Darktowerdream

I’m 5’ as well I tried to fight for surgery because I didn’t want to see over 200lbs again. Day of surgery I was 203lbs my highest 208lb. And BMI of 40. I cannot exercise and have metabolic disorders.

I think as of this morning I might have hit a total 70lb loss. My surgery was April 29th. I started to log my weight daily on a calendar and take daily notes of weight, what I eat, calories and Protein. I do stick to a certain calorie range and usually average between 50-60 grams protein. I try to vary what I eat and the calories/protein sometimes a little more sometimes a little less. I’m still trying to add new things. But make sure protein is priority.

i honestly didn’t think I would get this far. I had gastric bypass surgery and gallbladder removal (my gallbladder had chronic inflammation)

I was going to say care credit too. I actually used it for when my cat needed radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroid. Of course it’s for people too. I had bad credit and it was the only thing I could do to be able to pay for it. I did get no interest for one year. And yes I had bad credit at the time.

I take natures way Alive! hair skin and nails formula gummies. Looks like little strawberries. Tastes good and seems to help. The longer your hair is the more drastic any loss will look. I have my hair very short, in a buzz cut pixie. But I like it this way and easy to wash. I also use a massaging Shampoo brush. Like a scalp massager. Healthy scalp healthy hair. I don’t brush my hair anymore. Also wrap my head in a microfiber hair towel after showering.

https://www.laparoscopic.md/bariatric/bypass/changes

13 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

Interesting ... I just measured my rib cage underneath my breasts, and it is 30". I am currently wearing a 36-38" band. I'm really surprised because sports bras tend to be tight on me, and I still have to wear a large, despite having almost no actual breasts.

13 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

I'll be interested in what my post op bra size will be. I did the online calculator with the stuffed 38B bra I've been wearing. It says I should be a 32G! WTF! I swear I don't look that busty in my stuffed bra!

so many women wear too large a band size and too small a cup size since we are so accustomed to the standard sizes being 34-36B.

My underbust measures 28 So Depending on the bra I might wear 28G US 28F UK, or 30F US 30E UK. Sports bras naturally run very small depending on the brand so usually you go up a band size in sports bras ie. Target champion c9 runs small. Freya that is a up brand makes good bras, I like the Freya deco bras. I’ll probably need new ones soon I’m wearing my old 30F UK, it’s big on the band and a little big on the cup. I don’t look big chested at all but it is my accurate size. I have a lot of chronic pain yet I find when my bra fits best it’s actually more comfortable than a bra that is too loose.

If you can fit two fingers in between your back band and your back and or doesn’t sit straight across it’s too big. I know some American brand bras run a little small on the band so some brands you might work with 32 band but it should run snug on the loosest hook to leave room for tightening as the bra stretches.

also the style of bra you will need will be different after surgery and you adjust the cup size based on style. I usually need a Demi cup since I have a long torso but full cups are too tall and I don’t have anything to fill the top part. The Freya deco are a plunge bra and are a molded cup. You might find after surgery that you only need lightly lined bras.

i check Amazon or www.brastop.com and sometimes Nordstrom rack but I haven’t looked lately.

i don’t even remember when anymore but let’s say over 20 years ago I had breast reduction surgery. I had very solid, dense heavy breasts that were sagging to my belly. You might get a surgical bra post op from the doctor but for extras (for washing) you don’t need to buy the expensive surgical bras the fruit of the loom will work just fine.

I wasn’t supposed to lift my arms too much after surgery but at the time I had a loft bed ...

I don’t know what types of surgeries you might have had in the past but a Tummy Tuck will be similar to a hysterectomy. Have a small pillow to hold against your stomach, especially if you need to do anything like cough, sneeze or even laugh. Ouch. i had to have surgery recently and have stitches where you don’t want stitches. I think I lost track of how many over the years. But I would do it again if I can for the extra saggy wrinkly skin especially my thighs. My stomach is still abnormally large compared to my other measurements

you will be so happy with the results of your procedures once you get past the initial recovery and get into the healing phase. Just watch for any signs of infection. After my reduction I had an infection in the incision, I cleaned the area out ointment and bandaged it the doctor said I did the right thing and was given antibiotics. Other than that it wasn’t too bad.

you can buy scar creams and special silicone (I think?) sheets that you put on scars overnight if you want to reduce the appearance. Might be called mederma.

it will be interesting to figure your bra size afterwards, you might be 32H or even 30I post surgery. Which would be 32FF or 30G in UK bras. I tend to like UK bra fit though I wish I could just buy bras in target. Sometimes if lucky you might find in Marshall’s or tjmaxx.

i had a bit of an obsession phase learning about true bra sizes and styles and all that.

enjoy the process, you’ve come a long way

2 hours ago, sillykitty said:

I'm more excited than a kid going to Disneyland!

2 hours ago, sillykitty said:

I ended up choosing much larger implants than either my surgeon or his staff expected. I'm going with 450 cc high profile silicone. I heard the nurse and my surgeon talking after the fitting that they were surprised at how good the 450's looked 😂

it has to be exciting to know that you will be rewarded for all your work losing weight. Remember when you go bra shopping afterward fit the band size first since that’s where almost all the bra support comes from so take under bust measurements with a measuring tape pulled very snug. I am bony around that area so measure 28” and that is my exact band size, though I’m lucky if I find a 30 band size bra. The cup size is second. Whatever the difference between your bust measurement and band size is the cup size 1” = 1 cup size, (but can vary based on bra style and shape) check out Linda’s online bra calculator.

I highly recommend getting some front close comfort bras for post op. And have front close shirts.

congrats on your first appointment going so well.

On 10/25/2019 at 2:15 AM, Serengirl said:

you are incredibly strong to go through all of this while also suffering from so many other ailments. I am hoping and praying for you that you get some relief (if thats even possible?) and Im in awe of how much you have achieved thus far.

My mother has said this but I don’t feel strong at all. Especially when I have meltdown situations (being on the autism spectrum) and then she thinks I’m acting childish without trying to understand why I might not behave the way she thinks I should. It’s not something I can control. It could be in response to what she sees as a simple question but isn’t if I’m in sensory overload.

I guess when I felt like my weight was getting out of any semblance of control at all on my part that’s why I fought for the surgery even though I will never get true relief from my ailments and my chronic conditions will get worse over time - it’s either try to find a solution that likely includes a hefty price to my chronic illness or give up. Honestly, all I can do is either work on what I can (like my weight, or relieve some of the burden on my body physically) mostly it’s bandaids, temporary things. Like trying to get decent pain management. and trying to deal with my doctor on the difficult things when she doesn’t understand.

9 hours ago, mousecat88 said:

I kinda feel like a crazy person now. I got to 130 and I'm back to 133 but now I am sad I am not at 130. Hurray for completely unresolved body dysmorphia!

At first reading your initial posts I thought I don’t think I will ever get to the point of losing too much weight. But body dysmorphia that I understood. I worry I will never be able to just eat normally and not worry over every ounce, just a lb up and I see that obese person coming back.

and it’s not as if it didn’t happen before. The first time my weight got out of control it didn’t seem to matter what I did and doctors didn’t care even when they diagnosed me with several medical conditions including metabolic disorders. At some point I did give up and just ate whatever I was already well over 180lbs. My weight went well over 215lbs. When I knew I had to fight my sugar and carb addiction and try to prevent diabetes. I have no sense of time or when but I’d guess 2008-2009 when I went on strict low carb and low calories. I went from 215lb to around 124lbs. But just adding vegetables because I was feeling more ill (chronic illness) my weight settled in at 134 lbs. but surgery in 2010 and some high stress problems afterwards and eating badly because of that, but still trying to keep healthy, I gained 30lbs by 2012. And started fighting it again. It only went to 134 lbs. but not that long ago (I can’t say when I don’t remember) it jumped to 160, then to 180 and by the time I had surgery 208 and BMI 40.

I only cheated once with cake in all those years. It was some damn good cake. But even as I gained was eating low carb, low sugar, low calories (around 800) my worst cheat was sweet kale salad.

but will I ever see myself as thin? No probably never. I never thought about body dysmorphia. Learning about it I’m sure I’ve had it since I was a kid. At least pre-teens. And I know my weight loss journey is just for me, not as much for looks as my body can’t handle the burden of all that weight. I can hardly carry myself most days through basic tasks.

I had a friend once say I had an eating disorder. In 2010 someone I thought was my best friend said she was going to fatten me up. I got a glimpse of the fact she must truly have hated me.

im sorry my simple I understand turned into a long rant.

what I know about exercise Is that exercise is not for weight loss, you don’t lose weight with exercise what happens is you build muscle and muscle burns more calories than fat. I can’t recall the exact numbers but I think 1 lb of fat only burns 2-3 calories but 1 lb of muscle burns 7-10 calories. so I would think weight resistance, muscle toning and stretching would be most beneficial.

for me it’s frustrating not being able to exercise. I have one of few if only medical conditions (that I know of) that exercise causes damage. I get very sick and it literally ages my muscles instead of being beneficial.

my metabolism prior to surgery didn’t seem to exist. I was eating approximately 800 calories a day, at best I managed a long walk at first once a week or every two weeks but it’s slowly taken it’s toll. I would go on birding walks to take photographs but each time paid a hefty price physically. My weight started to go up and got out of control. This had happened the first time to this extent in my late teens. All doctors could say is it was metabolic disorders but not what I could do. My first battle with my weight doing strict low carb and low calorie helped. But it was impossible to maintain. I reached A decent goal and it would slowly slide upwards.

if I said that already I’m sorry. I find it interesting how some people can eat a lot of calories and even carbs and still lose. I finally hit around 66lb loss from April 29th so around close to six months? My calories range sometimes a little less than 300 Calories if I can’t help it to a little over 400 a good balance is 370. Protein tends to be sometimes a little below 50 grams, to a little above 60 but a good average is 50. I haven’t counted carbs but probably never more than 20-30 net carbs.

the problem is that each person is very different in what works for them. My loss has slowed to a crawl but I’ll take anything I can get. What I hope is that this is the tool that helps me maintain long term. My worry is not reaching goal and maintaining it there while eating normal amount of calories. I think I’d hoped I could eat a little more calories or at least worry about them a little less than I do now. For some reason my body didn’t tolerate eating more veggies in the past. Which makes no sense to me, I dip my toe into slightly more normal foods but still rely on the basics like Protein Powder mixed in TwoGood yogurt, cottage cheese (usually good culture since it comes in individual containers) occasionally poached or soft boiled eggs, sometimes BariatricPal Soups like mixing creamy chicken Pasta with a packet of beef broth) I might be repeating myself (I’m sorry) I tried things like tuna and got sick. I was told I’ve a stricture I’m not sure the status of that. My nutritionist wants me trying soft vegetables and different Proteins.

having a colonoscopy and endoscopy threw me off track but thankfully my recent surgery didn’t. At some points my calories ranged a little higher ie. 480 but I tend to vary the calories and protein daily. I tend to see things move by ounces. Sometimes crawl or stall. May my loss was about 24.4 lbs, June 9.7 lbs, July my weight loss averaged 9 lbs, August 7.9 lbs, September 7.9 lbs, and October 5.1 lbs. Total 64lbs from weight at day of surgery of 203lbs. I was 205lbs at last nutritionist weigh in. 208 lbs at my doctors office. BMI 40. Since I have a smaller frame and short height I wish to reach a goal of under 110lbs the last time I got to about 124lbs for now I’d take that over where I was headed prior to surgery. Of course then there is the extra and saggy skin.

2 hours ago, Serengirl said:

I think No one is the norm since everyones body is different and i think we can all learn from each other, so I for one love your feedback. I do hope you start to feel better soon and that maybe the weightloss will help your chronic illness? is that a possibility? I always like seeing what other people eat because honestly i get ideas for things to eat since i am so restricted (i dont eat meat) and picky in what i can eat.

I was writing a response and it disappeared. For a long time I’ve wanted to eat less meat and add in vegetarian Protein. But for some reason whenever I try adding vegetables my weight goes up. I lost a lot of weight before but as I wanted to add in vegetarian foods and vegetables my weight crept up. I still don’t know what happened that I needed up on the road back to square one and over 200lbs. at some point I want to try vegetarian protein but with various food allergies I have to be careful.

I know that losing weight won’t help my chronic illness, at least not my main medical condition I’ve had since I was a child. But I also know that any burden I can take off my body, by treating what offshoot medical conditions I can or by being a healthy weight, will at least ease some of the burden on my body. Less of me to carry around so I can move around a little easier. Especially as my health declines in ways I can’t control or stop. It’s just exhausting constantly battling my weight. And that the things that makes a normal person better, actually makes me worse (ie. Exercise)

I can’t remember what I meant to say in my response. But when I can I buy BariatricPal protein, like in Soups. I recently got their pancake and it’s pretty good, 100 calories and 15 grams protein. What gets my weight going down isn’t always consistent. But then my weight tends to crawl and stall for two weeks then go down.

