Hi all,

I had my surgery last Tuesday June 28. My doctor ordered 5 days Clear liquids (made it through that) and then two weeks of full liquids. Right now my meals consist of:

Breakfast: Muscle milk light (15g protein) and I add a scoop of whey (25g protein) the shake is eight ounces

Lunch: Muscle milk light (15g protein) the shake is eight ounces

Dinner: one cup of runny mashed potatoes or some low fat Soup which is (3g protein)

Is this good... I am getting full after my Breakfast and I can go four hours before I feel hungry again but after lunch I still feel hungry....Dinner normally fills me up...even though I want to eat more at dinner...I do not.

Oh and I can't forget that throughout the day I am drinking my 64 oz of Water (thats all I drink)

And one other thing...anyone else experiencing restless leg syndrome?

It looks pretty good, but I'd say that you need to space your protein out through the day. Our bodies can't process more than 20 or 25g of protein at a time. The rest of what you consume gets pee-d out and could be rough on your kidneys. I'd stop putting the whole scoop in the muscle milk. I know when I was on full liquids I was told to do 3 protein shakes a day and supplement in-between with other foods. Good luck!

I've been doing three shakes throughout the day and then soup or lentils at night...if i get bored and want something in between, i have jello or sometimes a light yogurt...

I was banded the same day as you! Your intake seems just fine. I say if you are not feeling satisfied to eat til you are satisfied. It's not good to continue to be hungry. Unless it's more of a mental hunger? I've been asking a lot about my food intake as well. I posted both of my days of food on here because one day I wasn't sure if I had the right amount and yesterday I thought I ate too much but I was so hungry and wasn't getting "full". I just got Protein today so I can start on the shakes and see if that helps. Today for instance I haven't had as much as I have the past two days but today I had 3/4 of a light yogurt for breakfast, about 3/4 of a cup of soup and for dinner so far a Protein shake with about 25 grams of protein. I'm probably going to have some more soup later that is leftover from lunch if I get hungry. I think you are doing fine! It's nice to compare what one can eat compared to yourself isn't it?

Hi all,

I had my surgery last Tuesday June 28. My doctor ordered 5 days clear liquids (made it through that) and then two weeks of full liquids. Right now my meals consist of:

Breakfast: Muscle milk light (15g protein) and I add a scoop of Whey (25g protein) the shake is eight ounces

Lunch: Muscle milk light (15g protein) the shake is eight ounces

Dinner: one cup of runny mashed potatoes or some low fat soup which is (3g protein)

Is this good... I am getting full after my breakfast and I can go four hours before I feel hungry again but after lunch I still feel hungry....Dinner normally fills me up...even though I want to eat more at dinner...I do not.

Oh and I can't forget that throughout the day I am drinking my 64 oz of Water (thats all I drink)

And one other thing...anyone else experiencing restless leg syndrome?

I got restless leg syndrome (or what felt like it ) for a week or so after surgery. Never had it before and it went away right around the 2 week mark.

Hello,

I also had my surgery on the 28th of June. I fear that I am not eating enough at all. I barely can chug down the protein shakes. They make me miserable!!! My doctor however has told me that I can have eggs, mashed potatoes. I do drink all throughout the day but I fear that I am not getting enough protein. I hope you figure things out because I am just about as puzzled as you are!

Hello,

I also had my surgery on the 28th of June. I fear that I am not eating enough at all. I barely can chug down the Protein shakes. They make me miserable!!! My doctor however has told me that I can have eggs, mashed potatoes. I do drink all throughout the day but I fear that I am not getting enough protein. I hope you figure things out because I am just about as puzzled as you are!

Wow...I'm not having trouble getting my protein shakes down at all. I guess everyone is different. Did your Dr. put saline in your band when he put it in?