Well the last post was far too short and I need to set a plan! Tomorrow is a new day! So as of tomorrow I am going to make a conscious effort to eat healthier!

I have a heap of organic fresh vegies in my fridge so tomorrow I am going to make an effort to include them in all 3 of my daily meals.

Breakfast - Scrambled egg with grated spinach and tomato

Lunch - Salad with tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber and grilled chicken

Dinner - Meat and vegies

I need and must eat healthier! This band will only work if I make it work! So I am going to aim to lose 2kg this week and get under the 100kg mark!

Another aim is to drink only water …. or as much water as I can and no sugar drinks!

Time to knuckle down!

So even though I have been good with the exercise part, I have been so bad with my eating this week. The healthiest thing I ate was a chicken salad yesterday. Sounds healthy right? Well parts of it were - lettuce, tomato, cucumber and it was all organic …. but I added full fat creamy caesar dressing and a chicken tender! So even though in my head I was telling myself it was healthy, really it wasn’t!

The whole week has been coke, chocolate, take away etc. I MUST STOP!!!

So this is my aim for next week! NO MORE JUNK FOOD!! NONE! No Coke, no chocolate, no take away! Good healthy yummy food!

That is all ….

I am going to do a food diary, because my biggest question during this whole journey has been … “What can I eat?”.

Day 1 - The first 24 hours

The first 24 hours are clear fluids only and no more than 50mls of fluids every hour.

Clear fluids include -
* Clear soup broth - example: Chicken
* Water
* Black tea
* Apple Juice

Day 2 to 5 - Fluids

The first 2 weeks are fluids only, anything thin enough to suck through a straw. The first few days I was sticking to mostly soup broth and meal replacement shakes, but yesterday I ventured to a chicken and corn soup. I blended it and added a little more water to thin it out and it was really yummy.

Fluids include -
* Juice
* Water
* Meal replacement shakes
* Soup - if soup is thick add water and be sure to blend any chunky soups to a thin consitancy.
* Tea and coffee

How much can I eat?

I am generally not hungry. I have no hunger pains at all and it is normally “head hunger” and habit that makes me eat. Head hunger is where my head tells me I want food, but my tummy feels full. On my instructions from the surgery I can have 30 grams of meal replacement powder mixed with 200mls of milk 3 times per day. I struggle to finish 100mls once a day. A typical day has been as follows.

Morning

Cup of tea upon waking
Water a juice throughout the morning

Lunch

100mls of meal replacement shake
Water and juice throughout the day
Cup of tea

Dinner

One cup of soup broth
Cup of tea
Water and juice

I will try and keep this food diary going for a few months to give everyone a better idea on how life is with a lap band