Question:
Today is my 1 month surgery date (Gastric Sleeve)

I am a month out from surgery, what can I eat?? I am down 45lbs but I dont know what to bring for lunch to work. I have been having the Lean Cusine but getting old. Any suggestions?    — Suzanne3333 (posted on September 26, 2008)

September 26, 2008
Do you like pistachio? I mix sugar free pistachio pudding mix with cottage cheese and diced peaches. Or I micro a Morning Star Chicken or Black Bean burger and refried beans.
   — [Deactivated Member]

September 27, 2008
Grilled chicken breast and salad greens if your surgeon allows it at this point. I love spicy black bean burgers by Morningstar, cottage cheese with strawberries, blueberries or both, hard boiled eggs (I cook them on the soft side of hard---they are easier to eat), aplles slices with peanut butter, deviled ham with non-fat mayo and onion, relish or whatever you like in it, egg salad, vegetarian refried or black beans with a little cheese and salsa, ham roll-up with provolone cheese or low fat cream cheese. Good luck and I hope this helps you.
   — ChelleBelle

September 27, 2008
I am not a big fan of Lean Cuisine or pre-packaged foods in general. They have way too many carbs and sodium for me and the scales won't budge. At least the South Beach Diet frozen meals are fewer carbs and sugars. I tend to make my own meals, that way I can know that I am eating the freshest, organic (for the most part), ingredients and I have control over how much sodium and sugar goes into each recipe. That way, there are no preservatives or other ingredients that I can't pronounce. I had lapband so I'm not exactly sure what you can have 1 month out of the sleeve so I would suggest a call to your nutritionist. Good luck to you, Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
   — DawnVic