HindsightBias

Hey Carol, welcome! At 5/6 days post op, I was still on "clear" liquids, though my surgeon and NUT allowed Protein shakes and Protein powder mixed with Water. Lots of broth, Jello, crystal light, Premier Protein RTDs, and ProtiDiet chicken Soup (SOOO good). Good luck!

I had my first post-op appointment on Wednesday as well. It went well, I suppose, the scale hadn't budged from the surgery date weight, but I weighed Friday and it showed I've lost 9lbs since surgery? I'll update officially when I go for my one-month post op appointment.

My surgeon requires us to have 100 grams of Protein each day. I'm just beginning my second week post-op, which is now full liquids. My program includes yogurt, cottage cheese, pudding, pureed Soups (no chunks), milk, tomato juice, V8 Juice, protein smoothies, applesauce, and bananas. Today it has been a struggle to get the 100 grams of protein, I added Protein powder to my 1/4 cup of yogurt to increase the protein content, and i DO NOT recommend it. It was disgusting. I've eaten more calories today than i have over the past week (833), just so I could get the protein in. We were told 600-800 calories are typical in the first two weeks. On top of that, I made the mistake of weighing myself this morning, only to find that I *might* have lost 3 pounds... Feeling a little discouraged... Anyone else struggling with dietary requirements? Protein? Calories? "Slow" weight loss?

I don't know... When I'm struggling with the 100 grams, I wonder about this too - which is a large reason why I posted here. My surgeon explained that our bodies need the Protein to heal and to ward off "starvation mode" where our bodies use muscle for energy. He said that when our bodies aren't getting enough protein (such as eating a lot of carbs/fat and not enough protein), our bodies think that "life is bad" and it has to store as much as possible. In fact, he called me out regarding my first set of labs, saying that they came back indicating I was malnourished (not enough protein) and said that part of the reason I haven't lost weight in the past is because I wasn't getting enough protein. I couldn't argue... I mean, after all, when we diet, the most common is utilizing a calorie budget (like 1200-1600 calories per day). Well, salads are low-calorie... and so are a lot of carb-based foods... If you don't know to focus on protein, it's easy to not get enough protein. I don't know if his perspective has anything to do with the difference in the amount of protein or not...

Great! Thanks! Good luck to you, too! Let us know how yours goes as well!

The struggle is real my friend... what are you doing for protein? are you able to have full liquids yet? (creamed soup, yogurt, thinned cream of wheat?) I am in love with Fair Life milk. its lactose free and has less sugar and more protein, has helped with my protein goals putting it in my shakes, soup, etc My first post-op appointment is tomorrow too! Where do you get the Fair Life milk? I need something to add to soups that doesn't alter the taste in a negative way. Thanks!

Thanks everyone. Up until yesterday, I was able to get my 100 grams of Protein fairly easily (though that worries me too, I'm also aware that liquids pass through the sleeve quickly) and at around 500 calories. I, too, LOVE the premier products, We have like 3 cases of the chocolate and two cases of the vanilla. And my surgeon's office has some ProtiDiet products that have 15 grams of protein at only 70 calories. I LOVE the chicken Soup. I think I've been focused too much on trying to add things to my diet that I was putting the "new" foods before my protein... So, I think instead of trying to add the new foods, I'm going to try to get my protein in first, then, if there's time left in the day and I "feel" like it, I'll try new stuff later in the day. I can only get 1/2 a premier shake down at a time, and it's by sipping. But I do notice that I'm sipping ALL DAY LONG! Whether it's on a Protein Shake, Water, crystal light, or soup, it's pretty constant... Has anyone else noticed that?

I, too, was sleeved on 4/6. I'm feeling much better than I did Monday - Wednesday last week. I was only allowed to have ice chips the day of surgery, not that I wanted anything else. Then next day, I was allowed liquid protein, water, crystal light, and this protein chicken broth they had. The chicken broth was the only thing I didn't hate. I threw up on water because I tried to drink too much too fast - about an inch worth of a 16.9oz bottle of water. I felt awful and dry-heaved a few times before I threw the water back up. I've been fortunate, though. My surgeon wants me to get 100g of protein a day, and I've been able to do that since Thursday. I also finding myself wishing I could eat something, though I'm not actually hungry. It's a mental thing we all gotta work through, I think. Part of the reason I sought out a forum for WLS/VSG specifically is because I weighed this morning and am VERY disappointed. When I weighed at about 5am when my husband was getting ready for work, it was showing that I've only lost 0.8 lbs since the day of my surgery. I went back to sleep and weighed when I got up around 9:30a and it showed that I've lost 3.4 lbs since surgery. I'm not sure if my scale is just jacked, or what. But I can't help but feel like I'm screwing up somewhere... But I KNOW I've been following my surgeon's meal plan / allowances exactly and I haven't cheated. My husband and I have even been going on walks around our neighbor hood - we took a walk that was over a mile yesterday... If I'm being completely honest, there's a part of me that is fearing that I'm going to "fail" at this, too. However, my rational side is telling me that it's still really early in the game to be worried about it.