Since you have completed Adjustable Gastric Lap-Band Surgery you need to manage weight loss the best way you can. a few important features into your eating habits,you can achieve your desired weight and maintain that weight as long as you believe you can.
Immediately After the Surgery
1. For about a week following the surgery you will be on a liquid diet of clear juice, gelatin and broth.
Two. For the following five to six weeks your diet will consist of pureed foods and protein shakes only. In doing this you are giving you system time to adjust to the change and this reduces the risk of band slippage. If that happens you will need another surgery.
3. For example use a daily exercise program such as an exercise bike or water therapy.
Six Weeks after Surgery
1. After beginning to cook it, start adding your choice of ground meat (could be turkey, chicken, or veal). Hamburgers, pork chops and steak should be avoided because they are difficult to digest.
Two. You should eat mostly salads and other vegetables, after shedding them with a food processor. Do not eat the vegetable that have seeds.
3. Stay away from bread and potatoes.
Four- You need to keep up the protein during this time, so make sure you get fifty to sixty grams per day.
5. Eat unhurriedly and use little gnaws. The capacity of your stomach is only around 4 to 6 ounces per meal, this must be remembered.
Six. Continue your exercise plan and increase the amount of time you exercise.
A quarter of the year post-surgery as well as into the future. Start thinking about what you eat in a different manner. Remember that you should not live to eat but rather eat to live.
Two. Set aside 30 to 45 minutes for each meal. Consume food three times daily. Relish every piece attending to the composition, texture, aroma, and palatability.
3. Chew well counting the number of chews in each bite.
Four- Stop eating when you feel full or feel pressure in your abdomen.
5. Eat solid foods only during your three daily meals.
Six. Throughout every day you should slowly drink 4 to six glasses of fluids.
7. It is necessary to cut out carbonated liquids, alcohol, beer, soda, and milkshakes because of their high caloric content.
8. Ecercise frequently. A minimum of four sessions weekly, for at least three quarters of an hour each.
Lifetime Daily Eating Routine
1. You must be sure to include all of the basic food groups in those meals.
Two. Maintain healthy protein levels and regenerate body cells by eating foods in the milk group: Skim milk, yogurt, cheese and custard.
3. To ward off the risk of infection, be sure that your diet contains enough iron and protein such as is found in fish, chicken and lean meat.
Four- Add vitamins and minerals to regulate body functions by continuing to eat fruits and vegetables as well as fruit and vegetable juices.
5. Add carbohydrates, vitamin B and other minerals that are found in grains such as rice, corn cereal, rice noodles and macaroni to your diet.
Six. Keep exercising. It’s similar to eating,you must do it.
A balanced diet including all of these food groups along with the proper exercise program will help maintain your weight. You will also benefit from a reduction in the stress and anxiety you face each day. The key to managing your weight after Lap Band Surgery is to understand what your body can handle and eating appropriately. You can do it, if you believe you can.
