Hi I am exactly one month out and my doctor has approved me for regular foods, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what to eat each day. I haven't been able to stomach protein shakes so I know I need to make sure I'm getting as much protein as possible from my food. I've also been stalled for over a week now which is discouraging. I was hoping some of you guys could post what you typically eat each day for your meals to give me some ideas. I've never been good at figuring out what to eat so if I had some ideas I thought it might help me. I'd really appreciate any advice! Thank you!

breakfast liquid egg whites(6 T.)a lo fat string cheese sliced into it, 1/4 c.veggies as space allows. 1/2 c cottage cheese of plain greek yogurt(lo fat) mid morning. i poach chicken breast in lo salt broth and shred like pulled pork. make a big batch and freeze in several days worth units. 2 oz. chicken and 1/4 c. veggies for lunch and dinner. 2 oz. chicken and maybe some salsa for snack. my liquids, 8 oz. each skim milk and lo salt V-8. and as much water as you can stand. i'm 3 months post op today and usually drink 80-96 oz. total each day. condiments are my friend, salsa, hot sauce, curry, whole grain mustard, low or no calorie flavorful add ins to keep menu interesting. oh and when i am tired of chicken i do same thing with salmon fillets or canned tuna. VERY rarely do i add a 1/2 scoop of protein to my milk. hope this helps.

Have you tried both the ready-to-drink and the powdered protein? I have a friend who gets sick off of the ready-to-drinks, but she can easily tolerate the powders.

Oh yeah I've tried them all. Pre made, powder, protein waters, you name it.

Thank you David!

at the beginning - tuna with a small amount of yogurt worked well for me (plus lots of protein). I added some herbs like Dill too.

Other go to "real food" for me was rolled up sliced turkey (or any sandwich meat) with string cheese. This went down well too.

Finally - try yogurt with soft fruit like kiwi or melon. If you use Fage it has the highest Protein.

good luck !

Breakfast: 2 scrambled egg whites with seasoning of your choice

Lunch: 2 oz tuna salad; I make mine with eggs for the extra Protein

dinner 2 oz baked tiliapia w/ cajun seasoning, lemon juice etc to your liking

Snack: 1 Protein shake or colby cheese cubes or 1/2c of greek yogurt

I keep it simple and add foods slowly.

Monday I begin week 5 post op. I can tolerate chicken, Soups, a few crackers(they mush up really well when you eat them), but I don't have crackers very often as 5 = 10 carbs. I still drink the Premium Protein shakes, along with EAS Carb Control ones. I hate greek yogurt, but mix fruit in it and eat it once in awhile. Cottg cheese works, and I make pizza with the cauliflower crust, and can eat a small square. I found a protein pudding, but it's expensive, so I only eat that once in awhile. I ordered some Liquid Protein, 15g per ounce. I thought that would help me get the protein quota I need, because I can't eat that much yet. I can't tolerate the chaulky chewable Vitamin, so I got that in a liquid too. I tried tuna fish with boiled egg in it(made tuna salad), it did not sit well. Not sure if it was the egg or the tuna. Hated coffee right off the bat, but I can drink a little now. About half a cup and I get done with it. I seem to be doing ok. I feel pretty good! People say they can see the weight loss, but I look in the mirror and see the same person as before the surgery. I can wear3 different sizes of clothes, which is odd, just depends on the brand I guess. I've lost a total of 50 lbs since I started this adventure 3/31/15, but only 18 since the surgery. I go for my 6 week follow-up on 11/10, and I hope to have lost some more weight by then. I hope he clears me for aerobics and weight training, I'd like to get some more weight off by the end of the year.

i keep hearing about this "cauliflower crust pizza". sounds wonderful and i am off all flours at this point. i am somewhere on the gluten intolerant scale, but not a serious allergy. where can i find a recipe?

here is another trick i use. ALWAYS eat at the same times every day. make and take a meal or snack with you to work or especially running errands. if you have a healthy something sitting next to you in the car (w/ your mini spoon!) you are less likely to make unhealthy choices.

Try stirring protein powder into other foods, if you are struggling with getting enough protein at this point and can't handle shakes. I stir 1/2 scoop of vanilla protein powder into 1/2 packet of low sugar oatmeal for breakfast, and the same with Greek yogurt. I've used unflavored protein powder in soup.

Try stirring protein powder into other foods, if you are struggling with getting enough protein at this point and can't handle shakes. I stir 1/2 scoop of vanilla protein powder into 1/2 packet of low sugar oatmeal for breakfast, and the same with Greek yogurt. I've used unflavored protein powder in soup.

where do you buy unflavored protein powder?

Try stirring Protein powder into other foods, if you are struggling with getting enough protein at this point and can't handle shakes. I stir 1/2 scoop of vanilla Protein Powder into 1/2 packet of low sugar oatmeal for Breakfast, and the same with Greek yogurt. I've used unflavored protein powder in Soup.

where do you buy unflavored protein powder?

I ordered mine from unjury

Try stirring Protein powder into other foods, if you are struggling with getting enough protein at this point and can't handle shakes. I stir 1/2 scoop of vanilla protein powder into 1/2 packet of low sugar oatmeal for breakfast, and the same with Greek yogurt. I've used unflavored protein powder in soup.

where do you buy unflavored protein powder?

I use Isopure unflavored protein from GNC

Edited October 25, 201510 yr by MimiBMe

i keep hearing about this "cauliflower crust pizza". sounds wonderful and i am off all flours at this point. i am somewhere on the gluten intolerant scale, but not a serious allergy. where can i find a recipe?

here is another trick i use. ALWAYS eat at the same times every day. make and take a meal or snack with you to work or especially running errands. if you have a healthy something sitting next to you in the car (w/ your mini spoon!) you are less likely to make unhealthy choices.

You can find the cauliflower crust pizza on YouTube,