Hello all. I am thankful to finally be able to eat food but finding it hard to really eat well. I have eaten so much fish and I am just tired of it. What are your go to foods? How many calories are you able to get in during a day? I am eating about 400 to 500 a day right now.

I have been eating a lot of fish as well. I love seafood. I am 4wks out and eating shrimp, chicken, salads, refried beans, thinly sliced lunch meat...

I have been getting around 600-700 calories a day.

I typically have a Protein shake for Breakfast, then have either shredded chicken, tuna, or lunch meat with soft cheese for lunch. We either have chicken, fish, or shrimp for dinner. I try to get in some greek yogurt but it is hard most days. I love the refried beans! My husband adds a little jalapeno juice to thin them out a bit. YUM!

Edited June 3, 201511 yr by AnA92212

How far out are you? I'm 9 months out so eating more than those early months at this point. A typical day for me is:

Breakfast: Protein bar

Morning Snack: string cheese stick

Lunch: leftover meat from previous dinner

Afternoon Snack: Dannon Light & Fit Greek yogurt with 1/2 ounce of Kashi Cereal or granola

Dinner: the meat from whatever meal my husband cooks

Evening Snack: Protein Bar

For dinners my husband is the cook in our house and he has some standard meals he just rotates through. Meatloaf, poultry sausage, Italian sausage, turkey kielbasa, fried shrimp, shrimp in lemon garlic sauce, sesame chicken, Chicken Makhani, pulled pork or chicken in BBQ sauce.....

He makes sides with for himself or serves his meat/sauce over Pasta or rice, but I don't eat any of those. I just have 3-4 oz. of whatever the meat is and save the rest of my share as leftovers for lunch later.

Edited June 3, 201511 yr by JamieLogical

I'm 3 months out. I usually have coffee 1st thing in morning (using cashew milk for creamer) and either a sausage patty (1/2) or Protein shake for breakfast.

cheese stick, hummus, or turkey pepperoni has morning snack.

Usually egg, chicken, or tuna salad for lunch.

Afternoon snack is usually cucumbers, yogurt (I've been weird about yogurt lately), cottage cheese, or maybe 1/4 of banana.

dinner varies. Could be Protein Shake, Soup, meat (lunch meat, beef Jerky, fish tilapia, chicken).

I'm 9 mths out. I am also vegetarian so my meals are different from most people. I eat Beans, quinoa, seitan, FAGE 0% greek yogurt, and eggs for my Protein. I typically have protien shake that I make with greek yogurt, Protein powder and whatever I have on hand for breakfast. That can be fruit, almond butter, leftover coffee that I freeze into ice cubes, spinach or cacao powder to name just a few. I also eat small amounts for fresh veg, particularly dark green veg since they are the most protein rich. Favorites are broccoli, kale, and spinach. My dinners are are often light; low sodium vegetable broth, vegetable soup or a small salad with egg,a bit of shredded cheese and black beans.

I don't eat foods with food dyes or artificial sweeteners since I am allergic to nearly all of them. That means my coffee is usually sweetened with raw honey or sugar. I limit the amount of white, processed carbs and rarely eat breads or crackers.

Overall I am mostly eating what I ate pre-op but in much smaller portions. I keep my protein at 70 +.

I typically eat Breakfast, lunch, snack & dinner. In between I try to focus on drinking plenty of Water.

I am about three months out now and have gone thru different phases of likes and dislikes with foods. Right now I have coffee and a protein shake with a half of bananna in it for breakfast, usually chicken salad, egg salad, ham salad or seafood salad for lunch w/ a tomato and dinner is usually a Greek yogurt with granola and almonds. I find my cut off time for dinner is about 5pm or else I'm no longer hungry, not sure why but whatever. Snacks are usually cheese, nuts or protein bars. Good topic, I like reading about what others are eatting so not to get bored with my choices.

Eleven months out. I have a low calorie English muffin with some sort of cheese on top or peanut butter. Occasionally it's a home made egg mcmuffin with turkey bacon. Lunch is varied, greek yogurt and a small banana,chicken and a small salad,a chicken fajita with beans,but no tortilla. 2 snacks one is usually cottage cheese. Sometimes nuts or cheese and crackers or yogurt or turkey meatballs. Supper is some sort of protein with about1/4 cup/1/2 cup of veg. Occasionally 1/2 cup of potato or rice. I occasionally have sugar free ice pops and sugar free pudding or jello.

Hey BLERdGirl I am just 6 days in right now and im also a vegetarian. Right now its just been changing the chicken broth to vegetable broth and i'm good, and getting vegan gelatin and making some home made fruit flavored gelatin. But i'm a bit concerned about the future, your comment gave me some hope. Do you have any other tips for vegetarians starting this new lifestyle? Seems like its pretty straight forward, but I figured I'd ask. Thank you for any help provided! All the best - Joel.

Edited June 8, 201511 yr by JoelJune2ndsleeve

2 1/2 weeks out and just had first spaghetti with ground beef. pureed it in blender and added a little Protein powder. My doctor said it was fine but not to eat it at party I went to just in case. Was great

Hey BLERdGirl I am just 6 days in right now and im also a vegetarian. Right now its just been changing the chicken broth to vegetable broth and i'm good, and getting vegan gelatin and making some home made fruit flavored gelatin. But i'm a bit concerned about the future, your comment gave me some hope. Do you have any other tips for vegetarians starting this new lifestyle? Seems like its pretty straight forward, but I figured I'd ask. Thank you for any help provided! All the best - Joel.

Read labels. I've been vegetarian a long time and I still read labels. A lot of meat subs are heavily proceeded and carb heavy. Morningstar & Boca are the 2 biggest culprits. I rarely eat either of those brands. I do eat a lot of Greek yogurt (fage 0%) and eggs. I also eat beans, nuts (cashews, pistachios & almonds mostly) and I supplement with unflavored protein powder. I try to combine proteins when possible. I make my own protein drinks with protein powder, yogurt & whatever fruit or nut butter to flavor. I may have black beans with a sunny side up ragged & shredded cheese for a meal. I also eat seitan & tempeh