2 to 3 month post -op

just couriou what you are eating on a normal day ?  I just dont feel like am losing as fast as everyone else ??? I usually have oatmeal in the morning , then salad for lunch w/ some meat  then a snack usually cheese or some protien  then supper meat and cottage cheese ..I have not really started much vegies I no I should do that . Sherry also am 8 weeks out and lost 30 pounds scale has not moved in a few days am thinking am eating to many calories

Sherry, you might not be eating enough calories.  We are basicly cavemen.  Our body will find a way to hold on to things if it thinks it is not going to be fed for a while.  I eat about 1500-1700 calories a day, but when I am not recovering from a tummy tuck, I am VERY diligent with exercise.  It is all about balance.  But I live by the concept of eat like a king for breakfast, like a queen at lunch and like a pauper for dinner.  This way, I get my metabolism revved up in the morning, and I keep it fueled through the day, but I do not much after 3PM.  This has worked for me.  I am very rigid with my diet, by eating the same things EVERY day for breakfast and lunch, with snacks at the same time every day.  Dinner I eat a rotating variety of foods.   The scale is going to stop many times, but it will pick up again.  Try not to get too focused on the scale, how are your clothes fitting?  Good luck.   Carol

I made a mistake !! I have lost 40 pounds ..I cant believe I been telling everyone 30 !! meat just dont sit well for me ..I been trying to get all my protien in but find it inpossible without the protien shakes ..and dr told me only to have them as a snack at night if I dont get all the protiens in !

One of the biggest misunderstandings from people who are early post-ops involves the scale being stuck and eating too few calories.  I know because I did the same thing.  How could eating too few calories make us hold our weight.  Your body does remarkable things to stay in balance.  Eating too few calories causes your body to hold on to the fat rather than burn it.  If you are only eating 700-900 calories at 3 months out, you should up it by 200-300 calories and see what happens.  The scale will move.  Also try varying what you eat. Jon

thanks Jon I will try that ..your right I find myself counting calories  and trying not to have much .

I am 1 months out and just started solid foods.  My general day is as follows

Breakfast - protien bar or shake   Morning snack - fresh fruit 1/4 c and string cheese Lunch -  1/2 c soup or turkey and cheese Afternoon Snack - 1 oz chedder cheese & 2-3 whole wheat crackers Pre supper - Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom Smoothie Supper - Generally 1-2 oz fish or shrimp or turkey and either vegetable or fruit Evening snack - sugar free fudgesicle I also do protien slam from GNC if I need the extra protien.  I always make sure that I hit my protien goal and get my water in.   I am down 40 pounds.  I do not do alot of sugar free things because they do not agree with me at all.   Chicken does not agree with me very well, unless I make a pureed chicken salad.   Bread is my enemy sits like a led brick. Hope this hellps Pam

breckfast and lunch I do great ..its always my supper I have problems with, meat just dont sit good and thats what am trying to get the protiens in with. sherry

How about refried bean with cheese bean & bacon soup split pea with am soup beef stew Beef pot roast coo****il fork tender pork roast cooked til fork tender chicken in the crock pot, low sugar bbq sauce there is a really nice cookbook put out by Barix Clinics.  you can find it at http://www.barixclinicsstore.com/recipe_main.html  there is alot of nice recipes here.  I used 2 tonight for a pot luck tomorrow. Hopefully this will give you some variety. I do a shake or protien bar every morning, we are still new at this.  Do what is good  and works for you.

Hey Sher!! You are doing really well and Please don't compare yourself to other people we all lose at our own pace.!!! I start my day off with a protein shake as I cannot eat first thing in the morning. then 2 -3 hours later I have some protein like tuna or salmon or egg then for Lunch I have protein leftovers from dinner with some veggies or left ofver tuna or salmon from earlier snack. in the aftern oon I either have a Sf popsicle ,jello pudding or icecream or Fruit especially now I ahve been eating tons of fruits, for Dinner i always have protein Meat, fish or Pork and veggies and then if I need something in the evening  I have some fruit.. or Sf something.. I drink all my liquids throughout the day and  I have lost 55 pounds in 3 months... But I excersice like crazy too.... so no need to compare you are doing great!!!  Take care Hun XOXO