What si a daily meal like after your sleeved?
I have recently made my decision and on my way towards getting sleeved. I haven't told anyone except my daughter. I don't have all the answers to questions she asked. So I need your help...please..
1. What is a daily meal like?
2. Is there anything you can't eat?
3. How much can you eat?
4. Can you drink diet soda?
Did anyone find resistance from famly? My family loves me and worries about me, I know this,
1. What is a daily meal like?
2. Is there anything you can't eat?
3. How much can you eat?
4. Can you drink diet soda?
Did anyone find resistance from famly? My family loves me and worries about me, I know this,
1. What is a daily meal like?
This answer has changed based on how far out I am, and what my goals were. During losing, I ate protein, protein, protein, protein and more protein. Pretty much atkins diet, no more than 30-40gr of carbs until I hit goal, and was getting into maintenance. At almost 2 years out, I eat fairly normal. Last night for dinner, my almost 13 yr old son, and I shared a fajita for one dinner at a local Mexican place. I ate 6 tortilla chips with salsa, 1 small flour tortilla with about 1Tbsp of refried beans, a smear of sour cream, 3 strips of fajita steak meat, and about 6 jalapenos. I tear off the rounded part of the tortilla once I folded it over, and I was perfectly content with my intake. I can eat 1 slice of medium thin crust pizza with toppings and cheese. Rice, bread, pasta are now all slider foods for me so I do watch that intake, but there are not any foods that I can not eat. Pork settles heavy in my sleeve so I don't eat it. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything at all. Saturday night my husband and I went to a local steakhouse for dinner. I ordered a 6oz sirloin (teriyaki marinade and dipping sauce) a loaded sweet potato (marshmallows and caramel topping), and mac-n-cheese. I ate 1/4 of a dinner roll before my meal arrived. Proceeded to eat 1/2 of the steak with extra dipping sauce (food lube condiments makes meat easier to consume), half of the inside of the sweet potato, and 3 bites of mac-n-cheese. This meal experience lasted 1.5hours allowing me to eat a bit more without being "stuffed".
2. Is there anything you can't eat? Nopers
3. How much can you eat? It totally varies on the consistency of the food, the time I allow myself to eat. There are ways to cheat every weight loss surgery, and I know every single one of them. But, just because I know them doesn't mean I use them all the time. It's typically in social settings when I use those cheating skills. Grazing, eating super slow, stretching out my meal, sipping in between bites, allows me to eat a bit more, and not draw attention to myself. I attend A LOT of social functions, and no one ever questions my eating or lack thereof.
4. Can you drink diet soda? I've drank regular soda since being around 6.5-7 months out without issue. No change in my sleeve capacity, and without any effect on my weight. It's all about moderation.
Did anyone find resistance from family? Yes, but no one, not even my husband, would have truly stood in my way. This is my body, my life, and my future health. They can have opinions, but I didn't allow anyone to bring me down, or persuade me to "give it one more try without surgery".
This answer has changed based on how far out I am, and what my goals were. During losing, I ate protein, protein, protein, protein and more protein. Pretty much atkins diet, no more than 30-40gr of carbs until I hit goal, and was getting into maintenance. At almost 2 years out, I eat fairly normal. Last night for dinner, my almost 13 yr old son, and I shared a fajita for one dinner at a local Mexican place. I ate 6 tortilla chips with salsa, 1 small flour tortilla with about 1Tbsp of refried beans, a smear of sour cream, 3 strips of fajita steak meat, and about 6 jalapenos. I tear off the rounded part of the tortilla once I folded it over, and I was perfectly content with my intake. I can eat 1 slice of medium thin crust pizza with toppings and cheese. Rice, bread, pasta are now all slider foods for me so I do watch that intake, but there are not any foods that I can not eat. Pork settles heavy in my sleeve so I don't eat it. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything at all. Saturday night my husband and I went to a local steakhouse for dinner. I ordered a 6oz sirloin (teriyaki marinade and dipping sauce) a loaded sweet potato (marshmallows and caramel topping), and mac-n-cheese. I ate 1/4 of a dinner roll before my meal arrived. Proceeded to eat 1/2 of the steak with extra dipping sauce (food lube condiments makes meat easier to consume), half of the inside of the sweet potato, and 3 bites of mac-n-cheese. This meal experience lasted 1.5hours allowing me to eat a bit more without being "stuffed".
