Question:
I am 9 months post op and was wondering if anyone out there that is

also 9 months or more post op can tell me what they are eating and how much they are eating, for example dinner, 2 oz of steak, 1 oz vegies and so on. Thank you Also, how many times a day are you eating    — Deanna Wise (posted on September 21, 2002)

September 20, 2002

   — Rosario T.

September 20, 2002
I am 9 months post op. I have different things to eat everyday. I don't measure or count. One thing I do EVERY morning, first thing, is fix myself a protein drink instead of coffee. I use Designer Whey protein powder. Tastes JUST LIKE choc. milk. Then an hour or so later, IF I feel hungry, I will have a yogurt, or maybe an egg, maybe a peanutbutter rice cake with p-butter on it. Just whatever I feel like having. Lunch I usually take to work. Sometimes I just take a string cheese. Sometimes a container of cottage cheese...a Lean cuisine......protein bar...just whatever I feel like having. Dinner for me is USUALLY a Lean Cuisine or a Healthy Choice meal. It's usually just me and my daughter home for dinner so I don't cook very often. I don't snack a lot but when I do, my snacks of choice are....sunflower seeds, SF Cookies, and watermelon. Sometimes I also have cheese cubes. I know this may not be an ounce by ounce meal plan, but I am doing what is working for me. So far I have lost 93 pounds with about 27 to goal. I try not to *diet* but I do watch what I eat. I think that is out of habit from so many years of *dieting*. I think as long as you are making good choices you really shouldn't worry about ounces, cups and tablespoons. Even if you treat yourself to a cookie a couple times a week. MODERATION is the key to success with the surgery as far as I am concerned. I DIDN'T have this surgery to *diet* for the rest of my life. I do follow the basic rules.....no drinking with meals, concentrate on protein first, take my supps etc. but I don't weigh and measure. Do what's comfortable for you. Enjoy the pounds coming off.
   — Kim B.

September 20, 2002
I will be 7 months post-op next friday the 27th. and my eating habits are nothing like the last posters, i am never hungry, and I only eat because I think I should,I try to eat 2 times a day at least,I try to stay way from carbs,my calorie level is around 500, I don't count caloiries though,but I think that's roughly wehre it's at, I eat when I am hungry, which isn't very often, when I do eat it consists of veggies, raw and cooked, fruits, mostly grapes, and for protein I eat cheese, imitation crab, I like to chew on beef jerky, but it bothers me if I swallow it weird huh, I can't eat steak or chicken unless it's very moist, and then I have to chew, it so much , it's not worth it, most of these portions are 1 oz. not much more, Today, my hubby and I went to Golden Corral for dinner, we had the buffet, I had a little crab meat and lettuce, with ranch dressing mixed in and a small piece of cod, doesn't sound like much , but it filled me up, I also never drink with my meals at all, I set the timer for an hour after meals and don't drink until then.. I have lost 130 pounds and 74 inches and I am into size 8s and 10s, that's down from 28/30s.. I weigh 139 pounds , down from 270 pounds
   — bikerchic

September 22, 2002
I had surgery about 2 weeks before you and was about the same starting weight. I was out of control for months on my eating and now weigh and log everything into calorieking.com. Breakfast is usually designer whey protein or a serving of Good Friends cereal. Salads weigh in at 5-6 oz, 3 oz of that being egg & cheese. I can eat a whole sm. Wendy's chili or a diet tv dinner. I only eat 1/2 sandwich though I know I could eat more. I eat a whole can of soup (2 cups prepared). Steak 2-3 oz and about 3 oz of veggies. Whole chicken breat. Trying to limit my snacking to sugar free fudge cycles and Soy Dream bars.
   — lessofme170