4 Months Out And Just Not Sure What To Eat Anymore

[shrinkinmama 14]

So, I am realy not sure what to eat these days. For Breakfast i will have a hardboiled or scrambled egg. Then lunch its basically wahtever. I will have a little lettuce with dried berries and chicken and dressing wiht other veggies. snack of baby bell cheese... However, the issue at hand here is that i love chips and i love crackers and theyseem, along with Cookies to go down the easiest. I guess I just dont know what to eat that is easy. I am only cooking for me so what i have done is made a bunch of turkey meat balls. turkey burgers, qinoa burgers and froze them so i can have one at a time for lunch or dinner. I make smoothies in the morning with Protein Powder and then kale, blueberries greek yogart and milk. Does this sound right?

[Sassygirl06 962]

sounds great to me. you can also go online and look up low carb dinners to make.....try doing a new one every day like an adventure. just because you are only cooking for yourself doesnt mean that you cant have fun with it. if you make enough you can always freeze the left overs in single servings for a quick pull out dinner for the times when you dong want to cook.

it really sounds like you are doing a good job though already.

[lsereno 2,525]

Portion your chips or crackers and only eat them after Protein. If you eat your Protein first, there will be less room. If you start with the slider, such as chips and crackers, you will fit a lot more in before you get full.

Your Breakfast should have more protein. One egg is 7 grams. Mix in some lowfat protein and have a glass of fatfree milk or soy milk during the morning.

For easy to eat meals, here are some of my favs:

For veggies, which I have with lunch and dinner:

• Can of V8 if I'm too busy to eat veggies
  
• Handful of raw veggies such as snap peas, baby carrots, cherry tomatoes.
  
• I also buy romaine and clean it by cutting it at the base, rinsing and drying. I put the leaves in a baggie and then use them as needed for salads, sandwiches, and lettuce wraps.
  
• I also like zuchinni, brussel sprouts, brocolli heads, frozen green Beans, and frozen mixed vegtables. It's easy to just cook at little of them and to buy a small amount.
  

For fruit, which I have with breakfast and as a snack:

• I cut up a small watermelon or cantelope
  
• Wash grapes
  
• I buy a little of pretty much whatever is in season - I love fruit. but I couldn't eat anything except melons till I was about 6 months out. At first, fruit was too acidic.
  

For protein:

• Fat free plain greek yogurt made into a shake with a couple of strawbberries, some splenda, a splash of OJ and some Water. Pair with whole wheat toast or oatmeal (couldn't eat oatmeal till about 6 months out)
  
• Lowfat string cheese with lowfat lunchmeat wrapped around it. Special K Crackers.
  
• Sandwich: 1 slice whole wheat bread with lowfat mayo and honey mustard,
  
• Rotissiere chicken: I use it salads, in stir fries, and mixed into canned Soup to up the protein. Sometimes I buy the premade salad bowls and then add chicken.
  
• Ground beef: I portion up a pound putting each portion in a baggie. Then I squish the baggie flat and freeze. It thaws in 30 minutes.
  
• Pork chops: I portion them into one chop per baggie and freeze.
  

I fry stuff in a little fry pan, tossing in some veggies at the end, or I grill it on a little countertop grill and grill veggies with the meat.

I love good food and I was used to cooking small amounts for myself because my husband's tastes have always been different than mine.

Lynda

[CowgirlJane 14,261]

At 4 months post op, I had zero appetite, zero interest in food. I ate greek yogurt, cottage cheese with pineapple, Protein drinks or bars. I also had chicken on a small salad, or a tuna salad or something like that. I could eat chicken breast or beef or whatever, but i just had a very low food drive at that time. My focus was just to be sure I got enough water/fluids and Protein and just didn't worry about the rest.

Like you, crackers were easy and I sometimes had them, but generally just kept them out of the house since they really don't add a lot of nutrition.

Now 8 months out, I eat pretty normal healthy type food, in small quantities, still protein first, and no longer feel like food is too much of a bother type thing.

[loosechange 16]

Try "the World According to Eggface". She has been an amazing resource for ideas to vary your diet. She also has had weight loss surgery and her blog is upbeat, funny, and informative. She has lost over 100lbs and had plastic surgery to get rid of all that loose skin. I find her entertaining and uplifting.

Good luck, ther have been several good ideas in this forum.

[starsleeve 31]

i am with you 100%- am am 4 1/2 months out and really dont know what to eat anymore either. my life originally was just chicken breast and Protein Drinks all day.

unlike some i do have the urge to eat, i dont know why this is because i dont eat a lot but i feel at times that i should not be wanting food as i do.

i eat a lot of fruit which i know have a lot of sugar but it is just so refreshing. i always look at the "the world according to eggface" blog, she does have some cool things on there.

i keep trying to make my diet healthy but also as normal as possible, as i am a mother of 4 children, and really hard to always eat things that are so differn then the family!

i love reading everyones advice totally helps me out also as a fellow 4 month post op sleever!