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So I tried the buffalo chicken puree and it's amazing! All I did was use one can of chicken, a spoonful of sour cream, a spoonful of Mayo, a good pouring of Frank's red hot, a shakeful of crumbled blue cheese and a little ranch dressing. Feel free to sub out for yogurt or low fat versions. I put everything in a food processor and blended the crap outta it. It's so good ! Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

Thursday 2/6 33 months PO/ CW 163 ************************* 7 am- coffee/ cream 9 am- coffee/cream 12 pm- 4 turkey sticks/ 5 squares of pepper jack cheese 3 pm- activia light vanilla yogurt/ handful of walnuts 4:45 pm- 2 cheese sticks 7 pm- 3 oz grilled pollock fillet with lemon pepper seasoning, yellow squash with onions and butter 9 pm- power crunch protein bar Calories 1143 Net Carbs- 37g Fiber- 9.1g Protein- 68g Fat- 69g GL- 3.0

My dietician didn't give me any macro or calorie specifications. Instead, I was given diet for diabetics. Daily intake is 2 servings of milk product, 2 servings of fruit, 5 servings of fat, unlimited nonstarchy vegetables, 3 servings grains/beans/starchy vegetables and 7 servings of protein. Have a list of what makes a serving size. Example, one fat serving is small avocado, 1 Tbsp nuts or seeds ot 1 Tbsp salad dressing. One grain/beans category serving is 2 slices of whole wheat bread, medium baked potato, 1 cup rice or pasta Milk serving is 1 cup nonfat plain yogurt or skim or low fat milk. One serving of protein is 1 egg, 3 oz lean chicken or fish, hard cheese Sent from my SM-G950U using BariatricPal mobile app

Thought I’d share dinner. White chicken chili Topped with a dab of yogurt and a couple pieces of avacado Love my mini dish wear! They r great!!! I probably will only finish a third of this and then save it. The container holds 3 oz! What is everyone else enjoying tonight?

I am wondering if there is a food database where I can input specific restrictions on certain macros to find something that will work with my diet. For instance, I am currently on the keto diet and I managed to hit my limit of carbs and and am way over my allowed fat for the day (damn you, IKEA meatballs and Oreo eggs 🤬), but I don't have enough protein! Normally I eat the same thing everyday because it's easier since I know everything is being met. However, on days like today, I am struggling to find something that isn't going to add more carbs and fat to what I've already managed to shove into my body. So, anyone know of a database where this information could be found? I get that brands vary, but it would at least point me in the right direction (and I am getting a little tired of protein shake, tuna, and yogurt everyday 😅).

Yesterday Thursday, Feb 6 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.25 yr PO Sleeve / 118.0 lbs ---------------------------------------- I just couldn't get to sleep last night, and am running on a bit over an hour of sleep (and I'm not even watching tennis!). As a result ended up eating around 1am (I was actually hungry), and again at 4am (I WAS NOT hungry). Also, I am becoming a walking cliché: The lack of motivation to exercise and make better food choices aside, now I'm probably developing the makings of an alcohol transfer addiction. #selfDiagnosingMakesMeAHypochondriach. I am realizing that for the past two days now, I have actually been drinking not for the enjoyment of it, but for the sake of making myself feel mentally and physically better. This realization came to me this morning when I was contemplating about having a shot of liquor at 9am, AGAIN (I had a shot of lemoncello yesterday morning AT 9AM and then wanted some Gin this morning to "re-live" the good feels). Spoiler alert: I put the Gin back in the cabinet. But I wasn't happy about it. Whomp, whomp. Anyhoo, the blues continue, but I am making a concentrated effort to be less angry today. ---------------------------------------- 9:00am - black coffee w/ stevia + 1 fl oz lemoncello 12:30pm - salad greens + vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + 2.5 oz roasted brussel sprouts + 1 leftover BBQ chicken lettuce wrap from the day before 2:30pm - skinny tea latte 4:00pm - Grande Starbucks Blonde Americano Misto w/ 1 pump of sugar-free vanilla 7:00pm - salad greens + vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + 1.5 oz avocado + 5 oz steak 1:00am - salad greens + vinaigrette + red onions + 1/8 cup avocado cream (sour cream, greek yogurt, avocado, lime, garlic) + 1 oz blueberries + 1/2 oz havarti cheese + 1/4 shredded cabbage 1 oz bbq pork loin 4:00am - 4 squares dark chocolate + 1/2 cup Good North protein ice cream + 1.5 oz chicharron ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1561 cals - 92g Protein 87g NET carbs - 82g fat

