Food and Nutrition

Hi everyone!!! I'll be 2 wks out tomorrow and am curious about calories. I'm getting the protein and fluids ok, so that's not an issue. I'm sure it's been discussed before and I just haven't found it yet, but about how many calories should I be eating at this point? I'm eating anywhere from 400 to 650 daily. Is this on track?

Hello, I am on day 6 of my 2 week liquid diet, its a very strict diet, to where I can only have liquids... up to 3 meal replacement protein shakes, broth and water, sugar free popsicles. That all. Well I have done sooo well, til today! I had a headache and knew I would feel better by eating... so I ate fried shrimp. I know the purpose of the liquid diet is to shrink the liver, I have a fatty liver already, so I am sure this diet is crucial. Anyone else out there cheat the diet, or am I the only failure?? Anyone else by chance have afaty liver and cheated it? All comments welcomed...

Does anyone know of a Food journal/diary application with time stamp? I would like to keep track of the times I eat. Thanks y'all!

All of my children and grandchildren were home for Christmas this year and that also meant a lot of food. As I prepare to be on the pre-surgery diet, I decided to take a big step. I had one of my daughters-in-law take everything that wasn't WLS diet friendly. My cupboard and fridge are pretty bare, but I feel good about it.

Hey guys just want to ask a Q.. I'm on soft foods for another 2 weeks and I'm doing good with chicken salad and tuna salad..( eggs arent goong so well) I chew it the 30 times and it doesn't hurt.. It's about the only way I can get a real protein in.. But is there anything that I can put the chicken salad on and eat it?? I just want to vary my meal a little but don't know what classifies as a safe soft food.. I am going to call my nutrionaslist wed when they reopen but thought id ask here.. And also just want to add that I'm only able to eat about 5-6 bites of the chicken salad/ tuna salad.. Thanks for your thoughts!

So since today is New Year's Eve I was thinking about having a glass of wine or two. I am about 5 weeks post op from my sleeve surgery, do you think this would be ok?

Will I ever be able to have hot chocolate? I would love something warm in this cold weather! hugs,<br />alma

Please share your daily menu if it is 20 grams of carbs or less. I am looking for ideas. Thanks.

I eat cheese sticks and almonds... I need a good portable snack with protein and little to no carbs... Anyone? Bueller?

I thought i once saw someone post that you could email them and get samples for free. Was wondering if this was really the case and what they send you?

In Las Vegas? He's a year out of surgery and this will be the first time traveling. He has maintained a healthy diet and still doesn't eat much but Id like to find some places in advance that he'd be able to get healthy friendly meals at

Just for those times I don't have a shake with me! Need to keep one in my purse..anyone have any recommendations?

I was 375 on the day of surgery. After two months I am 335 lbs. About how many calories I should aim for every day. I have a sedentary office job with half an hour of medium pace walk and half an hour of light exercise and weights. Please advise. My fitness pall is misleading for me.

Okay so maybe some of you already know this but I just figured this out. I ran out of flavored shake mix and still had unjury unflavored left. So I decided to mix one scoop of unflavored unjury, 16 oz of water and 1 individual packet of sugar free hawaiian punch in the green flavor and it's awesome!! It tastes just like the syntax nectar products except has more flavor. Also, you are getting in 16 oz of water per drink. Instead of having to do a 4 or 8 oz shake then water. So it's a win win!! Also, I think that 16 oz helps to dilute the protein so that it doesn't taste as strong.

Last week I was at the surgeons office (12/13) and I had lost 6 pounds of the 19 they want me to lose. The cardiologist gave me a prescription for Phentermine to help lose the remaining 13. I started taking the pills last Friday. Today I had my nurse education appointment. I've been eating less with the pills, so I was expecting to see a pound or two loss, or at least the same as I was last Thursday. But when they weighed me I was back up to exactly the same amount I started at! No way I gained back 6 pounds in one week. I am so frustrated. And scared that if I can't lose the 19 pounds he won't do the surgery. UGH!!

I just had my upper endoscopy and they found that the gastric body was inflamed or something . Could some one help me out please [ATTACH]2000[/ATTACH] Fred Montana JR

I'm a drinker with my meals when can you drink a little during a meal? I feel like I'm choking the whole time I eat urging for a sip of fluids! Any comments?

I've been stuck @ 97lbs lost for all of December, its a great success, but too close to 100 to have it stall before the new year. A friend reminded me to go back to measuring & using fitness pal to record calories. Wow, an eye opener this wk. Somehow I reverted slowly to higher carb/fat intake than my proteins & my portions were more than I thought. I'm 7 months out & eating 1/2 cup per meal. But I get hungry every 2 hrs & found that I was eating 1/2 c during snack time too. So yesterday I went back to protein 1st, 1/2 cup meals & 2 oz protein snacks. My caloric intake was down by 300 & the scale moved down 1.5 lbs! So if you or I get stuck, we n…

I'm a drinker with my meals when can you drink a little during a meal? I feel like I'm choking the whole time I eat urging for a sip of fluids! Any comments?

