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Hi all, I am 6 weeks post op and I am having a really hard time with breakfast. Per my surgeons guidelines, he recommends avoiding bacon, sausage (even chicken), ham etc. but my issue is that I hate eggs! So I am tired of having protein shakes and yogurt for breakfast. I also don’t want to eat chicken or seafood every morning. I’ve had some bacon and I’m wondering if I am “cheating” and messing myself up. I hit a stall at 3 weeks, had my menstrual, and went up! It finally broke last week and I lost what I gained but it just doesn’t feel like I’ve made any progress in weeks! I’ve lost 22 pounds since surgery on 2/24 and with my 2 months coming up I feel like I should have lost at least 30 since my starting weight was over 300 pounds! Here are my questions: 1. For those who’ve had a VSG what was your average weekly and/or monthly weight loss after the first month? 2. Do you eat bacon, sausage, or ham for breakfast? 3. Have you cheated and still lost? Thanks in advance for any advice you can give because I am going crazy!
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It’s week 5 for me, and I’m having the same problems: can eat very little one day, feel slightly nauseated, but it subsides. Then some days feel great, but still eat vey little. I find it difficult to drink water it makes my stomach feel empty, only protein shakes, yogurt, smooth cool foods are soothing to eat. I find very little delight in eating, even when it’s food I enjoy. I can stomach soups: pea, lentil, chicken, but no more than 4oz at a time. It’s a struggle.
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What do you eat in a day to get 70-80 G Protein
WellnessWarrior replied to loridee11's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi there! Admittedly, most days I do start my day with a premier protein mixed in cold brew coffee, so that is 30g there. But, I usually will have meals every 2 hours and always build them around healthy protein. If I don't have a shake for breakfast I have eggs scrambled with cheese and turkey. AM snack will be string cheese and 1 oz deli turkey, lunch is usually rotisserie chicken salad or tuna salad with reduced fat triscuits. PM snack is greek yogurt (Oikos brand has 15g protein) with cheerios. Dinner is beef or fish (2-3 oz) with potatoes or veggies. It would be challenging to get my full 7-80g without premier protein, but when I don't have it I just make sure I'm eating frequently, high protein foods. -
My surgeon’s website has my nutritionist’s presentation on it. She lists a lot of great foods you can have. I’ll paste the link below. It has foods for each phase. Here is what I had: Canned tuna, baked salmon, canned chicken, refried beans, bean dip, hummus, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, canned pumpkin with cinnamon, pot roast, boiled carrots, peas and green beans, chicken thighs pressure cooked and shredded, yogurt of course, boiled eggs, avocado, pico, and boiled or steamed cauliflower and broccoli. I do my pot roast and chicken thighs in my instapot. It takes about 45 minutes for the roast and 30 for the thighs. Much faster and just as tender. I also had taco meat and spaghetti sauce made with ground turkey and diced tomatoes. Here’s the link: www.tlcsurgery.com From the menu, click on Patient Resources and select Nutrition Class For Weightloss Surgery Patients in the Nutritional Resources section (bottom right just above the videos). Soft foods starts on page 85. I hope this helps. Take care!
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I started back with strength training and cardio 3 months after my surgery. I too was easily tired. I realized that I had to be more stringent with my protein to feed my muscles than ever before. I was so tired that I started skipping workouts. 6 months later, my body pulled from my muscles for the protein it needed. I lost weight like crazy, but I lost all of my muscle tone. I realized I wasn't drinking enough protein. So now, everything I eat and drink everything has a high protein count. If I am not hungry, I sip slowly from a protein drink. Isopure Isolated Whey and Gold Standard Protein Whey are my favs! I still drink a protein drink mixed with black coffee for breakfast and a drink in the afternoon mixed with black Okios Zero vanilla yogurt. My goal each day is to have a drink @ 50 grams each twice per day. This should help with fatigue during your workouts. Try a pre-workout powder for energy. Good luck!
