AND i don't trust most of them!!! but this woman started out by saying that she believes that we've all done tremendous work by going through this and that she wants to help us achieve our goals and maintain it.
and that given my eating habits, the only thing that's saved me from gaining a significant amount of weight has been my exercise schedule!!!! and that's because i'm not eating carbs [much] and i'm skipping dinner and munching all morning. NOT because i'm eating a lot of calories. in fact, her view is that from a calories-in vs calories-out viewpoint, i should still be losing!!!!
just what i suspected!!!!
the problem, according to her, is insulin resistance syndrome.
and she said that the solution is to spread my eating out more, and to eat more carbs, in proportion to what other people eat.
soooo. she asked what i was able to do in the way of change, and what i could do now!! wasn't that nice? she didn't tell me what i had to do or how to do it...
and i don't have to give up chocolate!! in fact, she said that it would be a GOOD THING, a LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX thing!!!! yipppeeee yahooooooo!!!!!
my carb goal: about 50 grams per day, preferably low GI carbs. and about 40% protein, and 40% veggies.
and to eat some veggies at every meal. because they'll help keep things in the tiny tummy so it'll stay full longer.
here's the schedule: can't have a snack until 3 hours after a meal, but it can be 1-1/2 to 2 hours before the next meal. and i have to eat something every 3-4 hours. but not every 2 hours., or every hour.
and remember, this is MY schedule. everyone else has to come up with what works best for them:
6:30-8:00 am lots of liquids
8:00 protein shake before hike/walk
after hike/walk, more liquids
10:00 or so at work: breakfast of deviled egg, whole grain crackers [12-15 grams of carb here], a veggie like cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, whatever.
i have to eat by 2 PM even if it's a snack. snacks = 7-8 grams of carb plus protein. carb can be a small bit of fruit, like 1/4 apple OR whole grain cracker with cheese. can't have cracker PLUS fruit, though.
and lunch. 3 oz protein, about the same volume of veggie, and 12-15 grams carb [brown rice or something]
around 6 pm. another snack. dry roasted edamame is fine, so is cheese and cracker or deli meat with cracker. or cottage cheese with a strawberry. and a veggie.
and after a workout or around 10 pm... 3 oz protein plus veggie plus carb, AND THAT CARB CAN BE CHOCOLATE!!!!!! she said that she'd rather see me eat chocolate than just about any other snack!!!
soooooo let's see how it goes. and you can't imagine how helpful it's been for me to write this down here!!!!!
she gave me a list of the GI of many foods. and because she doesn't really want me eating much fruit right now, i went to the grocery store and straight to the salad bar for what amounted to be about 3/4 cup of chopped raw veggies: celery, peppers, carrots, a few shreds of onion. and i chopped it all up, and mixed it with 1 lb of cottage cheese and then drained a couple of tablespoons of hot salsa to get most of the water out and mixed that in too.
A PERFECT SNACK!!! cottage cheese with veggies!!!
and i got more wasa sourdough rye crisps. she said these things were a good choice, and we know how i love crunch!!!!
i'll keep ya'll posted. maybe i WILL make my heart's goal. it's only about 25 pounds away, and i'd still be OK if i never lost another pound other than to plastic surgery, but i want to try!!!
this seems like very sound, structured advice. i respond well to lots of structure. i like to have as many details as possible before i go into something to do with my weight loss. good luck to you!!!
) like that. If I didn't genuinely enjoy what I eat every day, I’d never be able to stick to my eating plan for the rest of my life. I guess that’s why I’ve never done a “name” diet — I hate being told what to eat. Give me the general parameters and let ME set it up to suit my life. So I think your dietician sounds awesome! Even if you don’t trust most of them! 
