Bulabula

I love green smoothies. I drink about 16oz 4-5 a week. I drink half before and after my workout. Mine usually consists of items like spinach, kale, pineapple, peach, celery, banana, apple, cucumber, ginger, beet powder, hemp hearts, ground up flax seed, lime or lemon juice, spirulina, vital protein powder, protein Greek yogurt, ice, fairlife protein milk, and a tasteless protein powder. I don’t put all of that in, but it’s basically whatever fruit and veggies I have on hand. I do mostly veggies and add a few pieces of fruit to sweeten it up. Lime or lemon cuts the “grass” taste for me. If I want peanut butter, I use PB fit. Have you tried it? It’s good! Btw, I used fresh raspberries the other day and it was delicious. However, there were so many little seeds, I had to strain the shake.

Well congrats to you on your weight loss and maintenance! According to my diet plan from my dr and nutritionist, I can have certain crackers and certain breads toasted. I love a good quarter of a tuna “sandwich” on a weekend. And skinless chicken wings in the air fryer, are also approved for me. 3 skinless wings have 19g protein and 5g fat according to my app I use for tracking. It’s not pure fat. It may have higher fat content than other proteins, but it’s not a forbidden item for my plan. I eat mostly halibut, salmon, and tuna which my husband catches in Hawaii or Alaska on his annual fishing trips. I’m well aware of high proteins, the amount of calories I burn working out, and what’s on my plan. If I want to have something on my approved list, then what’s the problem?

I can’t do protein shakes like premier or fairlife. The fairlife is easier on my stomach than premier, but they both make me gassy. I was tired of forcing myself to drink them and suffering after. I have cases of it in my pantry and my husband gets gassy from it too. I bought so many whey protein powders from here and elsewhere and all of them make me bloat and gassy. I finally found a protein water my stomach likes. It’s called Bipro protein water. They don’t sell it here and so I have to order it and it’s pricey. But honestly, it’s the only whey protein drink I can stomach. Try different drinks, but don’t buy cases of it or big bags of powder. It’s a waste of money if you can’t eat it. good luck!

Congratulations!

My biggest incision and internal stitches near it hurt for about 6 weeks. I was worried about it, but the dr wasn’t. He was right. Im about 11 weeks out and it’s fine now. I do HIIT workouts and ab workouts with no pain.

I’m 77 days out from my surgery date and have lost 59lbs. I eat about 700-1000 calories a day. Workout 4-5 days/week (HIIT, rowing, walking, or weights). I eat about 5 small meals a day. Drink 1-2 protein water (20g protien) because I can’t stomach protein shakes. I was eating only 600-700 calories and my nutritionist said to up it to 1000 since I workout. Vitamins, water, etc. I would be starving too if I only ate 3 times a day. I can barely eat a quarter of a tuna sandwich at one meal. Maybe I can max out if I eat 3 chicken wings, two celery sticks, and two cucumber sticks. A snack for me may be a laughing cow cheese wedge and a few thin slices of apple or a small green smoothie (spinach, fairlife milk, peach, celery, beet powder, ginger, banana, hemp, and ice).

Yes, seeded and peeled. I think it’s a local term here lol. Luckily my kids love cucumbers and ranch dressing. I have a garden popping with cucumbers. Maybe I’ll plant some seedless ones next year.

I don’t eat full salads because I can barely hit my protein goal. I do like to have lettuce wraps. I use them like taco shells. I like getting both protein and veggies. I Eat homemade green smoothies, homemade garden salsa, and add veggies to my meals (stews, soups, sauces, etc). I’ll eat a skimmed cucumber with chicken salad anytime.

Fantastic! Congratulations on your success!

My nutritionist told me to up my calories if I’m very active. So now I’ll add a protein bar in between meals. This gives me a small energy boost and about 40 g of protein. Taking my chewable vitamins helps too. There are some days I run out of energy and I need to nap.

Oh, and keep walking! It’s in the 90s here too so I go before 8am or after 8pm. Sometimes twice a day.

I’m 3 weeks post op and I have no shame in getting IVs. I had two bags a few days after surgery as scheduled by my Dr, two bags (one Myers drip) a week after, two bags 3 weeks after. They helped me so much as I was so used to drinking a gallon a day preop. 30-40oz of water wasn’t cutting it for me. And if I drink whey protein shakes, I bloat up like a balloon, so bad. I’m drinking a lot more water now. But if I ever feel dehydrated, you best believe I’ll get me a drip. For drinking my protein, someone here advised me to drink protein20 over a large cup of ice. The water, I infuse it with fruits or cucumbers. When I walk I take a small 8oz water bottle with me and I’ll sip it while walking. I’m probably getting 60 Oz of water a day, but I have to constantly remind myself to keep sipping throughout the hour. At your phase, I was given a tip to measure out 4 Oz of water in a shot glass. Sip on that for the hr. Repeat. It was a task! But it made me conscious of how little I was getting in. hope you feel better today! Sip sip sip.

