What does your Daily Menu consist? - ThinnerTimes

eli_far77 · 02-24-2006, 10:50 AM

Hey post-ops, I was wondering what is your daily menu like? & how much of each food do you consume? I am starting on soft foods but I'm not sure how much I should be eating and I'm scarrrrrred to overeat and/or dump! I know you have to "listen" to your pouch but I don't know I think my head is louder than my pouch at this point. Please help!!
Here's what I've had so far:
*Breakfast*
~sf Tang
~Protein shake mixed with nonfat yogurt (about 1 1/2 cup)
For *Lunch* I plan to eat:
~tomato soup (about 1 cup) with some cheese
~sf fruit punch drink
*Dinner*
I'm not sure yet....and btw how many of you have snacks in between? I am not sure about this. I've heard of some people eating snacks and others that don't.

Thanks so much!!

MiladyB · 02-24-2006, 11:16 AM

Elisa,

I'm just about 4 weeks out. I was told to eat small amounts about 5-6 times a day, at this point. My menu varies but usually these are the amounts that I have:

Breakfast: 6 oz SF Yogurt
Lunch: 1/2 cups LF Cottage Cheese
Snack: Protein Drink 8 oz
Supper: Creamed soup made with 1% milk 1 cup
4 saltine crackers
Snack: SF Applesauce with Whey Protein

My Dr. wants me to get in at least 50 Gm of protein and 64 oz. water, so between those meals I'm drinking water, flavored water or hot tea.

queenzed · 02-24-2006, 03:20 PM

I am 10 months out, a lot further then you, but here it goes lol

Today:
Breakfast... 6oz FF Yoplait Yogart

Lunch... 5 oz Lemon Pepper Chicken Breast

Snack... 1 cup chopped Cucumber w/ 2 tbsp. Kraft Light Done Right Italian Dressing

Dinner will be... Subway Turkey Breast Wrap with Red Wine Vinagarette, lettuce, pickle, olive, banana peppers

Daily Drinks... 24 oz coffe with 1 sweet'n'low & 1 tbsp SF Coffeemate French Vanialla, 2 bottles Propel, and water....one 8 oz protein shake

Daily totals:
715 calories, 15 grams fat, 65 grams carbs, 87 grams protein

I am normally between 700 & 1000 calories... once in awhile I squeeze in 1100 or 1200 calories, but it's rare. I can eat about 3/4-1 cup at a meal, less if it is all meat, then I eat 3-5 ounces. I snack on healty things if I find myself wanting something between meals. I have 1 cup of cucumber or green peppers, or an apple, banana, Cambell's Soup at Hand. I don't really count carbs, because all of the carbs I eat are healthy good carbs, not ones that will effect my blood sugar too much. I do count my protein, I try to get above 70 grams a day.

Hope this helps....

eyesthatkissu · 02-24-2006, 03:31 PM

Hey girl.... I just wanted you to know that most Nutritionists reccomend eating 5-6 small meals a day, wether you are post WLS or not. It's the best and most healthy way to eat. Just watch WHAT you are eating. Make sure you are getting enough protein and hydration. Here's a rough draft of what I ate today.

Vitamins
Water
Cevechi with tortilla chips, about 1/2 cup.
Four bites cantaloupe, 1/4 tomato, string cheese.
Zuccini and mushroom stirfry, about 1/2 cup
Cevechi and salsa on cottage cheese 1/2 cup
Dinner will be a taco salad, about 1 cup.

This is supplimented with lots of green tea and water.

LisaBoston · 02-24-2006, 05:58 PM

Ok, so I am almost 4 weeks out and not eating much. If fact I am a little embarassed to post it. My doc says only 3 meals a day

Breakfast - yogurt or cereal with fruit or omelette
Lunch - soup and a few crackers (1/2 cup)
Dinner - #1-fish, potatoes and green beans, or #2- soup or #3-chicken, potatoes and beans .......at the very least I have crackers and cheese and yogurt if my pouch is not too happy. Total volume is about 2 tablespoons.

I am under 500 calories a day and struggling to get in more...Hopefully this will happen soon. Food is still turning me off.

aesidwell · 02-24-2006, 06:33 PM

Okay, I am SUCKING at the eating thing. I can't seem to get regular yet, and I'm letting Scooter define when I am hungry (I had a BAAAAAAAAAD experience today when I dumped on a mustard based egg salad; ugh, I still feel weak and like crap 5 hours later!)