Two slices whole wheat bread One egg , half cup skim milk, nutmeg, salt and pepper, dijon mustard Mix bread, beat egg with milk and spices, let soak bread in mixture Cut half red onion, a whole red apple (skin on) and slices of smoked turkey into bread mixture. Add sprinkle of reduced fat shredded cheddar on top. It should be baked in a bread pan coated with spray olive oil. I could only eat two spoons but it was awesome. The original recipe calls for ham, so to each his own.

What do you guys think about them. Not obviously for there protein content but as a quick pick for energy.

I've seen a lot of mentions of chili, does anyone have a recipe or canned suggestion?

I haven't been taking my vitamins everyday I keep forgetting or just feel I'm getting enough from food that I don't need them. I haven't been taking my anti gall meds either I was sleeved on 11/13 and was suppose to take the meds for 6 months but they give me a headache so I haven't been taking them anyone else not taking thier meds and supps?

I'm having a hard time determining when I'm full? The feeling that something is stuck? Does that mean I've over eaten? Of course, throwing up and hiccups.. I get that.. But I'm not catching on easy to when enough is enough???

I have a question, the doc said no alcohol for 1 yr and others say 6 mo and sooner. What does it do to you (besides get you drunk).

Hey guys, I am just a little over two weeks out from surgery, and I find that I can eat anything without consequence. This is pretty disappointing, as I was expecting to at least have some belly pain or even dump from certain foods, but I haven't so far, and I feel like I am pushing it. I am not very headstrong with my diet lately, and its only been 16 days! My significant other was eating a big ol' bag of lays barbecue chips in bed next to me... and I jumped right in and started munching, thinking "just a few and I'll chew them really well" but I ended up eating about 15 handfuls. Not even a stomach ache. I was also bad on Christmas and had a big bowl of cheesy buttery…

i wanted some choclate today so i was going to get skinny cow but they didnt have it so my smart choice was dark chocolate which i hate, so nasty. well low and behold i picked out dove dark chocolate and i must say i like it. i chose dark because it doesnt have as much sugar and cream as milk chocolate. just wanted to share

I was just sleeved on the 19th I am still on Clear liquids I don't drink much yet not even the total of 64 oz But I can consume 1 Jello snack in less then 5 minutes is that normal?? Is that ok?? It doesn't bother me at all. If I did that with beef broth that would kill my chess and give me those pains as if I'm eating to fast Do any of u eat or can eat 1 jello snack that quickly?? Sent from my iPhone using VST

So I know the word carbs is kind of a bad word around here lol but I'm interested to see what people's opinions are on good carbs like sweet potatoes, whole grain bread and starches like quinoa. I'm still early out and have been keeping it very low carb and I'm fine with that. I don't miss carbs for the most part, but down the line it would be nice to add some of these into my diet (with protein of course ring king) thoughts? How do you all feel about the so called 'good carbs'? I feel especially when I'm eventually able to step up my exercise good carbs may be helpful for energy.

I just love Chike, but it is pretty pricey per serving. I see Click is a similar coffee Protein drink and a little less expensive - wondering for those of you who have tried both, is Click of similar taste and quality? Do you like both? Thanks!

I have not had any beef since the surgery and was craving a burger, to my surprise when I was in the grocery store I found the Smart Ones mini cheeseburgers. It wasn't bad at all, I put some Mrs. Dash on it, nuked it for 45 seconds. It's not something that I would have regularly, but something to have when the craving hits. Here is a photo with the nutritional info: Here's the link for a $3.00 coupon: http://www.eatyourbest.com/savings-and-promotions.aspx

I'm still preop bit I'm thinking about all the things that I'm "powerless" to and trying to come up with alternatives because one day, they will be tempting to me again. Sweets, hands down, are something I'm always going to have to stay away from. The thing I'm mostly curious about though, is pizza. We are HARDCORR pizza fans here and we eat frozen ones at least once a week. I can eat 5 pieces of a frozen pizza. Tonight after that I had 3 little Debbie cakes.we would not have them if dh hadn't bought then on his way home and tomorrow is my birthday, so. Anyway. I like pizza because it tastes good but also because I have 6 children and I don't like cooking. SO …

Hi everyone I just had a quick question, im 11 weeks out from surgery and am lucky if i can eat 1/4 of a cup of food at a time im doing amazing with weight loss and everything but with only being able to eat such a small amount its pretty much impossible to get as much protein as my surgeon would like soo my question is how much were all of you able to eat at like 2 or 3 months out, is a quarter of a cup not enough or am i normal and just worrying too much lol

Does anyone one know the science behind starvation mode? I realize our bodies are functioning different now but at what point are we consuming to few calories? Personally I'm 3 months out and generally get about 650cals and 70ish grams protein... if I do the calculations this isn't even half of my basal metabolic rate( the supposed number of cals my body would burn lying in bed all day) I believe I could up my intake a bit I'm just scared to do so I suppose, any advice? Similar concerns?

