What's for dinner today? (cause we already did breakfast and lunch)

[Creekimp13 5,840]

didn't eat it all, but damn, it was good. Ginger peach shrimp, and chicken with musrhooms, peppers and onions. My puppy got most of the croutons.

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[46w4kds 177]

That looks AMAZING!! Wanna go buy some of those kabobs now. Honey, guess what we are having for dinner this weekend?😁

[Creekimp13 5,840]

Sometimes I'll swap out 1/4 cup of cottage cheese for mashed potatoes. Weird trade, but it seems to work.

[Nessy76 134]

Yum, that looks great Creekimp! I had 3 oz of mojito lime marinated chicken with 2 oz riced cauliflower...nothing fancy here.

[Raffi 24]

That looks like a LOT of food for a December sleever. How much of that can you get down?

[Msdooloo 102]

That looks like a LOT of food for a December sleever. How much of that can you get down?

I was thinking the same thing. I would love to be able to eat 1/3 of that. I was sleeved in Oct and I still have a hard time getting food in.

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[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,003]

My dinner: Jamaican jerk puy lentils with a pineapple/tomato/chilli/mint salsa. Maybe 1/2 a cup total, or a little over.

Delicious, 10g Protein, and dessert is a small, 15g protein berry protein shake!

Living the dream, me....

[Creekimp13 5,840]

10 hours ago, Raffi said:

That looks like a LOT of food for a December sleever. How much of that can you get down?

Nope it's not a LOT of food for a December sleever:) I did eat it for both my dinner and my after dinner snack. We eat 6 little 200 calorie meals per day.

It's the perfect amount of food according to my dietitian.

Our protocol is to eat a full balanced diet as soon as possible. We are told to work toward 1000 calories a day 2 weeks after surgery. I achieve that goal at 3 weeks:) Today, I eat 1000-1200 calories a day...and that's where I'll stay for 18 months to reset my metabolism to a hot burning furnace.

I'm losing weight steadily and feeling terrific:) One perk about feeling terrific is that I can walk 8 miles a day...which also helps reset my metabolism to a healthy level:)

No starvation for us....we eat:)

Note that these are my instructions for the pureed stage...about two weeks after surgery: Different groups do things differently. My group is part of a group of clinics using a protocol developed by a major research hospital (University of Michigan) that is being picked up by Cedars Sinia and Bethesda this year. The new idea....to get people eating more calories sooner...results in slower weight loss, but an overall equal weight loss in 18 months. It's also correlated to better outcomes and less regain 5 years down the road. I don't mind losing weight slower, cause I'm in this for the duration. At 18 months, I'll have lost just as much weight, my skin will have more chance to recover...and if research is correct, I'll have better odds of keeping more of my weight off longer. (obviously individuals vary) But yeah...there are some different ideas out there!

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[Msdooloo 102]

More power to you if you can eat that much! I wish I could eat more than 1.5 cups of food a day.

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[Creekimp13 5,840]

I eat about half at dinner, and about half a couple hours after dinner. Works great:)

[abefroman329 704]

Probably toast, since I'm trying to recover from 36 hours of diarrhea.

[Nessy76 134]

13 minutes ago, Creekimp13 said:

I eat about half at dinner, and about half a couple hours after dinner. Works great:)

Hey Creekimp, just curious, how many oz. of meat do you eat at a time? I started at 2 oz and now can usually get 3 oz in at 5 mo. Although 3oz of beef is a little much still compared to chicken/ fish.

[Creekimp13 5,840]

About 2-3 oz in a sitting of most meat. If I do beef, I do it rare and mix it up with other protiens, like this:

[Creekimp13 5,840]

17 minutes ago, abefroman329 said:

Probably toast, since I'm trying to recover from 36 hours of diarrhea.

Sorry you're not feeling well, abefroman. Feel better soon!

[Creekimp13 5,840]

Also...both of these meals are heavy on the meat for me...and are more rare. The diet I follow is more like the mayo Clinic Diet. Lots of whole grains, Beans, legumes. Tons of veggies and fruits. Much less meat. I don't like Keto.

I know most bariatric patients follow keto for rapid weight loss and I did a lot of research to find a group that had different ideas.

We still have a Protein goal of 60-80g per day....but my group works with those of us who like to include more plant based Proteins, fresh produce and whole grains.

We eat a lot of carbs. I say that and people freak out. LOL. But it's true. What we don't eat...are refined carbs. Anything high glycemic is a no-go with the exception of natural fructose in whole fruits.

Exercise is a key part of my plan.

Edited January 30, 2018 by Creekimp13