I was worried my last surgery would cause gain but thankfully it didn’t. It’s slow going now and I find myself struggling to change to regular foods and add soft vegetables.

50 minutes ago, JanJan19 said:

Dark- wait so with the PCOS do you think you might be getting too much Protein past 50 or 60g?? I've not researched that angle of it, the insulin resistance & protein. I've been shooting for 65g of protein daily, maybe that's too much for me. Hmm.

I found weight stalls if I consistently went too high over 50-60 I usually get average 50 grams of protein but some days a little more or less than others. I did some research. I had studied nutrition and holistic health in the past but so much changes. There is new research on protein and how there are many misconceptions about how much we need. assumption that it’s best to consume protein before exercise yet I’ve read that it’s best at rest for muscle recovery. Fat seems to fuel better than protein.

It’s my personal opinion that the bariatric protein requirements are very high. Also the type of protein makes a difference. It’s assumed 100% whey protein isolate is best but I find a blend of isolate and casein best.

I still feel like I know nothing and when. I hit roadblocks I do my best to find a way past it. For example when I lost weight in the past with strict low carb and calorie counting I wanted to add more vegetables, yet my weight crept up with that simple change.

7 hours ago, Serengirl said:

I too have Endo and i am so sorry for what you have gone through, bec it blows. How long have you been on just 300-400 calories? That seems excessively low and do you mind me asking, what do you eat to get up to 60 grams of Protein when you can consume so few calories? I had no idea protein turns to glucose? I swear i learn more on these boards than i ever did from ANY of my Drs ever...

I find I keep my protein around 50 grams but up to 60 and every so often a little more. Usually by accident. ive been doing average 340 but it can range 290-440 depending on the day. What I have to eat or plan to eat. I’m struggling with foods and consistencies and textures and swallowing issues.

i guess here are some examples:

1. PEScience Peanut Butter cookie Protein Powder = 120 calories, 24 grams protein

TwoGood vanilla yogurt 5.3 o = 80 calories, 12 grams protein

friendship whipped cottage cheese 4 oz = 90 calories, 16 grams protein

Total 290 calories, 52 grams protein

sometimes I also have good culture cottage cheese 5.3 oz 110 calories, 19 grams protein. I usually have the protein powder with ripple milk (4 ounces is 4 grams protein) but I’ve been mixing it in TwoGood yogurt.

2. Koia cinnamon horchata rtd (plant based) = 190 calories, 18 grams protein

two soft boiled eggs = 140 calories, 12 grams protein

BariatricPal grapefruit flavor protein juice = 80 calories, 15 grams protein

total = 410 calories, 45 grams protein

sometimes I have BariatricPal creamy chicken Pasta mixed with a packet of beef broth Soup for 30 grams of protein and 210 calories

I might have a protein shot which is 60 calories, 15 grams protein

just a few examples. And My surgery was April 29th. I know I’m not normal. I’m doing the best I can. maybe I’m not a good example. I’m not perfect, I have very little energy to plan out meals. I tend to not have lunch. My fatigue is not related to calories, it’s a chronic illness. The more exertion the more fatigue. I cope however I can.

thank you @FluffyChix you Always provide excellent information. I probably should stop commenting since my way isn’t the norm.

Struggled most of my life with chronic illness and many medical conditions. Of these I was diagnosed with late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia, pcos, and eventually endometriosis. My body fights against me every step of the way. I initially lost weight cutting carbs, sugar to below 20 net carbs and also cutting calories. While this did work in the first go around I couldn’t maintain as well as I wished. Despite every effort. It doesn’t help that I am unable to exercise. But at some point despite eating 800 calories, counting carbs, being strict about little to no sugar, etc. my weight skyrocketed and I sought out help but doctors didn’t want to hear it. They assumed it was my fault, my eating habits. I fought my food addiction, my sugar and carb addiction in the past and I knew this time it wasn’t even that. But they didn’t want to hear it.

Eventually I decided to fight for bariatric surgery. I wasn’t sure it would happen but it did. And while I feel like I will never be able to eat normal calories and by normal I mean even 800 calories. I. Grateful for the tool, I do the best I can to keep carbs and sugar down, and mainly I track my weight daily, and what I eat, calories and Protein so I get at least 50 some days 60 grams of protein. I feel like too much and it just turns to glucose and pcos is glucose intolerance. My calories are 300-400 a day. Averaging in the middle. Some days less than others. My weight has gone down slowly but surely. But it still scares me. Especially with my chronic illness getting worse. And now I had surgery to remove my last ovary and remove what endometriosis the doctor could find and ended up with another chronic condition diagnosis in the process.

