Food Diary of a gastric band patient

Gastric Band Meal Ideas - A patients food diary 🙌🏻

So yesterday I had a new patient attend clinic. During our assessment her dedication and focus to her gastric band journey blew me away! Her meticulous attention to planning and prepping her meals was just so impressive I had to ask could I share🙌🏻. (images below)

She’s was factoring in:

🥘 Balanced meals
🥩 Protein 60-80g daily
💦 3ltrs water
🥗 Great texture to keep her band working optimal and keep hunger at bay
🍫 Controlled snacks & daily calories
👣 14k approx daily steps
🍽️ Small meals all on a 6” plate/bowl
⏳Eaten within the 20 min time frame
😋 Enjoying a varied diet and most importantly eating food she enjoyed!

Such an inspiring journey, I’m sure you’ll agree 🙌🏻 and really does go to show that most foods will go through a gastric band if cooked and eaten in the correct manor

So the way forward really isn’t about having the band too tight so varied diet and textures are limited - it’s about putting all the basics in place, being consistent and accountable - doing your bit alongside the band and trusting and enjoying the process and journey 🥰

If you need any help, to help you figure this out - drop me a DM 🩷

Bands can be complex, but they can also be a valuable weight loss tool and more often than not a lot of patients life lines 🫶🏻

Nic xx