phase one
gosh you are lucky you can have soup one day post op and malt a meal I wasnt allowed to have that till week two !!
The first three weeks I was on my post op I didnt have no rules on how much I could eat I could eat as much as I wanted well drink in my case lol.
When I was allowed to go to the cream of soups I would eat a cup of it at every meal. I took my time with it though Ijust didnt slurp it down it would take me about 20 min or so to finish that cup and I was full for a good three hrs and then I would eat some more .
Plus in between I would drink my water and protein shakes and if I was still hungry I could eat sf pudding but that didnt happen very often. , usually just the one cup of soup filled me up every three hrs.
Once again u are very lucky I wasnt allowed to eat nothing like that till two or three weeks out wow !!
The first three weeks I was on my post op I didnt have no rules on how much I could eat I could eat as much as I wanted well drink in my case lol.
When I was allowed to go to the cream of soups I would eat a cup of it at every meal. I took my time with it though Ijust didnt slurp it down it would take me about 20 min or so to finish that cup and I was full for a good three hrs and then I would eat some more .
Plus in between I would drink my water and protein shakes and if I was still hungry I could eat sf pudding but that didnt happen very often. , usually just the one cup of soup filled me up every three hrs.
Once again u are very lucky I wasnt allowed to eat nothing like that till two or three weeks out wow !!
I definitely find that the more protein I'm able to have, the fuller I stay. You're lucky too because your doctor will allow you to have dairy so soon after surgery so you can drink all those protein shakes. I'm just able to add my protein shakes that I make with milk (the ones that I liked best and that kept me the fullest) back to my diet today and I am SO HAPPY. Because I had started to feel a few hunger pangs too these last couple of days.
Protein is the key!!
Protein is the key!!
VSG on 07/10/12
Try some protein shakes and add a banana and/or one tablespoon of peanut butter. This makes a very thick shake and it's easy to just sip it over about a half an hour and feel fuller.
Also, fill inbetween meals with broth and water. That should also help.
Best advice is give your nutritionist a call and get some ideas/recipes from her/him.
There is a book called Weight Loss Surgery Recipes for Dummies that I used for the first few weeks. It had great ideas for shakes, soups, etc.
Good Luck!!!
You'll make it...
Mary
Also, fill inbetween meals with broth and water. That should also help.
Best advice is give your nutritionist a call and get some ideas/recipes from her/him.
There is a book called Weight Loss Surgery Recipes for Dummies that I used for the first few weeks. It had great ideas for shakes, soups, etc.
Good Luck!!!
You'll make it...
Mary