 Ossie-Sharon 9 years ago | Hi, Em. Thanks for that detailed description.
Overall, it looks like something you can do here, and you can set up your menus to reflect that by using the personal Menu Planner meal swaps – just click on the circular arrow icon to the right of each meal header, and yo will be brought to a subapplication.
It is great that you focus on protein and avoid concentrated sweets,a nd try to get enough water. A couple of additional recommendations:
1. If you feel you have trouble with vegetables, try lightly steaming them, which makes them more easily digested an decreases the volume without too much nutrient damage.
2. Try avoiding processed foods as much as possible – particularly things like Mr. Noodles (especially if you don’t even like it!) and most protein bars (though if you tell me which one you use, I can see if it’s a generally good choice for keeping overall volume down).
3. Once you put together a menu that you feel best suits you, I would be happy to analyze it for you and see if all is well nutritionally – just let me know 🙂 |
 EmpReady 9 years ago | Hi Ossie-Sharon, I try to ensure I ingest the minimum of 70 grams of protein a day. Meals are generally quite small and the snacks even smaller. I begin my day with a small breakfast – sometimes a smoothie, [made with almond/rice milk, frozen fruit (in place of ice), 1 scoop of high protein powder, spinach, ground flax seed, chia seed, hemp hearts] OR a scrambled egg on an English muffin OR a small bowl of shredded wheat cereal with almond/rice milk. If it’s a work day, I would take a high protein, low sugar Protein bar for morning snack OR a fruit OR celery sticks, cucumber wedges and a small amount of dip. For lunch/dinner, – a chicken wrap (whole wheat) with lettuce, cucumber, red onion and a bit of mayo OR I would grab a Mr. Noodles chicken soup. {I’m not fond of noodles, as there is no protein in it and I think I may have an issue with wheat ingredients} – if I can find it, (for work) I will get rice noodles and add protein (chicken or fish) to them. Afternoon snack will either be the Protein bar or a fruit or celery sticks, cucumber wedges with maybe some dip. For dinner/supper – It consists of a small portion of chicken or turkey breast, fish, (ground beef, steak or pork chop – if I can stomach it – one or two bites), a soft or steamed vegetable or a small bowl of salad. I eat the proteins first to ensure I get the amount required daily. I try to take in a minimum of 8 glasses of water per day. (Note: before my operation, I would drink over 4 litres per day. Now I have difficulty in drinking 8 glasses) Because of being conscience of sugar content, I avoid juices and pop, however once in a while I crave a little Pepsi. As for desserts, etc. the sugar/carb issue is always on my mind as diabetes runs in the family. Again, I’m not perfect and the ‘saying no’ to my cravings is a battle during stressful times in my week. Em |
| Ossie-Sharon 9 years ago | Hi, EmpReady. Can you describe a typical day of eating before you joined us? |
| EmpReady 9 years ago | Good Morning, I’ve had weight loss surgery about 5 yrs ago and like Ctempletc, I still have a hard time eating – I find I’m unable to eat the full amounts shown in the menu. I’m really wondering if I’ll be able to continue this way. Normally, when I’ve changed my way of eating (in the past), I’ve lost anywhere from 7 – 10 lbs in the first week. Is it because I can’t eat the amounts listed in my menu plan or am I doing something wrong? |
 tbrand5333 9 years ago | Hi Ctempletc, I also had Gastric Bypass about 4 years ago. I never had too much problem with dumping syndrome. I have been on Trim Down Club meals for about two weeks and have lost 12# so far. It’s pretty easy to follow once you get going. Hope this helps. Tom Brand,68, from MN |
| Ossie-Sharon 9 years ago | Hi, Ctempletc, and welcome! This program may indeed suit you, as the basic menu pattern is based on many small meals throughout the day. As for not recognizing an ingredient, another thing we encourage is to try using whole and relatively unprocessed foods, which generally don’t have difficulty-to-recognize ingredients. If you have specific questions, you are encouraged to post here, and I will get back to you. |
 Ctempletc 9 years ago | I’ve had weight loss surgery about 6 yrs ago, and still have a hard time eating. I’ve spent the first 5 yrs throwing up. Is this program for me?? I just signed up this morning. My eating habits are very sheltered, sometimes I don’t recognize an ingredient… I’d love some advice. |
