Did you post on the Illinois board? This question has been asked before and you may get results there. Sorry I can't help but I will look through some old posts for you.

Hi Rhonda! I will be 10 months post op on November 10th. My meals are pretty much the same, except that my doctor doesn't allow any snacks. Breakfast: Protein Shake Lunch: 3-4 oz. of chicken tenderloin, and veggies Dinner: same as lunch I drink about 130-145 oz. of water. Most of the times its Crystal Light, or Diet Snapple. I know what you mean about the craving. This week I craved broccoli. Strange isn't it Take care and keep up the awesome work!!!! Aloha, Pat 261/162/goal 120

Ok My staples are a Latte in the morning, but my problem with that is I love the regualr too much. I do get the fat free at times but the whole is just too good. Sometime about 10ish I do have my protein shake. For lunch I will usually have whole grain melba toast with low sodiumn munster or cream cheese. I have a real hard time with the low fat stuff it just tasts nasty. dinner is protein and veggie. I get hungry at night lately for something. This is a feeling that I do not like but I keep drinking my water. Oh and I have reached the Century club. Peace n Light Chris 257/152/140 5'6"

My surgeon says no drinking during meals because it will flush the food out too quickly. Basically we lost length in our intestines, where all of our absorption occurs. To compensate for the lack of length we need to keep our food bolus relatively solid and not soupy, that way it goes through more slowly. If we drink or have a watery type of soup, it makes our chewed food very liquidly, and therefore moves through our GI tract moire quickly, giving us less oppertunity to absorb the nutrients. My nutritionist says the the majority of the calories are absorbed in the begining of the process but the vitamins and mineral we need are absorbed easier towards the end of the process, so if we flush our food, we are getting the calories but barely any of the nutrients that we need. So basically both my specialists agree that drinking is bad, however they differ on the reason why. LOL! HTH! Jamie

I usually sip with meals. Can someone tell me why we are not supposed to drink with meals, or before and after. I have never had a clear answer. I have no problem getting in enough food (scarey).