Anyone have some examples of Post-Op daily food intake examples? Trying to get an idea of what is "ok"

I'm surprised that nobody answered your question yet, so I'll try to. Technically, anything is "Ok" within reason, depending on the diet your doctor or dietician wants you to follow. A lot of people try to avoid carbs, but so far I haven't because I am a semi-vegetarian who doesn't like meat very much. I get a lot of my protein from meat imitations like Gardenburger and Morningstar Farms.

I am at 2 ccs fill and still have not found anything that I am physically unable to eat. There are just some foods that require very careful chewing. For example, I need to chew bread carefully or else it seems to expand in my stomach and hurt.

Basically, I'd say that I eat most of the same stuff I used to eat, but now the quantity is cut in half (that's subject to change if I get another fill, but so far so good). For example, where before I could easily eat an entire bagel, now just half of a bagel is enough to make me feel stuffed. Or I used to be able to eat a big bowl of cereal, but now I'd estimate I can eat about 1.5 cups of foods such as cereal.

Of course, I avoid all liquid calories and don't eat very high-calorie foods such as chocolate candies or milkshakes. That's probabyl the most radical change to my diet...before I thought nothing of snacking on chocolate candies, but now I realize chocolate has way too many cals in such little servings.

Thank you! That helps!

Hi,

I have been trying to limit carbs...i.e bread, rice, potato, Pasta, flour and I consume little to no sugar....i do consume all kinds of veggies, Beans etc....fruits in limited quantity as well. This is what I ate today....

Wake up...on the way to work....EAS strawberry Cream Protein drink (replaces the coffee I use to drink)

Breakfast......2 egg omelet w/cheese & mushroom

lunch.......3 oz tenderloin, small bowl of salad (didnt finish whole meal)...dinner....ceaser salad w/ chicken....small slice of melon

Snack....sugar free popsicle or another EAS drink

I always have hard boiled eggs on hand to eat or to make egg salad with, as well as tuna. Often I will eat tuna a few cracker for lunch. On Sundays I like to cook a whole chicken (the biggest one I can find)....have a leg and some veggies for dinner and make chicken salad out of the rest for lunches during the week.

I do miss pizza....I havent had any since a month or so before surgery....but I have a hard time with bread so I have been afraid to try it.

I am able to eat more than the "1/2 cup rule" I hear so much about.....I have had one fill 1.7cc but I am eating far less than pre-band and making better choices and the weight is still coming off. I dont miss the bloated, unable to move, have to unbutton my pants feeling I use to have when leaving the dinner table. I stop when I am satisfied (physically....if it were up to my head, I would be at the table all night) I imagine I will need another fill sometime soon....but as long as the weight keeps coming off, I am happy.

Hope this helps, good luck to you.

Joann

07/18/03

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