bypass daily menu -

[Ana_RW]

I'm really strict with trying to keep my portions small, I am terrified of stretching my pouch and I really try not to eat anything overly sweet/sugary/calorific/carb-filled!! I want to get down to under ten stone and I'm 15.9 at the moment so can't afford to start slipping!! Xx

Maya what size are your portions? I try to stick to a side plate or childrens plate but still think its too much lol

 

[mayamoo]

Breakfast if porridge is around 35g, I eat from a small square side plate which is smaller than a kids pmate so lunch will be maybe two new potatoes, a tbsp veg and the meat was a couple of small slices if I have a cold lunch its two or three melba toast topped with Philly and a slice of ham or eight prawns ...quite small - sometimes I can/will eat more or have a snack I think i do need to increase cals a bit x

 

[Ana_RW]

right girl as you are my inspiration - no pressure! lol Im gonna look into resizing my portions again x

 

[LubiLu]

I just had my bypass on Tuesday and I'm finding it hard to eat all my portions. The info I received from hospital said i should be having 6 servings of protein, 2 veg, 2 fruit and 2 carb. But if I have a 1 protein and 1 veg for lunch, thats 50gs. Is that too much?

 

[shelleymarie]

Something I discovered a couple of weeks ago is using an American cup measurement. I brought the measuring cups off Amazon very cheaply and I use the half cup measure for my meals. Just fill it up when dishing up and then put it on a tea plate. It definitely fills me up as before then I was rough guessing it and tend to eat an extra mouthful here and there that brought me discomfort. I imagine I will eventually be able to eat a bit more than that but they do 3/4 cup and a whole so think I'll keep using them. It really works for me x

 

[shelleymarie]

I just had my bypass on Tuesday and I'm finding it hard to eat all my portions. The info I received from hospital said i should be having 6 servings of protein, 2 veg, 2 fruit and 2 carb. But if I have a 1 protein and 1 veg for lunch, thats 50gs. Is that too much?

Is that when pureed? Doesn't sound too much to me. I used a ramekin to measure out my portions in the early days, and 1/2 - 3/4 mug for soup x

 

[LubiLu]

Yes, Still pureed stage. For the next four weeks. Thank you for that. Me and my hubby were going through the diet from the hospital tonight and realised I should be eating 25g of proteina and a tablespoon of veg, but I was having 25g of it. I have never had a full feeling, but worried it was too much

 

[Retfordmag]

Yes, Still pureed stage. For the next four weeks. Thank you for that. Me and my hubby were going through the diet from the hospital tonight and realised I should be eating 25g of proteina and a tablespoon of veg, but I was having 25g of it. I have never had a full feeling, but worried it was too much

Ive been the same , its only natural to worry about eating too much

 

[shelleymarie]

Yeah very natural to worry. Not sure it goes away completely to be honest but something you will get is a full feeling, right now you are numb from surgery, as you start to heal you will feel the restriction more. Around 4 weeks post op I started feeling it for definite, and it's steadily increased since then, especially when you get past the purée and mushy stage, as that food just slips through. As long as you keep following your post op info from your hospital you will be fine x

 

[Bellydancer57]

I couldn't eat anywhere near the recommended levels at the beginning of my levee op & got very stressed out about it. My team said not too worry at the earlier stages. Just remember good quality protein first before anything else. Always take your vits & minerals. Always drink 2 litres of fluids. I settled down more once they helped me on that. As I progressed the 60g plus target for protein really worried me coz I just couldn't eat it all. My dietician said aim for 40 g a day. I am generally meeting this but only with help of 1 high protein soup or shake a day. Find it hard to et any real volume even over 1/2 hour. Have to chew chew chew but very restricted in what I can eat even coming up to 6 months post op. Still I am doing pretty well on it & slowly getting better at introducing new foods & textures. 7 1/2 stones down since op. Seeing dietician on Thursday so will let you know.

 

[Bellydancer57]

Sorry sleeve op.

 

[shelleymarie]

Tried bread this morning. Just under a quarter of toasted sandwich. Very filling but it did go down ok. I won't be making a habit of it as I know it can slow down weight loss for me if I have too much but nice to know I can have it if I want.

