i have a rather odd question

[Guest guest]

I was wondering about how much you eat a day on the liquid diet.

Today i ate a slim fast for breakfast, soup for lunch, tea, soup for

dinner and a smoothie for desert. Well i live with my grandmother

and she says i am eating to much and is forbidding me from eating

anything else for the rest of the night and im starving. Do i eat

to much or should i eat more?

[Guest guest]

I eat about the same amount you do and it is not a lot at all,

definately not too much! I usually have oatmeal for breakfast, soup

for lunch, mashed potatoes for dinner and one or 2 chocolate shakes

between. As a matter of fact I was just talking with my husband

tonight that maybe I should start taking vitamins because I am not

sure I am getting all the nutrients I should.

Tiana

> I was wondering about how much you eat a day on the liquid diet.

> Today i ate a slim fast for breakfast, soup for lunch, tea, soup

for

> dinner and a smoothie for desert. Well i live with my grandmother

> and she says i am eating to much and is forbidding me from eating

> anything else for the rest of the night and im starving. Do i eat

> to much or should i eat more?

[Guest guest]

You are definitely not eating too much! That's the last thing you

should be worrying about now. You are lucky you have the appetite,

calories facilitate healing. On a liquid diet, your doctor could

probably tell you, you tend to eat more frequently, even 8 or so

meals a day. Good luck! And eat!

> I was wondering about how much you eat a day on the liquid diet.

> Today i ate a slim fast for breakfast, soup for lunch, tea, soup

for

> dinner and a smoothie for desert. Well i live with my grandmother

> and she says i am eating to much and is forbidding me from eating

> anything else for the rest of the night and im starving. Do i eat

> to much or should i eat more?

[Guest guest]

Sounds like you need to eat more. I'd say 2000 calories minimum.

If you think you're starving YOU ARE STARVING. Tell your

grandmother you'll lock her in her room if you don't get something

else to eat.

Jay

> I was wondering about how much you eat a day on the liquid diet.

> Today i ate a slim fast for breakfast, soup for lunch, tea, soup

for

> dinner and a smoothie for desert. Well i live with my grandmother

> and she says i am eating to much and is forbidding me from eating

> anything else for the rest of the night and im starving. Do i eat

> to much or should i eat more?

[Guest guest]

I was eating six meals a day until I was cleared to go to mush

foods, and then I trimmed down to only 5 meals a day. When I felt

like it, I went down to 4. I asked my doctor when eating was over

eating, and he said that for the first six weeks, while I was

healing, I should eat to heal and don't worry about it being too

much.

Kris

[Guest guest]

I was eating all the time. I was only on liquids for a few days, then I was on

soft foods and this was my typical day for the first three weeks. I did loose

12 pounds the first week. I am 9 weeks post-op and still only gained back 6

pounds. I am still breastfeeding my little one, too, so I felt like I had to

eat constantly to get enough.

~Cathy

Breakfast:

Carnation Instant Breakfast

bowl of oatmeal

Snack:

Yogurt or mashed fruit

Lunch:

pureed meat

mashed potatoes

mashed vegetables

Snack:

Milk shake

Dinner:

More pureed meat

Mashed potatoes

Mashed Vegetables

Before bed snack:

Milk shake

[Guest guest]

You DONT eat too much!

If you feell like youre starving, try to eat some more if you're able.

Be nice to your Grandma but dont take her to heart. Shes wrong.

Does it take you a long time to eat? If so, maybe that is the reason

she thinks you're 'eating all the time.'

Are you able to go to the store on your own? Or do you have friends

who could smuggle stuff in to you? Because if it it was me, I'd try

to keep the peace by keeping some no-cook stuff in my room as snacks.

> I was wondering about how much you eat a day on the liquid diet.

> Today i ate a slim fast for breakfast, soup for lunch, tea, soup

for

> dinner and a smoothie for desert. Well i live with my grandmother

> and she says i am eating to much and is forbidding me from eating

> anything else for the rest of the night and im starving. Do i eat

> to much or should i eat more?

[Guest guest]

Grandma needs to have a wee talk with your surgeon, who will, I'd

bet, tell her that it is really important for you to get enough

calories in there to support the healing.

The phrase my surgeon used for post-op recovery is, " You'll be in a

catabolic metabolic state, " and " you'll have trouble getting enough

calories in there to heal. "

Cammie

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , anae3333

wrote:

> You DONT eat too much!

> If you feell like youre starving, try to eat some more if you're

able.

>

> Be nice to your Grandma but dont take her to heart. Shes wrong.

>

> Does it take you a long time to eat? If so, maybe that is the

reason

> she thinks you're 'eating all the time.'

>

> Are you able to go to the store on your own? Or do you have

friends

> who could smuggle stuff in to you? Because if it it was me, I'd

try

> to keep the peace by keeping some no-cook stuff in my room as

snacks.

