Question:
what can you have to drink?
I AM 5 WEEKS POST-OP LAP RNY. WHAT CAN I HAVE TO DRINK BESIDES WATER AND CRYSTAL LIGHT? ALSO IF YOU HAVE ATE AT RED LOBSTER POST OP WHAT DID YOU EAT FROM THERE?WHAT KIND OF ITEMS CAN YOU EAT FOR BREAKFAST BESIDES OATMEAL? (IF I SEE ANOTHER QUAKER BOX I WILL SCREAM, SO SICK OF OATMEAL. THANKS FAM YALL ARE THE BEST. — latreshar (posted on September 16, 2008)
September 15, 2008
I drank South Beach Living Tide Me Over. They have 30 calories but protein
and fiber. You can drink tea. I had lap band and at Red Lobster I get the
grilled shrimp and salad. I love them both and I didn't check out the
menu, but that is what I get there (when I get to go). I just can't seem
to eat breakfast but I drink the Atkins Advantage Shakes (premixed) and I
keep them in the refrigerator all the time. They have several different
flavors and they have losts of protein and low in sugars, 1 gram and 15
grams of protein and 2 grams net carbs. Good Luck! Diane
— dyates2948
September 15, 2008
I doubt if your surgeon really OK'd oatmeat at 4-5 wks. My surgeon Ok'd
Cream of Wheat as a hot cereal, due to it's smaller pieces, easier for
digestion. He specifically stated NO oatmeal until I was 5-6 months out. At
about 6 months I had some oatmeal, but at about 1 1/2 yrs I began having
oatmeal daily for breakfast, sweetened with Stevia. The oatmeal pieces are
too large and hard to digest at your stage of recovery. DAVE
— Dave Chambers
September 15, 2008
I am 4 weeks out! I really enjoy Propel. I was getting sick of Crystal
Light! I have been having oatmeal since I was 2 weeks out. It got old
really fast. For breakfast I usually have a Worldwide Pure Protein Shake.
There are 35 grams of protein! It tastes pretty good. It is nice knowing I
have had 1/2 of my daily requirement of protein by 9:00am! :-)
— tammyB1976
September 16, 2008
I am also about 5/6 weeks out and my diet is moist white fish, shrimp,
scallops, mashed potatoes, yogurt, and foods like that. My surgeon
suggested cream of wheat and at 4 weeks oatmeal. Also at 4 weeks I was able
to start a soft scrambled egg. I am only suppose to eat less than 1/ 2 cup
per meal and so far that has not been a problem. My problem is drinking 64
ounces of water per day. You should have a planner telling you what you can
eat and when to start eating that particular food. Check with the dietician
at your doctors office and they will direct you in the right way to go.
Good luck! diana
— nonnie0406
September 16, 2008
scrambled eggs with melted cheese...cottage cheese and applesauce or SF
preserves...plain yogurt flavored with sf preserves...cheese or peanut
butter and a whole wheat cracker...oatmeal (graduate after 8 weeks to steel
cut oats for more fiber) was on my list along with other hot cereal such as
cream of wheat and farina. (I kept a log for my nutritionist) I had my
first month menu planned and approved prior to surgery by my nutritionist.
The only thing i was not allowed to have was nuts, seeds, fiberous crackers
(whole grains), fried or high fat foods, more than 4 g's of natural
occuring sugar (such as lactose in dairy, but in t tablspoons of food, I
didn't much have tto worry about it as there just was not that much in that
little amt of food), raw veggies, bread, and citrus because of the pulp,
and remove tough skins or puree from cooked veggies such as peas, peppers,
tomatoes etc...
My first two months breakfasts were something like this:
2 T cheese omelet and 2 T pureed fruit or SF preserves and hot cereal. Or a
hardboiled egg with a little mayo on a cracker...or hummus on crackers...or
peanutbutter with mashed banana with crackers or high fiber cereal...
I ate this right out of the hospital for the first two months...
My surgeon believes in eating real food and I guess this is why I chose him
to begin with...I didn't have to do anything odd except not eat as much as
I used to and cut out simple carbs and switch to complex carbs. I did this
right from the begininng of surgery and never stopped. I still eat rounded
healthy meals of whole grains, fruit and veggies and dairy/ protein above
all! The first three months I ate no more than 4 T of food per meal...much
less in the first month and I purreed almost everything with chunks.
Your surgeon might has his own opinions and suggestions...This worked great
for me and was an easy transition into a regular eating lifestyle that has
been a success for nearly 5 years.
— .Anita R.
September 16, 2008
I drink Powerade Zero sometimes for a different flavor. It is zero
everything. Here are somethings I eat for breakfast. (Not all together of
course) I have yogurt (sugarfree), toast with peanut butter, carn instant
bfast, small toasted bagel with pnut butter, applesauce, string fat free
cheese, egg beater omelet. I am about 5 weeks as well.
— half
September 16, 2008
Drink ideas: Sugar Free (SF) Carnation Instant Breakfast, Propel, Fuze,
Diet Snapple, Diet Juices, Apple Cider, SF Chocolate milk, SF hot cocoa,
Isupure ready made drinks.
Red Lobster- shrimp cocktail, I get the Salmon New Orleans with sauce on
the side and end up with a bunch of left overs I can eat for days, they
have good soup, any grilled fish entree with broccoli but of course you
will have lots left over. The kids menu has a good grilled fish or you can
get a side of crab legs.
Breakfast: Cream of wheat, grits, eggs (I like them with green chili and
cheese), cottage cheese, fruit, protein shakes, most of the time I eat
leftover dinner as my breakfast! I love chicken in the morning- go figure.
Whatever you eat make sure it has protein (like fruit WITH cottage cheese)
Good luck- it does get easier!
— [Deactivated Member]
September 16, 2008
When I go to Rl I order off of the kids menu, grilled fish.
— 102807
September 17, 2008
I ate and still eat scrambled eggs or egg whites, I have 1/4 whole wheat
eng muffin with peanutbutter on it sometimes..maybe you can't yet...its a
stage 3 food....but you are close...I drink v-8 by warming it up and adding
garlic powder and blk pepper and spoon it like soup...I make homemade
broth...boil whole chicken and add veggies etc to make a delicious broth I
can drink...I leave the food stuffs for the family to eat. milk is always
good...if you can tolerate it. popcicles/fudgies that are sugar free..fruit
juice that is diluted 50% was a change up. there really is lots if you
think in different terms... I personally couldn't stand the
"sweetness" of the sugarfree stuff , but a few weeks after not
drinking them, found that nestle's flavored water was something I could
tolerate and not feel like gagging on...Hope this helps ya out...Hugs, Kim
— gpcmist
September 17, 2008
Koolaide or its generic cousin FlavorAid can be made with Splenda instead
of sugar... the granulated "measures like sugar" stuff is
expensive, but you can buy packs that are made to be mixed with koolaide (a
more concentrated powder) that come in 1-cup equivalent packages.
— mrsidknee
September 19, 2008
I see you have many answers but thought I would put mine in.
Drinks, natural juices no sugar added (oj, juicy juice, apple, etc.)
Breakfast, sadly I ate a fried egg in pam with a slice of chesse everyday
for 6 months..lol. I also ate rice chex & corn chex, rasin bran no
sugar on the raisins, cheerios plain, oddly now 5 years out I can't
tolerate milk at all even fat free. So now I eat turkey bacon, whole grain
raisin toast dry, turkey sausage, eggs, cottage cheese with fruit. Whatever
you have time to do. Hope this helped.
— Faerydust1313
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