When I first got mine I was like that probably the first two months. What i saw that helped me a bit was greek yogurt i would add some chia seeds to it. Try that it worked for me. Hopefully it does for you. I still struggle a bit but not as bad I probably go two or three times a week now and im going on 5 months post op

That's about right. I remember getting hungrier at the 3-4 month mark. I made sure to do very lean, very dense, dry protein. 2-3oz per meal. First. Then I changed veggies to be cooked al dente from fresh. 1-2oz. Also very dry and dense. I did not add oils/butters etc. Dry. Eat this second. Then I added 1oz avocado (for the good fats) and 1oz grape tomatoes (at that time it was more like 1/2oz and 1/2 oz). Eat this last. It's a slider. From there if you are having hunger, then I'd add veggies as between meal mini meals if you need with a healthy fat (like raw veg + lower fat cottage cheese or yogurt + Ranch Dressing Mix).

Just finished day 2 of the 2 week pre opt diet. Doing okay so far.But I can see that these protein shakes are gonna get old fast. I'm making some of my own protein smoothies. My doctor's okay with adding a bit of fruit or leafy greens like spinach so I'm making some with apple or grape or bananas. They also allow a little bit of yogurt or cottage cheese which I have been doing at the end of the day It was dessert.12 more days to go. dessert.12 more days to go.

Hope y'all enjoy long posts as much as me!!! Lol so Monday and Tuesday I did long fasts and only ate blended/ smoothie food. I would've loved to continue Wednesday but since my adorable nephews woke me up at 530 a.m. and fasting on almost no sleep is very difficult for me. You would think waking up this early (2+ hours earlier than usual) I would have time to prepare food, but they kept me busy. So I had to grab food at local supermarket. I did my best to choose right foods. Surprisingly enough I didn't really feel hungry until late night thankfully I was able to control myself. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday feb 5 29 months PO/ 5'2" / CW 173 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 600 a.m. coffee + almond milk 945 a.m. lite greek cheese snack 100 p.m. veggies + 1 oz tuna + mayo 500 p.m. 1 oz cheddar cheese / coffee + almond milk 630 p.m. 1 oz tuna + mayo 845 p.m. plain Greek yogurt + pb powder 1130 p.m. nugo slim protien bar / coffee+ almond milk + whipped cream --------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals- 790 cals / 71g protien/ 41g net carbs / 35g fat Sent from my SM-G950U1 using BariatricPal mobile app

Menu - (note training for distance run) Coffee - unsweetened cashew milk, banana Post workout recovery meal - Oatmeal raspberries - protein water - Lunch - Homemade chicken sausage and vegetable soup. Flat out bread and tuna salad wrap Snack - sugar snap peas and hummus Dinner - Chicken salad with hemp hearts sliced almonds marinated artichokes chick peas 50/50 spring mix - sweet potato Night time snack - Yogurt - frozen raspberries - chia seed and cashews @FluffyChix I don't believe the post on intuitive eating was making an assumption about not trusting our selves. Or did I miss something? To log or not to log is a personal choice. It's finding what works long term. @Greenfeather65 IMHO, I believe maintaining is NOT a one size fits all plan. Calories/ maros will look different for each of us. Some of us have health issues, food addictions,, have a great metabolism or a high fitness level. We all approach maintaining knowing are risk factors. Its also possible for risk factors to change with time. Some can maintain with ease. They have la good relationship with food. They can do intuitive eating, keep and eye on the scale and not get complacent. Don't need to log food anymore. Some may have eating disorders/ anorexia behavior/obsessing. They may have a harder time getting out of weight loss mode, Backing off of logging may be a better approach. Without getting complacent and regaining. Some, still are trying to increase calories/macros with tight surgery restriction. They may need to log to find where there body stops losing weight Some are struggling with old behaviors - or binge eating, food addiction, stress emotional eating. They may need to log for accountability. Some have regain years out. May need to log to get back on track. Off my soap box *smile*

