After getting Lapband can any of you briefly describe what you eat in a day??

[sasp35 17]

Hi. I'm nearly 2 years out from surgery. My nutritionist's guidelines were to eat a mini-meal every 3-4 hours, two of Protein and fruit and two with Protein and veggies. So, my typical day would be:

6:00 a.m.: protein shake

8:30 a.m.: protein + fruit (Morningstar Farms sausage + apple)

12:00 pm: protein + veggie (spinach salad with 3 oz chicken)

3:00 p.m.: protein + fruit (1/2 C. cottage cheese + strawberries)

6:00 p.m.: protein + veggie (3 oz. fish/chicken/protein + veggie)

Hope this helps!

Stephanie

[feb27bandwoman 112]

I am vegan, so no meat, fish, eggs, dairy.Breakfast:hot herbal tea or Decaf with soy milk.

oatmeal made with soymilk or

Tofu scramble

Lunch:tofu or tempeh with lots of veggies or a hearty homemade vegetable Soup

Or brown rice and Beans with some veggies

Or hummus on Ezekial bread with roasted red peppers and grilled vidalia onions.

Dinner: roasted or grilled portobello mushrooms on a whole grain roll with mustard.

Stir fry tempeh with brown rice and lots of colorful veggies.

Dessert: seasonal fresh fruit salad.< /p>

[big tex 40]

Good thread. Just banded today and helps a lot.

[lassie 247]

coffee. Breakfast yogurt or oatmeal

lunch turkey or ham with laughing cow cheese, or a salad.

dinner chili, chicken, or a good Protein Soup. I will eat potatoes and veg.

do not eat Pasta, bread or red meat. I also try to stay away from anything that has flour in it. ( will eat some hamburger meat in chili or a casserole that I make myself.)

snack I have special K chips, or laughing cow ice cream bar.

forgot to add tuna or chicken salad at lunch and lots of different fish for dinner salmon being my fav.

I also have a glass or wine now and then

hugs

[betchaican 14]

Hi. I'm nearly 2 years out from surgery. My nutritionist's guidelines were to eat a mini-meal every 3-4 hours' date=' two of Protein and fruit and two with Protein and veggies. So, my typical day would be:

6:00 a.m.: protein shake

8:30 a.m.: protein + fruit (Morningstar Farms sausage + apple)

12:00 pm: protein + veggie (spinach salad with 3 oz chicken)

3:00 p.m.: protein + fruit (1/2 C. cottage cheese + strawberries)

6:00 p.m.: protein + veggie (3 oz. fish/chicken/protein + veggie)

Hope this helps!

Stephanie[/quote']

This is perfect and helpful with you naming the times of day your eating and what your eating!!

[sallie2 13]

This is the best. I have been failing at my diet for months cause I wasn't sure of what, when and how. My NUT just gave me a list of what to eat, sometimes to eat and rarely eat. No measurements. I have read everything and that confused me more. Thanks to everyone!

[tym4me 206]

Morning. coffee

10am Protein Shake

Noonish ff organic stony field vanilla with fresh berries an homemade granola OR steel cut oatmeal with cinnamon an natural applesauce.

2pm. snack fruit if needed

6pm. dinner Protein an veggies

Dessert. 100cal. Mini ice cream sandwiches.

[waitingpatiently 250]

I am 15months post-op and have meet my goal weight (148pounds).

Breakfast: 2 egg whites/ 4 slices of pre poked bacon

lunch : 4 oz lean meat and a veggie

Snack: fruit or yogurt

Dinner: 4 oz lean meat and veggie

[herestoanewlife 28]

This page is great. I get my surgery date tomorrow so it is really helpful to see how people are doing it. Thanks

[PrettyThick1 1,860]

This is a great thread! I love seeing how little it takes to fill up! I'm not a big eater, which is part of the reason I am overweight - I'm always in starvation mode. But if I can just manage to do these little things over the course of the day I should be okay.

Its just weird that I don't eat much now, but I'm keeping the weight on. This worries me a bit, because if I can't change the frequency of when I eat the band isn't going to help me. Sigh...

[Frederic 500]

This is a great thread! I love seeing how little it takes to fill up! I'm not a big eater' date=' which is part of the reason I am overweight - I'm always in starvation mode. But if I can just manage to do these little things over the course of the day I should be okay.

Its just weird that I don't eat much now, but I'm keeping the weight on. This worries me a bit, because if I can't change the frequency of when I eat the band isn't going to help me. Sigh...[/quote']

Do you exercise regularly?

I know after the band exercise became much easier physically the hard part is still just fitting it in my schedule.