Plans for today -

Breakfast - Quarter of toasted lf mozzarella and avocado sandwich.
Lunch - grilled chicken and olives.
Dinner - Grilled chicken, sprouts, carrots, half a small roast potato, half Aunt Bessie's yorkshire.
Snack - Grapes.
Drinks - Lots of water and tea.

 

[Nellyphant]

B: banana and LF custard
L: cheese and ham
D: haven't decided.
Fluid: lots
Snacks: trying not to but it will be a soya yoghurt or babybel if I need it.

 

[Ana_RW]

Yes, Still pureed stage. For the next four weeks. Thank you for that. Me and my hubby were going through the diet from the hospital tonight and realised I should be eating 25g of proteina and a tablespoon of veg, but I was having 25g of it. I have never had a full feeling, but worried it was too much

LubiLu I was exactly the same but, like everyone says you WILL get the full feeling. I thought oh everyones just saying that to reassure me but it is true! The more proper food I eat the more I find I'm fuller quicker.
You'll get there

 

[Ana_RW]

Started inputting food on myfitnesspal again to watch my calories and protein. My total cals for today are 780. My total exercise was just housework today is at 470cals. My proteins at 73g and my carbs 126g fat 17g.
I'm really going to try hard to get the carbs down tomorrow.

Breakfast - 4 carrot sticks, 4 cucumber sticks, 2 heaped tsp of dip, 2 WW crackers
Lunch - Tuna chunks in brine, tbs lettuce leaves, 2 cherry toms, 1 thin spring onion, 2 thick slices cucumber. 1 tbs extra light mayo.
Dinner - 3 cubes of grilled chicken breast. 2 tbs cabbage, lettuce and onion salad. 1/4 pitta bread

Snacks - 4 small new potatoes, 1 sainsburys basics raisin cereal bar

Drinks - 3 cups tea, 3 cups pineapple juice with water

 

[LubiLu]

Thank you everyone, I know I'm only having small portions but I didn't want to be eating too much in my first week. Especially as I haven't felt full yet.

 

[shelleymarie]

I love myfitnesspal as it helps me know exactly what I'm putting in my body. That all sounds great Anna, I aim for 800 calories a day, obviously will need a bit more than that in the long term but for now it's fine. I go for 70gs of protein but I usually manage around 50/60g. So I think you are doing really well x

 

[mayamoo]

Breakfast - Muller Greek yoghurt fat free
Lunch - slice ham, baby beet, cuecumber sticks (peeled) with lf Philly dip, two melba toast
Dinner - three new potatoes topped with 15g cheddar n pinged in microwave

Snack - two melba n lf Philly, fresh oj n water 50:50 mix

Boiled an egg n will have it mashed after spinning class with a drop of salad cream
Cals for today approx 700

 

[chrisa]

menu today
B 1 ms slice brown bread, 1 hard boiled egg, cuppa tea grapes.
L 3 cream crackers with low fat philadelphia, 1 plum
S 1 ww date n berry bar
D Peppered chicken and a stuffed mushroom, 1 small white magnum, gave me crippling pains, took 2 buscopan, laid on tummy for 20 mins all sorted no more of them.
water,tea, coffee.

 

[Ana_RW]

I love myfitnesspal as it helps me know exactly what I'm putting in my body. That all sounds great Anna, I aim for 800 calories a day, obviously will need a bit more than that in the long term but for now it's fine. I go for 70gs of protein but I usually manage around 50/60g. So I think you are doing really well x

Thanks Shelley!

Today I have a small camping side plate now for every meal. I dont feel like i am missing out at all. ?In fact I feel better and I am convinced I was eating too much.

Todays Menu:

Breakfast - 1 egg omlette, 3 cherry tomatoes, 2 small slices asda smart price bacon (cooked with fry light and water) very tasty!
Lunch - Left over dinner - chicken breast and salad. 1/4 pitta bread. 2 tsp extra light mayo
Dinner - Chicken breast, broccoli and cauliflower, cheese sauce.

Snacks - 1 slice cantaloupe melon

Drinks - 1 small glass water, 3 cups of tea, 1 large glass fresh exotic juice with water.

Totals (approx): 680cals, 53g protein, 52g carbs (got it down! whoop) 30g fat its up


Took kids swimming for an hour today, I did 15mins not stop widths and played the rest. Also bought a mountain bike today! Its been 10 yrs since I've been on one but what the hell lol.