2/5/20 I think I will eat the 8pm snack as planned so I am posting this now. The strawberries will be gone tonight and now I am craving them. This is what happens when I decide to eat a little fruit. It may very well be worth it as long as my blood sugars stay on target and I keep up my running. Today was my granddaughters 19th birthday so I went to lunch with her and a bunch of co-workers at TGIF. I went over my carb goal today, but it is what it is.... 7 am- coffee/cream 10 am- coffee/cream 12:30 pm- grilled chicken breast with bacon, pepper jack cheese, avocado, and ranch type dressing. A handful of fries and 2 mozzarella sticks. 4:30 pm- 3 turkey sticks with 3 squares of cheddar cheese 6 pm- coffee/cream 8 pm- vanilla yogurt with 4 strawberries Calories- 1079 Net Carbs- 32g Fiber- 7.7g Protein- 79g Fat- 54g Glycemic Load- 3.4

yesterday 2/4/20 My schedule was all messed up today because I had a doctors appt at 10:30 so I took a sick day off from work. It was 69 F here so I decided to go for a 2 mile run. My knee is still doing good. I ran about 60% and walked the rest. Slowly but surely I hope to get back to running 15-20 miles a week. 9. am- coffee/cream 12 pm- 3 smoked turkey sticks with 6 small squares cheddar cheese 1 pm- coffee/cream 2pm- diet green tea with handful of walnuts 6 pm- large salad with a hard boiled egg, walnuts, sliced avocado. Olive garden Italian dressing 8 pm- activia vanilla yogurt/ 4 strawberries Calories- 901.3 Net Carbs- 27 Fiber- 11.7g Protein- 40.9g Fat- 56g Glycemic Load- 2.4

I may buck the trend a little bit here. I personally wouldn't say you are truly in the maintenance phase yet. Maintenance is more than just hitting a body weight and staying there, it is continuing on with an established lifestyle. At one year post op, most people are still in the honeymoon phase. It is easy to get complacent and even easier to break newly formed habits. I'm betting you haven't bottomed out yet. Then after that is the rebound gain (which is normal) and that's when maintenance truly begins. Don't get me wrong, I completely understand the desire to get strong and do things that our bodies previously could not do. However there is a price to pay when you start training yourself to eat to a caloric surplus for muscle growth. You still have stiff scar tissue that gives you the restriction with your sleeve. A year or two of being the strongest you can be AND the leanest you can be would better serve you long term than a race to get big muscles and lift heavy things. I am now 5 years out myself and I ate to fuel my lifting. I usually only hit 2500 calories a day. Now I have some old injuries rearing their head and typical age related limitations forming, but my established routine of 2500 calories does not fit with my reduced training. So now I am contending with head hunger again and I almost forgot how insidious that really is in regards to my goals. I've actually gained 5 pounds in the last 2 months and I don't think it is muscle! I could recommend all kinds of ways to get your calories up and do it an a relatively healthy way, but I would strongly encourage you to nail down the tracking of calories and macros. truly determine what size/weight you want to be, and then make a long term goal. I know it is exciting right now, but this is not a race to the finish and then done. This is a marathon that lasts the rest of your life. If you still want high calorie ideas, then here goes: Avocados - learn to love them. Substitute them for butter, eat lots of guacamole, or eat it with an egg. Nuts & seeds - cashews, pecans, and peanuts are very high in calories because of the fat content. But it's a good fat! Beef - there is no substitute for high protein and fat content. Hamburger/Meatloaf are good examples. Sausage - I still tend to go for the chicken sausage links or turkey sausage patties. They just taste better to me now. But old fashion pork sausage is high in both fat and carbs. Full fat milk/cheese/yogurt - And I don't mean any of that yoplait or velveeta crap. Eggnog Ancient grain bread - not the fluffy "wheat" bread that is just brown Wonder Bread, I mean the dense stuff. Good carbs and high fiber. Dried fruits - dates, figs, apricots... high in fiber and natural sugars. Helps keep you regular too with the all the fat and protein listed above. I wish you the best of luck and I envy you the time period you are in right now.

I was below goal weight at 7 months so I increased from 600 calories to 1000 over several weeks then over a few months up towards 1500/1600 where I am now to maintain. Initially I added nut butters, I switched from low fat yogurt to 4%. I drank 2% Fairlife milk to up calories since it added nutrition and calcium. It took a long time to get more food in volume wise. I did start adding some slider foods but purposely chose things that were not very appealing like boring graham crackers or adding granola to yogurt. I didn't want to add tempting sliders like bread, pasta, pizza or donuts etc that could cause bad habits. Now at 1 year out I do have a piece (100 calories) of dark chocolate a few times a week and 1-2 cookies or 1/4 cup of regular ice cream 1-2 times a week. I have even had a few chips but I put them on a plate, never eat out of a bag. I was so scared of going into maintenance that I would over eat and make poor choices but I feel like I have a good handle on it now. Just remember to try a little of new food slowly to see what you tolerance is. I don't dump but get stomach discomfort from some foods.

