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5 hours ago, rene50 said:

I'm 11 days post-op and I just looked at my nutrition numbers on My Fitness Pal for the last 7 days. I've averaged 453 calories daily and 61 grams of Protein daily. Does this seem about right? I thought my Protein average would be higher, but I fell short one day with only 40 grams, so that brought the average down. How many calories/grams of protein are you eating/drinking?

Don't worry about calories. Just get your protein in. My doctor recommended 60 grams protein daily. So looks like you are doing well. I am 3 weeks post-OP and averaging about 600 calories and 60-80 grams protein daily. I did my weekly weigh in and I am down 23 lbs from my surgery weight.

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I am so happy I hitting my goals without Protein shakes!!!!! I am so happy I am done with them! I didn’t enjoy any of them and they where a lot of calories to be drinking!!!

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16 minutes ago, Uomograsso said:

Don't worry about calories. Just get your Protein in. My doctor recommended 60 grams protein daily. So looks like you are doing well. I am 3 weeks post-OP and averaging about 600 calories and 60-80 grams protein daily. I did my weekly weigh in and I am down 23 lbs from my surgery weight.

Thank you. Wow, 23 pounds since Jan.16th is awesome!

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Thought I’d share dinner.
White chicken chili Topped with a dab of yogurt and a couple pieces of avacado

Love my mini dish wear! They r great!!! I probably will only finish a third of this and then save it. The container holds 3 oz!

What is everyone else enjoying tonight?

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Thought I’d share dinner.
White chicken chili Topped with a dab of yogurt and a couple pieces of avacado

Love my mini dish wear! They r great!!! I probably will only finish a third of this and then save it. The container holds 3 oz!

What is everyone else enjoying tonight?

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That looks great! Can't wait to eat more consistency.

I tried avocado for lunch and it was awesome! Had egg drop Soup tonight. Trying to warm my stomach up to eggs before actually trying them!

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My dietician didn't give me any macro or calorie specifications. Instead, I was given diet for diabetics. Daily intake is 2 servings of milk product, 2 servings of fruit, 5 servings of fat, unlimited nonstarchy vegetables, 3 servings grains/beans/starchy vegetables and 7 servings of Protein.

Have a list of what makes a serving size.

Example, one fat serving
is small avocado, 1 Tbsp nuts or seeds ot 1 Tbsp Salad Dressing.< br>
One grain/beans category serving is 2 slices of whole wheat bread, medium baked potato, 1 cup rice or pasta

Milk serving is 1 cup nonfat plain yogurt or skim or low fat milk.

One serving of protein is 1 egg, 3 oz lean chicken or fish, hard cheese

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43 minutes ago, BadWolfGirl said:

That looks great! Can't wait to eat more consistency.

I tried avocado for lunch and it was awesome! Had egg drop Soup tonight. Trying to warm my stomach up to eggs before actually trying them!

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That looks yummy! I'm drinking Tomato Soup with Protein Powder thinned with skim milk. It is really good Tomato Soup with roasted red peppers from Trader Joe's.

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34 minutes ago, over65 said:

My dietician didn't give me any macro or calorie specifications. Instead, I was given diet for diabetics. Daily intake is 2 servings of milk product, 2 servings of fruit, 5 servings of fat, unlimited nonstarchy vegetables, 3 servings grains/beans/starchy vegetables and 7 servings of Protein.

Have a list of what makes a serving size.

Example, one fat serving
is small avocado, 1 Tbsp nuts or seeds ot 1 Tbsp Salad Dressing.< br>
One grain/beans category serving is 2 slices of whole wheat bread, medium baked potato, 1 cup rice or pasta

Milk serving is 1 cup nonfat plain yogurt or skim or low fat milk.

One serving of Protein is 1 egg, 3 oz lean chicken or fish, hard cheese

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That sounds very similar to my pre-op recommendations. We are still posting in a pre-op thread because that's where we started, but all the January folks are now post-op, so we're moving through the different stages. Hope all goes well with your surgery!

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On 02/07/2020 at 16:51, BadWolfGirl said:


That looks great! Can't wait to eat more consistency.

I tried avocado for lunch and it was awesome! Had egg drop Soup tonight. Trying to warm my stomach up to eggs before actually trying them!

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I can’t do full eggs only egg whites. The full egg makes me not feel too good. But when I ate chicken it didn’t effect me at all. I really enjoy chicken and fish and shrimp

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I can’t do full eggs only egg whites. The full egg makes me not feel too good. But when I ate chicken it didn’t effect me at all. I really enjoy chicken and fish and shrimp
How did you cook the chicken? I heard it's like the hardest thing to keep down?

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On 02/07/2020 at 16:51, BadWolfGirl said:


That looks great! Can't wait to eat more consistency.

I tried avocado for lunch and it was awesome! Had egg drop Soup tonight. Trying to warm my stomach up to eggs before actually trying them!

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Avocado was my saving grace during soft foods I did boiled egg with avocado center. I did avocado egg salad. Avocado with just salt on it so many times. I also baked avocados with an egg white in the pit yummy!!!!

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1 minute ago, BadWolfGirl said:

How did you cook the chicken? I heard it's like the hardest thing to keep down?

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My dietitian recommended canned chicken on the soft food phase as it is cooked in the can which makes it easier to handle. I have until next Thursday before I can start soft foods, so I can't tell you if my dietitian was right or not. But, the do a lot of WLS so I am confident in their advice.

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5 minutes ago, sarahSingh91 said:

Avocado was my saving grace during soft foods I did boiled egg with avocado center. I did avocado egg salad. Avocado with just salt on it so many times. I also baked avocados with an egg white in the pit yummy!!!!

I mixed avocado with refried Beans and that was very tasty.

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On 02/07/2020 at 17:56, BadWolfGirl said:


How did you cook the chicken? I heard it's like the hardest thing to keep down?

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So I bake my chicken. Also I use chicken thighs not breast so they have more moisture. I do boneless skinless. I marinate them and then bake them. The chicken chili was done in a crock pot I place the chicken in frozen. One breast has 3 grams fat and one thigh has 5 grams. So not a big difference.

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My dietitian recommended canned chicken on the soft food phase as it is cooked in the can which makes it easier to handle. I have until next Thursday before I can start soft foods, so I can't tell you if my dietitian was right or not. But, the do a lot of WLS so I am confident in their advice.
I start tomorrow and a Buffalo chicken puree is first on my list. I'll keep you posted !

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