Just Curious

[Mimismom 49]

Was just wondering if all of those who are a good few months out and eating regularly are mostly doing low carb or something else? Would someone be kind enough to give me a sample day of their eating? Ideally I am interested in low carb as well as low calorie.

I am hoping to do low carb but wonder if it's easy to stick to low carb with a sleeve or maybe a lower calorie Jenny craigesque kinda diet.

Just wondering what my future looks like in terms of food. I was sleeved on July 11.

P.S also I was wondering if anyone has ever mixed regular low fat Greek yoghurt with a spoonful of crystal light powder and how it tasted......random I know.....was just curious. Lol

[Star1221 270]

I do a combo of both. I mostly watch the carbs. They have never agreed with me. Plus carbs make you retain Water (up to 10 pounds sometimes) and they make you crave them. My typical day of eating at almost 3 months post op.

Breakfast- Protein shake- Premier or Atkins. If atkins, then I add some unflavored to boost it up a little. 140 calories, 2-3 carbs, 20+ grams of Protein

Snack- Low fat string cheese. It has like 50-70 calories.

Lunch- Shrimp, chicken, or turkey salad. Fat free dressing. Usually spinach, a sprinkle of cheese, dressing. 200 calories or so, 15 or 20 grams of protein

Dinner- Baked or grilled chicken. Green beans- 150 calories 15 protein

Snack- Maybe a handful of nuts- high in fat and calories. But helps with the need for crunch.

So I get around 600-700 calories, 60+ protein, 30 grams of fat or so, and average 20-30 grams of carbs.

[Mimismom 49]

Thanks Star. That was really helpful to me.

[mesaucedo 207]

I try to stay under 60g of carbs a day. So not really low carb but definitely not normal carb amount. If I do have carbs they come from a Protein bar that I grab as a quick Breakfast or my yogurt.

My typical day:

Breakfast: Protein shake or bar

Snack: Greek Yogurt or cheese (Whether cheese stick or mini babybell light)

Lunch: Some type of meat and cheese -- sometimes tuna salad others light salami

Snack: part of Protein Bar or yogurt

Dinner: meat cooked however -- usually chicken or pork

Snack: Metamucil Fiber pink lemonade Water mix and maybe later some cheese and a pickle

Mind you, I start my day at 6 am and end around midnight or 1am

On a typical day I eat about 45 g of carbs and 70 g of Protein with around 700 calories

[Lilee84 648]

I generally get about 60-70g of carbs a day also so not into the ketosis level of low carb, but low enough.

My typical day looks like this:

Breakfast - 2 eggs scrambled with ketchup

snack - yoplait light yogurt

lunch - tuna or chicken salad with 5-6 crackers I usually don't eat it all

Snack - the rest of my lunch

dinner - chicken or fish and some type of veggie

Snack - SF popsicle

My typical day is between 800 and 1000 calories, 60-65g of Protein and about 60-70g of carbs.