Hi All,

Banded on Jan 21 and I've lost 22 lbs! Okay, had one week clear, one week mushy and 2 weeks pureed - 3 oz, 5 x per day. Now, I'm supposed to start on real food. Guidelines are 1 cup ,3 x day and 1/2 Protein bar for a snack. I made some high protein Soups today to last through the week but I'm looking for more choices. Any suggestions? And, is this keeping with the "normal" food plan most people are given?

Can I smush a piece of pizza into a cup? HA!

Thanks!

Ha Ha...no pizza in a cup I'm afraid!! My surgeon's office has me do 4 oz protein, and up to a cup of vegetable for each meal (up to a 1/2 cup of fruit after that if you're able). I was able to eat that until my 2nd fill on Friday, now I'm just progressing back to ground foods and seem to feel more restricted.

Hi All,

Banded on Jan 21 and I've lost 22 lbs! Okay, had one week clear, one week mushy and 2 weeks pureed - 3 oz, 5 x per day. Now, I'm supposed to start on real food. Guidelines are 1 cup ,3 x day and 1/2 Protein bar for a snack. I made some high protein soups today to last through the week but I'm looking for more choices. Any suggestions? And, is this keeping with the "normal" food plan most people are given?

Can I smush a piece of pizza into a cup? HA!

Thanks!

I have a great recipe! packed with protein. If you look under the 2008 thread and then go to the Jan 08 thread, look for the thread that is entitled New recipe with tons of protein! It is pumpkin Black bean Soup. Don't let the name fool you, it is fabulous! I'm on the same ttrack as you are! Good luck.

If you are able to eat normal food now, why would you mush stuff up? I thought normal food meant normal food. I could eat chicken, fish, turkey,legumes,eggs,and cottage cheese until my first fill. After my first fill I could eat everything - started on veggies with my proteins and never mushed anything, in fact was advised against it because the band works best with solid foods.

I got banded 2 days after and I can eat almost anything, as long as I chew it, however, I wish I would have stuck to eating like I was orginally advised because now I feel like I am off track. Hopefully everything will be ok after 1st fill:sad:

hello I had my surgery on 6 December, and I have to admit after reading all these different notes, everyone's doctor seems to be doing something different. I am still confused...however, I started working on 17 December, and after clearance from my doc, to start eating real food, I have been doing the weight watchers smart ones for lunch. Loaded with protien. Only caution is the sodium level can be a little high it you have high blood pressure. Todays meal had 21 gms of protien...it was the bistro penne pollo (chicken).

I am also into the veggie burgers by morning star. I even eat them for Breakfast with a little mustard of salsa. Yum....

I have my little baby plate that equates to the 4ounces of food per meal. I have not been cleared for Snacks yet.

hope that gives you some ideas. I would love to get some of your reciepes for the high protien soups...I love soups.

Risha:smile2:

Everything I've read says soups are discouraged except when you are on liquids only. I guess that's for the same reason that you aren't supposed to drink with your meals. All that liquid just washes the food right through.

When I introduced real food back into my diet, I had a few staples that really worked well. Just remember to chew thouroughly!

1 - Grilled or blacked chicken or salmon salads with lots of veggies, dressing on the side

2 - Any light, flakey fish..grilled

3 - Baked potatoes with cottage cheese

4 - Greek yogurt with sliced banana

5 - Hummus with veggies on the side

6 - Tuna salad, egg salad served on cucumber slices

7 - Cottage cheese pancakes

8 - Guacamole with veggies to dip

9 - Soy crisps, cheese crisps

All make yourself to control the amount of fat and Protein. If you are dining out, you can find most of these meals, just adapt the order as much as possible, and plan on bringing AT LEAST half the portion home.

When I introduced real food back into my diet, I had a few staples that really worked well. Just remember to chew thouroughly!

1 - Grilled or blacked chicken or salmon salads with lots of veggies, dressing on the side

2 - Any light, flakey fish..grilled

3 - Baked potatoes with cottage cheese

4 - Greek yogurt with sliced banana

5 - Hummus with veggies on the side

6 - Tuna salad, egg salad served on cucumber slices

7 - Cottage cheese pancakes

8 - Guacamole with veggies to dip

9 - Soy crisps, cheese crisps

All make yourself to control the amount of fat and Protein. If you are dining out, you can find most of these meals, just adapt the order as much as possible, and plan on bringing AT LEAST half the portion home.

I am not even banded yet but all that sounds so good right now.

I got banded 2 days after and I can eat almost anything, as long as I chew it, however, I wish I would have stuck to eating like I was orginally advised because now I feel like I am off track. Hopefully everything will be ok after 1st fill:sad:

I was the same way, I was banded in Jan 08. I can't wait til my restriction starts. I feel like normal nothing is in place to help me manage eating

I was banded in the 23 of Jan. I eat normal foods now, just chewed thoroughly. A lean cuisine meal is just about right in portion for me. I eat cereal, oatmeal and eggs for breakfast. Lunch a frozen meal and dinner - 3oz of protiean, carb and veggies. I have lost 22 lbs and feeling good.