Meal Planning Structure for Newbies

[Peaceful1 110]

Banded 12-17-12. Besides my fitness pal, I'm curious what meal planning/calorie counting/cooking methods have worked best for you? As I progress, I feel the need to plan better....my nutritionist isn't so helpful in this particular department....any ideas?

[♥LovetheNewMe♥ 1,216]

I used a couple of sites that were WLS surgery friendly. I used the lapband.com website. It breaks down the receipes byt he stages you may me in, liguid, soft mushies etc. Also bandedliving is another site written by two lapband people who have been successful and are 4-5 yeats post op. I ate a lot of greek yogurt with added unflavored Protein, cottage cheese. I was one of those lapband patients who did not do well with chicken and eggs in the beginning. It took me many months to be able to tolerate certain foods. My best advice is to google lapband friendly recipes and look for recipes that sound appealing to you. You are correct planning is key to eating the correct foods.