I'm on to soft foods & fish so these are the foods I've been rotating:

3/4c-1c tomato soup w/ 1oz string cheese
1/2c. tuna cake cooked w/ 1 tsp. olive oil
protein shakes (usually takes all day to get through even 8oz)
1/2c. mashed potatoes w/ protein powder & 1/2oz. - 1oz. cheese

I also have baby food, beans, quinoa, lentils, bananas, oatmeal, and cream of wheat to try soon.

Today I've had a 4oz tuna cake and about 1 1/2 oz of egg salad (although it didn't really stay down) and about 6oz water. OY. Help!

SAMI'S GRAM · 02-24-2006, 07:51 PM

I get up a 2:00 am

3:00am protein drink w/nonfat milk
7:00am 1C oatmeal and raisins
11:00am 1C lowfat cottage cheese w/1/2 apple and cinnamon
1:00 protein bar, turkey jerky, sugar-free pudding or some other "treat"
4:00pm dinner will be chicken soup, meatball soup, ceviche, crab cake and veggies if I don't have them in soup. This is actually my smallest meal portionwise of the day.

I try and have a nonfat misto everyday and I usually don't get more than 48-50 oz. of water a day.
This is my usual day. Of course, on my days off or when I eat out (which is about 2 times a week) my diet is more varied.

SaturdazeChyld · 02-25-2006, 06:44 AM

My meals are pretty much the same every day. I'm a total creature of habit and always have been really ..

5:30 a.m: a cup of Kashi Cereal or a cup of oatmeal.

6:30 a.m: a mug of hot choccy wiff my protein powder in it on the way to work.

9 a.m. First break: a banana preferable or some yogurt. I have to sneak in some water at break too since I can't drink while I'm working.

11 a.m. lunch: A cup of tuna/chicken salad, or cottage cheese with sunflower seeds and soy seeds mixed in, or yogurt and string cheese.

1 p.m. second break .. WATER WATER WATER ..Hot preferably

3 p.m: Another mug of hot choccy wiff protein powder on my way home from work.

3 to 4:30 p.m: I download a buttload of hot water!

5 p.m: Dinner: I try and eat some meat here and get in a veggie. Love a salad of some kind. I have started eating a slice of pizza which is awesome! I bake chicken and portion it out or fish or something! Dinner is hard for me. Cuz this is the time of day I was used to really overating so I still have some mental issues with it.. cuz I'm Mentally hungry but physically .. not soo much

6 to 9 pm: WATER!!

10:00 pm: Snack before bed: string cheese, yogurt, sf fudgesicles, sunflower seeds, or if I'm really wicked Ill have a Skinny Cow Fudgesicle! I tend to sleep better if I have protein before bed

janh · 02-25-2006, 08:12 AM

Protein, protein, protein.

How about some-talipia-soft fish that's really yummy.
I tried some healthy choice kielbassa-it was good
another thing I like is imitation crab meat-mixed with ff mayo in the processor on crackers.
protein balls-for when you don't get it all in. I got the recipe from this board-I forget who, but they are good.

1 cup protein powder (I use Body Fortress Vanilla, from Walmart)
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup lf peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar free honey.

Mix well, and form into balls-keep refridgerated in tupperware container. Each ball has about 10g protein

I also like SB cereal bars-10g protein and Slim Fast Hi Protein bars. YUM

Dyann · 02-25-2006, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by janh

Protein, protein, protein.

How about some-talipia-soft fish that's really yummy.
I tried some healthy choice kielbassa-it was good
another thing I like is imitation crab meat-mixed with ff mayo in the processor on crackers.
protein balls-for when you don't get it all in. I got the recipe from this board-I forget who, but they are good.

1 cup protein powder (I use Body Fortress Vanilla, from Walmart)
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup lf peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar free honey.

Mix well, and form into balls-keep refridgerated in tupperware container. Each ball has about 10g protein

I also like SB cereal bars-10g protein and Slim Fast Hi Protein bars. YUM

How many balls does the recipe make AND IS THAT 1 C OATS OR PREPARED OATMEAL????