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General Tso’s chicken- I actually ate a small piece before I took the picture. I might eat some more later but I doubt it. 3 days of the same meal and I’m kinda burnt out on it.

Before surgery I’d have eaten both breakfast sandwiches and all 4 hashbrowns and drank a large iced coffee with it and be hungry a couple hours later. Now though? Half a hashbrown and half a sandwich and no coffee. The rest of the hashbrowns and sandwiches got split between kids and my sister who also got my coffee. 😂

Try this link- https://www.bariatricpal.com/patients/portal/

I used to hate smooth peanut butter by itself (as opposed to in baked goods) and now find it’s ok with pretzels or on a wasa cracker. For a while after my VSG the only liquid aside from protein shakes I could drink was grape Powerade zero (super weird). After my revision though water tastes so good so it’s much easier now. There have definitely been times I craved something and it turned out to be just meh. I’m just glad I haven’t lost my love of spinach! And oddly, my tolerance for spicy foods has gone up and I enjoy it more. 🤷‍♀️

Revision surgery was the best thing I ever did to reduce my GERD. I was only 8 months post VSG when I had my revision so still in weight loss so I can’t answer the question as to whether or not it’ll cause further weight loss for you. I’m almost 3 months post VSG to RNY revision and I’ll admit I only take my protonix when I remember and will be talking with my surgeon about discontinuing it at my next visit. Before revision surgery I was taking 2 40mg protonix, 60mg Pepcid, and upwards of 12 tums a day. I also no longer aspirate while sleeping and I don’t have any more hiccups that were worsening daily for over 4 months for which I’m sure my coworkers are also grateful!

I know it is. It can be so defeating mentally. Just know that the scale will start moving again. Some things that have helped me move past a stall is- changing up exercise or walking more, alternating my calories on different days (some days it’s 600 and others up to 1000), working on stress management, and getting more sleep. I work nights so the days I work I’m sleeping 5-6 hours so on my days off I catch up on sleep.

It’s super common for people to stall around 3 weeks post op. Your body is getting used to it’s new normal. It will start moving again soon.

What did your doctor end up saying? For a while after my VSG all I could drink was grape Powerade zero or Walmart brand grape water bottle packets; I don’t know what it was but definitely strange as I hated artificial grape anything before surgery. After my VSG to RNY revision though it was much easier to drink anything except if it was icy cold. In that case it would come right back up. Now that I’m a few months out from revision it’s much easier to get in cold drinks.

Hi, Not from the UK but both of my pre-op diets were 600-800 calories and consisted of 4 protein shakes a day along with celery and cucumbers. I was also allowed to have up to 2 cups of broth a day and as much water, plain tea and coffee as I wanted. No popsicles or sugar free jello on mine.

As a kid on spaghetti night I’d eat a bowl of meat sauce and dip garlic bread into it. Pasta just has a weird texture that I don’t like.

I legit thought I was the only person on the planet who doesn’t like pasta however I used to eat shirataki noodles on occasion. Haven’t since surgery(ies) though.

I must preface this with I don’t vegan protein shakes but I did do a google search and found a couple that might be suitable for you but most I found had around 10g of carbs. These ones are around 170 calories 7g fat, 10g carbs, and 20g protein https://liveowyn.com/products/protein-shakes/ These are 110 calories and 5g of fat, 12g protein with 8g carbs https://www.amazon.com/Pirq-Plant-Based-Gluten-Free-Dairy-Free-Vegetarian/dp/B07PK2WMWQ/?tag=onegrepla-20&th=1&psc=1 These ones are 170 calories, 6g of fat, 11g of carbs, and 18g of protein. https://www.amazon.com/ALOHA-Organic-Protein-Coconut-Non-GMO/dp/B07PNJKD7W/?tag=onegrepla-20&th=1&psc=1

I dumped a couple weeks post RNY revision with a protein shake. I’ve also dumped on eggs. I don’t have any experience with bananas because I developed an allergy a few years ago but I do miss them.

They usually have hernia patients on the same phases of diets as WLS patients to let the hernia site repair. Besides, mashed potatoes and gravy are one of the best thanksgiving sides anyway!

Had to add the fork to know which was the after picture. 😂 Also, I did eat a piece of pork before taking this picture.

First thing I’d suggest- BREATHE! You can do this. Just make sure you have everything you need for your pre-op diet and don’t overly stress yourself. The rest will work itself out.

Right now I’m eating 600-800 calories a day most days. Varying the calories seems to help move things along for me when I get “stuck” with a stall. Breakfast is usually coffee with protein shake as creamer most days. Usually paired with cottage cheese and diced veggies (kimchi for probiotics and tomatoes usually, sometimes bell peppers). Sometimes I’ll have protein oatmeal or pack of instant grits with turkey sausage in it. Lunch is usually soup with unflavored protein powder mixed in and a wasa cracker, lunch meat a cheese stick and veggies, or leftovers from the night before. Dinner is usually either shrimp or a plant based burger with veggies. Once a week or so I might make a pizza out of extreme wellness tortilla or have a curry or something. Snacks are usually seaweed snacks, pretzels, or yogurt or a 90 calorie protein bar. Sometimes I’ll have apple slices with peanut butter or maybe animal crackers or almonds.

After I had my sleeve I had a stall that lasted almost 6 weeks. It was frustrating. I readjusted my diet (wasn’t eating enough) and made sure I was getting enough sleep. The weight eventually started coming off again. Just try and be patient. I know it’s hard. Maybe talk to your nutritionist and see if you’re getting enough protein and calories for your post-op stage.

Turkey, fat free shredded cheddar, and spinach pocket. With 2 bell pepper rings and 2 pickle slices and mustard. I’ll post the full nutrition info. This was the first after picture. And then the second after. Ive officially relinquished the leftovers to a couple kids who happily ate them.

You’ve worked so hard to get to this moment right now. You can do this and it will be okay! That said, everyone has different pain tolerances and your doctor is there to help you so doing be afraid to ask for something if you need it.

Most protein bars and shakes I’ve seen are fortified with things like calcium, potassium, magnesium and even vitamin A. On the other hand, most protein snacks I’ve seen, aren’t. I think that might be where the difference lies and why they aren’t on the approved pre-op diet lists.

Totally get it. I switched to tampons same day after surgery but I did miss my cup (wasn’t going to have my mom bring it to me so tampons it was). Talk with your surgeon and see if a menstrual cup is okay with them for surgery day.

My surgeon wouldn’t preform surgery if I was on hormonal birth control because it can increase the risk of clots. That being said, I started my period on VSG to RNY revision surgery day. They gave me hospital mesh underwear and a pad. Mine are super heavy if I’m not on birth control and causes menstrual related anemia so I did end up getting iron through IV while in the hospital but any pain was covered by the pain medication I received.

Sometimes I’ll mix in- peanut butter powder vanilla protein powder matcha powder frozen fruit Fiber one cereal couple tbsp granola sunflower seeds a pinch of monkfruit sweetener It really all depends on how I’m feeling that day.

Oh wow. I didn’t even realize that some were limiting what you could sell. That’s crazy!