>

>

>

> > I was wondering about how much you eat a day on the liquid diet.

> > Today i ate a slim fast for breakfast, soup for lunch, tea, soup

> for

> > dinner and a smoothie for desert. Well i live with my

grandmother

> > and she says i am eating to much and is forbidding me from eating

> > anything else for the rest of the night and im starving. Do i

eat

> > to much or should i eat more?

[Guest guest]

Cathy, how old is your little one? I am in the process of trying to

reactivate breastfeeding with my 91/2 month old. i can't tell if she

is getting anything yet or not, it has been 4 days. i was only

feeding her morn and night prior to surgery and had a total week off

afterwards as she was at my sisters. Isn't it hard to keep these

little guys from your face and neck? It is so hard for me not to

have hugged her yet since the surgery. it's killing me!

> I was eating all the time. I was only on liquids for a few days,

then I was on soft foods and this was my typical day for the first

three weeks. I did loose 12 pounds the first week. I am 9 weeks

post-op and still only gained back 6 pounds. I am still

breastfeeding my little one, too, so I felt like I had to eat

constantly to get enough.

> ~Cathy

>

> Breakfast:

> Carnation Instant Breakfast

> bowl of oatmeal

>

> Snack:

> Yogurt or mashed fruit

>

> Lunch:

> pureed meat

> mashed potatoes

> mashed vegetables

>

> Snack:

> Milk shake

>

> Dinner:

> More pureed meat

> Mashed potatoes

> Mashed Vegetables

>

> Before bed snack:

> Milk shake

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey, ,

My boy is almost 16 months. We nursed throughout recovery. I pumped the

morning of surgery and again that night after surgery. I was home the next

morning so I was able to nurse him then.

It was difficult to keep him from my face, but my older children, ages 12 and

13, kept Teddy until he wanted to nurse and take a nap. Then when they brought

him to me all he wanted to do was snuggle and nurse, so he was able to keep

occupied when I had him.... most of the time anyway.

I did get kicked in the face about 5 weeks post-op. I got a swollen lip... not

that you could tell But I could feel it.

I know it was a very difficult decision for me. I talked to my ob/gyn, my

general practitioner, my OS, the hospital and my baby's pediatrician. They all

assured me that it would not be a problem with meds, etc. Their main concern

was eating enough, but they didn't see that as a big issue either. Mostly I had

to hear it from friends and family who think they know what's best for everyone

else

But I decided that we would try it and if it didn't work, I would just have to

accept it. I am glad that we were able to continue.

Good luck with trying to restart. I know that it is very possible to reactivate

it, and a week isn't a long time. If you stick to it you'll probably pick right

up!

~Cathy

Re: i have a rather odd question

Cathy, how old is your little one? I am in the process of trying to

reactivate breastfeeding with my 91/2 month old. i can't tell if she

is getting anything yet or not, it has been 4 days. i was only

feeding her morn and night prior to surgery and had a total week off

afterwards as she was at my sisters. Isn't it hard to keep these

little guys from your face and neck? It is so hard for me not to

have hugged her yet since the surgery. it's killing me!

> I was eating all the time. I was only on liquids for a few days,

then I was on soft foods and this was my typical day for the first

three weeks. I did loose 12 pounds the first week. I am 9 weeks

post-op and still only gained back 6 pounds. I am still

breastfeeding my little one, too, so I felt like I had to eat

constantly to get enough.

> ~Cathy

>

> Breakfast:

> Carnation Instant Breakfast

> bowl of oatmeal

>

> Snack:

> Yogurt or mashed fruit

>

> Lunch:

> pureed meat

> mashed potatoes

> mashed vegetables

>

> Snack:

> Milk shake

>

> Dinner:

> More pureed meat

> Mashed potatoes

> Mashed Vegetables

>

> Before bed snack:

> Milk shake

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Cathy for your kind words. Yes,my little Grace is a very

active 9.5 month old. I wanted to get right back to it, but to be

quite frank was more thankful for the week that my sister had her so

i could recouperate easier. That was a blessing. I too, hope that it

works (nursing).

> > I was eating all the time. I was only on liquids for a few

days,

> then I was on soft foods and this was my typical day for the

first

> three weeks. I did loose 12 pounds the first week. I am 9 weeks

> post-op and still only gained back 6 pounds. I am still

> breastfeeding my little one, too, so I felt like I had to eat

> constantly to get enough.

> > ~Cathy

> >

> > Breakfast:

> > Carnation Instant Breakfast

> > bowl of oatmeal

> >

> > Snack:

> > Yogurt or mashed fruit

> >

> > Lunch:

> > pureed meat

> > mashed potatoes

> > mashed vegetables

> >

> > Snack:

> > Milk shake

> >

> > Dinner:

> > More pureed meat

> > Mashed potatoes

> > Mashed Vegetables

> >

> > Before bed snack:

> > Milk shake

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >