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Could anyone who is about 2 - 3 months out tell me what they eat in a day?

I'm not looking for recipes but volume really so is it something like:

Breakfast: 1 egg

Lunch: Half cup chopped chicken (or other protein)

Dinner: Chicken and vegetable casserole/stir-fry etc

Do you snack in between, it so on what?

It would just be really helful for me to know what eating each day looks like with a fully functioning gastric by-pass/restricted pouch.

As previously posted, I have no restriction and I need to see how it should be.

Thank you if you have time. L x

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Here's a sample:

Breakfast: 1 hardboiled egg and a couple strawberries/or a 1/3 cup oatmeal with Protein drink mixed in (which ends up making it more like 1/2 cup in volume)/or a Protein shake

Snack: 1/3 cup low fat cottage cheese/or rest of Protein Shake from Breakfast

Lunch: 1/3 cup tuna salad with 4-5 whole grain crackers, or leftover from dinner the night before but still only about 1/3 to 1/2 cup

Snack: 2oz low fat cheese/ or 1/4 cup nuts and a little dried fruit like apricots or raisins/or the rest of lunch if I couldn't finish it like when I get takeaway

Dinner: 3oz meat and a little veggies like 1-2Tb worth.

Snack: a glass of low fat milk, or some roasted sunflower/pumpkin seeds if I need something crunchy

This usually puts me between 800-1000 calories, 50-80 carbs, and 70-80 Protein. I eat every couple hours and in between I drink 16-24oz of Water.

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Breakfast - 1 slice of toast dipped in yolk of one egg

lunch - 2 mozzarella string cheese

dinner - 1/2 cup salad

snack - a handful of nuts

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I'm Protein intolerant so it's more difficult for me. I did have some chicken yesterday that stayed down so that's a plus.

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I bought a set of stainless steel measuring cups in Matalan ... The set consisted of 1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/4 cup and 1/3 cup. They are invaluable.

I believe you can buy them in Kirklands.

Good luck

Xx

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Breakfast: 2 oz.low fat string cheese.. Or 2 eggs. 4 oz. Yogurt

Lunch: 3 to 4 oz Protein...1/4 c. Veggies

Dinner: 3 to 4 oz. Protein, 1/4 c veggies...1 to 2 oz carbs, if I have room

Snack: I usually measure 1/2 c. Nuts to eat throughout the day

I also drink 2 Protein shakes as snack

64 to 80 oz Water or crystal light

The only carbs I eat are complex carbs like quinoa, sweet potatoes, etc.

I can't eat more than 1 to 1 1/2 at a time unless it's a slider food like yogurt or Soup., so I still supplement with protein in crystal light or Vitamin Water to make sure I get enough protein.

I get 800 to 900 calories a day, plus another 200 to 300 from protein supplements.

Per my dr and nutritionist, I don't eat sugar at all.

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My surgery date was 4/29/13..almost 8 months..still feel restriction..I don't ever really feel stomach hunger..I hope you figure out your restriction problem..

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  • breakfast - usually Weight control banana bread oatmeal

1st snack- sunflower or pumpkin seeds or string cheese

lunch - deli ham and salami and cheese usually alone or mixed with small diced cucumbers and bibb lettuce

2nd snack- Protein Shake or string cheese

dinner - non chicken based whatever im cooking for hubby

3rd snack- rest of Protein shake

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A typical day for me at 2.5 months post-op:

Breakfast 2oz lox, 1/2 slice of wheat toast, 1tsp reduced fat cream cheese

snack Premier Protein chocolate ready to drink shake 3 Calcium citrate chews

lunch 1/2 c cottage cheese with Kraft Catalina Lite dressing

Snack Camamille tea 3 calcium chews

dinner 2-3 oz of whatever meat I'm serving (tonight was ricotta meatballs), 2 oz of veggies (tonight was homemade marinara sauce)

Snack hot chocolate Protein, Fiber gummies and Iron chew

Molly

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A typical day for me at 2.5 months post-op: Breakfast 2oz lox, 1/2 slice of wheat toast, 1tsp reduced fat cream cheese snack Premier Protein chocolate ready to drink shake 3 calcium citrate chews lunch 1/2 c cottage cheese with Kraft Catalina Lite dressing Snack Camamille tea 3 calcium chews dinner 2-3 oz of whatever meat I'm serving (tonight was ricotta meatballs), 2 oz of veggies (tonight was homemade marinara sauce) Snack hot chocolate Protein, Fiber gummies and Iron chew Molly

Philadelphia now makes 2x the protein cream cheese. It is great!

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