Question:
Please send me what you eat in a normal day?
I would like to know what a post-ops normal eating day is from the time they get out of bed till they go back to bed, do you take your pills in the am or night? just wanna know what I have to look forward to......Hugs, — Tennille (posted on August 11, 2000)
August 10, 2000
Hi, If you check the archives we did this question recently, but this is
what I ate yesterday & how I take my vitamins. When I wake i
IMMEDIATELY have coffee with 1 Niferex 150 Forte, 1 Centrum, 1 ADEK and 1
Tums. This is half of my doctor's usual protocol, but my blood work
continues to be so good that I am advised to stay at this level. I usually
start the day with a bacon, egg & cheese bisquit sandwich at McD's or
yesterday I had a bagel with butter and 1/4 lb whitefish salad. Since
surgery, breakfast is my biggest meal of the day. An involuntary change in
my life. I used to pack it away at night and skip breakfast. Morning
snack was about a cup of grapes and cup of pistashio nuts. Lunch was a
bowl of ham and pea soup with croutons and crackers. Snack: box of Dots.
later 1/2 dozen rootbeer barrels. Popped a few Tums during the day too.
Dinner: Shared a children's meal of fried clams and french fries with a
child. Bowl of cherry vanilla ice cream and 1/2 bowl of pistashio nuts.
This is a typical day for me at 10 months out from the BPD/DS. Note it is
also typical that I took an aerobics class at the Y. I am down 130 lbs
& checking out plastic surgery options with some of my other successful
DS looser pals this Saturday. Hope this helps.
— Jill L.
August 10, 2000
Here is what I ate yesterday. Slimfast for breakfast, cup of vegetable
soup with crackers for lunch, bowl of angel hair pasta with meat sauce and
a piece of garlic toast for dinner. I also had a six pack of peanut butter
crackers while at my desk at work.
I have a perscription for chewable pre-natal vitamins (Natachew) that I
take while drinking my slimfast in the morning. and I also have a chewable
calcium and vitamin c in the am and pm.
I hope this helps and good luck.
— Andrea P.
August 11, 2000
I had my surgery 9 months ago. I take my medication immediately when I get
up --- a thyroid medication plus two chewable vitamins. For breakfast I
usually eat a boiled egg or a 1 egg omelette. For lunch I either have soup
or a very small side salad with some cheese or egg on it. For dinner I
have 2 ounces of protein (chicken, fish or beef) and then whatever side
dishes I have fixed for the family I have a couple small bites of those. I
have no bread until I reach my year mark and I don't drink any sodas. I
have found that my aftercare program is relatively strict compared to some
others, but it has worked well for me. I'm down 185 pounds. Hope this
helps.
— Jari M.
August 11, 2000
Hi. When I wake up I take 1 mg. of risperdol, 1 women's ultra mega
multi(GNC) and ortho tri-cyclen (the pill). I have a pro-blend 55 protein
shake with 1/2 of a banana. In addition yesterday I had 1 cup of popcorn
around 10:00 am. Then at 1:00 pm I had a small chili from Wendy's (I
probably shouldn't be eating at Wendy's, I know!). At 6:00 pm I had 1/2 an
ear of sweet corn and 4 oz. of filet mignon and mushrooms. At 10:00 pm I
had some bourbon in a tumbler with some ice. At bedtime I have 2 mg. of
risperdol and another multi. Throughout the day I have 10 glasses of water
and/or passion ice tea (it's good, it's red in color from starbucks,
yum...). That's it. This day was 1250 calories total.
— [Deactivated Member]
August 11, 2000
Open RNY (proximal) 04/26/00; 1 oz pouch; down 75 lbs. First, I am NEVER
hungry. That is the weirdest thing about my surgery. Yesterday I had my
chewable multivitamin with sugar free koolaid when I got to work. 30
minutes later I had 1/2 slice of an individual quiche; lunch was 3/4 of
smallest chicken salad cup from Chic-Fil-A and 3 crackers. Afternoon snack
was 6-8 peanuts; supper was 8 oz watermelon sorbet. I drink water or its
equivalent (kool aid with sugar substitute, tea with sugar substitute) all
day long; do not eat anything after 7:00 pm at night; limit myself to one
snack a day; make lunch my biggest meal. I have slipped from drinking two
protein supplements per day, but I am going to make one RIGHT NOW as I am
on a plateau. Good luck!
