Liquid diets and more????

[postalinVT 0]

Dear friends, I am new to this, and to nutrition. I am a 60 year old man who has NEVER cooked. I am having a terrible time putting together a liquid diet and blenderzed diet that will meet the criteria.

Does anyone know where I can get these things, or can someone post this for me and other dummies?

If I don't have it soon, I will lose my surgery date and this last attempt at health will fall apart.

Thanks all and good luck!:tongue2:

[bashful1269 5]

Have you met with the nutritionist? For my liquid diet phase I was instructed to find a Protein supplement that I liked and have two servings per day. Then as much broth, sugar free Jello and sugar free popsicles as I wanted. So you don't have to cook at all really.

I also used medifast (Take Shape For Life - The Breakthrough Approach to Fast Weight Loss and Long-Term Health) as part of my preop and thinking about using it for post op to help me reach my goal.

As far as post op, my doc has me on semi soft basically Sugarfree pudding, sugarfree yogart and blended Soups as long as they are not cream based and thinned oatmeal. I've been using instant oatmeal made with Water and then adding vanilla Protein powder and cinnamon it's good! No real cooking there either.

When you get past the mushie stage will be harder. Make sure you concentrate on healthy choices and get your Protein in first and from high quality sources look toward baked or grilled lean poultry or fish.

Also look in the nutrition section for lots of easy recipes.

Good luck, feel free to message me if you need a friend.

Stacy

[postalinVT 0]

Thanks so much for your reply Bashful! I have met with the nutritionist but here they seem to think if you're not able to do it alone you're not motivated enough.

I have a meeting tomorrow when I was supposed to have had my 3 day liquid diet done and my menus set up for the post op blenderized. I haven't done either. I'm totally at a loss as where to begin. I will ask tomorrow if they won't just give me a diet to follow. I can follow directions just fine and will do what I'm told. I just don't know what to do in the kitchen. Pretty sad I know, but that's how it is. I've been divorced and living out of the microwave for 20 years, thus the 100 extra lbs. I've packed on.

Maybe there's just no hope for me?

Thanks again,

Bill

[bashful1269 5]

Of course there's hope for you! You can do this and you don't even need to know your way around the kitchen.

This is what the nutritionist told me

Pre op

Breakfast

4oz Protein shake

1/2 c juice (no sugar added)

16 oz Water

broth or sugar free popsicle or Jello if hungry between Breakfast and lunch

lunch

4oz Protein Shake

1/2 C skim milk

broth or sugar free popsicle or Jello if hungry

dinner

4oz Protein Shake

1/2 C gatorade or sf juice

16 oz Water

broth or sugar free popsicle or jello if hungry

snack

4 oz Protein shake

1/2 C skim milk

16 oz water

Having the Protein shakes every four hours or so will help keep you from being hungry.

Post op

The day of was clear liquid.< /p>

Water, broth, sugar free jello, sf popsicles

For two weeks after:

Thined or blended Soups with no solid pieces, skim milk, vegetable or tomatoe juice, no sugar added low fat yogart, low fat sugar free pudding, Cereal with milk let it get soggy, or thinned cooked oatmeal or cream of wheat or grits...4 oz of any of the above at a time three times a day only!! As a snack in between meals 4 oz of your protein shake.

sample menu

Brkfast 4 oz No sugar low fat yogart

snack 4 oz protein shake

Lunch 2 oz blended Soup and 2 oz sugar free pudding

snack 4 oz protein shake

dinner 4 oz Cereal with milk (let it get soggy)

Hope this helps and YES YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!!

I would advice having a serious discussion with your health team and make sure they are going to be there for you throughout this whole process. It's not something you can have done, take your money and then they forget about you.

[gitrdone 0]

Bill, STOP there's always hope :-). Find a Protein powder you like [probably the largest challenge], find a Protein shake [pre-made] you can stand. I like EAS Advantage, I take an Advantage shake put a scoop of Protein Powder in it and mix, 39gm protein in one easy step :-).

For the mushies, get a blender and your trusty micro lol. Micro a bit of fish, blend that with a bit of riccota cheese, a tablespoonful of jarred sauce...BOOM good filling meal. There's tons you can do with just a micro to eat healthy and well with the band, you've just got to exercise your mind.

If your surgeons nutritionist isn't very helpful...go to a different nutritionist. There's no reason in the world to not be given the support you need to be successful. If no where else this forum has TONS of helpful information. You will be successful if you WANT it, and learn to work with the band. Much good luck to you on your journey! :tongue2:

[postalinVT 0]

WOW, you guys are great! This is just the kind of help I need. Keep it coming!

No matter how this turns out for me< good luck to both of you and may GOD bless you.

Thanks,

Bill