banded 1 week - foods...

[mama angela 22]

Hello...one week ago today I was banded!!!

I have some questions on foods...right now I'm allowed: broth, cream Soups, ff lite milk or soy milk, sf Jello, puddings and popsicles, lite or ff yogurts, oatmeal, cream of wheat...v-8 and Protein Shakes. My doc would like me to try to get 60 gr of Protein a day and 64 oz of Water - which I am. I notice when i eat the sf jello, pudding, yogurts...I'm starving....but if I do more just soups...then I feel better.. I have type 2 diabetis..so I wonder if the sf stuff messes with me? Or is it just in my head because I prefer salty over sweets?

Anyways...so far so good. I'm walking only about 10-20 minutes a day...I came back to work on Monday... But I've only lost 2 lbs...on such low calories. I'm trying to be okay with that. (and not panic and eat less..hahha..than the what 600 calories?)... I know this is supposed to be a healing time.

[2muchfun 8,927]

Hey, I have a kid in Nampa and a kid in Star and 6 grandkids between them. food with a higher fat content will satisfy longer than sugar free fluids. They stay in your stomach longer so therefore, longer satiation.

You'll start to lose Water weight soon. They pump you with so much saline during surgery it can take a few weeks to get rid of it.

tmf

Edited February 14, 2014 by 2muchfun

[mama angela 22]

Thanks 2muchfun! I live in Caldwell...so not far either location!

The sweets make me feel yucky...off?? something...just not good. Yesterday I did my Protein shake for Breakfast (100 calories, 0 carbs, 25 gr of protein)...then did Tomato Soup for lunch...then had a sf Jello...then another Protein Shake and one more cup of Soup. Felt really good....

Next tuesday I get to add cottage cheese and then eggs!!!

[2muchfun 8,927]

Try some egg drop Soup. It should be fine since you're allowed creamy Soups already. It's basically just broth with an egg mixed in. There's a great Asian mix at the grocery store I like to use. The Protein in the egg really satisfies. You could also use egg beaters instead of the fresh egg?

I used to live in Nampa back in the 60s. I managed a little stereo shop in Karcher Mall. That was back when it was the premier mall and the only mall in the area. Went there a few years ago and ugh!

[mama angela 22]

Thanks...I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow night...I'm going to look for some egg drop soup...that sounds good... I think that will help...

ahhaha...my parents moved us up here when I was in high school...in the 70's...Karcher Mall was it!!! There were no other malls around then! hahha...it's sad now. I moved back to the area about 14 years ago.

[bluegudren 156]

Egg drop Soup is really easy to make from scratch. Just google it.