“6 Daily” Meal Plan for Steady Weight Loss (1 Week Plan)
The 6 Daily Meal Plan can help you lose weight at a moderate rate. It is designed for anyone who is looking to lose weight, especially patients who are eating solid foods after gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, lap-band, or another type of weight loss surgery. Each day on the plan has three small high-protein meals and three high-protein snacks.
Why should you go for it? Well, because your body goes through a lot of stress after bariatric weight loss surgery. Patients are limited to eating liquid meals that have one goal - fulfill the body’s nutrition requirements and help recover quicker. And as one of the most effective and safe ways to lose weight, many people opt for it as their go-to solution.
When you’re dieting using our meal plans, such as the 6 Daily, your body gets lean, efficient protein and all the healthy fats and carbs it needs. It helps incredibly with all the ingredients that might impact or in any way change how your body heals and recovers, and aims to provide valuable meals that will keep you saturated.
This specific dieting plan comes with a combination of liquids and solid foods that won’t put too much stress on your body, and won’t hold it back as it aims to recover from the surgery.
Aside from the plan itself, we’ll also include information on how much calories and protein each meal has, so you can plan your dieting and keep track of everything.
The 6 Daily Meal Plan includes:
- Lean sources of protein.
- Healthy fats and carbs.
- Quick, easy, and convenient meals and snacks.
The 6 Daily Meal Plan can help you:
- Lose weight steadily as you approach goal weight.
- Hit your protein needs each day.
- Balance the foods you eat without being restrictive or depriving yourself.
- Practice healthy habits for weight loss and long-term maintenance.
Diet Guidelines:
- Eat slowly and mindfully, and chew slowly.
- Drink plenty of water and other calorie-free or low-calorie liquids between meals to stay hydrated.
- Only use under the supervision of your doctor.
Day 1
Smoothie with ½ banana, ½ cup almond milk, 2 tablespoons Powdered Peanut Butter, Vanilla Protein Powder (220 calories, 21 grams protein)
Mini protein pizzas on with ¼ cup pizza sauce and 1 ounce mozzarella on Rusk Protein Bread with any veggie toppings 1 medium pear (330 calories, 23 grams protein)
Vegetable Chili with Beans with 1 ounce melted cheddar, 1 cup steamed cauliflower (250 calories, 23 grams protein)
½ cup non-fat cottage cheese with cinnamon (90 calories, 14 grams protein)
Day 2
½ cup fat-free refried beans in roasted green pepper halves, topped with 1 ounce melted cheddar cheese (250 calories, 14 grams protein)
¼ cup roasted edamame (240 calories, 35 grams protein)
4 ounces grilled chicken breast with VLC Pasta Sauce Baked sweet potato fries: 1 medium sweet potato brushed with 2 teaspoons olive oil (310 calories, 28 grams protein)
Baked apple with cinnamon, ½ cup sugar-free low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt (160 calories, 6 grams protein)
Day 3
Salad with romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, 3 ounces grilled chicken, 1 ounce parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons balsamic vinaigrette (300 calories, 33 grams protein)
Eggplant Bake with ½ large eggplant in slices covered with ¼ cup fat-free ricotta, ½ cup tomato sauce, and 1 ounce mozzarella (240 calories, 14 grams protein)
1 ounce dark chocolate (140 calories, 2 grams protein)
Day 4
Chopped salad with lettuce, tomatoes, 3 ounces cooked shrimp or chicken, 1 ounce feta, and Honey Dijon Dressing , 1 cup sliced strawberries (280 calories, 30 grams protein)
1 cup plain Greek yogurt, 1 cup cucumber sticks (130 calories, 15 grams protein)
Day 5
Bacon and Cheese Omelet and slices of tomato on ½ whole grain, high-fiber English muffin (180 calories, 18 grams protein)
½ medium apple, sliced, 2 tablespoons peanut butter (230 calories, 8 grams protein)
Chicken salad lettuce wraps with 3 ounces grilled chicken breast, ½ medium diced apple, diced celery, 2 tablespoons non-fat mayo, ½ ounce walnuts on lettuce leaves (290 calories, 25 grams protein)
4 ounces broiled cod Quinoa pilaf with ½ cup quinoa (cooked in vegetable broth), ½ cup green peas, ¼ cup each diced celery and onion (330 calories, 36 grams protein)
Day 6
Cream of Tomato Protein Soup 1 slice low-calorie high-fiber bread toasted with 1 ounce swiss cheese (260 calories, 23 grams protein)
1 cup bell pepper slices, ¼ cup hummus (170 calories, 10 grams protein)
Low-carb tuna melt with ½ cup tuna mixed with 2 tablespoons non-fat mayo, topped with 1 ounce shredded cheddar, toasted on a portabello mushroom (250 calories, 29 grams protein)
Day 7
Honey Nut Protein Cereal with 1 container Greek yogurt and ¾ cup blueberries (270 calories, 29 grams protein)
1 cup cut melon, 1 ounce almonds (220 calories, 7 grams protein)
1 cup steamed broccoli with Cheese Sauce (210 calories, 32 grams protein)
1 hard-boiled egg (80 calories, 6 grams protein)
3 ounces lean ground turkey burger; mustard, sugar-free relish, ketchup; lettuce leaves, tomato slices; high-fiber bun Sweet and Sour Slaw (310 calories, 23 grams protein)