Tuesday feb 4 29 months PO/ 5'2"/CW 174 ------------------------------------------------------------------- I did a 17ish hours fast. I felt a bit dizzy a couple of times, I was drinking plenty of water but since I binged like crazy on Sunday and had under 300 cals yesterday I guess it makes sense. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 800- coffee 1030- coffee 530- coffee 600- broccoli puree + cheddar cheese 730- whey protien + Greek yogurt plain 945- egg drop soup 1130 coffee --------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals- 673 cals / 56g protien / 26g net carbs/ 37g fat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Not sure what to do tomorrow have a really busy day ahead and dont know if I can make it through another fast. Sent from my SM-G950U1 using BariatricPal mobile app

Same! Once I got over the nausea I'm able to eat (drink) plenty. Today I had 1 ounce yogurt, 3 ounces baby food, protein shake, 3 ounces pudding, 3 ounces soup, 2 ounces mashed potatoes, and 4 ounces soup. Plus plenty of water and tea ! I'm like did they give me extra room!? Haha. I sip all very slow and have one spoonful, put spoon down, etc. Today I feel great and finally had energy! Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

Yesterday Monday, Feb 3 Maintenance : 5'2" / 1.25 yr PO Sleeve / 117.7 lbs ---------------------------------------- Another day, another lack-luster effort to reign it in...I am now in "HEYYYY!!!" weight territory again. Didn't I just work myself down form this a couple weeks ago?!?!?...and now I'm back. I can't even console myself with inches measurements as I am bloated and especially swollen these days. Anyway. I am giving it the all-star effort to get back on track and get the good feels again: I dragged my lazy butt outside for an almost 2-hour, 10km+ walk earlier and I have to say I do feel better. I would feel alot better if I could have run it, but I'll take what I can get. I even did 20 squats and 2 x 1min planks. #smallVictories ---------------------------------------- 9:00am - black coffee w/ stevia 12:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + 3 oz roasted brussel sprouts + 4 shrimp wontons 2:00pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + 2 fl oz tuna salad (tuna, celery, mayo) + 1 soft boiled egg 5:00pm - 2 gin and sodas 7:30pm - salad w/ vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + 2.5 oz avocado + 2 fl oz tuna salad + 2 oz roasted sweet potato + 2 tbsp garlic & herb cream cheese 10:30pm - 1 cup greek yogurt + 1 oz blueberries + 1/2 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 1 tsp honey +1 oz beef jerky + 1/2 chocolate crinkle cookie ---------------------------------------- Totals: 1915 cals - 110g Protein 98g NET carbs - 94g fat

Monday 2/3/20 I usually don't eat much fruit, but the past two days I have been loving these strawberries that a co-worker gave me. So sweet and delicious with the vanilla yogurt. The effect on my glycemic load for the day is huge though. I like to keep that under 6. 7 am- coffee/ cream 10 am- coffee/cream 12 pm- Alfredo chicken/ cauliflower rice 4 pm- 2 cheese sticks 6 pm- coffee/cream 7 pm- dannon light & fit yogurt with 5 strawberries 8 pm- handful of nuts- almonds, walnuts, pecans Calories-1019 Net Carbs- 28g Fiber- 5.2g Protein- 48g Fat- 70g Glycemic Load-9.1

Mon feb 3 29 months PO/ 5'2"/ CW 174 --------------------------------------------------------------------- I did 19.5 hour fast I planned on eating double the amount of protein shake which would've made me reach protien goal but I just couldn't finish it --------------------------------------------------------------------- 745- coffee 945- coffee 500- coffee 845- broccoli puree 1045- .5 scoop whey protien + almond milk + plain Greek yogurt --------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals- 255 cals / 30g protien/ 14g net carbs/ 7g fat Sent from my SM-G950U1 using BariatricPal mobile app

