Ideal Day from VETS

What would be an ideal menu for a day look like for those that are allowed all solid foods and in serious weight loss mode, but still satisfied, not starving? 

Hi,

My ideal day would look something like this.

 I have two cups of coffee every morning. 

Breakfast might be 3 ounces of Salmon, with a little green veggie.

Lunch would be 3 ounces of parmesan-crusted chicken and about 1 ounce of mashed cauliflower. 

Dinner would be ground beef and cabbage casserole.  ( 2 ounces of meat, 2 ounces of veggie)

Snack would be chicken broth with protein powder.

 

I know a lot of people have high-protein snacks, but my program wants us to limit to three meals a day, so that's what I do - with the exception of adding a protein drink to keep my protein numbers up.  My diet is very low carb, 80 grams of protein and about 800 calories a day.

Best of luck,

Carol

best wishes,

Carol

Being over nine months out, and being in serious weight loss mode still but approaching goal, I think I can contribute to your thread.  This is what I eat pretty much six days a week (meatless dense protein substitutions are made on Fridays):

meal 1:  9 Tbsp egg whites in omelet, three turkey breakfast sausage links

meal 2:  9 Tbsp egg whites in omelet, 10 slices turkey pepperoni, one tomato slice

meal 3:  9 Tbsp egg whites in omelet, 10 slices pepperoni, three dill pickle slices

meal 4:  3.5 oz chicken breast, 2 Laughing Cow light French Onion wedges, 1/4 c spinach or broccoli (if I can)

I don't do "snacks."  I eat four relatively equal-sized meals a day with dense, lean proteins first, always.  To keep my head in the game I think of them as meals and not as B-L-D-S.

For quite a while now I have been eating like this and have been achieving 90-100 g of protein daily on 700 calories or less.   I haven't been "starving" or even seriously hungry since before my surgery, and I am completely satisfied with the above.  Sometimes my meals are a bit smaller, and sometimes I need to substitute protein shakes for solid meals when I am on the go.  I track my fluids and vitamins/supplements and meet my goals in both.

Other foods I eat when necessary are light string cheese sticks, water-pack sardines, canned chicken, 98% fat free deli turkey or ham, dark meat chicken, catfish, salmon.

Whether this is "ideal" or not is up to the reader, but it's working terrifically well for me.

You eat egg whites 3 X a day everyday?? 

Yup.

Almost every day.

Thank you! Keep em coming! I am a ways out, but wanting to start getting my mind set for this new way of life!

Here's a typical day for me:
B - Unjury protein shake w/almond milk
S - string cheese
L - 2 oz chicken, pork, beef or fish
S - yogurt or hard boiled egg or turkey sausage
D - 2-3 oz dense protein plus couple bites of veggies

This is what I "typically" eat on an average day - these are my "staple" foods - sometimes I mix it up..

B - 1/2 cup protein drink (premier protein drink) OR I make a smoothie consisting of 2tsp fibre, 1/2 cup pro drink, 1/2 scoop protein powder, 1/8 cup some type of fruit

S - cheese string or greek yogurt (I use Source)

L - 1/2 can tuna with 1/2 tblsp mayo or 2 oz leftover meat or hard boiled egg (egg salad), or a mini omelette, plus a "mini-mini" salad with spinach or romaine and a touch of some type of dressing (usually Renee's Greek)

S - 1/8 cup almonds and probably 1/2 cup or more of protein drink or greek yogurt

D - 2-3 oz of meat, 1/8-1/4 cup of some vegetable   (sometimes I have to break this up into two sittings - I work evenings), if I plan for it I "might" have 1/8 cup mashed potato or sweet potato - depends

S - kamut puff with 1/2 tblsp peanut butter and/or greek yogurt (depending on what the rest of the day looked like)

I also have 1-2 chai tea a day that I use about a tblsp each of sugar free fat free french vanilla or hazelnut creamer in...though I sometimes use cream and a sweetener if I have to.

At this point - my "ideal" days are approximately 800 calories, 75-85gr protein, and about 25-35gr carb. 

Sometimes I get a bit bored - so I try a new recipe or something if I find a need a change.  I just found Ryvita and I'll sometimes have one of those with some lite garden cream cheese on it...again, depends how the rest of the day is as that is 7 gr of carbs for it alone. Every other night I have to include a "smoothe move" tea to keep things...going.  Which is why I also use the fibre every other day as well.