diet food!

[salzburg]

Im on a strict diet from hospital where I can only eat 300 cals a day. Does anyone know of any 0 or very very low cal recipes, I still want to maintain 3 meals (ok snacks) per day and finding it hard, end up having one large meal at tea time and my stomach isn't shrinking like it should be!
I was thinking cabbage soup etc...

Thanks! Sally

[nickmo]

That got my attention - info here at the Wiki site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_calorie_ diet with a list of fruit and veg you can go for - the cooking will add calories, but try sprinkling lots of fresh herbs for added flavour at no calorie cost, so it is really a salad time for you....

Cabbage soup diet plan is not a good option as it is designed for morbidly overweight patients to use prior to operations - yes it will drop weight quickly but I trust you are aware that your hospital will provide a meal plan for you?

Take professional advice as the calorie amount you state is not a healty intake...I note you say that you have been advised this by a hospital, but I hope this takes into account your general health.

[society]

ONLY 300 calories per day? are you sure you're not mistaken? check again with your doctor. also if you doctor put you on such a strict diet why didn't he send you to a dietiton
also? even though it may be true it doesn't make much sense.

[WoWo]

as Society says 300 sounds very low indeed, almost so low as to be pointless and I'd be surprised that a health professional would say this unless as agains suggested you would be instructed what to eat exactly.

I'd suggest you seek further clarification.

[salzburg]

Hi there
Yeah Im 100% sure that it is 300 calories. I will be referred to a dietician in due course, but for now I have been told just to stick to the 300 cals. It is a diet along the lines of a gastric bypass surgury, without the surgury hence why Im concerned about my stomach shrinking.
It is an unhealthy way to diet, this was explained before hand but it is designed to shift 8 stones in 6 months! Im in month 1 and have lost 2 and half stones, but need ideas of low low cal recipes to eat for breakfast, dinner and tea.

The wikipedia link looks good - thanks!
:-)

[devil99]

hi salz, good luck with your diet, well done on losing 2 stone, keep up the good work!!

[salzburg]

Howdo all

Ive lost 3 stones so far, but completly off the diet now as I really struggled not eating, especially not knowing what the right foods were.
Hoping to be back on it for October though.

Thanks!!!!