What foods and quantities do you eat on an average day? How many meals/snacks do you usually have each day? Is it difficult to drink all of the Water you should have each day?

Thanks for sharing! I am in the pre op phase and trying to learn as much as I can before surgery.

Joan

My food intake has changed a lot in 10 months. I went from only being able to eat sugar free popsicles the 1st week to eating 3/4 can of Soup by the 2nd week and slowing progress till 10 months later - where I am eating about a cup of food per meal and can eating any food with no trouble. It really was a long progression and it was surprising to find that the healthy foods, like Beans and squash were the ones my stomach took the longest to get used to. And processed foods were the easiest to eat.

I am close to 5 months out.

For breakfast I eat 1 egg 2 pieces of bacon

For morning snack I eat a protein bar

For lunch I eat 1/2 a lean cusine meal

For pm snack I eat a cheese stick

For dinner I eat very small portions of what I cook for my family. I usually just eat the meat and veggies.

This is around 1000 cal a day.

I started eating 600 cal then moved up to 800 when I stopped losing then just moved up to 1000.

For exercise I walk and do yoga.

Most people's diets will vary depending on their doctor's plans. I'm currently in the soft food phase, which for me is months 2 through 6 after surgery. Here are the rules I have to follow:

--three meals per day of 3 ounces of food or less

--no snacking (other than liquids)

--no grains, no starchy veggies, no soup, no sweets

Here are some typical menus for me:

breakfast: 1/4 c. refried Beans with melted cheese and a slice of bacon, 1/2 large sausage link, or a poached egg; OR 2 oz. Greek yogurt with 1 tablespoon of Peanut Butter stirred in

lunch: (1.5 oz deli meat or tuna salad or chicken salad) plus (1 mini babybel cheese or a slice of cheese) plus (2 prunes or 1 ounce of chick pea & bean salad).

dinner: 2 oz. shrimp plus 1 ounce broccoli salad; or 1.5 oz. hamburger patty with melted cheese and a couple slices of avocado.

snacks: I make all sorts of Protein shakes. A lot of times I add in 1/4 c. frozen berries for some extra Fiber.

I focus on protein first but do try to eat a little bit of something with fiber in it at every meal.

My dr. just wants us to get at least 64 ounces of Fluid per day. Mine is usually 3 16 oz. bottles of Water (one finished before 8 AM when I leave for work, one in the later morning before lunch, and one in the afternoon) plus 2 8 oz. Protein Shakes. One Protein shake is my morning iced coffee when I first wake up (yum!) and then another in the afternoon or early evening. I don't have any trouble hitting my liquids goal during the week. Sometimes on weekends I'm out of my usual routine and get sidetracked.

Edited October 20, 201312 yr by Bufflehead