Need Food/Meal ideas

SINDERELLA · 02-16-2013, 06:41 AM

Hello, I am in my 4th month and I am wondering what/how much I should be eating. I would actually prefer not to eat at all but i find if I dont eat enough, I dont lose anything. Any tips/advise?

Hot Tamale · 02-18-2013, 03:56 PM

First, I'd ask if you are consulting with a nutritionist and/or were you given any guidelines? Next, may I ask what kind of WLS you had? I honestly am too far out to be exact, but I will tell you I was having mostly protein shakes, greek yogurt, eggs, and small amounts of other proteins. I ate (and still eat) many mini meals each day. I was also exercising 6 or 7 days a week. When I wasn't eating I was drinking - water! I was also making sure to take the vitamins and calcium I was told to take. I lost like gangbusters eating this way. Hope this info helps and congrats on your losses so far!

myyellowstang · 02-19-2013, 06:26 AM

I agree... what kind of surgery did you have and what guidelines did your surgeon give you?

What have you tried so far? I can give you some ideas, but I don't want you to go against your surgeon's requirements first and foremost.

Maryposa · 02-20-2013, 09:14 AM

I was an unintentional vegetarian at 4 mos out... I was definitely in the solids phase (the 4th and last phase on my surgeon's plan), but meat just did not sit well, and I hated having to chew and chew (I have TMJ and my jaw would get sore!). I preferred foods of a "solid" yet soft texture. Eggface's lasagna bake dish was a favorite (ricotta cheese, mozzarella, some Italian seasonings and low sugar pasta sauce micro-waved in a little dish). I also had alot of protein shakes. Premier (Costco and Sams carry it), Lean Body and Oh Yeah brands pre-made shakes were and still are my favorite choices. I like to put coffee in my shakes to make it taste like a Starbucks drink.

Another thing I liked was soup (Campbell’s cream of chicken and mushroom (not two soups, it’s both flavors) is low in carbs and tastey and thicker than broth so more filling.

02-16-2013, 06:41 AM	#1
SINDERELLA Junior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jersey Posts: 36 Gallery: SINDERELLA Stats: 357/279/175 WOE: Atkins/LSG Start Date: Sept 12, 2007/Restart/Surgery 11/05/12	Need Food/Meal ideas Hello, I am in my 4th month and I am wondering what/how much I should be eating. I would actually prefer not to eat at all but i find if I dont eat enough, I dont lose anything. Any tips/advise?

02-18-2013, 03:56 PM	#2
Hot Tamale Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chaos Ave. & Stress Blvd. Posts: 5,125 Gallery: Hot Tamale Stats: 389/183/174 (-206) WOE: LowCarb & WLS (11/10) Start Date: every 24 hours...	First, I'd ask if you are consulting with a nutritionist and/or were you given any guidelines? Next, may I ask what kind of WLS you had? I honestly am too far out to be exact, but I will tell you I was having mostly protein shakes, greek yogurt, eggs, and small amounts of other proteins. I ate (and still eat) many mini meals each day. I was also exercising 6 or 7 days a week. When I wasn't eating I was drinking - water! I was also making sure to take the vitamins and calcium I was told to take. I lost like gangbusters eating this way. Hope this info helps and congrats on your losses so far! __________________ *The big question is: How badly do you want this!?!* "If it was easy everybody would be doing it." --Me! “All that we are is the result of what we have thought...What we think we become.” Buddha "Things do not change, we do." -Thoreau The "easy way out" is the toughest thing I've ever done. 199 198 197 196 195 193 192 191 190 189 188 187 186 185 184 183 182 181 180

02-20-2013, 09:14 AM	#4
Maryposa Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 6,748 Gallery: Maryposa Stats: 355/181.0/155 169.4 VFT! WOE: Weight loss surgery (VSG) + Low Carb + Exercise Start Date: 1998; Restart May 2007 @355; WLS March 2010	I was an unintentional vegetarian at 4 mos out... I was definitely in the solids phase (the 4th and last phase on my surgeon's plan), but meat just did not sit well, and I hated having to chew and chew (I have TMJ and my jaw would get sore!). I preferred foods of a "solid" yet soft texture. Eggface's lasagna bake dish was a favorite (ricotta cheese, mozzarella, some Italian seasonings and low sugar pasta sauce micro-waved in a little dish). I also had alot of protein shakes. Premier (Costco and Sams carry it), Lean Body and Oh Yeah brands pre-made shakes were and still are my favorite choices. I like to put coffee in my shakes to make it taste like a Starbucks drink. Another thing I liked was soup (Campbell’s cream of chicken and mushroom (not two soups, it’s both flavors) is low in carbs and tastey and thicker than broth so more filling. __________________ 10 sizes lost, 1 or 2 to go! See my weight loss progress on youtube! my youtube channel for my post-op weight loss surgery (VSG) journey

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02-19-2013, 06:26 AM	#3
myyellowstang Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 13,883 Gallery: myyellowstang Stats: 286/142/135	I agree... what kind of surgery did you have and what guidelines did your surgeon give you? What have you tried so far? I can give you some ideas, but I don't want you to go against your surgeon's requirements first and foremost.