Hi I had my surgery and now it time for me to go back to Work what do I do about eating can someone give me some tips on what food to take I work at night in a hospital I don't want to eat nothing that will make me to full I have to change everything I have small bowls please help

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Protein shakes can be made ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator. I also bought my yogurt. It doesn't take much to get filled up.

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I work in a hospital at night I have a big lunch box I fill with ice packs and then It will keep a quart of milk cold for 12+ hrs and then maybe pre make all ur small bowls with food so u don't have to worry about it

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You definately need to plan ahead but it is doable. I personally use premier Protein ready made shakes. They have 30 grams of protein, 1 gram of sugar and are 160 calories. They will fit nicely into a lunch box and are a great source of protein when you are starting out.

For me, I lived on Greek yogurt, 1% cottage cheese and Protein Shakes for nearly the first 4 weeks. I still eat those items daily for Breakfast and lunch.

They are great protein and fill you up. I also added fresh fruit to this line up at 4 weeks. Strawberries and watermelon, apples....you name it.

Also I leveraged Protein Bars, 1 oz portions of cheeses and 1 oz. portions of nuts.

Ok thank you so this is what I take to work

The three most important elements after RNY gastric bypass surgery are to meet your daily Protein, Fluid and Vitamin requirements. food is secondary because your body is converting your stored fat into the energy that drives your body. Thus you lose weight.

Weight loss is achieved after surgery through volume control. You begin at 2 ounces (1/4 cup) per meal and gradually over the next year and a half increase the volume to 1 cup per meal. With this minuscule amount of food, it is next to impossible to meet your protein daily requirements by food alone, so therefore you need to rely on supplements such as protein shakes.

So basically, make sure you have worked out how to meet your daily protein, fluid and vitamin requirements. I am not sure how long ago was your surgery, but I suspect it was recent, in which case you are allotted 2 ounces of food per meal. This is really a very small amount of food.

Thanks James Marusek. Good advice