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is there a dietitian at your clinic? If so, I'd consider scheduling an appt with him or her to discuss your eating If your program requires an ultra-low-carb diet, then they're not going to go for the Ritz crackers at all. My clinic's diet was mostly a balanced one, so that although crackers would have been *OK*, they're not your best choice from a nutritional standpoint. You only have a limited amount of space in your stomach now, so you need to eat things that give you the biggest nutrition bang for the buck. Protein, vegetables - maybe a small serving of fruit now and then (like a few berries on your yogurt). Ritz crackers have very little nutritional value. and 300 calories is too low for where you are now. I was eating around 600-800 from about where you are until I was almost a year out. I know you're not hungry - but you do need to eat a bit more and also eat more than one meal a day. Your body needs the nourishment. Hunger comes back for the vast majority of us sometime during the first year, so no worries about that (actually, I LOVED not having hunger and hoped and prayed I'd be one of the lucky few who never gets theirs back, but no -- mine came roaring back at five months post-op). Until then, think of your body as a machine - like a car - that needs gas now and then to keep going. when do you meet with your bariatric surgeon next? I had post-op appts every three months that first year (and once a year thereafter). You should talk about some of the things you mentioned with him or her. It sounds like you need some direction.
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Still can't eat much 4 months post op
AFoolsParadise posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My bypass was done in December but I still can't eat much. I basically eat hummus, yogurt and cottage cheese because they are the only things I can keep down. I have pain when swallowing liquids or eating certain foods. I know with the first couple bites if I am going to tolerate a food item and most times I just give up and go without. I throw up at least 3 days a week and usually continue to throw up for hours.. long after my stomach is empty. Anyone else experience this? I had to cancel an appointment with my surgeon due to covid19 concerns ( I am immunosuppressed due to lupus. ) -
January 2020 Surgery Folks
PostVSGandKeto replied to TattooedSeaStar's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
That's so weird cause I've been having the same issue. Even water is sitting poorly and leaves me burpy. I decided to try a reset and yesterday I did all liquids, water and shakes. Today I think I'll stick to soft foods (I'm thinking yogurt and eggs:)) and I'm hoping that will do the trick. Tomorrow's my weigh in say so a cleanse can't hurt... -
I'm just lucky to like eggs and cottage cheese. 😂 Greek yogurt is a great choice, but personally, I got tired during the fluids phase of everything tasting sweet (even if sugar free). Have you tried an unflavored protein powder? I really like it because you can add it to various things. You can also use tofu like that since it doesn't have much flavor. Like I just found this recipe for mashed potatoes with tofu. https://passtheplants.com/protein-packed-mashed-potatoes-and-vegan-gravy/
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Mine was eleven years old and even though I had no fill in mine and was still vomiting almost every time I ate. I could only get things like ice cream, pudding and yogurt through it. I went to a different surgeon (the one who did the band moved away about 5 years ago) and said it had to come out because eventually I wasn't even going to get water through it. During the band removal and revision to a RNY they discovered that the band had slipped, and the slip caused a hiatal hernia. I had this done a bit over 4 months ago and weigh less than the lowest weight I ever got with the band. If your surgeon doesn't want to consider removing it, maybe you should consider finding another surgeon who will work with you before it gets worse.
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What do you eat in a day to get 70-80 G Protein
Arabesque replied to loridee11's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
It can be hard to get in the protein without consuming protein shakes or adding protein powder to drinks & food neither of which I do but it can be done. My minimum daily goal is 50g. I consider this a bad day but it still exceeds the 0.8g per 1kg of weight min daily requirement. I try to aim for 60g+and on a really good day, I can hit 70 or 75g. My dietician is happy with this & my bloods are good. Eggs, high protein yogurt, seafood, beef, etc. help. I also try to ensure at least one of my two daily snacks has about 10g of protein too: tuna or salmon frittata muffins, cheese, protein bar, etc. I should add I’m not overly active - no marathon running or weight training for me - for many reasons but mainly because I struggle to get the calories in to maintain my weight & that’s my focus at the moment. -
February 2020 Post-Op Thread
DenverGirl88 replied to ResaRoo's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I like to workout a lot so I don’t think it’s too many calories at all. I’d checked with my nutritionist and she said I’m rocking it. I also didn’t want to lose muscle mass or my hair so those calories are all from lean protein and veggies or some dairy like Greek yogurt. If I ate 400 calories I think I’d be too weak for much else but my activity level and energy has been pretty high even when I was 3 weeks out. My weight loss has been super steady, no stalls yet and that with having got my period currently. I didn’t even put any weight on for it like I normally would. -
My doctor recommended the Ricotta Bake for puree and it was delicious. But, again, every doctor is different. I felt I was eating normal again with it lol. Though I also would have pureed tuna and chicken as well. And yogurt (no need for puree for that)
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I don't know about drinking probiotics, but I do take a daily probiotic. Talking with my nutritionist, she said that since I really don't like or consume much yogurt, that taking a probiotic would not be a bad idea. Otherwise, like my girlfriend does, if I ate a decent amount of yogurt, I probably wouldn't need it.