2. Is there anything you can't eat? Nopers
3. How much can you eat? It totally varies on the consistency of the food, the time I allow myself to eat. There are ways to cheat every weight loss surgery, and I know every single one of them. But, just because I know them doesn't mean I use them all the time. It's typically in social settings when I use those cheating skills. Grazing, eating super slow, stretching out my meal, sipping in between bites, allows me to eat a bit more, and not draw attention to myself. I attend A LOT of social functions, and no one ever questions my eating or lack thereof.
4. Can you drink diet soda? I've drank regular soda since being around 6.5-7 months out without issue. No change in my sleeve capacity, and without any effect on my weight. It's all about moderation.
Did anyone find resistance from family? Yes, but no one, not even my husband, would have truly stood in my way. This is my body, my life, and my future health. They can have opinions, but I didn't allow anyone to bring me down, or persuade me to "give it one more try without surgery".
Band to VSG revision: June 3, 2009
SW 270lbs GW 150lbs CW Losing Pregancy Weight Maintenance goal W 125-130lbs
SW 270lbs GW 150lbs CW Losing Pregancy Weight Maintenance goal W 125-130lbs
This is what I ate yesterday.
B - 4 oz. Latte
L - 4 oz. Skirt Steak, 4 oz. Hass Avocado
D - 5 oz. Flounder, 2 oz. Spinach
S - 4 oz. Fresh Mozzarella
Daily calories 843
Protein 72 grams
Carbs 31 grams
Water 72 oz.
I can eat anything I like, I'm almost 2 years post-op, but I limit carbs and do not eat pasta, rice, potato or a lot of bread. Rice and pasta do not sit well in my stomach.
I can eat enough to completely satisfy my hunger. My meals are small but filling and don't leave me wanting to eat more. Since the surgery I have not been hungry. It's easy to lose weight when you're not hungry and thinking about food all day.
I was a diet coke addict but have not had a carbonated beverage since before my surgery. My doctor doesn't want you to have carbonated drinks because the gas will hurt your stomach. At 6 months post-op I had a Mimosa and the gas caused by the carbonation hurt for 30 minutes.
I no longer drink soda and don't miss them.
Good luck,
George
B - 4 oz. Latte
L - 4 oz. Skirt Steak, 4 oz. Hass Avocado
D - 5 oz. Flounder, 2 oz. Spinach
S - 4 oz. Fresh Mozzarella
Daily calories 843
Protein 72 grams
Carbs 31 grams
Water 72 oz.
I can eat anything I like, I'm almost 2 years post-op, but I limit carbs and do not eat pasta, rice, potato or a lot of bread. Rice and pasta do not sit well in my stomach.
I can eat enough to completely satisfy my hunger. My meals are small but filling and don't leave me wanting to eat more. Since the surgery I have not been hungry. It's easy to lose weight when you're not hungry and thinking about food all day.
I was a diet coke addict but have not had a carbonated beverage since before my surgery. My doctor doesn't want you to have carbonated drinks because the gas will hurt your stomach. At 6 months post-op I had a Mimosa and the gas caused by the carbonation hurt for 30 minutes.
I no longer drink soda and don't miss them.
Good luck,
George
So I have a question for George and/or USA Wife, since you are both "veterans". My surgery date was 03/22/11. I lost 32 pounds before surgery and 30 pounds the first month after surgery. However, I have been "stalled" as others call it, since. I regained approx 8 pounds (have no clue how since I was eating next to nothing) and finally about 10 days ago, got those 8 pounds back off but now seem to be "stalled again". I'm having thoughts of maybe this surgery isn't going to work for me. I'm trying to exercise but maybe not enough???? I've been doing yard work, moving, planting flowers, etc...... trying to up my exercise. Just have no clue what I'm doing wrong and keep waiting for this to start working again. I'm having a hard time getting my protein in, I'll admit, as I can't do those sweet shakes so I'm trying to do it all thru food. I've found too that I seem to be having "cravings" during the day and if I let myself could probably graze all day long. Any suggestions other than the fact that I know I need to work on getting more protein in. My liquids are 95% water or water and crytal light and I'm getting the required in per day. My next post-op appt is mid June and if I'm still "stalled" I fear my surgeon will think I'm not trying...
Any encouragement would help as I've been pretty worried and down about this even though others on here say this can't not work.
Any encouragement would help as I've been pretty worried and down about this even though others on here say this can't not work.
What are you eating?
Do you track your food, calories and carbs?
Following the the program my docotor had me follow post-op. I credit the program with a lot of my success.
