Question:
can a few people give me a pretty detailed diet of what

they were eating 6 mos out?? i would really really appreciate it. thanks :-)    — hdziema (posted on May 27, 2003)

May 26, 2003
Hi there. I am about 7 1/2 months out and am eating pretty much what I was eating at 6 months. My doctor doesn't want us getting protein from sources other than food, so I don't use protein shakes or bars. He also only wants us eating three meals per day. Your surgeon's instructions may be different and you should follow those. Here's my diet. For breakfast, I will have one of the following: 1/2c lo-fat cottage cheese with 2 strawberries; 1 slice whole wheat toast and 1 poached egg; or 1 egg cheese omelet. For lunch, one of the following: 1/2 can tuna on salad; 1 slice wheat bread with 3 oz fat free Jennie-O turkey breast; or 1 slice wheat bread with 3 oz ham. Note that if I have bread at breakfast, I don't eat bread at lunch also - I keep to one slice per day. For dinner, 5 oz of one of the following: cheeseburger (no bun) with tomato; steak; chicken breast; salmon; shrimp; or pork chops. Additionally, with dinner I'll have 1/4 cup sugar snap peas, string beans, brocolli, or salad. If I get hungry waiting for dinner to cook, I'll have a few almonds. This adds up to about 70 g protein and about 20-30 g of carbs. I also get about 80 oz of water and my vitamins and exercise about 4 times per week. I'm down 105 so far. I hope this helps.
   — Yolanda J.

May 27, 2003
At six months out, I ate about 1000 calories a day, broken down to about 40 percent protein, 40 percent carbs, and 20 percent fat (tracked on fitday.com). I used (and still use) protein shakes, plus protein foods like egg beaters with (fat-free) cheese, turkey pepperoni, cereal with half a banana (yes, carbs! and I lived), veggie burgers, tofu cheese, small amounts of various fruits and veggies, Lean Cuisine mac&cheese or ravioli (as side dishes only, and then, only half or a third of a portion, after eating protein first).
   — Suzy C.

May 27, 2003
Hi. I'm 8 mo. out - eat what I ate at 6mo out. Down 135+ lbs, about 50 to go. BREAKFAST:1/2c. cttg chz+1/2 c yogurt mixed, or 2 bacon pcs & 2eggs. LUNCH: 3/4 cup turkey chili w/1/2 0z. NF cheddar or Little can tuna w/ 4 NF saltines. SNACK: protein bar or TBL peanut butter on 1/2 apple. DINNER: 4-5oz chckn brst, green beans or 4-5 oz shrimp and 1/4 c. rice
   — Debby M.