Sunday 2/2/20 I was planning to eat just dinner Sunday, but I ended up having a snack around 10 pm before heading to bed. I did keep my calories down and I went about 23.5 hours between dinner Saturday and Sunday. 9 am- coffee/half-half 2 pm-coffee/half-half 6:30 pm- keto alfredo chicken bake, riced cauliflower 7 pm- coffee/half-half 10 pm- Dannon light & fit vanilla yogurt with 5 small strawberries Calories- 774 Net Carbs- 22.6g Fiber- 6.7g Protein-32.4g Fat- 41.8g Glycemic Load 9.1

Ok this may be hard but can be done - I am culinary trained so this was not to hard for me, Couple of things that really help, Since you do not like green go white. Things like Yucca, Cucumber, carrot, Even your squash can be blend into purees, Now to convert them to a smoothie add Greek Plain Yogurt, Ice and Almond Milk. Blend 1/3 of each is a good balance. If you add few blueberry or strawberry the flavor will take over. Going to a good store and looking at the vegetables Grab a few and puree them up. Also Peanut butter powder will mask most tastes so will fruit like blueberry Pineapple https://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/healthy-drinks/low-sugar-veggie-smoothie-recipes-energy

I honestly wouldn’t do just sugar free jello pudding. There’s no protein. You can either buy BariatricPal protein pudding mix which is pretty good or I’ve found when I mix PEScience select protein powder (peanut butter cookie is great, or cookies and cream) with TwoGood yogurt it ends up a nice pudding or even frosting like consistency. You can think it out if you need it more liquid consistency or put it in the fridge a bit for it to be thicker. Of course this is just my personal opinion.

I was eating around 500-600 calories for the first 6 months. I was averaging 60-70g of protein, half of that was from Premier shakes and the rest was mostly yogurts or high protein Fairlife milk since I could barely eat 1 egg or an ounce of meat at a meal until around 6 months out. I averaged around 20-30g of carbs until I hit my goal weight at 6 months and purposely added carbs to increase calories to slow down weight loss. My carbs during that first 6 months came from veggies and dairy. I didn't eat any potatoes, rice, pasta, bread etc for the first 6 months. Keep in mind I started at a BMI of 36 and i am only 5'2. I am now 11 months out at eat around 1500 calories to maintain with a BMI of 21. I have a daily goal of 40% carbs, 30% fat and 30% protein. It works for me for now.

Congratulations! I don't know what your plan recommends, but I grabbed this from the University of Pittsburg Medical Center website. Suggested Foods Ideas for Pureed Diet After Bariatric Surgery Protein Sources Yogurt (plain or sugar-free, low or nonfat, blended without fruit chunks) Strained cream soups (celery, potato, mushroom, or chicken made with skim milk) Skim milk with ½ scoop protein powder Protein supplements added to food or water for extra protein Mashed cottage cheese (low or nonfat, small curd) Ricotta cheese (low or nonfat) Scrambled eggs or egg substitute Pureed beef, chicken, or turkey Baby food meats White fish (cod, haddock, tilapia, orange roughy) mashed with a fork Canned chicken breast, mashed and moist Canned tuna fish in water, mashed Grains/starches Cream of wheat or cream of rice Farina Grits Baby oatmeal Mashed potatoes/sweet potatoes Pureed winter squash Fruits Diluted, 100% fruit juices (apple, grape, cranberry) Light juices sweetened with non-nutritive sweetener Applesauce Mashed bananas or mashed canned fruits in own juices Pureed peaches, apricots, pears, pineapples, melons Vegetables Tomato juice Diet V-8 Splash® or V-8 Juice® Pureed spinach, carrots, summer squash or green beans Avoid pureed broccoli, cauliflower, and other fibrous vegetables at this stage Sample Menu for Phase 2B: Pureed Diet After Bariatric Surgery Eat the protein portion of your meal first, and don't forget your liquids between meals (about 30 minutes after each meal). Breakfast Protein: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup scrambled eggs or egg substitute Starch: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup cream of wheat Lunch Protein: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup mashed low fat cottage cheese Fruit: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup pureed peaches in own juices Dinner Protein: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup baked skinless chicken breast (pureed) or mashed canned chicken breast Vegetable: 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup pureed carrots Liquid meal- If you're having a liquid meal replacement, soup, or high protein shake: Drink 4 ounces (1/2 cup) over 20 to 30 minutes Try adding mashed, canned chicken or tuna to soup to increase protein content Blend if needed Pureed food should be the consistency of baby food, “spoon thick.” Cut food into small pieces and place in blender or food processor Add liquid (broth, low-calorie gravy or skim milk) Puree until smooth Season food to taste