1. Eat 600-800 calories per day when losing weight
2. Limit carbs to less than 40 grams per day.
3. Eat 70-100 gram of protein per day.
4. At least 64 oz. of water daily.
5. Regular exercise or phsical activity.
6. Monitor what you eat. (I use myfirnesspal.com)
Are you taking a PPI like Nexium or Prilosec? I was on a PPI for 6 months post-op and found it kept me from craving food or being hungry.
Protein drinks can be hard to swallow. I also found them too sweet and added 8 oz. of water to my 8.5 oz. serving on Muscle Milk Light ready to drink protein shake. The added water cut the sweetness and thickness of the protein shake and made it easier for me to drink.
If you're having trouble getting in enough protein try protein rich foods like tender beef, seafood, chicken, Greek yogurt cottage cheese, pumpkin seeds, etc.
Do you track your food, calories and carbs?
Following the the program my docotor had me follow post-op. I credit the program with a lot of my success.
1. Eat 600-800 calories per day when losing weight
2. Limit carbs to less than 40 grams per day.
3. Eat 70-100 gram of protein per day.
4. At least 64 oz. of water daily.
5. Regular exercise or phsical activity.
6. Monitor what you eat. (I use myfirnesspal.com)
Are you taking a PPI like Nexium or Prilosec? I was on a PPI for 6 months post-op and found it kept me from craving food or being hungry.
Protein drinks can be hard to swallow. I also found them too sweet and added 8 oz. of water to my 8.5 oz. serving on Muscle Milk Light ready to drink protein shake. The added water cut the sweetness and thickness of the protein shake and made it easier for me to drink.
If you're having trouble getting in enough protein try protein rich foods like tender beef, seafood, chicken, Greek yogurt cottage cheese, pumpkin seeds, etc.
When my weight loss slowed down at 6 months post-op I reviewed what I was eating (I track my food on myfitnesspal.com) and realized the bulk of my protein was coming from soft sources like protein shakes, cheese, beans.
I changed to dense protein, mainly tender beef and seafood, and saw my weight loss resume and felt a lot of restriction. Dense protein fills you up with a small amount and keeps you full longer. I can eat 8 oz. of Lentil soup with no problem but 4 oz. of steak fills me right up.
Limiting my carbs to less than 40 grams per day was also instrumental for my continued weight loss. When my carbs got too high my weight loss slowed.
Review what you are eating and make appropriate adjustments. Cut out slider foods like bread, rice, potato, chips, carbs in general. You can eat slider foods all day long and feel no restriction.
Dense protein and regular physical activity were responsible for me reaching my weight loss goal and maintaining. I didn't join a gym but like you did a lot of yard work, walked, bought and went bike riding and just started doing more physical activities. Some form of regular physical activity is important in getting the most out of our sleeve.
Best of luck,
George
I would say to track your intake diligently for the next 2 weeks. Calories/carbs/protein and then tweak your intake. Stalls are pretty normal, and expected. I couldn't do shakes either so my goal was 4 meals per day with each meal consisting of at a minimum of 15gr of protein. NO snacks, clear fluids. This gave me the required 60gr of protein, I limited carbs (all carbs none of this good carb vs. bad carb stuff) to 30-40gr per day.
If you can not do 4 meals, and need to do 5-6 meals, then make them protein focused meals/snacks. Beef jerky, cheese chunks, for crunch make "cheese crisps" or pork rinds. Make sure you are eating healthy fats. I ate full fat foods with the exception of non fat plain greek yogurt through my losing stage.
I don't think you're doing anything wrong per se. Every human body is different, and we all lose at different rates.
You may be losing inches as well so make sure you recognize if your clothes (especially your under garments) are fitting differently. We lose weight in certain areas that might not be as noticeable. I know it took forever for my waist to shrink, but my hips, butt, thighs, calves, neck, arms, and bust all shrunk big time. Take measurements and log your progress. Journal your intake with a food tracker. There are several available, but I preferred myfitnesspal.com and I really liked the mobile phone app.
30lbs in 2 months is phenomenal. I don't know how much weight you have to lose to goal, but think percentage of weight lost in the last 2 months don't just pounds lost.
If you can not do 4 meals, and need to do 5-6 meals, then make them protein focused meals/snacks. Beef jerky, cheese chunks, for crunch make "cheese crisps" or pork rinds. Make sure you are eating healthy fats. I ate full fat foods with the exception of non fat plain greek yogurt through my losing stage.
I don't think you're doing anything wrong per se. Every human body is different, and we all lose at different rates.