Bariactric advantage shake is so thick it sucks, that is all

well today my menu goes like this breakfast 3 oz of turkey meatloaf, half of peach snack 1/2 cup of cottege cheese, half of peach lunch 1/2 of a tuna salad sandwhich on toast spouted wheat bread snack 1 chicken egg roll from trader joes (nut approves, just once in awhile) dinner 3 oz of homemade turkey meatballs, 1/4 cup of wheat spagetti, 1/4 cup of spagetti sauce, small salad snack if hungry 11 pieces of trader joes no salt Peanut Butter filled pretzels (running low on snacks) all under 900cals. 81grams of protien, 102 carbs (nut said a low carb diet is 150grams or less)

Hey everyone I need so help I am so thirsty, I am sick of crystal lite N water what other juices or anything I can have is there an iced tea that's good? As well soft foods is what I'm on right now I need suggestions I feel scared to eat .......

I am scheduled for surgery in February. The surgeon requires the protein shake diet for 2 weeks prior. This is supposed to result in at least 15 pounds being lost and a healthier liver for surgery. If I don't lose 15 pounds, surgery is cancelled. I know how weight loss resistant I am. Can I start the shake diet mid-January to give myself a better shot?

I am 7 months out. I was wondering if anybody had any toaster oven ideas that we can eat!! Thanks!!

Hey there! do you all think this is the right place for this post, i want to try to get more people to notice it and post! Maybe a more active forum like the POST-OP forum is better? let me know. for me today eating is very lite! I am having 1 maybe 2 root canals at lunch!! OUCH!!! B- vanilla yogurt w/ fresh blueberries L- Protein shake D- Protein Shake Water - hot tea, and lots of water vites - as soon as i'm finished with my B NEXT.....

We used to make this all the time. Then i looked at the ingredients and tweeked it to boost protein. U need Sugar free jello (strawberry, cherry or other flavor) un-made small box Whipped creme Can of fruit Protein powder(unflavored) Container (medium size)of fat free cottage cheese Pour cottage cheese in bowl Add jello mix package Add 1/2 ish of whipped creme/cool whip Add fruit after straining most of juice I add 2 spoons of protein powder(spoon as in the one that came with the powder) Mix put in fridge for an hr or so The cottage cheese has 19g protein per serving then boosting that with the protein powder. It taste good. I made some with rasberry…

So I'm 10 lbs short of being eligible, I really hate the thought of gaining more weight.

I'm hoping to hear from hose who are maybe a year out, who have an established "normal" diet going on of like to hear anyone's thoughts though. I can't get surgery until February, but I'm trying to come up with a binder of foods for all 3 meals. Foods that are sleeve friendly, healthy and bonus points if they are kid friendly. (I don't mind making healhy food for he kids, I just can't stand wasting said food. I'm slowly weaning them into a healthier way of eating so they aren't blindsided) What are your favorite breakfasts? Lunches? dinner?

how much is enough and how much is too much?

My nut told me I can have all the fruits I want because fruit sugar won't affect you. I am ADDICTED to apples right now. Anyone that is a diabetic, find this to not be a true statement?

Quest Nutrition (The makers of the fantastic quest Protein bars) announced that they are now selling protein filled PB cups. Here's the link: http://www.questproteinbar.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=56&idcategory=11 They do have 20 g of protein, but the fat content is high.

I don't know what else to so afraid to eat something new I'm only eating Chiken ,fish, chicken soups, broccoli, eggs, turkey what else? Have no pain feel fine still can take 64 oz of liquid a day but trying what else?

Yum yum yum! This is a great meal with high Protein. Pinto Beans 1 cup cooked 15 grams protein and 4 oz smoked turkey neck is 23 grams of protein. Sent from my SGH-T989 using RNYTalk

Ast night I ate some apple slices with some peanut butter and 10 minutes later, I was full blown dumping. What gives?!? I have eaten apples before and was fine so I'm guessing it was the PB. The PB was the natural with 1 gram of sugar and no sugar alcohol. I miss my peanut butter