So today I went off to see the dietitian, Angela. She congratulated me on being the only person that day that had filled out the week long food diary she had given a bunch of us last time: on the other hand when she looked at my food, I was doing quite a bit wrong lol. Go figure. I had been honest and written down that I had been on the optifast twice a day for the last three days of the week since my first fill. First thing she did was scrap that. I kind of knew she wouldn't condone it because although it's okay for me to have, it's wasn't really teaching me good eating habits. Bit of a bummer though, I could go on it forever drinking it if I needed too.
She wrote me out a plan of foodstuff that I can have. Lots of lite foods, yogurts, grain bread and crackers etc. All the good healthy stuff I know I should be eating. And I have to have more vegetables. Apparently my eating habits are a bit exotic eg. smoked salmon and liverwurst (which strangely enough I rarely if ever ate before banding... another go figure moment.) So I have to cull them back. Plus I was often eating two lots of protein in a meal, like the salmon AND eggs, or chicken AND eggs etc. Another change I need to fix. But it's all good. I've come out energised as she has also put me on five small meals a day. I need to have two small snacks between meals like lite yogurt or fruit or crackers with lite philly cheese. Lucky I love all this stuff too. I just have to learn to not be so heavy handed with the cheese.. something I'm definitely guilty off.
Not much else happening here. Weather is crap again - so it's been hard to get out and walk. That said, as I mentioned to Angela, I have been out a couple of times for a hard walk and every day except one this week, I have been on the move with barely time to sit. So it's all good. I have also finally lost that weight I had put on after mushies. It's taken a while and I expect I will probably shoot back up a bit again with eating properly now on the new eating plan but that's ok. You won't hear me grizzle because I'm expecting it OR maybe I will surprise myself and not put it on. Either way, it is what it is. I am looking forward to my next fill in two weeks. Should make things a little easier hopefully.
Till next time
Cara x
Hi Cara,
ReplyDeleteIt's weird about dieting/healthy eating stuff. The diet I'm following is about eating 5 meals a day. 3 x meals and 2 x snacks. I am out of kilter since starting my new job as we don't stop for a break. I can't spread my 5 out evenly. And it shows, I haven't lost for a few weeks cos my eating is so erratic and I just know it's because I ain't following what I know works for me. Sounds like you have a great dietician that knows what's best for you. And it's great that you lost what you put on through mushies.
:o)
xx
I start again today with my 5 meals and this time I am gonna take the time at work to stop and eat an apple. x
You reminded me that I have to make an appointment with the nutritionist! I think I'm doing the same thing with protein and probably need more variety in my diet. I think because they stress it so much.
ReplyDeleteHello Ms. Cara, I LOVE liverwurst! I tried to find some before I went on liquids and make a sandwich, but no go! I'll just have to put it on my list when I am banded and on to more substantial foods!
ReplyDeleteJust be careful with the liverwurst Kathi. She wasn't too keen on me eating too much because it's fattening. So just a weenie bit on the crackers. (big sigh.. cos I love it too lol) Your nutritionist will probably tell you the same :)
ReplyDeleteYou obviously have lost your mind, poor love! Saying you could stay on Optifast forever... what the???
ReplyDeleteOh no, I understand about the optifast, it saves you thinking or making decisions about real food, for me it saves me confronting my demons which got me fat in the first place. . .
ReplyDeleteH x
HI Cara
ReplyDeleteLook forward to hearing from you :-)