8 Months out... What does your day look like food-wise?

Elyseinchi

Hi Fellow VSGers!

Just curious to know what your day looks like food-wise. What are you eating? How many calories? How much protein? I am pretty steady - but only losing 4 pounds / month maybe at this point so am looking to tweak and want to see what ya all are doing so maybe I can learn something new~! Thanks.

JamesAztec

At around 8 months I think I'd stop counting calories. If I had to guess maybe 2,000 a day? By that time I was eating "normally", mostly non-processed foods. I didnt and don't worry about protein because if I'm eating right I get plenty. I think the important thing is to keep working on creating good day to day habits. Your weight loss will slow over the next few months. It's inevitable. But if you have good habits in place you may experience weight loss for many more months.

rpyle111

I found the best way to get a peek is to gather a number of VSG friends, know their surgery timing and look at their food diaries for any stage of the process. I was sleeved at the end of September 2014 and I was still logging well in June of 2015. I had just hit goal and was transitioning into maintenance. I was still hitting 100g protein and was ramping calories up toward 1800/day.

pneschich

Sleeved Feb 13, 2017, about 1200 calories a day. Protein shake for breakfast, just convenient. Quest bar morning snack. Lean meat, cheese and veggies for lunch and dinner. A shot of bourbon Saturday night.

fit_chickx

Elyseinchi wrote: »

Hi Fellow VSGers!

Just curious to know what your day looks like food-wise. What are you eating? How many calories? How much protein? I am pretty steady - but only losing 4 pounds / month maybe at this point so am looking to tweak and want to see what ya all are doing so maybe I can learn something new~! Thanks.

8 months I was 1000 to 1200. protein goals 60-100g+ per day. I still log my food.

What a day can look like. This example was 149g protein 52g carbs 48g fats 1202 calories

BREAKFAST
1 Dannon light n fit yogurt
2 jimmy dean turkey sausage links

SNACK
pumpkin pie flavored protein shake

LUNCH
canned white chicken
Broccoli, carrots and cauliflower (steam fresh)
Parmesan cheese

SNACK
Quest protein potato chips (cheddar or BBQ flavor)
Mozzarella
Chunky salsa

DINNER
All white meat turkey burger patty
pizza sauce
diced green pepper
diced onion
mushrooms
pepperoni
mozzarella cheese
side salad ken's lite dressing

My dieticians website if you need food ideas.
http://insidekarenskitchen.com/bariatric-friendly-recipes/

fit_chickx

Side note: Exercise was walking or elliptical an hour.

loveshoe

I'm 2.6 years post-op. On a good day

Breakfast
Premier protein vanilla as coffee creamer 6 ounces
Morningstar spicy black bean burger
1 egg
1/4 of a medium avocado

Lunch
Sweet and spicy tuna pouch
Salad, lettuce, tomato, cucumber etc or sub spinach for lettuce
Kraft fire roasted salad dressing 2 T (I still measure)

Dinner
Steamed veggies 3-4 ounces or another salad
Grilled or baked chicken/steak/or pork 3 ounces of just 1, not all three
I sometimes have 2 ounces of rice or quinoa and make a stir-fry using the veggies and whatever meat I've cooked

Snack
Walnuts or almonds
Maybe a few chocolate chips
Yogurt
Fruit

There are days where I'll sub yogurt for lunch or just have tuna with steamed veggies. The tuna with steamed veggies is the lowest calorie meal I can create that has protein. I'll usually do that if I'm having dinner out to save on calories.

These are the same foods I was eating at the 6-month mark. The food choices really don't change that much once you settle into a pattern of what foods work and which ones don't.