Need LOW CARB ideas

If your eating alot of processed meals your consuming alot of sodium.. which means you will retain water.. and you net cals should be higher.. If your goal is 1220... than eat 1220... if your exercising and burn 300 cals.. eat an additional 300 cals! Sorry I have no suggestions as to food ideas for you.. maybe you should speak to your doctor on that.
Good luck!

I am a VSG post op. Check out www.theworldaccordingtoeggface.com or www.obesityhelp.com both websites have great support and lots of lower carb recipes. Carbohydrates are the key to our weight loss being consistant. My nutritionist says we should keep them under 30 carbs per day.

Good luck to you!!

How far out are you? In the beginning my "list" was quite long, just like yours. (which is why we want to strangle anybody that says to us, "oh, you took the easy way out!" :explode:
I am now lactose intolerant, so I have to avoid milk products and ice cream etc. (which, by the way is VERY common with us RNY'ers, so you may be too.) But I can use half and half in my coffee just fine. Weird, huh! I can't see your list while answering you, but I will tell you this....the faster you learn to tolerate mushy protein, the faster your weight loss will be. Avoid all carbs, they will slow you down, bad. I learned to eat tuna, made mushy by whatever you can to make it mushy. If you can't do mayo, try lemon juice, mustard or anything else that sounds good. I used to eat frozen shrimp a lot, still do. You can buy a bag at Wal Mart cheap. They come frozen and the small ones (they call them medium) are 5 bucks a bag. Thaw them out and dip them in cocktail sauce. Yummy! Try chicken breast baked or roasted with a gravy or sauce on it. Make sure all your food is covered in juice or sauce of some kind. It will all go down easier. Right now, and until you hit goal, you're main objective should be to learn to tolerate protein. Make it really juicy and saucy and chew, chew, chew. Take small bites and rest for awhile if you have to.
Cottage cheese is good, I can tolerate that too. I put small pieces of fruit in with it and it's 14 grams of protein for a serving.
Remember, what made you sick last week or even yesterday, might go down just fine today. Hit or miss, thats just the way it is for us. I'm now almost 7 years out and I've learned to eat most things except: milk, ice cream, anything with a high sugar content (think baked beans) any kind of sweets, anything fried or greasy and most fast food. I learned to eat salads, I have one every day for lunch. Do NOT eat iceberg lettuce. Not enough fiber and it balls up in your pouch. If you're not yet a year out or so, your doc may not want you to start eating salad on a regular basis quite yet. Call and ask. I LOVE my salads. Lots of fresh veggies! Yum! Boy, how my tastes have changed!
I guess what the bottom line here is: keep trying to eat your protein. Your doc told you protein first for a reason. We need it to maintain muscle mass and since there isn't a lot of room for anything else, eat it first. I still eat 5 to 6 times a day. My pouch (I hate that word, always have...) is still the original size, (i had it scoped awhile back) and I still eat basically the same way I did from the beginning. I've had some gain, but that was from drinking beer and not eating. I know....WAY dumb idea!! But I'm off the beer and making myself eat the way we're supposed to eat and how much we're supposed to eat. I know it's hard sometimes, believe me, it feels like you're trying to stuff 50 lbs of something into a 5 lb bag!!! But, this is the gig we signed up for so...keep trying to learn to eat the stuff we're supposed to and avoid milk products for awhile, cause you may just end up being lactose intolerant. It took me forever, to figure that out! Turns out, it's really common, so eliminate anything made with milk and see if you can learn to eat better. I know it's hard girl.....I've been in your shoes and still am! Shoot me an email, if you need me!
ETA: I use eggbeaters now too, cause regular eggs make me sick. Who knew there's lactose in eggs? Stupid chickens! Hang in there.....:flowerforyou:

I call this Roys french toast , not too low carb after you deduct the fiber its about 20 grams carbs. 2 slices of Natures Own 100 percent whole wheat bread 100 calories, 1/4 cup of Egg substitute, 1/4 cup of suger free syurp. Totals about 150 calories, but filling.