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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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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
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  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
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  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.

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    By Fiddleman,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,323 views

  2. How Much Do/Did You Know About Nutrition?

    By Alex Brecher,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1,915 views

  3. Talk to me about spicy food (newbie, very early stages of process)

    By Rovobay,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1,961 views

  4. Problem I am having choosing a protein shake

    By Cassie111,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,324 views

  5. Extream Post Op Diet ?

    By Kimberly82,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,749 views

  6. What’s Your Take on Summer Fruit?

    By Alex Brecher,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1,966 views

  7. Are you Sure you don't want??

    By Dawn,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,445 views

  8. Does the sleeve make food a non issue?

    By NMFGAZ,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,615 views

  9. Isopure

    By KateAnth,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,371 views

  10. Okay, post surgery peeps....

    By byebyebelly,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,360 views

  11. Americans - help a stupid tourist!

    By FiloScand,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,123 views

  12. What to bring to a potluck

    By jatherley,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,773 views

  13. Never thought I'd hate food!

    By saralyn4,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,213 views

  14. Fruits & Vegetables......

    By irkenpanda,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,960 views

  15. Protein Shakes Question?

    By my3stars,
    • 17 replies
    • 938 views

  16. no appetite

    By mrsb12,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,268 views

  17. Let's Talk Sweets! Yummyyyy Goodness

    By Mspretty86,
    • 17 replies
    • 863 views

  18. Infused Water

    By Inner Surfer Girl,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,047 views

  19. meat... yuck!!!!!!

    By stcyt,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,952 views

  20. Sugar Free Jello Pudding Mixes?

    By misslisa810,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,057 views

  21. One of the best lessons my Sleevilla has taught me to date.

    By LipstickLady,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,946 views

  22. Gerber

    By stokesmommy,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,588 views

  23. Straw Drinking?

    By mmorral,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,837 views

  24. Eggs

    By sarahj,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,995 views

  25. Ricotta bake remake

    By highfunctioningfatman,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,545 views

  26. Ounces? Volume or weight?

    By ladyhummingbird,
    • 17 replies
    • 4,253 views

  27. Snack time!

    By Mrs.RRn,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,613 views

  28. Sauces to try...

    By Trayjay33,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,688 views

  29. Can You Stop at “Just One?”

    By Alex Brecher,   
    • 17 replies
    • 2,485 views

  30. Unprepared

    By maggie409,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,573 views

  31. My tummy is so small that I am not getting all my Protein or Calories in?

    By judy79,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,308 views

  32. How do you eat going out?

    By Ravengirl,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,204 views

  33. Alcohol

    By nixi,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,104 views

  34. spoons and forks

    By jatherley,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,365 views

  35. Possible to be anorexic after gastric bypass?? Help...

    By countryrae2001,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,845 views

  36. Thoughts on apples..... Natural sugar is 28 grams....

    By skinnyfate1004,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,400 views

  37. Sensations in eating feeling unnatural and unpleasant still!

    By LAN2k,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,271 views

  38. Eggs

    By JFlora117,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,403 views

  39. Eating Is So Hard

    By astambo,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,514 views

  40. Fruit Anyone?

    By msvickee,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,807 views

  41. Tortillas are No Go!

    By FreeToBeMe,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,998 views

  42. 3 wks post and FRUSTRATED w/food!!

    By vanishingvixen,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,487 views

  43. Is 2-3 ounces my normal

    By Denn,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,724 views

  44. PEEPS: Be SURE to drink ALL you water

    By Rootman,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,737 views

  45. What's been your biggest post op realization about food

    By Sophie74656,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,422 views

  46. If I replace 1 meal with a protein shake pre op

    By Ms.Yvette,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,887 views

  47. I'm eating like a normal person

    By leag78,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,318 views

  48. protein bar or shake at night?

    By Fiddleman,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,652 views

  49. I'm Addicted To Watermelons!

    By VJSlim,
    • 17 replies
    • 10,650 views

  50. Sleeved 4-24-12 What Were/are You Eating And How Much?

    By pinky62611,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,256 views

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

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      The 14th was my day. I am home and recovery is going pretty smooth. They even let me walk out of the hospital. Picture of me in recovery curtesy of my boyfriend lol. 

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        Glad it went well!! Wishing you a speedy recovery and wonderful success!! 🤗

      2. buildabetteranna

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        Thank you ❤️

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        Neat you have a pic of this day! I was sooo happy to get my surgery. It was well worth it! And I'm not even near my goal. I had surgery Dec. 2!

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