Not all calories are the same. I think some part of me is worried I won’t continue to lose with regular foods. Seeing as how I was eating healthy and gaining before. But for now I just get the protein I need and take it one day at a time.

Are you getting enough Protein? Most Soups are very low in protein and high carb. The more carbs or hidden sugars, the hungrier you will feel. Getting 50-60 grams of protein a day will keep you full longer. Also the type of protein helps. A blend of whey and casein protein, the casein keeps you full. I use PEScience select Protein Powder. It works well mixed with yogurt too.

if you like soups there is Unjury protein broth. BariatricPal Store has a good variety of soups too. There is a sale until the 21st on their brand of products. They even have a broth with Vitamins.

It’s been hard on me physically but I do not regret having gastric bypass surgery. I fought my weight alone before, fighting against metabolic disorders and total inability to exercise, while I did lose weight from 210 + to 124 lb I never met goal and despite making it a lifestyle change of low carb and calorie counting my weight wouldn’t stay stable. At some point even eating 800 calories and low carb didn’t stop my weight from suddenly skyrocketing again . When I found out I needed gallbladder surgery I started to read about bariatric surgery that I wished I’d had the first go around. Despite everything that threatened to stop it from happening it did and while I am exhausted with always fighting my weight and it’s impact on my lifelong chronic illness. I do not regret having RNY surgery and having a tool to help with the fight.

for some people they can eat normal and exercise and lose weight easy so they can’t understand why anyone would have surgery. It’s hard to really get them to understand. food is such a big part of people’s lives. i had people say I didn’t look like I needed to lose weight, of course I did at 5’ and over 206lb, it just happens to be some parts of me look bony.

But remember, their words don’t change our own person journey for WLS and our need to take it.

My surgery was April 29th and my experience was very different since I live with chronic illness and disability. But I will try to answer a few questions as I know them personally.

as far as getting enough Protein and drinking enough fluids in the first days you do the best you can, they give you a goal but I don’t think anyone meets it immediately after surgery. I’m pretty sure Protein Shakes count as part of the total Fluid intake. And the first goal in my opinion is protein. If you can get 50-60 grams protein by sipping slowly split into 2 ounce portions over the course of the day then that’s good. Then sipping Water as able in between with 30 minute window before and after.

Something I wish I had after my surgery are BariatricPal Protein Shots. It’s 15 grams of protein in 3oz. Also get samples of protein powders to try afterward to help find what tastes you will be able to tolerate. Since tastes tend to change after surgery. The sense of smell and taste gets altered.

You should have good pain management post op. If you need anything for pain or nausea that’s why the nurses are there for you. walking as soon as you can will help a lot. My experience was different so I don’t want to scare you with my own pain stories.

I didnt feel hungry, and I don’t think I do now. But my sense of hungry or full was not good prior to surgery. I just followed the guidelines of my doctors nutritionist manual and even that is not set in stone. Some phases of the diet can be longer for some people. Even the foods in each phase is different with each doctor or program.

Honestly 20 people can have the same surgery and each have a different experience. The best thing to do is just take it one day at a time after surgery. But expect that things will feel different afterward and emotions might be raw post op. But it passes and you get better. Complications happen but are not that common. Try not to stress over those details.

Each persons teeth are different but some tips are to make sure that your Calcium is actually being utilized, chewable or liquid vitamins that are Whole Foods based are best. Also Vitamin k helps the body utilize calcium in the body better. I just bought my mom a sublingual vitamin k on Amazon, so it works best. I use toothpaste with enamel care (I like arm & hammer) I also buy a mouthwash with enamel care i buy the store brand of listerine with enamel care either target or bed bath & beyond

Of course eating Greek yogurt is good too since you get calcium, Protein and Probiotics but don’t forget your probiotic Fiber (like chicory root, or tapioca fiber, flax is also very good but psyllium sucks)

vitamin k. They do have combinations of calcium, d3 and vitamin k now too.

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BariatricPal has juice flavor Protein, I like to mix with the 5 calorie ocean spray cranberry juice. They also have Protein Shots in juice flavors. For some reason I couldn’t tolerate the Syntrax Nectars. BariatricPal has a special sale on their brand of products a 30% off coupon for their brand they have a great selection of products.

