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