catwoman7

nutrients look fine, but note it's a Protein blend. We were told to stick to 100% whey protein isolate early out (when you're getting most if not all your protein from shakes) because it's more absorbable. Although my dietitian didn't say this, I would imagine blends are fine when you're further out and getting a lot of your protein from food. At least I hope so - because I do drink blends sometimes now (i.e., Quest)

I think you should do what your surgeon says. DS requirements are different than RNY and VSG. For one thing, you malabsorb fat so you need more calories than we do. Doing exactly what my surgeon says except for the few times I slacked off, btw I had vsg. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk sorry - I meant the original poster. Your recommendations are totally fine for RNY and VSG patients, but the requirements for DS are different.

I think you should do what your surgeon says. DS requirements are different than RNY and VSG. For one thing, you malabsorb fat so you need more calories than we do.

I almost have to have a Protein shake every day (at 15 months out) because if I don't average about 100 grams of protein a day, my blood protein levels tank. It's kind of a challenge to get that high without doing a shake. I suppose I could eat a Protein Bar instead, and sometimes I do, but the calories on those are higher. Lately I've been trying to add Protein Powder to food, though (like yogurt) so I stay full longer. Protein shakes don't satisfy me as much as solid food, and I'm battling the hunger beast again :-( I occasionally add a little frozen fruit to a protein shake to make a smoothie, but not usually. Again, I think I'm better off hunger-wise if I try to eat most of calories in solid food.

now that you mention it, it's seemed slow to me as well. Not nearly as many postings. Odd.

I lost 27 lbs the first eight weeks - and I've lost over 200 lbs altogether. I was told early on that I was a slow loser, but I kept on losing slow and steady. Just stick to your plan....it does work! I don't know what to tell you about calories because I know DS'ers can eat a lot more than the rest of us - but it sounds like overall you're OK!

I can't do ultra-low carb. I do carbs in moderation (up to about 100 g per day), but they're all the healthy kind - I eat fruit, vegetables, dairy, and a limited amount of whole grains. I know some people even get cravings with that, but I don't. I don't think I'm particularly carb sensitive - but then I almost never eat sugar, white flour, rice, etc. Maybe once a month and most and only very miniscule amounts. I know a lot of WLS patients are on really super low carb diets, but I don't think I could sustain that for long. Plus what I'm doing works (I've lost over 200 lbs), so....

none of the Nectar flavors I've tried have that protein taste (at least to me), but admittedly, I haven't tried the unflavored one

Is normal, at 8 weeks post op I was the same. You don't need 100 gr of protein a day-not a this stage any way. That's the equivalent of 3 medium chicken breasts. You will get gradually better as the swelling goes down. I am 14 weeks out and I m still having problems eating more than 600 cal a day. 100 gr of protein is expected from you at the end of your 2 year journey. You do need to drink Water but again take it slowly. I've actually been getting 80-100 grams a day since about my third day home from the hospital. Now if I don't average 100 grams a day, my prealbumin and albumin levels tank. I'm nowhere near two years out. I do think it's difficult for some people to get up to the recommended level of protein the first few weeks (for most people, that's 60-80 grams a day), but I sure wouldn't wait two years to get up to the recommended amount.

looks like you're moving along well! The time and weight loss do go fast - I can't believe it's been 15 months for me!

Syntrax has samples, and a lot of people like that brand. You can order them directly from them - or else go somewhere like amazon or some other online supplement places. I ordered mine directly from Syntrax. I think they sent me one packet of every flavor.

with the bypass, part of your small intestine is bypassed, so you don't absorb all the calories you eat (for example, and I'm just pulling these numbers completely out of the blue, so don't quote me - you may eat 800 calories, but your system is only absorbing 600 of them). At least this happens for the first year or two. After that, you start absorbing them all again, because your system gradually adapts to the new layout :-( But having this malabsorption for the first year or two gives you a jumpstart on weight loss, which is why....at first....bypass patients tend to lose faster than sleeve patients (by the end of the second year, though, they've pretty much caught up)

go up to the search box and type in "three week stall". It happens to pretty much everybody! I think your body just need to recalibrate or something. Just stick to your plan and the stall will break. I stalled for two weeks, but then I dropped like 6 or 8 lbs within a couple of days after it broke

actually, I just checked your profile for your surgery weight and date. You're doing fine!

you should start feeling it once you start eating solid food again

looks like I was usually getting 700-800 calories when I was at seven weeks out

it depends on your surgeon's plan. Did they give you one? I was on a pureed diet before I even left the hospital, but some surgeons require their patients to wait a week or two.

I wouldn't think so. Fluids pass through pretty quickly. Just sip for now, though (you can drink a lot faster when you're a few months out)

they do an upper endoscopy and use this balloon thing to dilate the stoma. They knock you out for it, so it's painless. You feel 100% better right away

No swallow test. No catheter. I didn't have any pain at all except for sore abs, which made it a bit challenging to get out of bed and walk (as long as I was just lying there, I had no pain at all). I didn't want to use my morphine pump, but the nurses made me because I had to get up and walk so much. I was sent home with a liquid pain medicine, but it sat unopened. I didn't need it.

I could have gone back after two, but I developed hives the third week (not sure what from), so I was glad I took three weeks off. I would have ended up taking three regardless....

I agree with the above poster. I think they'll look at the big picture - overall loss and your commitment to stick with a program. I'm pretty sure there were a couple of months when I was up, too

eating out. I used to be able to order anything on the menu, now I'm often limited to a couple of choices. Although at least I can (usually....) get by..

welcome to the other side! Yes - my recovery was ridiculously easy, too - I was really surprised!

check out eggface's blog - I got most of my ideas from her. She has a ton of recipes on there (for all stages): http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/