You may be losing inches as well so make sure you recognize if your clothes (especially your under garments) are fitting differently. We lose weight in certain areas that might not be as noticeable. I know it took forever for my waist to shrink, but my hips, butt, thighs, calves, neck, arms, and bust all shrunk big time. Take measurements and log your progress. Journal your intake with a food tracker. There are several available, but I preferred myfitnesspal.com and I really liked the mobile phone app.
30lbs in 2 months is phenomenal. I don't know how much weight you have to lose to goal, but think percentage of weight lost in the last 2 months don't just pounds lost.
Band to VSG revision: June 3, 2009
SW 270lbs GW 150lbs CW Losing Pregancy Weight Maintenance goal W 125-130lbs
SW 270lbs GW 150lbs CW Losing Pregancy Weight Maintenance goal W 125-130lbs
1. Daily meal?
B = Protein shake or protein bar
Water
S = nuts
L = Lean cuisine
Water
S = celery & peanut butter
Water
D = Meat and a vege or a salad
Water
2. Can't eat? I am 4 months out and I can't eat eggs, chicken or regular milk....
3. If you can picture a lean cuisine tray - I can eat about 1/2.
4. Soda was my weakness....I have not had a soda since 1/17/11. I refuse to see if I can...don't want to start a bad habit!! Plus, my family knows I'm not suppose to have any and I will get yelled at!! lol!!
I love love love my sleeve!! No regrets!! Even though eating is an adjustment, losing 54 pounds is AWESOME!!!
Daily meal for me:
Breakfast is usually a protein bar
Lunch is usually 3 or so ounces of meat left over from a previous meal or half a sandwhich
Dinner is usually 3 or 4 oz of meat and maybe 1/4 of veggies if I can fit it in or 2 fried eggs
Snacks are things like beef jerky, crackers with cheese, protein bars or popsicles I usually have one snack a day
In the beginning thare were things that just didn't sit well and made me very uncomfortable. Now I can eat most things but raw veggies, salad, lunch meat, dry chicken can sometimes give me what I call "bubble guts". Course there is junk that I shouldn't eat like cookies, candy, chips that I go down all too easy that I endulge in only on special occasions in VERY limited amounts.
How much I "can" eat depends on the item and the day. Generally speaking though average is about 5oz a meal or things like chili I can eat about 1.5cups.
Soda...yes I can drink it, but I choose not to. I have a sip once in awhile, but I am NOT ever, ever going to make it a habit of drinking it on a regular basis because soda was my thing pre-op and if I start to think it is okay for me to drink it I am sure that I will slip back into the old habit. Now I was a regular full flavored soda drinker, so diet may not be so bad for some. However, many of us early on can not drink soda even if we wanted to because of the carbonation. Early out a tiny sip of soda would fizz right up in my tiny tummy and cause me discomfort, but now not so bad.
I have been very fortunate that nobody really had resistance to me having surgery. Some didn't want me to, thought it was too extreme and worried about me but after I told them my reasons for doing it, they supported me.
Breakfast is usually a protein bar
Lunch is usually 3 or so ounces of meat left over from a previous meal or half a sandwhich
Dinner is usually 3 or 4 oz of meat and maybe 1/4 of veggies if I can fit it in or 2 fried eggs
Snacks are things like beef jerky, crackers with cheese, protein bars or popsicles I usually have one snack a day
In the beginning thare were things that just didn't sit well and made me very uncomfortable. Now I can eat most things but raw veggies, salad, lunch meat, dry chicken can sometimes give me what I call "bubble guts". Course there is junk that I shouldn't eat like cookies, candy, chips that I go down all too easy that I endulge in only on special occasions in VERY limited amounts.
How much I "can" eat depends on the item and the day. Generally speaking though average is about 5oz a meal or things like chili I can eat about 1.5cups.
Soda...yes I can drink it, but I choose not to. I have a sip once in awhile, but I am NOT ever, ever going to make it a habit of drinking it on a regular basis because soda was my thing pre-op and if I start to think it is okay for me to drink it I am sure that I will slip back into the old habit. Now I was a regular full flavored soda drinker, so diet may not be so bad for some. However, many of us early on can not drink soda even if we wanted to because of the carbonation. Early out a tiny sip of soda would fizz right up in my tiny tummy and cause me discomfort, but now not so bad.
I have been very fortunate that nobody really had resistance to me having surgery. Some didn't want me to, thought it was too extreme and worried about me but after I told them my reasons for doing it, they supported me.
HW-304 / SW- 286 / CW-198.25 / GW-170
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