So I'm finally returning back to work tomorrow from my vsg. I'm 6 weeks post op and I'm so lost as to what I can take for lunch and Snacks. I definitely don't wanna eat out and want to meal prep. Any healthy ideas on what I can eat while at work?

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What food stage are you on?

So I'm finally returning back to work tomorrow from my vsg. I'm 6 weeks post op and I'm so lost as to what I can take for lunch and Snacks. I definitely don't wanna eat out and want to meal prep. Any healthy ideas on what I can eat while at work?

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I'm still amazed at how small my lunch is. Sometimes it's 80% of a yogurt cup and then later I have a snack of a mozzarella stick or some hummus. I'm still not allowed to eat raw vegetables which is something I long for.

HW 341 lbs

07/19/16 - 298 lbs

08/09/16 DOS - 286 lbs

CW 264 lbs

Ok this is what I pack for lunch. I make chicken salad and put it in two small containers cause I'm hungry every 2 hours. I take string cheese, babybels and cottage cheese. I take enough to eat every two hours and plenty of Water. I also make fish and pack it up in small containers to eat at least 2-3 times a day for that day. Today I make a chicken enchilada casserole for my family but I made a small one for me without the tortilla. So it was a layer of shredded chicken, a layer of plenty of cheese (Mexican blend), and green enchilada sauce! It was sooo yummy i didn't miss the tortilla. I made enough to pack at least 5 small containers to take for lunch the next two days. Hope this helps

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I'm on the soft food stage. I have tried to be brave and eat actual food but it ends up coming right back up it's such a horrible I seriously don't know what to eat. I do eat mozzarella string cheese, Greek yogurts, my Protein shakes, mandarins. I tried to eat a kids meal subway of tuna and yeah that came right back up, the same happens with boiled eggs, veggie omelette, tilapia, chicken sandwich. I get so discouraged and frustrated, my sleeve doesn't seem to like anything anymore

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Honestly I think you are trying to eat way too much (in terms of volume) and way too many kinds of food.

Stick with simple, high protein meals (NO BREAD) that are 3 ounces or less in size.

Chicken or tuna salad in a little tupperware container with a fork, yogurt (eat half the container at most), cottage cheese, a couple ounces of sliced deli meat, turkey burger (just the meat, no bun, eat half the burger at most), baked or grilled moist fish such as salmon,

Not everyone is ready to eat *all the foods* at six weeks out. I would guess most people aren't, and most people certainly aren't even trying with things like sandwiches! If you don't have one, get a kitchen scale so you can keep your meals very small -- even 3 ounces is probably pushing it, I had a maximum of 1.5 ounces at that time -- simple, and high protein. Good luck!

I'm on mush eggs flaky fish no meat I have the following at work just in case... Lol. Soup, Protein drink, cottage cheese, Jello, tuna, yogurt. I try not to eat too much at work and have my main meal at dinner

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