Question:
would like to know what ou are allow to eat

   — starchild (posted on December 6, 2009)

December 6, 2009
Hi Donna, what kind of surgery are you planning on having? I was given all the ifo on what to eat and not at my group meeting and again with my Dr & Nut. Sorry, I know you where looking for a better answer.
   — tootsie52

December 6, 2009
First three weeks I had nothing but protien shakes, water, sugarfree jello, crystal light. After that I went to soft foods, lowfat cottage cheese, unsweetened applesauce, strained turkey and green beans, etc. Then solids about a month later, broiled meats, poached or baked chicken, steamed veggies like brocolli and califlour. Now I can even have a little salad, and I eat raw mushrooms and celery for snacks. I eat four or five small meals a day. I drink 60 to 80 ounces of water daily. I exercise 4 to 6 times a week. I avoid white sugar, white potatoes, all breads, refined grains like white rice and anything that has hydrogenated fats as well as all fruit juices; yes I am a label reader. I have recently discovered Qunioa, and learning how to cook it. I also avoid caffiene and all carbonated beverages. I do drink decaf tea and occasionally decaf coffee. Is this what you were asking for? Hope I helped.
   — cydthekid50

December 7, 2009
For 2 weeks post-op, I was on liquids only...clear liquids the first week, then other liquids (like protein shakes, either ready-to-drink or powder mixed with water). Then, at two weeks, I was ready to begin soft foods - smooth, low-fat yogurt; fat-free cottage cheese; Egg Beaters; fat-free-sugar-free pudding; and Taco Bell refried beans (but I am NOT a big fan of beans in any way, shape or form!). Still, though, only an ounce at a time, 6 times per day - preferrably 6 am, 9 am, 12 pm, 3 pm, 6 pm, and 9 pm. And in between, getting in all the water and liquid protein you can while still stopping drinking 15 minutes before eating and not beginning to drink again for at least 30 minutes, generally 45. By week 6, we were adding in stuff like stewed chicken, cut up very fine, with some of the liquid to moisten, or soft fish like tilapia, with "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray" and a little bit of lemon; lemon pepper tuna from the pouch, made into a salad with a little bit of diced egg and some dill relish moistened with 1 tablespoon of Best Foods Lite mayo; a one ounce container of brown rice, a couple of small broccoli florets or some canned spinach... nothing more than two ounces. You just gradually add back in high protein foods, staying away from white carbs - no white bread, no white rice, no white potatoes, no white pasta, no popcorn. If you MUST have those things, my surgeon and nutritionist told me that they must be whole grain. I've found a tortilla that is only 50 calories and 7 grams of fiber, 10 carbs and 5 proteins - it's from La Tortilla Factory. I use it to wrap around a Hebrew National 97% fat-free hot dog, with a half a tablespoon of lite mayo and some horseradish mustard and some dill relish. Yummy, and filling. I am 9 months out right now, and I enjoy going to Qdoba once in a while and ordering a side of their pulled pork (it's the leanest thing on the menu) and having a little bit of their 3-cheese queso poured over the top. It's yummy and high protein. I go out to restaurants, and have stuff like pistachio encrusted salmon on a bed of wild rice with sauteed asparagus, and I'll eat a couple of ounces of the salmon, 2 tablespoons of the wild rice, and 3 of the asparagus spears. I take the rest home and have dinner for another 3 or 4 days! I go to Chinese food restaurants, and order their chicken and brocoli, and let my room-mate have the rice, and I'll just eat the chicken and a few pieces of brocoli, and once again, take the rest home for lunch or dinner for the next few days. Another favorite is our sushi night. I can't have the rice or the seaweed, and only little bits of avocado because of the fat (even though it's a GOOD fat), but I take my Lite Mayo, and some fat free cream cheese, and have them chop up a couple of ounces of salmon for me and add a half a tbsp of the mayo and some microscopically diced lemon peel and lemon juice, and I'll eat bites of it with just the tip of the baby spoon filled with fat free cream cheese. I'll also order scallops the same way, and have them put in a little cilantro with the mayo. They're both chopped so fine that I eat them with an old fashioned baby spoon (you know, the long, narrow silver-plate ones that we could buy back in the 70'?). And on some days, I really crave Mexican food, so I'll save up my fat allowance, and we'll go out to one of our favorite restaurants where I can order 4 ounces of the shredded chicken that goes into their burritos, with a side of the jalapeno cream cheese. We don't really lose out on anything, we just have to be really careful to substitute whole grains for the white carbs, and to watch our portions, don't drink during or just after eals, and MOST important, get the PROTEIN in first!
   — Erica Alikchihoo