Mhy12784

Haven't checked this site in ages but hope everyone's doing well. I'm definitely extremely happy with my decision. I think I may have developed an aversion to food 🤔, but in a good healthyish way. Hope everyone else is still happy with their results and continuing to grow and progress! (no idea why that quote is above it wouldn't let me delete it lol)

Caffeine is a diuretic so yes caffeine pills would dehydrate you. But coffee contains water and has a net hydrating gain. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/caffeinated-drinks/faq-20057965 That said I don't think anyone would suggest getting the bulk of your fluids from coffee

As far as im aware, this is not a thing...

Your best bet is figure out how much caffeine you're consuming daily and just taper off. If you're having 500mg a day maybe go down 100mg every 2 to 3 days or something to minimize side effects. Caffeine withdrawal isn't the worst and is fairly quick, but it is unpleasantness (and you don't need to drink soda to get your caffeine. Coffee, pills, pre-workout supplements are all better sources of caffeine than soda)

I mean I've been doing fantastic in the gym and definitely look like I'm in better shape. But from my lightest to now I've gained 23 pounds in 90 days, only increasing just under a pants size I'm loving the progress but I think I might need to start cutting again,

I thought Bariatric Advantage tasted good and mixes well (thats what my surgeon pushed as well). But it also cost WAY WAY more than any protein supplement should, and it has a lot of "filler" crap in it (which is why one scoop is 160 calories despite having 27g of protein from Whey Isolate, and the ingredient list is the size of a small country) Its not a bad product by any means, but I do think there is far better stuff out there.

Are you able to be satietied (that's a word right?) on 1200 calories a day? I'm eating like 3000-3500 a day at this point (which I'll totally admit is an extremely high number, and no none of it is from junk) but I'm also working out like an insane lunatic and trying to add on slabs of muscle. Honestly since my surgery I feel like I'm hungry and I eat more often than I ever have in my life.

With GERD the sleeve is still an option although it's a it depends kind of situation. With Barrets I have no idea why your physician wouldn't be basically forcing you to do the bypass. Barretts is no joke and I know the surgeons I work with wouldn't even consider a sleeve on somebody with it

They don't neither do protein shakes. However bariatric surgery changes things up quite a bit, as our surgeries were deemed medically necessary, and the whole post op nutrition thing is murked up a bit. So I wonder what things people have had luck with. Also I was under the impression that everything in an FSAs eligibility (unless you have a limitited or dependent plan) is determined by the federal government, it's only managed by the employer.

My employer has a flexible spending account they offer. Has anyone used one to pay for vitamins, calcium, or even protein shakes after having bariatric surgery? If this is an option anyone with an employer offered FSA could probably save several hundred to even a few thousand dollars a year

Well I'm oversimplifying things. But im basically referring to the maximum amount of protein my body can efficiently utilize (which supposedly is 80% of body weight) or the amount of carbs that would fully replinish glycogen. I guess maxing out is a silly madeup term by me to say that. But my understanding is that if you are trying to get in shape and gain strength/muscle/athetlic performance assuming you are hitting that protein number (80% of weight) that you would benefit substantially by consuming a large amount of carbohydrates instead of protein excess of that amount (80% of weight) . As the carbohydrates will give you energy to perform better and longer while recovering greater and quicker, while excess protein is subject to severely diminished returns. Of course nutrition is riddled with broscience and bullshit with nuggets of truth so I have no idea how true or exaggerated any of that information really is

Well my logic was at least with the excess carbs I'd be getting fiber and stored glycogen. Plus it takes a lot more carbs to "max out" than protein. But I agree a waste is a waste I'm okay with putting on weight as my measurements are stupid (Ie I'm a pants size 30 as a grown man) but I know it would be much more beneficial if I can do it in a slow and controlled fashion

Well the 600 calories is 11 tablespoons of steel cut oats, 2/3rds a cup of premier protein and 2 teaspoons of chia seeds. Can eat that up and I'm starving soon after I definitely can't add more fiber to my diet, I'm already eating like 60-80g of fiber a day and I'm ready to pop. Sometimes I'll eat a handful of nuts after so I don't think the added fats will help much

Well I'm maxing out my protein daily, so excess is just wasted calories. 120-140 is probably my appropriate upper limit for daily protein (according to most reading I've done) I'm probably getting 160 to 180 most days which is more than 1g/lb of bodyweight. And I love oats too, which is part of the problem. It just goes right through me and gives me zero satiety. I can eat 600 calories of pure steel cut oatmeal and protein and be starved in 45 minutes.

Sweet potato is probably my second favorite carb, though I haven't eaten them much so I don't know how much of a filler/slider they'll be , was thinking about adding them into the mix substantially again. If it works I'll definitely buy them by the truckload. I'd probably like to avoid pasta just because it's boring, and I really don't enjoy it post WLS