Hi all,

What are you eating 4 weeks out, how much & how often?

THX!

Breakfast- 2-3 oz (usually 2) of Greek yogurt or cottage cheese, or an egg (I like scrambling an egg with a laughing cow wedge), or cream of wheat.

Lunch- Protein shake

Dinner- 2-3 oz of fish, shrimp, or ground turkey. Last night I had 2oz of crab meat. Yum! (I live in south Louisiana and I literally get to buy seafood off the boat- it's amazing). And I usually put a small bite of veggies on my plate. It's hard to get to the veggies at this point.. Just concentrating on the protein.

Sometimes a snack- usually 2-3 oz Greek yogurt if I haven't had it for Breakfast.

Impressive, I can't even finish an ounce!

At 4 weeks, by doctor advanced me to the Pureed Phase, which consisted of foods which are the consistency of Cottage Cheese and in the amount of 1 1/2 ounces for each meal.

I ate things like Greek Yogurt, Cottage Cheese, Refried Beans.....and of course the wonderful Ricotta Bake!

Impressive, I can't even finish an ounce!

I eat VERY slowly. Lol

So far today:

Breakfast - Protein bar

lunch - 1/2c chicken breast, 2 string cheeses, 3 slices cheddar "snacker cuts"

Snack - Protein Bar

May not eat much, if anything, for dinner tonight...maybe a Greek yogurt?

I take a little while to eat still, but work on getting my protein from food sources rather than liquids now. I usually don't eat Protein Bars...today was a rarity because it's Monday and I wasn't prepared for work

I am exactly 4 weeks today, here's what I had yesterday (the first time I had 3 "meals")

Breakfast- soft scrambled one egg with some cheese and ate about 8-10 small bites over about 45 minutes

Lunch- about 1/4 of Greek yogurt over about 30 minutes

Snack- less than half of an Atkins shake

Dinner- less than an oz of chicken salad and it took me an hour to eat (made with canned chicken, mashed boiled egg and mayo)

I tracked everything and I only got about 15 grams of Protein but I was SO FULL! I'm hoping that since I'm starting to eat more real food that I will get more protein from food and be able to tolerate a full shake a day. I also drank about 45 oz of water/crystal lite.

Right now, I'm enjoying half a slice of shaved turkey lunch meat and half a laughing cow wedge.

So far today:

Breakfast - Protein bar

lunch - 1/2c chicken breast, 2 string cheeses, 3 slices cheddar "snacker cuts"

Snack - protein bar

May not eat much, if anything, for dinner tonight...maybe a Greek yogurt?

I take a little while to eat still, but work on getting my protein from food sources rather than liquids now. I usually don't eat protein bars...today was a rarity because it's Monday and I wasn't prepared for work

Holy Cow, Joia...I'm impressed! I had a shake for breakfast, 1/2 oz of tuna salad & I'm Thanksgiving STUFFED! Momma needs a nap!

Holy Cow, Joia...I'm impressed! I had a shake for breakfast, 1/2 oz of tuna salad & I'm Thanksgiving STUFFED! Momma needs a nap!

Hahah! Don't know why I'm so hungry today! Last night I made two veggie sausage (oxymoron much?) patties and 3 scrambled eggs with a Laughing Cow wedge melted in...I was STARVING and was sure I could sit and eat it all after awhile. Yeah...no. I thought I was going to explode after finishing 1 patty and a few bites of egg.

P.S. Them patties are SMALL.

I'm so JELLY! I get full on my Omega & calcium chews....

Last week my Dr said to aim for cupcake-sized portions. And I'm like, "Did you REALLY just say cupcake in front of me?!" LOL..... I don't think I'm anywhere near cupcake- sized portions, but I'm happy with the amount I can eat. For dinner I usually serve myself 3 oz but eat two. But I still have a mental issue leaving food on my plate- I do it, but it bothers me. I def have Clean-Plate Syndrome!

Last week my Dr said to aim for cupcake-sized portions. And I'm like, "Did you REALLY just say cupcake in front of me?!" LOL..... I don't think I'm anywhere near cupcake- sized portions, but I'm happy with the amount I can eat. For dinner I usually serve myself 3 oz but eat two. But I still have a mental issue leaving food on my plate- I do it, but it bothers me. I def have Clean-Plate Syndrome!

So weird how different all the doctors are- mine said to aim for thumb-sized portions. I am nowhere near a cupcake portion!

So weird how different all the doctors are- mine said to aim for thumb-sized portions. I am nowhere near a cupcake portion!

YEP, that's about what I'm eating!

what's the "ricotta bake?" sounds good!

Ok, y'all are making me feel like a cow. Lol

No, I'm just JELLY!