— [Deactivated Member]
August 11, 2000
Tennille:
I read the answers you've been given on here and want to add that it
certainly depends on what type of surgery you've had and the size of your
pouch.
— Cindy H.
August 11, 2000
I'm an open Divided RNY... I started at 367 pounds surgery date 12/8/99..
I just went to my PCP yesterday for my checkup.. I weighed in at 221.5
that's 145 pounds gone.. I eat a very normal healthy menu... no
different from any of the other posts I do make sure my dishes are
lowest fat content and use sugar substitutes is the only difference..
My portions are smaller as some that have posted, however, it all
relative to the size of the stomach.. <b>Full is full</b> no
matter what the stomach size is..and mind set satisfaction is exactly the
same.. Having said that.. For breakfast I had my portion of a Mexican
breakfast casserole (eggs, cheese, bacon)... Lunch today I just had 3oz
oven grilled white fish left over from last night that all I had to do
was warm up I had it with tartar sauce and some cottage cheese and two
crackers.. This afternoon I'll have my protein drink Problend55 4 oz
water and ice for my snack.. For dinner we have company coming over so
BBQing T-bone steaks, baked potatoes, corn on cob and salad.. I'll
concentrate on the steak of course my favorite with one of my low fat
sugar free sauces and few bites of pineapple for a natural meat
tenderizer ;-) I'll make some sort of sugar free dessert for the
gang.. My family has chose to eat pretty much what I do and have not
missed a thing.. I take my Calcium with D & K in the morning and my
Trinsicon & pepsid.. afternoon I take Flintstones complete with iron
and Vitamin E ... That's all I take.. You will find out from all the
RNY's that we eat very normal anything and everything we want just
smaller portions.. Because we just don't need quarts of food to maintain
us. The term "Bigger" is not always better" is SO
true... ;-)
— Victoria B.
August 11, 2000
My diet may give you some indication as to how "normal" I eat 6
weeks RNY post-op. I take my vitimins (centrum, 500mg B12, 1 viactive chew
and a ferrous fumerate iron) one to two hours after I have my breakfast.
Breakfast yesterday was 1/3 cup rasin bran, 1/3 cup lactaid skim milk (with
two xtra strength lactaid tablets). For lunch I had a sushi roll that had
shrimp, tuna, salmon, flounder and eel in it. It was cut up into 6 pieces
but I only ate 5. For dinner hubby made cheeseburgers (on the grill from
98% lean sirloin and 2% cheese). I had mine on a pita pocket with 1/2
teaspoon mayo and 1/2 teasoppn dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon relish and a big
slice of fresh tomato. I cut that in half, (I will probably have the other
half tomorrow for lunch). I also bought some TGIFridays spinach and
artichoke dip and had about a tablespoon of that (only 2 grams of fat for 2
tablespoons and it has 2 or 3 grams of protein!) with 5 or 6 mini baked
tostidos. No problems! I hope this helps. Luv,...
— heidiinPA
August 11, 2000
Breakfast: 1/2 c. eggbeaters and salsa with 1/3 c. cottage cheese and 1/2
pc. buttered toast. Lunch: chef salad & diet coke. Snack: 1c.
cantelope w/wheat crackers. Dinner: 6oz. BBQ's salmon 1 c. fresh green
beans. Water through out the day. 1 Niferex PN Forte at bedtime. I had
the Duodenal Switch 9 months ago and have lost 65% of my excess weight. To
read a month-by-month account read <a
href="http://www.mywls.com/Postop.htm">My Post-Op
Story</a>
— [Deactivated Member]
August 11, 2000
Today: 2 pepcids first thing this morning. 1 protein shake. 3 flintstone
complete. Mid-morning, ate 3oz bag of baby carrots at my desk. Lunch was
Thai. Spicy chicken w/ noodles. Portion was big and ate 1/4. 11oz can of
V8 for afternoon snack. Went to gym after work. Drank protein shake when I
got back home. 2 more pepcid. Dinner was broiled flounder, mac&cheese
and green beans at a health-conscious restaurant. Took calcium suppliment.
Also got in 90+oz of liquids (water, protein shake, V8)
— Maxine E.
August 16, 2000
— Victoria B.
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