Help! I'm suddenly finding myself wanting to eat in the middle of the day; especially when I'm at work. I have only been eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner with only water and milk and protein shakes inbetween. Now there are days I'm wanting something more solid in the afternoon. Is it ok to have a snack or something like cheese between lunch and dinner? I will be 3 mo out on Oct 27 from RNY. Maybe it's just me but I am thinking it's too soon to be wanting something solid between meals. I'm down 42 pounds which is great but compared to others who are at the same start weight as me they have lost a lot more! On days I don't work I have 2 aerobic sessions of 1/2 hr each. What else can I do to get this moving? My total calorie count per day is around 750 but seems to be inching upward. I am getting in all my water and protein as well and most of the time don't go over my fat and carb allowance. I am really bummed that the weight loss is comparable to something like Weight Watchers (assuming WW works for me!) I totally thought that it would be a lot faster. Maybe that is wishful thinking. Sorry it's been a long day at work and I guess I'm just venting here. I work at Children's Hospital in Knoxville in the Newborn ICU. It can be stressful but was a nice day today. Do all of you out there plan a snack into your day? This is new to me. If you do can you recommend some things. Thanks much, Dani

How about some lowfat cottage cheese? I like that for a snack or lowfat yogurt. I think only 3 months out you should still be careful regarding solid food. A 100 cal. snack would be fine for you and dont worry, the weight WILL come off! :0) Good lu8ck!

Lauryn

I was gonna say the same thing - how about a cup of lowfat yogurt as a snack? It's filling, lowfat, low carb and sugar free depending on which brand you like. Filling being the most important thing since you are craving a bit more.

As far as comparing - I wouldn't do that if I were you. Everybody is different. And when you get into thinking about rapid weight loss and comparing the RNY vs Weight Watchers. Well - I've tried weight watchers before. The difference between surgery and WW is that simply put: Surgery works. Weight watchers is a billion dollar business which has produced thousands of losers ((the wrong kind of losers - not we WLS Losers proudly sitting on the Losers Bench :P )) LOL

You had your surgery with Dr. Boyce or Dr. Williams didn't you? Why not call the office and ask Krystal for suggestions. I think she will tell you that if you are experiencing a strong food craving in between meals - that it's okay to suppliment with a healthy snack such as yogurt...

HTH and please let us know what you decide to do! ;)

Jacquii.

If you are going to snack at 3 months, you MUST snack smart.

That means avoiding slider foods and junk foods including those 100 calorie packs. They are bad news and deter too many people along their journey.

You need to either do some vegetables for their nutritional soundness or a protein based snack. It should be all about what your body needs and not what the "head" needs

Dawn :)

Good point Dawn and welcome to the forum. Feel free to introduce yourself over at the Howdy Hi Introductions (http://wlsjourney.org/community-forums/general-community-discussion/howdy-hi-introductions/) section ;)

One thing about slider foods (http://wlsjourney.org/community-forums/showthread.php?t=173) if I may. Depending on whom you speak with - they're all bad. Not in my opinion though, as you have certain protein puddings (like at my surgeons office) which is packed with plenty of protein, low carb and vitamins which are good for you. There's the "carb master" yogurts they carry at Krogers which have 12g protein, 4g carbs, 80 calories & with 1.5g fat. Both might be considered slider foods, but at the same time - both have excellent stats which are absolutely ideal for a post-op WLS snack.

Those are just a few I could name... But I like them. They're filling, generally sugar-free and can help get in the daily protein allotment without overdoing the carb/sugar intake.

Jacquii.

Good point Dawn and welcome to the forum. Feel free to introduce yourself over at the Howdy Hi Introductions (http://wlsjourney.org/community-forums/general-community-discussion/howdy-hi-introductions/) section ;)

One thing about slider foods (http://wlsjourney.org/community-forums/showthread.php?t=173) if I may. Depending on whom you speak with - they're all bad. Not in my opinion though, as you have certain protein puddings (like at my surgeons office) which is packed with plenty of protein, low carb and vitamins which are good for you. There's the "carb master" yogurts they carry at Krogers which have 12g protein, 4g carbs, 80 calories & with 1.5g fat. Both might be considered slider foods, but at the same time - both have excellent stats which are absolutely ideal for a post-op WLS snack.

Those are just a few I could name... But I like them. They're filling, generally sugar-free and can help get in the daily protein allotment without overdoing the carb/sugar intake.

Jacquii.

I wouldn't consider yogurt a slider food. It is nutrionally good for you and has protein. "Slider" doesn't refer to its properties necessarily.......protein drinks for instance are not "slider" foods. Slider foods refers more to the simple carbs that break up really easy for us and generally go down really easy - all the stuff that provides very little nutritionally....think pretzels, cookies, cakes, 100 calorie packs, chips etc. There's no nutritional value to them. These are often the foods that got us in trouble in the first place. At first a 100 calorie pack will satisfy us but after a while, it will take 2 or 3...that's the trouble. You are better off to have something with protein that does your body good and is filling for a longer period of time, cottage cheese and yogurt included. Just watch the number of carbs.

Dawn

Ah! Okay... I'd always defined or thought of slider foods by their properties only. Thanks for the clarification! ;)

Jacquii.