today is day 4 postop and my first day of full liquids..... i didnt have much today, but i dont know how much is too much.... for breakfast, i had a 1/2 a pack (about 1/4 cup) of Cream of Wheat(about 35 cal)....(i could have eaten the whole thing but i didnt know if i was supposed to..... for lunch i had a bowl of cream of chicken soup(100 cal). I just had a protein shake and im still hungry.....so now what do i do.....i was afraid of eating too much at one time..... I would appreciate it if someone could helpppp!!

It sounds like you're on a soft diet and it appears you're not taking in enough calories. You need at least 60 grams of protein and 800-1200 calories a day. Good protein sources are lite ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, mashed meat balls, tuna and chicken salad, flounder, etc. In addition, make sure you drink the protein shakes and get in enough water.

thanks, but how much are you supposed to eat at one time?

How much depends on what you're able to tolerate. I had 4 oz of lite ricotta cheese for breakfast (140 cals) and 4 oz chicken salad for lunch on 2 Wasa crackers (200 cals) and a protein shake (90 cals). For dinner, I am having 6 oz flounder (300 cals) with some soft veggies (100 cals) and 4 oz mashed potatos (100 cals). For dessert later tonight, I'm having a sugar-free pop (130 cals). Does that help?

wow..sounds good..... i still have four days of liquids to go.... cant wait till i can have real food.... thanks for your help!

I was told to aim for a cup per meal, and that's worked pretty well so far. Sometimes I go a little less or very occasionally a little more, but that's my rule of thumb. At first I hadto measure it out, but now I'm pretty good at estimating. I don't think we can get the nutrition we need on tiny tiny amonuts.

Emily

I was told 4oz per meal.....liquids go through much quicker...so if you still feel hunger you could have 2 more I was told....

Hope this helps!

God Bless,

Melody

Banded 3/20/06 -47lbs

thanx Melody....

Welcome to bandland!!

Our doctor gave us a list as to what we can eat. It included everything we could eat at that particular stage. Did your's give you a list??

Best of luck to you and more than anything enjoy the ride. BTW don't be surprised if you are a little down, a rapid decrease in calories can often cause depression.

Your welcome Andrea....how are you doing now?!?! Been out of town for Memorial Day.....

God Bless,

Melody

Banded 3/20/06 -47lbs:)

had my first follow up appt yesterday and the doc said that everything looked good. I lost 5 1/2 pounds since my last visit and we were both pleased with that. I was having trouble wih my port "feeling strange or twisted", but he assured me that the port was right where it was supposed to be.... wheww.... Thanks for asking, Melody. Hope your weekend was nice!!

Andrea--

Your welcome!!! Glad your doing well and you lost!!!!!!!!

Had a great weekend w/ family!

God Bless,

Melody

Banded 3/20/06 -48lbs

Hello everyone,

Do you know if a list of the foods is readliy available on the internet somewhere?

Newly banded in Oz

Barkley.

Barkley, each doc has their own post-op diet, but there is a Food Stages Thread in the Food Forum here on LBT. Click on the Food Forum and it's at the top of the list. It has lots of good suggestions for each of the food stages, depending on where your doc has you. Some of you other folks might benefit from that thread too? Hope it helps.