I am 4 weeks post op, and have had NO issues at all with any food.

I can eat a fair amount before feeling restriction. About 1/2 - 3/4 of a cup.

I see posts all the time about people only being able to handle such small amounts of food...it worries me that I am able to handle what seems like so much, and such a short amount of time out...

However I am getting 600-800 calories per day...and lost 20lbs in the first 2 weeks, and nothing since...

Anyhow, I need to start planning my meals better, and would LOVE some ideas.

What are your breakfast/lunch/dinner ideas?

Snacks?

do you use a Protein drink/bar to replace a meal, or as a snack?

If you have time, I would love to see a weekly menu for what you are eating...

Any help is appreciated!

I'm one of those who can't eat much at a time, even now at 9 months out. I eat snack-sized meals several times a day. You'll notice that there's a lot of cheese and veggie protein--my sleeve is horribly picky about meat and poultry. Typical meals (not all in one day!):

1. Iced coffee with 1/4 c. milk and some chocolate syrup (sometimes sugar free, sometimes not) with 1/2 a high-fiber Breakfast cookie--I'm deficient in thiamine and the whole grains were recommended by my doctor.

2. An ounce or two of cheese.

3. A few corn tortilla chips with cheese melted on top and maybe some sour cream--five is my max; three is more typical.

4. A small salad (around a cup of loose lettuce leaves), a little dressing, a TB of cheese sprinkled on top.

5. An ounce of cubed turkey or ham; VERY occasional, as sleevie doesn't always like meat.

6. A cup of soup--I usually don't finish the whole cup; usually split pea, navy bean, or some other beany-type soup.

7. Three or four whole-grain crackers with brie or camembert.

8. A small palmful of almonds or almond/cranberry/cashew mix.

9. 1/2 c. of grapefruit in juice, unsweetened.

10. Three boiled shrimp with cocktail or remoulade sauce; one of my go-to meals for a business lunch--shrimp cocktail!

11. 1/2 c. beans--pinto, baked, white or red, whatever. I always have cooked Beans in the fridge for a fast meal.

In a typical day, I usually eat numbers 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8. The other meals are occasional; I listed them here to give you an idea of amount and type of food.

I confess I eat what I want when I want. Because my sleeve is tiny and picky, I know I'm not really able to eat things that are "bad" for me or too much of anything! I do stay away from fried foods, bread and other baked goods, Pasta, and most sugar (although I don't sweat it if I eat some). At this point, my weight loss is picking back up again after slowing somewhat over the Christmas break (hmm.... wonder if Mom's homemade shortbread had anything to do with that??) and I'm heading to goal--or at least to my "first" goal!!

Definitely keep in mind that everyone is different--I'm super tall, but my sleeve is super small, for instance--and we can tolerate different types and amounts of food. I post my stuff here in case someone else is feeling like I was at first--I really worried that I wasn't getting in enough of anything--I never met my Protein or Water goals and felt like an utter failure because I couldn't tolerate the types or amounts of food that seemed to be most prevalent. But my blood work is great, I'm doing fine, feeling good, losing, healthy, so I'm posting so others can see that it's so very individualized--no worries, y'all. Do what's best for your body!!

Kudos to everyone!

I was sleeved on Jan 3, 2012, and I've not had any problems with eating. I've felt too full a time or two but nothing extreme. I've been able to handle quite a bit of food. Usually 1 - 1 1/2 cups of food at a time. I'm running now which is really good and it actually feels really good. I've got to get over the mental block of this exercise, but once I start, I'm good. I've lost 30 lbs since surgery. It is coming off really slow, but I'm actually okay with that. I want it to come off slowly so I can feel like I'm doing this really well. I usually eat 2 hard boiled eggs for breakfast or a slice of peanut buttered toast, lunch is either 1 cup or so of soup or left overs from dinner, and dinner is usually a smaller portion of whatever I've fixed for the family. If they are having hamburgers or hot dogs, then I have a salad with the meat in it or something else that is better for me. I haven't denied myself any treats, but I also haven't had them very often. For example, my family wanted ice cream and they got it, but I got a small dipping dots cup (2/3 cup of ice cream in little balls). Very satisfying but not nearly the calories. Other Snacks I've had are Chobani yogurt, carrots w/ humus, grape tomato w/humus, deli meat rolled up with a cheese stick, or some fresh fruit.

Hope this helps,

Sandi

http://myselfsufficientlife2012.blogspot.com/p/diet-diary.html you can view what I'm eating on my blog here!