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Hey guys! I am three weeks post op! Yay!! I have a pretty busy schedule with school and being a single mom so my question is

What does your eating schedule look like? What time do you eat (Time between meals) and what are some helpful on the go lunch and Snacks?

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Hey guys! I am three weeks post op! Yay!! I have a pretty busy schedule with school and being a single mom so my question is

What does your eating schedule look like? What time do you eat (Time between meals) and what are some helpful on the go lunch and Snacks?

Good question, i would like to know as well....

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I am almost 4 weeks out and my doc has us eat soft foods 5-6 times per day with the meals about 2 hours apart. It has been difficult to get in all the fluids and Protein shakes, but this is what my normal day looks like:

7-8 am 10 oz Water

8-9 am 10 oz Protein shake

9 am meal

9:45ish to 11 10 oz Water

11 am meal

11:45ish to 1 10 oz Protein Shake

1 pm meal

1:45ish to 3 10 oz water

3 pm meal

3:35ish to 5 10 oz Protein shake

5 pm meal

5:45ish to 7 10 oz protein shake

7 pm meal (usually sugar free pudding)

I sip some water until it is time for bed

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I am almost 4 weeks out and my doc has us eat soft foods 5-6 times per day with the meals about 2 hours apart. It has been difficult to get in all the fluids and Protein shakes' date=' but this is what my normal day looks like:

7-8 am 10 oz Water

8-9 am 10 oz Protein shake

9 am meal

9:45ish to 11 10 oz Water

11 am meal

11:45ish to 1 10 oz Protein Shake

1 pm meal

1:45ish to 3 10 oz water

3 pm meal

3:35ish to 5 10 oz protein shake

5 pm meal

5:45ish to 7 10 oz protein shake

7 pm meal (usually sugar free pudding)

I sip some water until it is time for bed[/quote']

So, your supplementing your meal with a protein shake? What type of soft food r u eating?

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I am almost 4 weeks out and my doc has us eat soft foods 5-6 times per day with the meals about 2 hours apart. It has been difficult to get in all the fluids and Protein shakes, but this is what my normal day looks like:

7-8 am 10 oz Water

8-9 am 10 oz Protein shake

9 am meal

9:45ish to 11 10 oz Water

11 am meal

11:45ish to 1 10 oz Protein Shake

1 pm meal

1:45ish to 3 10 oz water

3 pm meal

3:35ish to 5 10 oz protein shake

5 pm meal

5:45ish to 7 10 oz protein shake

7 pm meal (usually sugar free pudding)

I sip some water until it is time for bed

What’s your Vitamins look like? which ones and when?

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I am almost 4 weeks out and my doc has us eat soft foods 5-6 times per day with the meals about 2 hours apart. It has been difficult to get in all the fluids and Protein shakes' date=' but this is what my normal day looks like:

7-8 am 10 oz Water

8-9 am 10 oz Protein shake

9 am meal

9:45ish to 11 10 oz Water

11 am meal

11:45ish to 1 10 oz Protein Shake

1 pm meal

1:45ish to 3 10 oz water

3 pm meal

3:35ish to 5 10 oz protein shake

5 pm meal

5:45ish to 7 10 oz protein shake

7 pm meal (usually sugar free pudding)

I sip some water until it is time for bed[/quote']

How many cals are you consuming??

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Here is a schedule I made for myself to keep everything straight. I have surgery on Thursday, so I will see how it works for me. Hope it helps!

vitamin schedule.xlsx

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Vitamins I am currently taking:

  • 1 chewable Bariatric Multi-Vitamin. I only need one per day and I take it in the morning.
  • 2 1000IU Vitamin D. I try to take these in the morning, but lately they have been feeling a little stuck so I might switch to doing these in the middle of the day.
  • sublingual B12. I take one per day and I take it in the morning.

At week 6, I will be starting a liquid fish oil supplement and Calcium.

My doctor requires that his patients supplement the food with Protein shakes, until we are able to get 65 grams of Protein per day from food. He said that can take several months to get away from them completely.

I consume anywhere from 400 to 700 calories per day. This happens to be the "normal" range my nutritionist suggested, but also reiterated that we shouldn't be tracking calories. My doc only cares about Fluid ounces and protein right now. To me, if I don't have the calorie count, I just don't feel "right" about it.

I am eating a lot of different things in this stage, but this is my current list of soft foods I have on hand at my house.

  • refried Beans (not as much as the last stage of the diet)
  • low fat cottage cheese (not as much as the last stage of the diet)
  • 0% Greek yogurt (not as much as the last stage of the diet)
  • sugar free pudding (not as much as the last stage of the diet)
  • imitation crab meat
  • Johnsonville deli bites
  • Spicy black bean burgers (the spice isn't actually spicy at all - the nut suggested this flavor)
  • avocado and guacamole (I use this as a little topping to the black bean burger)
  • IKEA Swedish meatballs
  • ground seasoned tofu-like stuff (I got this at Walmart in the produce section. It's weird, but it is high in protein and tastes okay when you mix a little shredded cheese)
  • shredded cheese (not very much though)
  • fresh mozzarella pearlines (tiny, tiny little balls of fresh mozz)
  • homemade chili with Beans and ground beef
  • very thinly sliced chicken breast deli meat (I've tried a couple different flavors and the key is having the deli person cut it as thin as possible)

I also add Protein powder, Just Great Stuff powdered Peanut Butter (like PB2), and Just Great Stuff powdered chocolate Peanut Butter to things like yogurt and pudding.< /p>

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