Hi All I had my gastric sleeve surgery 20 months ago. Please can someone give me what a typical eating plan is like for them if they are trying to lose weight and are between 1000 and 1200 calories a day.Thanks. Need to lose 6kgs more.

Hi All

Please can someone tell me what to eat for meals and snacks including portion size etc on a calorie diet of between 1000-1200 calories in order to lose weight. I had my sleeve done 20 months ago and need to lose 6kgs which are sticking no matter what diet I try. Thanks

2 hours ago, Samleeh said:

Hi All

Please can someone tell me what to eat for meals and Snacks including portion size etc on a calorie diet of between 1000-1200 calories in order to lose weight. I had my sleeve done 20 months ago and need to lose 6kgs which are sticking no matter what diet I try. Thanks

I am having the hardest time getting my 800-1000 and I was sleeved six months ago! My nutritionist gave me a list and a sample plan. If I can find it I’ll send you a copy.

I'll admit for starters that I haven't been tracking my food lately, so I don't know for sure what calorie counts I've been hitting. On the other hand . . . losing still. Breakfast is usually either high-protein cereal with fruit (blueberries, a banana) or an egg with some bacon or sausage. Lunch is often either a protein shake or some cottage cheese with pineapple. Dinner is protein and veggies; because I'm staying with a friend, I'm very often given potatoes or rice or noodles of some kind. When I'm cooking, I try to avoid these things or I use high-protein noodles (made with lentils--surprisingly good). This may sound boring, but the dinner can be soup or a stir-fry, for example. A good snack for me is an ounce or so of cashews.

I drink water, often with some Crystal Light or other flavoring added, and coffee, in direct defiance of the rules I was given by my doctor. I could not give up coffee for long!

I hope this gives you some useful ideas. The cottage cheese, for example, is something I really like, not just for itself, but because it's so easy and has good protein. Sometimes I have yogurt instead.

Good luck!

16 hours ago, SouthernGirl76 said:

I am having the hardest time getting my 800-1000 and I was sleeved six months ago! My nutritionist gave me a list and a sample plan. If I can find it I’ll send you a copy.

Thank you very much, please send if you can.

15 hours ago, XYZXYZXYZ1955 said:

I'll admit for starters that I haven't been tracking my food lately, so I don't know for sure what calorie counts I've been hitting. On the other hand . . . losing still. Breakfast is usually either high-protein Cereal with fruit (blueberries, a banana) or an egg with some bacon or sausage. lunch is often either a Protein Shake or some cottage cheese with pineapple. dinner is Protein and veggies; because I'm staying with a friend, I'm very often given potatoes or rice or noodles of some kind. When I'm cooking, I try to avoid these things or I use high-protein noodles (made with lentils--surprisingly good). This may sound boring, but the dinner can be Soup or a stir-fry, for example. A good snack for me is an ounce or so of cashews.

I drink Water, often with some Crystal Light or other flavoring added, and coffee, in direct defiance of the rules I was given by my doctor. I could not give up coffee for long!

I hope this gives you some useful ideas. The cottage cheese, for example, is something I really like, not just for itself, but because it's so easy and has good protein. Sometimes I have yogurt instead.

Good luck!

Thank you for your reply. Please advise on your portion sizes for your meals and veg etc.Thanks

Because my surgery was relatively recent, I still feel quite a bit of restriction. I don't measure things exactly, but, for example, I know that for breakfast one egg is plenty, no matter how I'm fixing it. Yesterday I had a hard-boiled egg and some light mayo for egg salad.

I'm fairly sure my meat portions are no more than three or four ounces. Last night I had two tacos, with shells, meat, cheese, veggies, and sour cream. I was very full after eating them.

If you are getting sufficient protein, you don't have to worry too much about how many vegetables you are eating, as long as they aren't covered in a high-calorie sauce or butter.

I'll admit that I'm staying with a friend and I'm surrounded by things I shouldn't eat--breads, snacks, sweets . . . sometimes I'll have a little to quash the craving, but once I'm living on my own again (February, I hope), most of this stuff won't get into my apartment at all.

I know I'm a little late to the game, but if I can jump in...

TRACK. Either get myfitnesspal or use a little book and do the calories later. Honestly, it's easier to use paper when you're in the "1 bite" & "2 spoonfuls" stage.

Write a meal plan for yourself. "Cereal & fruit" is quite a different nutrient load than "egg, sausage or bacon" which is even more different than "cottage cheese & pineapple". 2 of those 3 meals are loaded with carbs/sugar. It's ok to have cereal & fruit one day if you're protein heavy the rest of the day.

Also, take into account how far along you are. OP, at 20 months PO, you should be above 1000 calories, I'd think. Every time I asked my drs how many calories to have they'd say "focus on protein, then veg, don't stuff" and track if I wanted, to see how many calories I was full on. I was around 900 forever, but couldn't hit 1500 until 3 years.