Tuesday, March 28, 2017

5 Weeks Post-Gastrectomy: More About Food

Today is 5 weeks since my surgery.  I thought people might be interested in what I eat in a typical day and how that has changed and increased in the fairly short period since my surgery.  Since I have been keeping a food diary all this time, it is easy to go back and compare.

Tuesday, March 7, 2 weeks after surgery, 1 week after getting out of the hospital
Breakfast - 3/4 of a scrambled egg with cheese, 1/4 of a mini bagel, 3 sips of water
An hour later (taking 1 1/2 hours to drink it) - 8 oz Carnation Breakfast Essentials with Milk
Lunch (1.25 hours after finishing beverage) - 1/2 mini bagel, 3/4 oz low fat cheddar cheese, 10 bites roasted chicken, 2 chunks watermelon, 4 oz water
45 minutes later (taking an hour to drink it) - 8 oz iced tea
30 minutes later - 4 saltine crackers with peanut butter, 4 sips of water
An hour later - 3 oz water
Supper (30 minutes after finishing beverage) - 12 bites grilled salmon, 6 bites red onions and sauteed spinach, 2 chunks garlic roasted new potatoes, 3 oz water (I can tell from the selection we went out to eat that night)
1.25 hours later - 2 oz water
30 minutes later - 1 container Greek yogurt
1 hour later - 6 oz smoothie with protein powder

Tuesday, March 14, 3 weeks after surgery
Breakfast - 1 scrambled egg, 1/2 mini bagel with butter, 5 sips water
1.5 hours later (taking an hour to drink it ) - 8 oz Carnation Breakfast Essentials with Milk
Lunch (40 minutes after finishing beverage) - 10 bites lemon pepper chicken, 8 bites mashed potatoes, 4 bites green beans, 3 oz water
2 hours later (drinking over 1.75 hours) - 10 oz water (I had a doctor's appointment that afternoon that took much longer than anticipated and I wasn't prepared with any snacks....I need to remember to always take snacks)
Supper (30 minutes later) - 12 spoons chicken noodle soup, 12 bites pork chop, 10 bites mashed potatoes with gravy, 6 bites green beans, 4 bites apple sauce, 4 oz water
2 hours later - 1 string cheese, 1 small pkg mini pretzels, 1/4 peach
1.5 hours later (taking 1.5 hours to drink) - 18 oz smoothie with protein powder

Today, Tuesday, March 28, 5 weeks after surgery
Breakfast - 1 egg, 1/2 English muffin with butter, 3 oz water
1 hour later (taking 40 minutes to drink it) - 4 oz Carnation Breakfast Essentials with Almond Milk (I've had a few times of it not settling well, so am experimenting with almond milk instead of regular milk...haven't decided yet if it makes a difference.  Don't really like the taste of almond milk.  Got unsweetened this time, may try sweetened.
Lunch (45 minutes after finishing beverage) - 17 bites rotisserie chicken, 4 Club crackers with low fat cheddar cheese, 1 bite watermelon, 2 oz water
1.25 hour later - 6 oz water
30 minutes later - 1 Greek yogurt, 1 string cheese, 1 oz water
2.25 hours later - 5 Club crackers with smoked white fish, 1/2 peach, 4 oz water
Supper (2.75 hours later) - 18 bites roasted chicken, 8 bites roasted potato, 3 bites onion, 1 clove roasted garlic. 2 oz water
1.25 hours later (taking 1 hour to drink) - 16 oz smoothie with protein powder

This is just a sampling.  What I eat and especially how much I eat varies greatly day to day.  But you can see how eating and drinking is pretty much a full-time job.


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