1 hour ago, cajunredpanda said:

Okay, I went to my latest appointment this morning. This was the most optimistic meeting I've had since starting in March. She looked over my logs and had no concerns with it. She liked that I was exercising, that I was taking my medicine, that I was getting back into old hobbies. Her main concern was still my support group at home. She wants one or both of my parents to attend my next meeting on the 29th to know their perspectives and that they'll at least support and understand my decision. My mother supports it, albeit being slightly skeptical (she thinks I'll be one of the people that eats through the surgery immediately), so I think I'll be approved then.

I was also notified that the surgeon now believes that RNY would be the best for me. He originally considered RNY but was concerned about me dealing with the lifestyle change as an autistic, so he recommended VSG for me at the initial consultation. I guess either something in my earlier food logs or very mild reflux when laying down changed it back to RNY. The reasoning wasn't explained to me. I'm a bit wary of the malabsorption but not to the extent of my father. He was barely okay with VSG because it was the least invasive. I wish he could come to the appointment but it looks like only my mother would be able to attend; my father just got a new job and he won't be off until either Thanksgiving or inclement weather since he works outdoors. It does get stormy this time of year so who knows.

Keep fighting the good fight and do the best you can, you deserve good things. It can be hard feeling like you don’t have support but this is for no one else but you and it’s not fair for your mother to judge before you have even started, especially since you are already doing well making changes in the right direction. Hopefully she can at least support the effort. Because long term it’s not up to her anyway. We all worry we will mess up, but better to have the RNY tool to help us on the journey than to try to go it totally alone. You can always come here and vent frustrations or seek advice.

All the best to you at this next meeting.

I got my surgical report and I see it says “100 cm distal from the gastrojejunostomy a side to side gastrojejunostomy was created between the binary pancreatic limb and alimentary limb.”

also

”the stomach is transacted vertically creating a gastric pouch which is approximately 30 cc in diameter.”

it says a lot of other information but I haven’t had opportunity to truly read it. Even though I am interested in these things as you are. I actually didn’t get the actual operative report until recently.

Get carbs only from vegetables if you are at that stage, any amount of processed or simple carbs or hidden sugar can increase hunger. Complex carbs in my nutrition manual are for weight maintenance.

Try a Protein snack at night and that should also reduce the hunger and amount you snack at nigh.

Yes, I just thought that I said that in my message, I just couldn’t clarify it. I can’t interpret people’s intentions. When I’m basically asked well where is The question when I thought I did by saying I’m concerned what menopause will do to my weight loss efforts- it’ makes me question my own ability to say anything. It won’t be gradual menopause since it’s an oophorectomy. I live with daily fatigue to the level that exertion of any kind is exhausting including trying to write messages.

In 2010 I had a hysterectomy with fibroid tumors removed. 2018 I had other procedures related to that and now this surgery Monday. Chronic illness makes the weight loss journey rough but also necessary. I think I am around 5 1/2 months out from surgery.

I can only say I understand. I’m dealing with a lot of issues right now, some related to my gastric bypass surgery some not. I’ve stricture that had two dilation and a lot of pain and nausea. I’ve Dysphasia. I am having a oophorectomy of my remaining ovary Monday along with other procedures depending what they find in regard to endometriosis. But I am losing weight thankfully, albeit slowly right now. I have many medical issues on my plate. Lifelong chronic illness.

I know It will be hard until then but at some point your wounds will heal and picc line removed and hopefully you can get back on track and eating better soon.

I’m not officially vegetarian but would tend to not eat meat Very often, I do have yogurt and whey Protein and occasional egg now though a lot has changed after my surgery.

there are good vegetarian protein options out there. For protein powders there is PEScience has a plant based protein (I use their whey/casein blend right now ) also for a RTD there is Koia Protein Shakes, I highly recommend cinnamon horchata. I use Ripple milk (pea protein) to mix with my protein powder that or edensoy soy milk (both unsweetened) I also mix my protein powder with TwoGood yogurt for Breakfast.

BariatricPal actually has vegetarian food options on their site.

I’ve seen a tuna alternative called Sophie’s kitchen vegan Toona that is extremely high in protein 9 grams protein per ounce. There are so many non meat protein sources. It’s good for purée phase. When you start with more regular foods I recommend Gardein brand.

The goal is to get protein first and you don’t add complex carbs until you have lost around 75% of excess weight. Though soft vegetables are added earlier.

Its really just modifying the nutrition plan with vegetarian protein sources. Ask your nutritionist if they have more information on RNY for vegetarians.