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I've been regularly drinking my own kefir since one week after surgery. We're allowed to have yogurt (which does sometimes have live cultures in it, depending on the brand), so I don't see why you couldn't have other probiotics.
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I will be 4 weeks postop tomorrow, I'm hungry too! I went to Walmart Grocery store today and finding protein rich foods without it becoming monotonous is a real task. I found some egg bites premade with cheese and Turkey sausage, I don't eat pork, but they had bacon as well. I found a large container of Oikos Yogurt which is 12 grams of protein per serving, egg whites, cream of wheat, oatmeal, Sargento cheese snacks, milk for protein drink mixes and few other items for my family. I miss having ftuit, vegetables, salads, fish because my body is rejecting my favorite protein. I'm also feeling tired of sweet liquids, not being able to drink plain old fashioned water without an enhancement to tolerate it, I want cold cereal, I want cashews and pistachios for a healthy protein boost. I miss some of my favorite healthy staples that would satiate my hunger, but Ariel aka my stomach is still healing and I have to respect it. I'm hungry too.
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What am I feeling?
BecomingAnna replied to BecomingAnna's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Im Gonna go back to the previous stage which is Yogurt and liquids When i say solids I mean soft foods like Tuna, Salmon, Eggs, Nothing goes down good Except liquids And Thick liquids Like Yogurt. -
Food Before and After Photos
FluffyChix replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
OMG! I AM guilty of going to Restaurant Depot and getting 2 bags of ginger and a 5lb tub of garlic cloves and we ordered a juicer. Per Kris Kresser, I have many oz of juiced and frozen ginger juice and garlic juice and also Elderberry Extract. And am eating tons of cruciferous veg with all of this...along with probiotics and Greek yogurt with active cultures + kim chi and kim chi salsa!! -
Feel like I was kicked in the stomach
MonieLynnPgh posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hey guys. I was sleeved on 3/13. I have been doing great and yesterday was advanced to phase 2. I had 2tbsp of greek yogurt for breakfast with 2tbsp of baby oatmeal (yuck). For lunch I had 1 tbsp of cottage cheese mashed and 1 tbsp of pureed peaches which I couldnt stand so didnt eat all of it. For dinner I had 2 tbsp of mashed tuna fish and maybe 1tsp of green beans. I held everything down and felt great. This morning I woke up and feel like someone kicked me in my upper abdomen and I have pain in my right kidney. Ive been drinking about 1 liter of water a day plus the clear fluid. (Yesterday plus the food). I still am able to drink today. Im not having any nausea or upper shoulder pain and I am still peeing and moving bowels ok. (Sorry if tmi). What could be wrong? I called the surgeon today but never received a call back. The only things I can think of is 1. My daughter (31lbs) is having nightmares and I had to pick her up 2 nights in a row) 2. My other daughter (19lbs) I had to pick up because my oldest daughter fell on her 2 days ago. 3. 2 nights ago I took a pretty large gulp of water not realizing and it was a teeny bit painful. 4. I also started my vitamin regimen. Sorry for the long winded post. Im just giving as much info as possible so I can hopefully get some answers. -
Post Surgical Proteins
FluffyChix replied to DeadSpaceGrave's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Congrats! You look great! TE (telegen effluvium) is part of severe calorie restriction and quick weight loss. Mine is finally growing back. I'm 2+ years out. I eat all low fat proteins on the planet except soy for the most part. And most of my protein is animal based rather than plant based, although I do eat 1+ lbs of veg per day and there is some amount of protein in those plants. The ones I love: eggs/egg whites 2% cottage cheese non fat Greek yogurt Premier Protein in coffee = proffee lattes Fairlife Core Power Chocolate blended with ice and nonfat Greek yogurt to make a milkshake tuna in pouch (water packed) salmon in pouch (water packed) sardines in water Boar's Head Turkeys + Lacey Swiss roll-ups/wraps Oscar Meyer Naturals Ham tuna salad made with pouch tuna + cottage cheese + hb egg + green onion + dijon + vlasic dill relish salmon shrimp basa fillets chicken breasts turkey cutlets ground turkey ground chicken pork loin/tenders lean beef 90/10 ground beef ribeye steak trimmed of visible fat turkey pepperoni turkey sausage venison all cuts lamb lean cuts reduced fat cheeses fresh mozzarella nuts/seeds/nut butters nonfat Fairlife milk nonfat buttermilk low fat sour cream -
