Hail to the Fat Guy

IrishHurler · March 30, 2010

Is there a food journal here? I ask because what an awesome tool that would be.

Today I've got 400 calories of a shake in me and about 90gm of protein.

I called the dietitian to see if there's an alternative to eating only shakes. She cleared me to have either 3oz of chicken breast or 3oz of whitefish at night as well as a half cup of broccoli. That will be about 300 calories.

That's something.

She also told me I could have a protein bar with a shake at lunch. Really -- what's that going to do for me? Clear me for a couple cups of broccoli or green beans instead and I'll be good.

So I started looking at labels. I'm supposed to have around 100 gm of protein. Done. I'll get some more with the chicken tonight. But for now, I'm going to change things up.

I had a cup of green beans with about a quarter cup of chicken stock over it. How many calories? Less than 100.

That puts me at 500 for the day -- well below the 1200 she wants me to have and I still have room with my calories for dinner.

Here's the crazy thing -- I won't have my pre-op dietary visit until Thursday. That does me no good now. :wub:

So I'm going to follow the diet aside from my little foray into temptation (who would have ever thought a cup of steamed green beans was a temptation?) and if I'm still hungry, which I'm hoping won't be the case, I'll figure out how many calories I have left and fill it with a protein shake.

Here's my issue -- I'm not a sweets guy. I don't like chocolate and strawberry shakes. I'm a savory guy who needs some volume to feel full. I'm really, really looking forward to Thursday.

The good news is that I can be honest with them and tell them I didn't go off track unless they consider a cup of steamed green beans off track. :blush:

IrishHurler · March 31, 2010

Here's a follow up. I had 3 oz of tilapia, cooked in a teflon coated pan with no oil. It was about 100 calories. Wow, is 3 oz a small amount. I also had a cup of broccoli. I'm finishing the day at a little under 1000 calories and over 100gm protein. The only carbs I had were from the protein shakes.