11/14/08

I thought I would put down the guidelines I have gotten from other bandsters that have been successful. I have to remember these. I have been told over and over you don’t have to follow all of the guidelines all of the time, but most of them most of the time. So far so good.

Here are the guidelines:

Guidelines:

• No liquid calories [except 2 servings of non fat milk (2 x 8 oz = 16 oz/day)] (16 grams of protein)

• No soft foods

• Two 3-4 ounce servings of protein/day (2 X 21-28 = 42-56 grams of protein) I have been getting about 80-120 a day.

• Always eat the protein first, then the vegetables

• Avoid bread, pasta, rice, potatoes and other starchy foods

• 20-25 grams of fiber a day (Examples: bran cereal, fruits, vegetables, beans)

• Eat only three small meals a day with maybe one small planned snack

• Eat slowly and chew thoroughly

• Stop eating as soon as you feel full

• Do not drink while you are eating (This is the hardest for me.)

• Do not eat between meals except for a planned snack

• Eat only good quality foods

• Avoid tough stringy foods

• Drink plenty of liquids during the day (48-64 ounces) between meals

• Drink only low calorie liquids

• Exercise at least 30 minutes per day (I have to still work on how to fit this into my full time mom/wife, full time work, full time student day.)

Your surgeon may have different guidelines

Thanks for posting this! I copied it for use. Bread/starches are going to be the hardest for me. I've always said I could live on just bread & chocolate.

I've been curious as to what other doctors have been telling their patients to see where my diet differs from others. Apparently it differs quite a bit! It's the same basic concept but tweaked I suppose. Thanks for posting this, you've cured my curiousity!! My diet is to get in 60 g of protein per day, 48-60 oz of water, and keep my fat intake less than 5 g of fat per serving and my sugar intake less than 10 g of fat per serving. That's it! I also read your other entry that talks about how easy things are right now, and I'm right there with you! Now that I've gotten the hang of it, it's easy! Which it will get harder but, for the time being I'm just going to enjoy it. Thanks for the posts again! And keep up the good work on your loss!