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Monday Day 8 on low FODMAP
Posted by
scouter99
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04 June 2012
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Woke up today feeling great. My stomach feels skinny (even though it is NOT)! The disappointing thing is that the scale is still stuck at a 211.6.... up a lb from where it was a few days ago. I just have to keep doing what I am doing and give it time, I guess. I hope the fact that I have been going to the gym regularly again has something to do with this. My diet has been pretty high in fat, and while I do believe the calories in calories out theory, I think the make up of those calories means different things to different bodies. Maybe in the process of figuring out what foods work for my tummy I will also figure out how many calories and what macro make up of those calories help me lower my ample body fat as well. What I do know is that I should be eating few enough calories to see that scale go down.
7am- FODMAP breakfast (oatmeal, eggs, 1/2 grapefruit). Why mess with what works?
8:30am- BM... FINALLY a real one!
10am: feeling really great! I love that this breakfast keeps me full more than 1 hour.... what will I do when I get sick of it?? Also- really really playing with the idea of having a cup of coffee. I know I had one two days in a row this past weekend, but I wonder if having it later in the day made a difference. PLUS- with the scale not really moving, I should probably keep all unnessary fat and calories to a minimum (and let's face it, I can't drink coffee without cream, and I do think I'd rather EAT my fat calories than DRINK them).... I'll keep wrestling with this.
10:20am- The longer I can go between meals the less calories I'll eat!! 1/2 cup Schar GF penne pasta mixed with 1 tsp mayo, 1/2 can tuna and a little tomato. Definitely not the most satisfying snack ever. This pasta is pretty good heated up, but it gets rather tough when it is cold (and 2 days old). Ate it and was still hungry, tempted to eat something else, but will give it 20 minutes or so and see how I am doing.
12:15- Macaroni Grill- warm spinach salad with shrimp, pancetta and fennel. I asked them to make sure there was no garlic and onion- so it was just sauteed in some olive oil and salt. It was very good, althought the nutritionals say it had 25 grams of fat it... it sure did not seem like that could be true (well, I guess there was pancetta)! I also had 2 glasses of unsweetened ice tea mixed with lemonade (Arnie Palmer). I'm so glad I had that little snack a few hours ago, I was not even TEMPTED to try the bread or order anything that would have been bad forme (like I would have if I would have been STARVING). Let's pray I have no ill effects on my first attempt to eat out on FODMAPs! I probably should have just stuck with water so if I do I would know that it was something in the food and not the water.
As of 1pm I am feeling good!
2:45pm and things are not heading in the right direction! My stomach feels bloated (down low), crampy and gurgly. I feel like I am going to have to dash to the bathroom any minute. I took a peppermint pill and a beano and am praying for the best! I am so upset about this! I did everything right at lunch, dammit!!
3:45- still not feeling great, just had a little D and feel like I need to stay close to a bathroom.... am now drinking a cup of coffee with cream and 1 splenda because, WTF, if I am going to feel yucky anyway I might as well have what I have been denying myself all day (plus, it hasn't bothered me the last few days).
5:15- 1/3 cup blueberries
6pm- the dreaded D... and a crampy tummy. I took a Hyoscyamine Sulfate pill which is supposed to be for cramping.... would rather not eat but have to otherwise suffer a migraine- it's a double edged sword! 2 slices of Udi's toasted with ham (NOT honey ham) and a slice of Muenster cheese. 1/2 serving of salt and vinegar kettle chips.
8:45 pm- feeling quite a bit better, although not completely. Had a few Fritos (probably 1/2 serving and 1/2 serving of air popped popcorn... just really really want to snack. Need to get away from the kitchen.
Calories: 1918
Carbs: 33%
Fat: 48%
Protein: 19%
7am- FODMAP breakfast (oatmeal, eggs, 1/2 grapefruit). Why mess with what works?
8:30am- BM... FINALLY a real one!
10am: feeling really great! I love that this breakfast keeps me full more than 1 hour.... what will I do when I get sick of it?? Also- really really playing with the idea of having a cup of coffee. I know I had one two days in a row this past weekend, but I wonder if having it later in the day made a difference. PLUS- with the scale not really moving, I should probably keep all unnessary fat and calories to a minimum (and let's face it, I can't drink coffee without cream, and I do think I'd rather EAT my fat calories than DRINK them).... I'll keep wrestling with this.
10:20am- The longer I can go between meals the less calories I'll eat!! 1/2 cup Schar GF penne pasta mixed with 1 tsp mayo, 1/2 can tuna and a little tomato. Definitely not the most satisfying snack ever. This pasta is pretty good heated up, but it gets rather tough when it is cold (and 2 days old). Ate it and was still hungry, tempted to eat something else, but will give it 20 minutes or so and see how I am doing.
12:15- Macaroni Grill- warm spinach salad with shrimp, pancetta and fennel. I asked them to make sure there was no garlic and onion- so it was just sauteed in some olive oil and salt. It was very good, althought the nutritionals say it had 25 grams of fat it... it sure did not seem like that could be true (well, I guess there was pancetta)! I also had 2 glasses of unsweetened ice tea mixed with lemonade (Arnie Palmer). I'm so glad I had that little snack a few hours ago, I was not even TEMPTED to try the bread or order anything that would have been bad forme (like I would have if I would have been STARVING). Let's pray I have no ill effects on my first attempt to eat out on FODMAPs! I probably should have just stuck with water so if I do I would know that it was something in the food and not the water.
As of 1pm I am feeling good!
2:45pm and things are not heading in the right direction! My stomach feels bloated (down low), crampy and gurgly. I feel like I am going to have to dash to the bathroom any minute. I took a peppermint pill and a beano and am praying for the best! I am so upset about this! I did everything right at lunch, dammit!!
3:45- still not feeling great, just had a little D and feel like I need to stay close to a bathroom.... am now drinking a cup of coffee with cream and 1 splenda because, WTF, if I am going to feel yucky anyway I might as well have what I have been denying myself all day (plus, it hasn't bothered me the last few days).
5:15- 1/3 cup blueberries
6pm- the dreaded D... and a crampy tummy. I took a Hyoscyamine Sulfate pill which is supposed to be for cramping.... would rather not eat but have to otherwise suffer a migraine- it's a double edged sword! 2 slices of Udi's toasted with ham (NOT honey ham) and a slice of Muenster cheese. 1/2 serving of salt and vinegar kettle chips.
8:45 pm- feeling quite a bit better, although not completely. Had a few Fritos (probably 1/2 serving and 1/2 serving of air popped popcorn... just really really want to snack. Need to get away from the kitchen.
Calories: 1918
Carbs: 33%
Fat: 48%
Protein: 19%