Food Before and After Photos
FluffyChix replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
We're very blessed to live in a big community with great stores. We were wiped out, but now it's mostly restocked and there was always fresh veg and produce without price raises. So very blessed. So honestly, we're just focusing on the foods that boost our immune system and support it. And are eating mostly the same. Breakfast and or Brunch is always some kind of egg and veg, or smoothie/proffee. Lunch is almost always a BAS (Big Ass Salad), or wrap, or roll, or quick green soup, or cottage cheese/yogurt conglomerate. I did restock for another 3 weeks, yesterday and got stuff to make: Chicken Crust Pizza with Pepperoni and Veg Beef Fajitas with Lo Lo Wraps Chicken Soup for the Soul (+ Chicken Salad) Salmon with somethin Grilled Pork Steak with somethin And then we'll have about 2 weeks of leftovers from those. #snort Holden steady at 130.6lbs this morning so doing pretty good on routine and stress eating. -
What do you eat after 6 weeks post op!
NovaLuna replied to Mortiz8892's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm 9 weeks out as of today. For breakfast I usually eat 1/2 cup of cottage cheese or a yogurt. For my first snack of the day I usually have a cheese stick or some diced peach slices in water. For my lunch I usually have deli sliced turkey (3 slices) and one cheese stick divided in three to make roll-ups lol or 2oz of rotisserie chicken with sugar free bbq sauce (my preference is G. Hughes Hickory flavored) and usually a scoop or two of green beans, or I eat left overs from the night before. For my afternoon snack I usually eat a mini bell pepper sliced in half and dipped in 2TBS of salsa or cheese crisps (sometimes dipped in salsa lol). Dinner is kinda all over the place though lol. Last night I had a turkey burger patty with a tablespoon of mustard on top, 1/4 of an avacado, and a slice of tomato. The night before I had a make shift stir fry using cauliflower rice instead of regular rice with chicken, mushrooms, red bellpepper, water crests, carrots, broccoli, onion, etc. with sugar free Teriyaki sauce (again, G. Hughes is my preference). If I have I late night snack (I rarely do) it's usually fruit or a yogurt or cottage cheese, etc. Cauliflower pizza is a good food option too and leaves TONS of left overs! Stuffed bellpepper with cauliflower herb rice is also delicious. And one of my favorite meals so far is a make shift taco salad with seasoned turkey meat, avocado, taco sauce, tomato, and cheese... it's yummy! Hope this helps in some way... -
Diarrhea on liquid diet 7 days post op
BriarRose replied to Ling82's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I had surgery 10 years ago...so things and protein drinks may have changed. I could not tolerate the protein drinks. I get so ill from anything with any kind of sugar substitute. I sill have to read labels like crazy because flavored yogurts, and any "diet" sweets will make me very very sick. Read labels and see what is in there and try different protein drinks. -
March 2020 Surgery Folks Come On in!
biginjapan replied to Mello1's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I just had bypass a few days before you and I've been on purees (and full liquids) since the day I left the hospital (day 3 post-op). I haven't had any real issues except with Greek yogurt (I guess I'll be a bit lactose intolerant for a while, common with bypass, not so much with sleeve). But I had the sleeve 3 years ago so have already been through this once before, where I had to wait a couple weeks before going on purees. In both cases, waiting, or starting right away, I've been doing well. I've been drinking blended soups, pureed veggies, soft tofu, cottage cheese, etc. Just go slow and start with small amounts at first. Try one new (pureed) food per day. After a few days, try adding another pureed food for a second meal. Your sleeve will let you know what's working and what's not. -
Ever Feel Like your stomach was a big ball?
IAmGrace posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I think I had too much for supper last evening. I had 5 ounces of greek yogurt and about 1/2 hour later I had a protein shake. About 1/2 hour after that my stomach felt too full. It felt hard and distended. That happened to be once before about a week ago and it went away fairly quickly. However I woke up this morning still feeling like my stomach was too full (again hard and distended). I have a call into the doctor but haven't heard back yet. Has anyone ever felt this way?
