What do you eat?

SandyFromNJ

Hi, I am pending Gastric Sleeve Surgery in November 2012. I need some 'sleever' friends. I would like to learn from you.

I am new to MFP and could you please tell me how to 'add' friends.

Thank you,
SandyFromNJ

sarahjayne823

I eat what everyone else eats, just much less of it. Menu for today: B: 1 sausage patty, 1 scrambled egg with picante sauce AM Snack: chobani yogurt Lunch: 1 cup chili PM snack: 1 string cheese and a pear. My eating got way behind today, so will probably not eat dinner. Maybe just a glass of milk.

Protein first, then fruits/veggies, and then, if you have room, carbs. and LOTS of water!!!

I added you as a friend. Take a look at my daily log each day to get a better idea.

Good luck!

SandyFromNJ

Thank you Sarah. My tentitive date for surgery is November 5th. I should find out for sure, this week.

My doc does not have a pre-surgery diet? Did you diet before surgery?

SandyfromNJ

pawoodhull

Hi, at 15 months out from surgery I too can eat everything. I stick to 1,000 to 1,200 calories per day and your surgeon should give you how much protein per day. Mine is 70-80 grams a day. Like Sarah said, eat protein first and then fruits and veggies. I really get very little in carbs since there really isn't a lot of room left in the stomach after eating the protein, fruits/veggies. You can add me as a friend and look at my food log if you want to see what I eat daily. There are things I haven't added back into my diet because I know they are foods I can't stop eating. The dieticians call them trigger foods. For me it's ice cream in any form and chips (flavored are the worst, but I like the plain ones too). So I choose not to add them back in.

Most of us had a presurgery diet. My surgeon said it was to shrink the liver to make it easier to work around during surgery. Losing 20 pounds just makes it easier for the surgeon.

donna_l_49

I had to go on a 2 week liquid diet before surgery. It wasn't easy but I'm glad I did it. I'm almost 5 weeks out from my surgery and I'm still eating mushies food for the most part. I have a couple of protien shakes and and a egg or some tuna or soup (very small amount) for lunch and dinner. I'm averaging between 500-600 calories a day.

tvaddict101

Hi, I am 2 1/2 years out of surgery and I, too, still mostly eat protein and aim for 70+ grams a day.
Today I have eaten:
- a protein shake for breakfast (with instant coffee powder in it - I can't usually fit in the shake as well as a cup of coffee, so I combine them to get the caffeine!)
- a small can of tuna with diced jalapenos, a small amount of mayo and a chopped hard boiled egg. This was a bit much all at once, so I ate about 2/3 at lunch and the rest as an afternoon snack. (I do get hungry this far out from surgery, so I snack, but I try not to make it too frequent).
For dinner, I'll have something like an omelette (1 egg and some feta and a tiny bit of spinach or something) or meatballs with tomato sauce (about 1/2 a cup of meatball/s). I'll probably also have about 10 almonds and maybe part of a protein bar as a snack after dinner. Never lost that habit

I don't tolerate things like bread/potatoes/pumpkin etc very well at all - if I eat them I can't fit much else in. I don't even try to eat pasta anymore after a piece of penne got uncomfortably jammed about 6mths post-surgery! I do gain weight if I eat carbs or I eat too frequently (I can eat some carbs quite easily eg crackers and cake and i can eat quite a bit of these things at once. Not ideal!).

Hope that's helpful!

sarahjayne823

Sandy, yes, I did a pre-op diet. I actually had to lose weight to even qualify for the surgery, according to my insurance company. So, I did a modified-liquid diet for about 6 weeks to drop some weight, and because of that, my surgeon only made me do a 7 day liquid diet pre-op. I dropped 35 lbs pre-surgery.

Yeah, your surgery date is coming up soon! Good luck! I'll be thinking about you on that date.