4 Weeks out - Confused - What should I be eating?

[mimix3 1]

Do I still drink the Protein drinks? Do I chop up my food? What is a basic menu, Protein, veggie and fruit? ?? Can I put relish in my tuna? I am not good at putting menus together so I tend to eat the same thing over and over. Still eating just Soup, yogurt, applesauce and Protein Drink. How do you get all of that protein in in a day???Help.

[vdub_tx 92]

What stage are you on at the moment? I'll be 4 weeks on Wednesday and I'm on soft foods. I have been told "anything I can cut with a fork." I still have to have at least one Protein drink a day or I don't hit my Protein goals. I eat protein almost exclusively, with the exception of some overcooked veggies. I typically have a mini-fritatta for Breakfast (eggs, turkey sausage and spinach are what I have right now), some tuna fish, or an oz or so sliced deli turkey with a piece of laughing cow cheese, or a veggie fritter with Greek yogurt for lunch, and then some fish or meatloaf or a meatball with ricotta cheese and sauce for dinner. If I want a snack I eat yogurt or cottage cheese but that's pretty rare. I fit in a Protein shake between Breakfast and lunch, typically. I do eat the same things over and over a lot, just because my portions are TINY and so I have to save food. I freeze a lot so that I can kind of mix it up as I go.

Are you on My Fitness Pal? Somewhere on these forums there is a post with a lot of users MFP names, so you can add them as friends and view their daily food diaries. I love MFP because it makes it easy to see if I'm getting my protein which is still a struggle!

Edited March 31, 2014 by vdub_tx

[Tammylb 174]

Wow I was giving a folder with instructions for each stage . I plan on mixing Unjury unflavored Protein in everything to get my protein!

[Sancharie1 0]

Hi,

I am in my 4th week after surgery, and I don't lack energy or anything.. but I am struggling to keep up with my Proteins. I can barely eat a scramble egg for breakfast. At lunch, I will have some sou or creamed spinach.. dinner time is a Soup or apple sauce... I am struggling to eat and keep track of my Proteins. Any suggestions, will be welcomed. I have tried a few Protein drink and so far I think I am able to tolerate the Premier Protein.

[Teachamy 1,042]

Do you have a nutritionist to help you? They should not be leaving you high and dry at this early stage!

[Skittles00 12]

Hi, I am in my 4th week after surgery, and I don't lack energy or anything.. but I am struggling to keep up with my Proteins. I can barely eat a scramble egg for breakfast. At lunch, I will have some sou or creamed spinach.. dinner time is a Soup or apple sauce... I am struggling to eat and keep track of my Proteins. Any suggestions, will be welcomed. I have tried a few Protein drink and so far I think I am able to tolerate the Premier Protein.

Sancharie1

I am right there with you. I tried over 30 min to eat a scrambled egg and actually got sick.

It worries me being this far out (I was sleeved 3/10) and not knowing what to eat. And not getting my Protein in. I am tired of the same stuff and the Protein shakes.

I welcome suggestions too.

[allaboutme77 8]

I am 4 weeks and 4 days post op. Right now my NUT put me on stage 4. I have a long commute in the morning which starts at 5 am. That is when I drink my unjury Protein drink. I usually drink chocolate and add 2 tbsp of Decaf instant coffee.(20 g Protein + 8 oz fluid).Tastes like a mocha. Then breakfast about 1.5 to 2 hrs later. This is usually light and fit Greek yogurt or cottage cheese. (12 g protein).

Between breakfast and lunch I sip on crystal light or decaf herbal tea.

Then lunch is usually 1/3 c tuna which I dressed up with fat free mayo and brown mustard. If I can I try to eat a few bites of peeled apples or applesauce. Sometimes instead of tuna I eat chili with Beans or cottage cheese with a couple slices of canned peaches or pears. No sugar added. (About 12 g protein) After 30 minutes I start my sipping again. I start off in the morning with a 33.9 oz cup. My

goal is to to finish it by evening.

Mid afternoon about 2 hrs before dinner. I have another Unjury protein shake. (20 g protein + 8 oz fluids)

dinner is about 2 oz of lean meat ...shredded chicken or beef or baked fish. A couple tbsp of pureed veggies or mashed sweet potato. (About 10 g protein). Then I start my 2nd Fluid goal of another 20 oz between dinner and bedtime. (4 hrs time)

So total about 75 g of protein and

69 oz of fluids.

Veteran sleevers... is this good advice? ?

[Patsypatrice 44]

Hi All about me, your food diary sounds good to me. I am five weeks out & afraid to eat as some friends of mine have been throwing up & I will do anything to avoid throwing up. My diet is so boring, I have Dannon Light & Fit Greek yogurt every morning, poached egg for lunch on 1/2 of a toasted whole wheat bagel thin. One day I added thin Deli turkey meat & laughing Cow cheese but I gained weight so I just do the egg & bagel thin. Then I have a Protein Shake for dinner. Last night we went out to dinner with my cousin to Celebrate my birthday. I had meatloaf, mashed potatoes & broccoli which was my first time eating more than just one thing. Of course I took more than half of it home in a to go box but this morning I was up 1.8 pounds so now I am afraid to eat again. I have lost 29 pounds since 2/11 when I started the pre-op diet.