So on Thursday I was scheduled to transition to "regular" foods. I breezed through the first three weeks with absolutely specific guidelines to follow regarding food intake. But now my guidelines are very general and some of the info. I was given by my dr. appears conflicting. I really feel like I need a written example of what a typical day of eating would be like now that I am on regular food and some examples of what and how much to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner would be great! Did any of you receive such detailed info. from your dr.'s? I am going to go to a support group at my dr's office this Wednesday and am considering making an appt. with the nutritionist in hopes of obtaining such info. I do really well with great guidelines and feel like this is what I need when starting such a new lifestyle. I think I just need it in the beginning to get on track and get a feel for what I should be doing. It sure doesn't help that the scale isn't budging and my confidence during bandster hell is shrinking. I just feel a little down and actually woke up thinking about food yesterday for the first time since surgery and this scared the heck out of me. Anyone have any info. from their dr.'s to share?

Hi contemplating. I too, started "regular" foods this past week. I have some smaple menus from my doc that I can share. However, I am not able toeat nearly half as much as suggested. Sometimes I am close, but somethings just don't go down that easily. Tuna was fine at first...now when I eat it I get a lump in my throat feeling and so I have stopped it for now. So, anyway, I think it is also a learning process...this new stage we are in...but here is the doc's recommended menu suggestions.

8 am B:1 scrambled egg

1/2 c. cantaloupe

10 am Snack: 1/2 c. fortified skim milk

12 noon L: 1/2 c. chili

1/2 c. stewed apple with cinnamon

6 pm D: 2 oz. baked chicken, no skin

2 tbsp. lo fat gravy

1/2 c. squash or 1/2 c. string beans

8 pm Snack:1/2 c. sugar free yogurt

8am B: 1/2 c. cooked oatmeal

1/2 c. unsweetened pears

10am Snack: 1/2 c. fortified skim milk

12noon L: 3oz. tuna

2 tbsp. low fat mayo

1/2 c. watermelon

6pm D: 2 oz. poached fish

2tsp. diet margarine

1/2 c. boiled potato or 1/2 c. steamed carrots

8pm Snack: SF Swiss miss hot cocoa with skim milk

Hope this helps.

I have the fol guidelines.

On rising drink 1 sm glass of Water with the juice of 1/4 lemon - this helps open the band and aids in digestion.

Breakfast - 1 Protein, 1 grain, 1 dairy 1 sm fruit

eg - 1/4 - 1/2 c Cereal with 1/2 cup 1% or skim milk, 2 tbsp nuts/seeds (and/or 1/2 scoop dry Protein powder can mix with a little water), 2 tbsp berries

OR

1-2 egg white omlette with veggies, 1 serving whole grain, 1/2 tangerine, 1/4 mango/papaya

OR

Meal Replacement or self made protein smoothie (incl 1 scoop protein powder) with1/2 c 1%/skim milk or 2 tbsp yogurt and 1/2 c water and 1/2 c fresh or frozen fruit

Snack - 1 sm - 1/2 med fruit, 1 protein or 1/2 dairy

eg - 10 grapes, 1/4 - 1/2 c low fat yogurt, add 1/4 - 1/2 scoop dry protein powder (can mix with a little water)

OR

1/2 c fresh or frozen berries, 1 oz low fat cheese

OR

1/2 sliced apple, 1 tbsp almond butter, 1 rye crisp

lunch - 1 protein, 1 grain, 1 sm salad or 1 veggie serving

eg - 1 c lentil Soup, 1 rye crisp, 1 sm salad

OR

1/2 c chili (with chicken or beef), 1 rye crisp, 1/2 cup steamed veggies or a sm salad

OR

2 tuna melts on rye crisps, sm salad

Snack - 1 sm - 1/2 med fruit or 1/2 serving of veggies, 1 oz protein or 1/2 serving of dairy

eg - 1/2 apple, 1 tbsp hummus, 1 rye crisp

OR

1/4 - 1/2 c fresh or frozen fruit, 2 tbsp nuts/seeds

OR

2 dried dates and 2 dries apricots, 1/4 c soy nuts

dinner - 1 protein, 2 veggies or 1 veggie and 1 salad

eg - 3 oz chicken. 1 c steamed asparagus, 1 baked tomoato

OR

3 oz baked sole, 1 c stir fry veggies

OR

3 oz beef/ground chicken or turkey meatloaf, 1/2 c steamed cabbag, 1/2 cup grilled peppers.

They also not for optimum weight loss, avoid grains and starchy veggies after 5 PM.

I hope that helps you on your journey. I too am pretty leary as to the introduction of "real" foods. I start this stage tomorrow.

I am eating this sort of thing on a typical day:

- 1 cup orange juice @7am

- 1 coffee @ 9am

- 40g of porridge with 1 scoop Protein powder and 1/2 cup skim milk @10am

- 1cup of lasagne, or chicken Pasta or 4 peices sushi @ 1pm

- same again for dinner.

Thank you for the responses- very helpful.