9-29-09 4 weeks post op

Sep 29, 2009

 It's been 4 weeks...I've lost 11 pounds.  From day 15 to 5 weeks post op my program wants us to eat soft foods...scrambled eggs,soft and mushy,flaky,overcooked vegetables,poultry,seafood. Soft ripe banana(about 2 inches).  Non fat yogurt,cottage cheese,baby food carrots or green beans, and protein supplements.  At 4 weeks I restart taking Calcium citrate.
Total calories around 1200, with 80 to 100 grams of protein.
   I've had no problems with trying new foods unless I slip up and eat something with too much sugar in it, or eat too much...or
went to church and had communion bread and wine--yikes!  My little sleeve stomach felt like it had caught on fire!!
   At 4 weeks I'm thinking of nicknames for my sleeve...

  It is hard for me to separate fluids from the meal.  It's hard to drink water all day, and hard to get 80-100 grams of protein in.  I am using isopure apple melon for the protein and adding unflavored soy protein powder to my pudding and whenever I think of it.  I also have some banana strawberry protein powder to add to pudding etc to get more protein in.  I want different food all of the time so I spend a lot of time at the grocery store looking for sugar free,low sodium, low carbohydrate,no saturated fats kinds of foods.  It is like an Easter egg hunt at the grocery store! (Trader Joes has lists of them if you request)
Online is a huge resource also.  Our chatroom is the very best for information and ideas for food...love the people in our chatroom!


   By the way...I still want all those fattening foods, but my tastes have changed enough so I can just be satisfied with their aroma or looking at them.  It's still dieting, still takes self control and planning and cutting back on what I want...the  smaller stomach is just helping me eat smaller amounts at a time.  I can eat small amounts all day and gain weight, so I have to count calories and choose sugar free,low fat,high protein food.


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