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No, my surgeon and NUT said to not have carbonated beverages of any sort.

Ritz crackers are not ok. Not at your stage and not ever. They won't kill you but you should not be eating crackers of any sort. And, you are not eating enough!! Though don't focus on calories. Focus on Grams of Protein, Fats, Carbs that you should have been told to follow, though I get that not everyone has. postop diet is 60 to 80 grams of protein, 30 grams of fats, and no more than 100 grams of carbs. 1 oz of chicken or protein = 7 grams You need to eat but you need to eat right. This is the time for you to develop good eating habits. If you are following bad habits now, you are setting yourself up for failure later. Trust me -- been there, done that and now trying to get rid of the regain Best of luck!

It will depend on how well you tolerate lettuce and whatever else you put in your salad, once you are on solid food of course. However, the word "big" shouldn't apply any longer. You will be able to have salads but hopefully you won't be having big salads. I'm about 6 years out and still find them uncomfortable if it is too big (about 1 cup of lettuce should be enough). And my "too big" is so different from before surgery! lol You will have a lot of cravings in the beginning, then they dsappear for a while as you are on solid foods. And then they come back. lol.

I have recently discovered BariatricEating.com and they have amazing tasting protein shakes!! The chocolate salted caramel is my favorite. Also, you can get the "juice" type of protein powder drinks, too. I had Fuzzy Navel that I really liked. It is the Syntrax Nectar. Try those out. I think you will like them.

Most likely not for a while. Most cruciferous veggies can be a tad harsh on your stomach. You will eventually but you should try to hold off for a while. You should have been given a list of what is ok to eat and at which phase. You didn't get? If you do try it, go slow and just try a few bites.

I don't know what your nut or dr will say but I was told to not have carbonated beverages, so coke zero and sprite zero are out for me. You will have to ask but I believe it is best to stay away from carbonation. The sugar free part is fine. I generally drink Crystal Light or Bai water.

Calories were never introduced for me. Protein goals were and still are the priority. Don't worry about calories.

I had RNY and couldn't eat lettuce and such for quite a while. You may want to back off salad temporarily? You'll eventually be able to but it's early days yet and your body is still healing. They don't call it "roughage" for nothing!

how is it going? Are you doing just liquid?

Going down to such low calories scares me a bit but I do need to scale back. I'm thinking of doing the official pouch re-set 5-day diet to see what happens. I did it once but it didn't seem to have too much value but maybe trying it again isn't so bad. I did stop tracking my food so maybe I need to do that again, too.

I am in the same boat. What can we do to help each other? I am way off track! Help!!

Eat the soup, Order other things but like someone said, just move it around on your plate, if anyone asks, say that surprisingly the soup really filled you up more than you expected or maybe you aren't feeling well. But don't offer that up, only if someone notices. I work with so many people that all have different dietary requirements these days so you might not stick out as much as you think. Best of luck!

Yeah, I get that. I've been reading this thread for months now. Thanks!

I've had regain and can't seem to get it off. I want to try IF to get the regain off again but hope it also makes me more mindful of what I am doing. Why do others do IF?

Thanks. That makes me very happy. Why am I so scared to do this though?

I tried IF one day several months ago and actually felt empowered that day. However I've been too scared to try it since. I'm ready to give it a try again but have a few questions. When I'm fasting, can I have coffee and water and flavored waters? I assume protein shakes are out but sort of seem to recall that the coffee and waters are ok. Thoughts? Why am I so scared? lol.

Good question. I may be cheap or old-fashioned but I just used a regular blender.

That was totally dumping syndrome, most likely from the brown sugar.

I generally do 2 hardboiled eggs and coffee. Sometimes I do plain fat free greek yogurt with granola.

I really like that you are listening to your body. It's also way too soon to be doing IF anyway. Once you are about 2 years out, you should try it then. The magic of WLS will have dissipated and that is when you need to dig deep. See you then and best of luck!!

I was also told to stop doing protein shakes and get my protein from food very early on. I don't know if I really understand the reason and I know a lot of people who still do a protein shake for breakfast. I suppose there is more pure nutrition in food than i a shake. I don't remember the brand right now but there are also shakes that are more like juice -- I have the Fuzzy Naval flavor and it is really good. got it from the Vitamin Shoppe.

I'm also having some regain and really upset about it AND I know better because I was given the information! That's totally on me but now I need to get back on track. Someone mentioned the Intermittent Fasting. I'm not really sure about that one but only because I don't know enough about it. There is also the 5 Day Pouch Test to sort of reset. http://www.5daypouchtest.com/plan/days1_2.html Note that it is meant for only 5 days. Then get back to basics though it sounds like you don't have the basics. Let me see if I remember them. Drink a LOT of water. Stop drinking 30 minutes before your meal. Don't drink anything during your meal. Start drinking water 30 minutes AFTER your meal. Your meal should be about 30 minutes. Not longer. Take your time. Strive for 70-100 grams of protein per day (1 oz of meat - 7 grams of protein if I remember correctly). I can't seem to open my file right now but there is also a standard for grams of Fat and grams of Carbs per day. I'll repost when I can get to it. ALWAYS eat protein first. Lean protein is best. When you eat, cut your food into pea-size bites and chew chew chew. Put your utensils down between bites. Breathe. Exercise. Those are the things i can think of for now. Best of luck and I hope to join you on trying to get it all back!

I was told that anything 9 grams or below of sugar is ideal. The NUT highly recommended OIKOS triple Zero, though it isn't my fave. I do prefer either the Dannon LIght and Fit CHerry greek yogurt or the Fage plain yogurt, though that is an acquired taste. I now love it! I do put some granola in it when I can find a decent one with low sugar.

Regarding doing restrictive dieting after WLS. It's important to note that WLS is just a tool and really only works the first year or 2. The rest is up to you and in fact, if you don't find some restrictive way of eating, or at least eating based on the plan they provide, you will gain weight back. You could potentially gain a LOT of weight back. Really really easily. Scarily easily. So, while the idea of Keto, etc. make me nervous, at the very least, it is keeping you aware of what you are eating or should be eating and that is a good thing.

What kind of chicken dish is that? It looks amazing