Since I am all about keeping it as simple as possible in my life after WLS I thought I would share my "Holy Trinity" with you. I started eating these 3 things everyday about a month and a half ago and my weight loss has started back up and I feel better. I feel better both physically and mentally. Eating these things daily make me feel like I am doing something good for my body (because I am :) and makes me feel like I am following the "rules". So everyday I eat a 8 oz container of Greek Yogurt, a Pure Protein Bar, and a scoop of Pro5 protein powder in my morning coffee. The Greek Yogurt gives me 24 grams of Protein. The Pure Protein bar gives me 18-20 grams depending on the bar (Peanut Butter Carmel Surprise is my new fav!) and the Pro5 protein powder gives me 30 grams. So 24+20+30=74 grams of protein in 3 items! My doc recommends 80-100 so if I eat these things everyday, I am pretty much guaranteed to meet my protein requirement for the day. Once I have had my trifecta of protien-ness I give myself permission to eat whatever my body wants. I don't stress over carbs, protein, nothing. It is very freeing. I don't go on a free for all binge because that would just be asking for hours of feeling like shit, but I don't worry about what I eat, but only after I have eaten all three things. Usually, I do this by lunch. Protein coffee at about 7:30 am, protein bar in the car on the way to work (9ish) and my yogurt at my desk around 10. It's pretty awesome! If you haven't had Greek yogurt yet, run don't walk to the school and pick up this perfect wls food! Tons of protein, low in calories (140) and nonfat! It is plain so the possibilities are endless. I will blog about the wonders of Greek yougurt another day. I am sooooooooo tired because I haven't been sleeping well. I drank some NyQuil so I will be on my way to dreamland very soon! Have a good one!
Couple of questions - where did you find the Pro5 protein? I've been adding Unjury Chocolate to my morning coffee, but it's gotta be below 130 degrees before I can add the protein. Which means it gets cold pretty fast after that! What are you adding to your greek yogurt? I've tried the plain, vanilla, honey. It tastes like sour cream. For being a big girl - I'm pretty picky. LOL I had RNY surgery in March of this year. So, I'd LOVE to get most of my protein in before noon every day. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHello! I am SUPER PICKY about protein powder because I think they mostly taste like old milk! This is the only one I have found that I acutally like. I buy mine at our local nutritional shop but here it the link to the website to find locations near you. They are pretty reasonably priced too. Check out my Greek Yogurt post from Thursday for info on how I eat it. Try Ranch dip in it if you think it tastes like sour cream. Why fight it right? Good luck!
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