Liquid Diet Ideas

I am putting a list together more for myself than anything of ideas for the liquid phase immediately after surgery and for the first two weeks.  I’ve read many places and I’m sure it’s true that for the first two weeks I will be consuming only liquids.

After the first few days I will hopefully graduate to full liquids include the broth of low-fat, creamed soups, protein shakes, milk, yogurt and sugar-free puddings.  I will be doing some protein supplements as well, which I’ve read are recommended so that my body will maintain any muscle I have while losing weight.

I will be updating this list as I think of new things or find other suggestions online.

1. Bottled Water with lemon.
2. Chicken Boulion cubes - low sodium
3. Water with Crystal Light pouch
4. Crystal light popsicles (homemade in those containers from Target)
5. Diluted apple juice and diluted apple juice popsicles (homemade in those containers from Target)
6. Diluted grape juice and diluted grape juice popsicles (homemade in those containers from Target)
7. Gatorade or Propel, Possibly the new G2 which is lower in calories.
8. Special K20 protein water
9. Hot chocolate (water based of course)
10. Imagine Organic Free Range Chicken Broth (FAR better than any bouillon) (Whole Foods Market)
11. Pacific Organic Beef Broth
12. Miso soup (YUM! I love this stuff, I hope I can eat it with rice like I always have)
13. BeneFiber to liquid for constipation issues (Little gross, but probably needed)

The Lap Band

I am going to a seminar next Tuesday (4/28) for the Lap Band system that you may or may not have heard about on commercials.

Basically it’s an adjustable band that can be placed around your stomach near the esophagus making you eat less and feel full with less.

I am going to try this approach to my weight loss because I need help. More help than just walking and exercise alone can accomplish. The Lap Band is not nearly as invasive as the gastric bypass or stomach stapling methods and is reversible.

I’ve been doing research about this for quite some time and I’ve found a very informative community here at http://www.lapbandtalk.com.  I plan on contributing my journey there as well.  They seem very supportive of their users and they have quite lengthy discussions around the Lap Band and life with it.  I look forward to being with them.

I’ll post more thoughts soon.

-B