Post-Op diet examples

[angelpantz 0]

Anyone have some examples of Post-Op daily food intake examples? Trying to get an idea of what is "ok"

[quakergirl 2]

I'm surprised that nobody answered your question yet, so I'll try to. Technically, anything is "Ok" within reason, depending on the diet your doctor or dietician wants you to follow. A lot of people try to avoid carbs, but so far I haven't because I am a semi-vegetarian who doesn't like meat very much. I get a lot of my Protein from meat imitations like Gardenburger and Morningstar Farms.

I am at 2 ccs fill and still have not found anything that I am physically unable to eat. There are just some foods that require very careful chewing. For example, I need to chew bread carefully or else it seems to expand in my stomach and hurt.

Basically, I'd say that I eat most of the same stuff I used to eat, but now the quantity is cut in half (that's subject to change if I get another fill, but so far so good). For example, where before I could easily eat an entire bagel, now just half of a bagel is enough to make me feel stuffed. Or I used to be able to eat a big bowl of Cereal, but now I'd estimate I can eat about 1.5 cups of foods such as cereal.

Of course, I avoid all liquid calories and don't eat very high-calorie foods such as chocolate candies or milkshakes. That's probabyl the most radical change to my diet...before I thought nothing of snacking on chocolate candies, but now I realize chocolate has way too many cals in such little servings.

[angelpantz 0]

Thank you! That helps!

[Rab607 4]

Hi,

I have been trying to limit carbs...i.e bread, rice, potato, Pasta, flour and I consume little to no sugar....i do consume all kinds of veggies, Beans etc....fruits in limited quantity as well. This is what I ate today....

Wake up...on the way to work....EAS strawberry Cream Protein drink (replaces the coffee I use to drink)

Breakfast......2 egg omelet w/cheese & mushroom

lunch.......3 oz tenderloin, small bowl of salad (didnt finish whole meal)...dinner....ceaser salad w/ chicken....small slice of melon

Snack....sugar free popsicle or another EAS drink

I always have hard boiled eggs on hand to eat or to make egg salad with, as well as tuna. Often I will eat tuna a few cracker for lunch. On Sundays I like to cook a whole chicken (the biggest one I can find)....have a leg and some veggies for dinner and make chicken salad out of the rest for lunches during the week.

I do miss pizza....I havent had any since a month or so before surgery....but I have a hard time with bread so I have been afraid to try it.

I am able to eat more than the "1/2 cup rule" I hear so much about.....I have had one fill 1.7cc but I am eating far less than pre-band and making better choices and the weight is still coming off. I dont miss the bloated, unable to move, have to unbutton my pants feeling I use to have when leaving the dinner table. I stop when I am satisfied (physically....if it were up to my head, I would be at the table all night) I imagine I will need another fill sometime soon....but as long as the weight keeps coming off, I am happy.

Hope this helps, good luck to you.

Joann

07/18/03

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