Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

Food and Nutrition


This forum is for questions about food and nutrition before and after all types of weight loss surgeries. Check out the sub-forums to see if there is a more specific place for your post, to help people find information more easily.


Subforums

  1. Pre-op Diets and Questions

    This forum is for questions about the pre-op diets before all weight loss surgery types. This is not for recipes. Use the Recipe Sharing forum and sub-forums instead.

    6,906
    posts
  2. Post-op Diets and Questions

    This forum is for questions about your post-op weight loss surgery diet. The post-op guidelines may vary by surgery and by surgeon. This is not for recipes. Use the Recipe Sharing forum and sub-forums instead.

    34,515
    posts
  3. Protein, Vitamins, and Supplements

    This forum is for questions about protein shakes and powders, vitamins, and other supplements for weight loss surgery patients.

    21,409
    posts
  4. Vegetarian or Vegan Eating

    This is a place where the emphasis is on supporting vegetarian and/or vegan styles of eating in terms of bariatric surgery and nutrients. No meat vs. non meat bashing, trash talk or the like are allowed. All are welcome in support of getting in your healthy veggies and fruit. Please feel free to ask questions.

    1,661
    posts
  5. Recipe Sharing

    The sub-forums here are for sharing recipes. There are two different main sections: diet phase and special diet needs. Note that in most cases, a higher diet phase allows foods from lower phases (you can have a full liquid even if you are on solids), so put the recipe in the minimum phase where it can be eaten.

    14,421
    posts

5,739 topics in this forum

    • 8 replies
    • 11,573 views
    • 3 replies
    • 41 views
  1. Macro Tracking Apps

    • 9 replies
    • 964 views
    • 18 replies
    • 1,131 views
  2. Not Enough Calories

    • 15 replies
    • 2,314 views
    • 13 replies
    • 5,233 views
  3. When to measure food

    • 11 replies
    • 1,002 views
  4. Freezing Food

    • 7 replies
    • 1,031 views
    • 10 replies
    • 1,091 views
    • 15 replies
    • 1,496 views
    • 5 replies
    • 1,000 views
    • 4 replies
    • 990 views
    • 49 replies
    • 3,958 views
    • 2 replies
    • 1,092 views
    • 3 replies
    • 1,116 views
    • 13 replies
    • 4,411 views
  5. Gardencup

    • 7 replies
    • 1,516 views
  6. Quinoa

    • 2 replies
    • 1,205 views
    • 5 replies
    • 1,465 views
    • 4 replies
    • 1,342 views
    • 4 replies
    • 1,354 views
    • 9 replies
    • 3,682 views
    • 1 reply
    • 1,647 views
    • 3 replies
    • 1,655 views
  7. Food Boredom

    • 31 replies
    • 7,273 views
    • 13 replies
    • 4,406 views
    • 8 replies
    • 1,942 views
    • 2 replies
    • 1,800 views
    • 2 replies
    • 1,776 views
  8. Gluten free?

    • 4 replies
    • 2,280 views
    • 2 replies
    • 1,732 views
  9. Liverwurst?

    • 5 replies
    • 4,966 views
    • 10 replies
    • 2,337 views
  10. Protein shots

    • 2 replies
    • 2,588 views
  11. Vegan diets?

    • 3 replies
    • 2,136 views
  12. restarting food diary

    • 5 replies
    • 4,485 views
  13. Pregnancy

    • 2 replies
    • 2,110 views
  14. Hormones

    • 1 reply
    • 1,868 views
  15. Sleep tips

    • 0 replies
    • 1,807 views
  16. Keto?

    • 0 replies
    • 1,873 views
    • 5 replies
    • 2,403 views
    • 3 replies
    • 2,178 views
    • 8 replies
    • 2,564 views
  17. Carbohydrates

    • 4 replies
    • 2,380 views
    • 1 reply
    • 2,070 views
  18. Softs Go To Foods

    • 8 replies
    • 2,649 views
  19. Sifts Go To Foods

    • 0 replies
    • 2,095 views
    • 4 replies
    • 2,438 views
    • 6 replies
    • 3,236 views
    • 3 replies
    • 2,489 views
  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • buildabetteranna

      Down 33 lbs and slightly stalled, but I'm gonna reevaluate and push through. I started back to work last week after 2 years of being disabled due to mental health as well as my weight. It's a great job and I'm just so happy to have this opportunity at a second chance at life. Hope everyone is having their best journey ❤️ Together, we got this!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Bashbee91

      Hey guys new to the process looking forward to this new life. 
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Bugg

      Hi everyone! I’m brand new here. I just went through all my pre-op requirements per my insurance company and now everything has been submitted and I’m just waiting for final approval and my surgery date. I’ve been doing research, watching YouTube videos, TikTok’s, ect.. trying to prepare my mind and what to expect so I’ll be ready for the surgery. I was so sure and so set and so ready and excited. However, now that I’ve done everything & it’s almost here, I am sooooooo scared! I know why I want it bc I’ve tried everything and I just don’t feel like I can lose weight by myself. I’m tired of being overweight my entire life. I’m miserable, but I keep psyching myself out afraid of GERD bc I know how that can be and I don’t want to have to get a bypass after already gaining the courage to even get VSG. I’m scared of complications like I’mgoing to regret doing it and be depressed that I didn’t just be more disciplined and try again to lose the weight on my own even sitting here typing this knowing in my mind i just can’t and don’t possess the discipline. I’m also afraid I won’t be able to handle the restrictions of the sleeve. What do I eat? I don’t know how to eat healthy really and don’t enjoy healthy food. I don’t know how to do this! I feel so defeated!Someone tell me they felt anything similar to this or am I not ready? I thought I was. I am so tired of being sick and tired and so tired of myself and so tired of being stuck and stuck in this body and somebody different on the outside from what I feel inside. I just want to ball up and cry.
      · 1 reply
      1. stevieoriole

        Am feeling this right now. My surgery date is 4/1. Sign the consent tomorrow. I feel like I overloaded myself with too much info, too many opinions. Got to the point where I was wondering if I should do this. Then I thought of my reasons for taking this step and that settled my nerves. Still get moments of doubt but am striving forward. Am just going to follow my book from the surgeon. Joined this because I was told by my dietician that I should do this for support

    • buildabetteranna

      over 20 lbs down since4 the pre surgery diet and surgery on the 14th
      · 1 reply
      1. Selina333

        Yay!! Congrats. I know how good that feels. 🤩

    • Jenopolis

      Had a sleeve in 2017, lost over 100 pounds. Had a DS surgery this year (2025) for more sustainable weight loss. 🤞
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
  • Who's Online   6 Members, 0 Anonymous, 228 Guests (See full list)

  • Forum Statistics

    417,015
    Total Topics
    4,957,941
    Total Posts
  • Member Statistics

    433,548
    Total Members
    17,126
    Most Online
    KAW3465
    Newest Member
    KAW3465
    Joined
  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    ×