Congratulations! You look great! I’m only a few weeks post op but I hear ya when you say you’ve gained 25 lbs, it could creep up if you don’t make changes. I hear there are reset your pouch diets. Check out Pinterest. Also Dr Weiner on YouTube has some great lifestyle tips and some great advice too.

Best of luck! It’s a major life changing decision. I was nervous too but I reminded myself of my blood lab work and how high my cholesterol and A1C was. I love my kids and want to live for them. I went happily into surgery. After surgery, well that’s a different game, but same reasons to live as be happy. A tip I wish I would have known: constipation is very common. Take benefiber or miralax in your tea. As early as you can. Sip away all day.

Way to go! When I could finally eat soft foods, I felt like I had more energy. However, I get depleted fast and forget to eat or drink. I’m over protein drinks. 😑 they were making me bloat and I get sick on them. I’ve bought some new whey protein powders and I’m hoping they’ll be gentler on my stomach.

I had an IV bag with vitamins C, B12, b complex, magnesium, zinc, and glutathione. Plus two saline bags. Man I felt so much better. Way to go not weighing yourself! That takes a lot of control. I weigh twice a week to make sure I’m on track. But with getting IVs it’s not always accurate because of water retention.

@bumblebee13 the stitches would irritate me too. Call your dr and ask if it’s supposed to dissolve soon. I hope your scars settle down and don’t keloid! soft foods has been great! I can’t eat regular scramble eggs. But I can eat egg bites from the instant pot. I make mine with ricotta cheese, mozzarella, seasonings, spinach, and diced deli turkey. A dot of hot sauce adds the kick I crave. Have you tried the ricotta bake, deli meat roll ups with a soft cheese, or deli meat “burrito”? Yummm! Im learning I need to eat slower or I get full too fast and blah.

How is everyone’s scars healing? I have 4 incisions. 3 look good. One looks red and feels hard around it. No pus, but that area hurts sometimes. im using Mederma at night and silicone tape in the day.

I’m 4 days out of DS and I’ve been trying to sip water all day! I only got about 18 Oz down. I also sipped 2 x 3 oz strained miso soup ate 2 x 2oz sugar free protein pudding, 2 Oz sugar free protein jello, and 1 tablespoon light Greek yogurt. I’m feeling quite week. I do keep my bottle Igor next to me and I take tiny sips every 10 minutes. If you’re in the liquid phase, how are you doing sipping? Any tips?

Sugar free popsicles, teas, and swansons sipping bone broth were lifesavers for me during the liquid stage. Take your pain and nausea meds (or a Tylenol if allowed by your Dr). I went thru the same thoughts. I missed eating with my family. I was so desperate, I chewed a piece of popcorn and spat it out. It was good but then I laughed at myself and said I was stronger than that. My body never liked whey proteins preop and post op I throw it up or get major bloat when I drink it (I’ve tried several). Now that I’m in the soft food stage, I’m eating my proteins instead of drinking them. I’m able to eat about 60g right now and will work up to 80-100g. It gets better. You can do 2 weeks of liquid! You got this! if you can handle protein shakes, premier has a cafe late that’s delicious. You can mix it with the salted caramel from fairlife, add ice, and it’s a Starbucks! 😉

Congratulations! Keep up updated here!

Exciting! We’re the same height, similar weight, and have similar goals! Keep me updated on how you’re doing as we’re only a month apart!

Tip from a June surgery post op: start taking benefiber preop! The constipation is bad after surgery.

Have you tried broths? I loved Swanson’s sipping bone broths. I threw up for a few days. Old blood mostly, which is normal with my surgery. The shakes make me sick and I end up throwing those up too. But the sipping broths were amazing! I also found my tummy likes warm drinks compared to cold drinks. Have you talked to your nutritionist? When you do start to eat, eat slowly and with a baby spoon. Take your time. I take a bite, put my fork down, maybe take a walk around my living room/ kitchen and then take another bite. It was glorious when I could mash an avocado with fresh tuna. I had my first chicken salad (canned and made with Greek yogurt with dill) today. It was sooooo good! You got this!

This is good to hear! A whole glass of water in a few minutes!