, wheat thins and sugar free popsicles and maybe some peanuts, maybe six. If I cook some chicken and a vegetable he will eat a small portion and forgo the wheat thins and cheese but is addicted to the popcicles. He has continued to lose doing this. I was just a little worried about getting what he needs. Hopefully I will not have the same problem.

[reallyrosy 161]

The nurse in my surgeons office said sf popsicles are unlimited. If it wasn't so darn cold, i'd be scarfing them down, too. What I've started doing is mixing two flavors together in a cup...letting them melt down to mush and eating with a spoon. But I am still on Clear liquids.

I'm amazed your husband can eat wheat thins. Wow! (And drool).

[Suzannesh 376]

Hi,

The goal I would like to see you have is to eat a WELL BALANCED healthy meal when you get to where you can have regular food. I see you husband exchanging bad old eating habit to new eating habits that are NOT a balanced meal. You need to have Protein first, then fresh veggies, and a little fruit. I only see him eating Protein. He needs to have a balanced meal. It is good that he is eating small amounts of food--that is pretty normal. The popsicles are just fine as long as they are sugar free. This is the time to make a lifestyle change not go back to eating unhealthy.

I hope that helps you. I hope you have great success with you WLS.

Hugs,

Suzanne