Hi all, really need some ideas on what to eat.

Please can you share what your meal plan is on an average day?
Breakfast
Snack #1
lunch
Snack #2
dinner

Also how many days/months post op are you?

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE really need help as I am struggling..

What phase are you wanting info about? Clear liquids, puree, or soft foods?


Height: 5'0"
Weight for WLS consultation: 216 lbs.
Surgery date: 2/13/17
Goal: -71 lbs for healthy BMI (about 145 lbs).
Current weight: 180.8
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Hi Chrissy, I am just over 6 weeks since surgery.

My daily menu options has been selections like this (4 oz intake total)

Breakfast options -
~6 tbs egg beaters
~2 hard boiled eggs (no yolks)
~Dannon light & Fit Greek yogurt (toasted coconut or cheesecake flavor)
~isopure chocolate shake made with 4 oz FairLife milk.

Snack 1 & 2 continue to be the premier protein shakes.

Lunch 4 oz total:
~2 oz grilled chicken & no fat cottage cheese
~chicken or tuna salad w/ light mayo or low fat ranch
~1 cheesehead light mozzarella stick, split in two then rolled up in 2 lean Turkey deli meat w/ low fat cottage cheese or 3 Parmesan chips
~1 Butterball turkey burger
~ chicken crust pizza w/ low fat mozzarella cheese (I add a few crumbles of feta or blue for a little more flavor), low fat ranch dressing as the sauce.

Dinner:
~c.worthy brand salmon filets ( these are delicious and already seasoned)
~grilled tuna
~baked halibut, tilapia or trout
~grilled shrimp

I continue to look look for new healthy options, and would love to hear other ideas as well. Good luck!

I will be 6 months post-op on Tuesday. I eat 7 times per day, about 2 hours apart. And I eat the same thing every day.

Meal #1: 1 scrambled egg with 1/2 piece of American cheese and 2 oz of chicken or pork loin (scrambled in the egg)

Meal #2: 4 oz cottage cheese with 1 T sugar-free strawberry preserves

Meal #3: 2 oz salmon or chicken, 1 string cheese, 10 ParmCrisps

Meal #4: 3 oz chicken, 1 oz green Beans, 5 ParmCrisps

Meal #5: 2 oz hamburger steak (90% lean), 1 oz green beans, 5 ParmCrisps

Meal #6: 3 oz salmon, 1 oz green beans, 5 ParmCrisps

Meal #7: 4 oz cottage cheese with 1 T sugar-free strawberry preserves

I drink 32 oz of Water after Meal #1 and Meal #2, 16 os of water after Meal #3, Meal #6, and Meal #7. I always allow 30 minutes after eating before I drink and at least 30 minutes after drinking before I eat again. (It is almost never time to eat again 30 minutes after finishing the water, so that is never an issue.)

This comes out to 1000-1100 calories, 20 carbs, and 110-130 grams of Protein depending on the day. The only time I ever have to have Protein shakes is if I am traveling for work. And even then, I usually only have to have 1 since I can't drag food around with me everywhere I go.

Good luck!

Thanks for all the input! I will follow what you guys are doing once I'm in 6 weeks. I am just in week 2 at the moment.

Today my focus is to get in 60 grams of protein and very very low sugars.

Breakfast: Protein shake 150 calories, 22 g protein and 7 g carbs (2.5g of which are sugar)
Lunch: Ricotta Bake pureed 200 cals (9g carbs, 15g protein)
Dinner: Protein Shake 150 calories, 22 g protein and 7 g carbs (2.5g of which are sugar)

Fingers crossed this is good for me!

I was sleeved 2 days after you. I've been having:

Breakfast: 6oz shake (18gm protein)

Snack: 6oz shake (18 gm protein)

Lunch: 8oz cream soup of some sort

Snack: 5oz total greek yogurt thinned with almond milk (8-11 gm protein)

Dinner: 8oz cream soup

Snack: 6oz shake (18 gm protein)

And sipping 48 oz of water throughout the day. Sometimes I splurge and have a popsicle or a little bit of kefir.

5 minutes ago, 1poundatatime said:

I was sleeved 2 days after you. I've been having:

Breakfast: 6oz shake (18gm protein)

Snack: 6oz shake (18 gm protein)

Lunch: 8oz cream Soup of some sort

Snack: 5oz total greek yogurt thinned with almond milk (8-11 gm protein)

Dinner: 8oz cream soup

Snack: 6oz shake (18 gm protein)

And sipping 48 oz of Water throughout the day. Sometimes I splurge and have a popsicle or a little bit of kefir.

Hi thanks for the reply, what sort of protein shake are you drinking?

4 minutes ago, chrissyliezl said:

Hi thanks for the reply, what sort of Protein shake are you drinking?

I use Kaizen Naturals protein powder from Costco. 1 scoop is 36 gm protein and I mix that with 12 oz almond milk. I can't drink the whole thing at once yet, so I split them in half.

My carbs tend to be a bit high around 50-60g... A lot is from the soups. Looking forward to moving on to purees when there are more protein dense options for meals like eggs, tuna, cottage cheese, etc.

Edited March 26, 20179 yr by 1poundatatime

Everyone is different. The best way for you to do is ASK your surgeon or dietician for a hard copy of meal menu or meal plan.