late night snacking

[rosejohnson]

Grrr some bad habits are sneaking back in!

I just made a slice of toast for supper as I was peckish. There have been times lately it feels like I haven't had a bypass at all with all the 'cheat' foods I have had. Last night I had ryvita at supper time.

Need to give myself a shake!

Rx

 

[Stellap]

Grrr some bad habits are sneaking back in!

I just made a slice of toast for supper as I was peckish. There have been times lately it feels like I haven't had a bypass at all with all the 'cheat' foods I have had. Last night I had ryvita at supper time.

Need to give myself a shake!

Rx

Surely having a ryvita at supper time isn't classed as "cheat food". You have a healthy BMI now so you can now allow yourself some nice healthy food - which ryvita is (although a slider food it's better than white bread, crisps or chocolate. Don't be so hard on yourself)

 

[PoppyCorn]

Why is toast a bad thing - depending on the type of bread it could be high in protein (Stephieack mention a linseed and ??? loaf which has lots of it)?

You're way ahead of the curve compared to me so I'm just wondering if bread is one of your 'trigger' foods and if so have you been avioding it since the op?

You said you only had one slice so I think you can relax a little as even if bread is a trigger food, you have stayed strong and allowed yourself just the one slice.

Poppy x

 

[thinkbethin]

Thats better than what I'm sat eating Rose!!! I'm munching on a snack pack of pickled onion flavour monster munch. 108 calories but they give the taste buds a good kick lol xx

 

[Fat Again]

A slice of toast is ok in my books too, think how many slices it would of been before !!!!!!!!

 

[rosejohnson]

Oh indeed, it would have been half the loaf, white, with oodles of butter on!

But I am just annoyed that I am getting hungry in the evenings again and need to snack on anything!

Rx

 

[shelbell]

Evening snacking can be demonic, it was always my problem area. Now, I sew. Or Knit. Or do a jigsaw. Or play a game on my iPhone. Basically, anything that takes concentration, uses my hands, and preferably doesn't go well with sticky fingers!

 

[Bev]

I am on insulin and have always been told by my specialist to have linseed bread (Burgen) which I find to be a meal on it's own... a slice with low spread is lovely, it's very nutty in taste and toasts very well too... the good thing about this bread is that it has, a high protein content and has soya and it is recommended because it is rich in calcium and high in fibre, Burgen Soya & Linseed is a low-GI bread that sustains steady blood sugar levels to help you feel fuller for longer. I don't know if this is recommended for us after surgery... not got that far as yet... but it's wholesome for sure and one round seems to last for ever! Hope this helps xxx

 

[rosejohnson]

Evening snacking can be demonic, it was always my problem area. Now, I sew. Or Knit. Or do a jigsaw. Or play a game on my iPhone. Basically, anything that takes concentration, uses my hands, and preferably doesn't go well with sticky fingers!

Haha, I think I am going to have to start having some early nights as I can't knit

I love your new photo's with Charlie, you look great. Loving the hair too!

Rx

 

[rosejohnson]

I am on insulin and have always been told by my specialist to have linseed bread (Burgen) which I find to be a meal on it's own... a slice with low spread is lovely, it's very nutty in taste and toasts very well too... the good thing about this bread is that it has, a high protein content and has soya and it is recommended because it is rich in calcium and high in fibre, Burgen Soya & Linseed is a low-GI bread that sustains steady blood sugar levels to help you feel fuller for longer. I don't know if this is recommended for us after surgery... not got that far as yet... but it's wholesome for sure and one round seems to last for ever! Hope this helps xxx

I will definitely have to get some of this as I have heard many good things about it!

Thanks

Rx

 

[cazbandy]

Hi there, just a thought, are you snacking because you have not consummed enough during the day or out of boredom?

Maybe have a tiny bit more at meal times or as Shell says find an activity that keeps your mind of food..

You have done amazingly, you will get your mojo back

 

[rosejohnson]

I think it's a bit of both. I am definitely going through a hungry phase. I am able to control it on the whole during the day but as the tiredness creeps in my will power creeps out!

I am finding I am not hungry in the mornings much, which is also contributing I feel, so this morning I made myself have a small cheese omelette at 9.30am, in the hope that if I am make sure I eat enough during the day I won't be hungry in the evenings.

I am going to make sure tonights dinner is a dry one too, last night I had quorn cottage pie (slider food!).

I think the problem is, I know all the theory, but it goes out the window when my tummy is rumbling!

Rx

 

[cazbandy]

Its so hard sometimes isn't it?

I think because we have past food demons, they are the hardest part of this journey to cope with.

Do you like Total fat free yoghurt?

 

[Bev]

Caz, you are absolutely right there... the other night when I was wondering how long it would be before I got my first letter... I ate 3 Cadbury's flakes ... one after another... how disgusting is that! It's a battle between being sensible, being able to control the urges and changing yourself... we must all have weak moments... glad I can tell you all... that helps... most important thing to me is being honest and trying to improve my eating habits well in time for the surgery... xxx

 

[cazbandy]

I think being honest with yourself in this journey is the best way.

I used to eat so badly, I would go to shops buy stuff, eat it and hide the evidence. I definitely had an eating disorder.

I still have the odd slip up, I am no angel but how I see it, having a little of what you fancy now and then is not a sin, it's normal, and above and beyond anything I wanted from this surgery was to develop normal eating habits.

I now eat breakfast, something I never used to do. I rarely snack, I don't use sugar in my tea and coffee, I exercise 3-4 times a week and keep my calories to about 1600 max a day.

My weight loss is slow but steady and in nearly two years I have never regained a pound...which without this operation I could never do.

Life is for living, its too short to be bogged down in numbers and rules and if I want a little slice of heaven now and then I will. 99 percent good, 1 percent naughty

As long as you eat good healthy choices and exercise you will lose weight and keep it off.

 

[Bev]

That's my philosophy Caz... confronting myself to deal with it and to share an honest opinion of where I feel I have gone wrong in the past and can improve. None of us are infallible and there are times of weakness... it's a case of recognising and trying to deal with them along the way... you have done amazingly well and I agree, for some of us this is the best way forward and I feel very positive about my journey indeed xxx

 

[CCPM]

I think its coming as a shock to us Rose as we get further out and start to get hungry. I admit I'm panicking because of my hunger and as I see it falls off the wagon but when I add them up they rarely come to more than a 'normal' intake of calories. My weight went up 7lbs and has stayed there I'm trying to not worry until after plastics. I think its just a stage we have to go through understanding how to deal with these hungers in a 'normal' way and accept thats what we will do i.e not be over snacky and keep to the good stuff like you did - ryvitas instead of half a loaf of bread and butter. Once we get our heads round it and see we can deal with it and still maintain we will be set for life.

So you first

M

 

[Stellap]

I think it's a bit of both. I am definitely going through a hungry phase. I am able to control it on the whole during the day but as the tiredness creeps in my will power creeps out!

I am finding I am not hungry in the mornings much, which is also contributing I feel, so this morning I made myself have a small cheese omelette at 9.30am, in the hope that if I am make sure I eat enough during the day I won't be hungry in the evenings.

I am going to make sure tonights dinner is a dry one too, last night I had quorn cottage pie (slider food!).

I think the problem is, I know all the theory, but it goes out the window when my tummy is rumbling!

Rx

what about getting a snacking bowl ready in the fridge with things like cucumber, julienne carrot, celery (if you can digest it), tomatoes etc. I find that the bulkiness of carrots fills me up and helps me avoid crispbreads/bread when I'm in a snacking phase. I think that fact that we are eating much less at our main meals means that we get hungry later on

 

[rosejohnson]

You are right, it's all about perspective I suppose. If I compare to what I would have snacked on 6 months ago, it seems loads, but compared to a year ago (pre-op) it's really not a lot!

Carrots and hoummous helping occassionally, as they are really filling. But junk food cravings, omg I wished they were gone forever!

Rx

 

[gaelic girl]

I'm probably going to get shot here hee hee! I eat 3 meals a day plus a morning snack, usually an afternoon snack and definately have supper. I need to eat regularly and when i ran this past my dietitician given my sucess she said it was working well for me! I also subsitute some snacks for milky coffees along the way! I do monitor my bread and pasta intake and watch the sugar and fat content. I'm a year out today and am def hungrier than i was before but still don't consume anywhere near what i ever did before xx