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Any May Sleevers?
fatchocobomom replied to Heres2SecondChances's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Since my doctor didn't give a pre op diet other than "eat lots of lean meats and liquids" I sort of came up with my own. Breakfast: Oatmeal (made with fairlife and protein) or a protein smoothie. Midmorning snack: hard boiled egg Lunch: Protein smoothie Dinner: Low carb, high protein meal -one low fat, low sugar greek yogurt (Oikos triple zero, etc) -unlimited broth Evening snack- sugar free jello or protein shake if I'm below 1200 calories. (going with the macros for that amount as well, so 75 carbs, 135 protein and 40fat) Best I can really come up with. I can't seem to bring myself to be as restrictive as some of the assigned pre op diets out there. I know it's coming after though. No delusions here. Trying not to let myself get to worked up about it though. "I can do this" is my mantra for the next...4+ weeks. -
I wasn't feeling well at all this morning. It wasn't until I told my husband about my symptoms (queasy, dizzy, etc.), that he said "Sounds like dehydration to me." I drank some G2 and I felt much better. However, we had company this morning for 3-hours and I was absolutely exhausted after they left. I was so tired, my eyes were burning. I had to take it easy for the rest of the day -- I had no energy to do a thing. We need to remember to drink, drink, and drink our fluids. I'm on liquids and a few mushy foods (cottage cheese, yogurt, canned fruit, refried beans). On Tuesday, I can add some solids into my diet. Hopefully, I'll feel restriction then, because I don't feel it much now. Bunny
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March 8th Sleever!
JNewman531 replied to BrittanysVSGjourney's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
i've had a lot of success with those 2.5 oz tuna and salmon pre-flavored packets, ground chicken with taco seasoning and some cheddar cheese, re-fried beans, egg salad, smoked salmon with capers and cream cheese, scrambled eggs and a fage yogurt for breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. it's a good enough variety and super tasty. glad you're feeling great! keep up the good work. -
What do you do to up your protein and calories?
Michelle920 replied to Jess55's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I do the PB2 powder. I put it in my yogurt. I love it!! -
4.27.17 New to surgery and freaking out Help
Diana_in_Philly replied to princessK23's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Fear is OK. You are making a major life change which will have wide reaching affects on your daily existence. However, thousands of people have done this before you and will do it after you. What those of us who have been on both sides of the bench can tell you is that you have to have your head in the right place. You have to be committed to doing this and FOLLOWING YOUR TEAM"S INSTRUCTIONS! As for in the hospital, you will have gas. If you walk, the gas will go away. Pretty simple. Make sure you bring a bathrobe so you don't flash the hallways as you do your laps. If you deviate from your post-op diet, you could wind up very ill and having to have another surgery. Your stomach will take 6-8 weeks to heal, which is why the post-op diet is so regimented. You need to give your body time to heal and for the swelling to go down. In terms of what to eat, your team will give you a detailed plan of what to eat. Follow it. For my team, after leaving the hospital I was on full liquids - yogurt, sugar free pudding and jello, strained soups (no solids), creamed soups, protein shakes and water. My goal was 60/64 -- 60 grams of protein and 64 ounces of water daily. It took about a week to get there. I was on that for two weeks and then moved to pureed foods -- think baby food consistency. I had two weeks of that and them moved to soft foods -- scrambled eggs, soft white fish, tuna salad, etc. Then at 6 weeks, regular diet, as tolerated. Your team's plan may be different. Do what your team says. I'm now 8 months out -- almost 90 pounds down -- and pretty much eat whatever I cook for my family. I've lost 72% of my excess body weight - I'd like to lose another 30 before I move into maintenance. Today, for breakfast, I had two eggs and a piece of whole wheat toast. I'm not too hungry, but I know I need to eat some lunch - so I'll have a yogurt. I average about 80-90 grams of protein daily on 1000 calories. I work out 4-5 times a week, including a total of 4 hours of fencing and another 2 days in the gym. It's OK to be afraid. But you need to get your head in the right place. I think all of us had a bout of nerves before surgery. -
What do you do to up your protein and calories?
ShelterDog64 replied to Jess55's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
At your stage, all I concerned myself with was meeting my protein goal and my water goal. IME, if you get the protein where your program wants it, the rest will follow in the first 6-9 months. I'm a big dairy consumer, plain greek yogurt is a must in my diet. Before I was able to consume slightly larger amounts, I always mixed unflavored protein powder into my foods....into the yogurt, into refried beans (another lifesaver in the first 6 months for me), and I still put a scoop in my coffee every morning. I made the ricotta bake from Eggface's website and added protein powder after I cooked it. I try to eat pretty clean, don't use protein shakes or bars any longer...beef jerky is the one over-processed food I still eat. It really satisfies me, and it travels well in my purse/car. If you can eat meats already and tolerate them well, tuna is great...those pouches are so easy to rip open, squirt a bit of mayo or a spoon of plain yogurt in and you've got lunch or dinner. I also eat salmon or steelhead at least once a week and another fish once a week, usually cod or whatever is fresh at the fish market. Pork and beef are hard for me, even at 10 months, but chicken sits pretty well. Grilled chicken thigh with ras el hanout seasoning is my new obsession, with some kale or chard alongside. -
Hey there. I'm on day 3 of LRD. My plan sounds similar to yours. We are allowed 2 oz. or protein and 1 cup of green veggies for dinner. With lunch shake we can have a "snack" of 1/2 cup of yogurt or applesauce, then another snack before the dinner. We can also have sugar free jello and ice pops. I'm someone who does well with consistency and few choices. So I actually opted to do all shakes. I'm doing 4 a day. It's hardest for me at night so I have some jello and last night had 2 sugar free ice pops. I also had the Unjury protein chicken soup for dinner instead of a shake. I agree, you need something that isn't cold and sweet sometimes. It tasted good but the water was too hot so I clumped up. Tonight I'll try the Bariatric Advantage brand chicken soup. Weighed myself this morning and down 5.8 lbs in two days on LRD. When it gets hard and I'm hungry, I just remind myself of what this is all for. I want to make sure I remove any barriers to a good outcome by doing my part. I can't believe how close it is to the day.
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2 Days Post Op, any tips?
PatientEleventyBillion replied to Nikkah_Mineolalove's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
- Sleeved Thursday around 8am - Loaded on morphine 10mg all Thurs and into Friday afternoon - Friday had barium/fluo done, and some other leak test - Started off with ice water Friday afternooni to see if can tolerate fluids - Did fine on two 10ml cups, so went onto a full glass of ice water.. annihilated it easily w/constant sips - Cleared for full fluids, onto SF jello, non SF popsicles, tomato soup, etc. - Given first dose of liquid tylenol and liquid codeine - Had drainage removed and other stuff + lots of take-home info plus prescriptions for liquid tylenol+codeine, milk of magnesia, pantaloc 40mg, etc. - Left for home Friday around 8pm - Took some codeine/tylenol, went to bed - Wake up around 5am Saturday and have first BM, liquid and dark dark brownish (could be mistaken for black) - Try to go back to sleep, wake up, dizzy, gas pains, go have another toilet destroying BM, drink water, go back to sleep - Wake up, Drink water, have yogurt drink, applesauce w/beneprotein, tylenol/codeine.. - Will be taking daily meds, confirmed I can crush/cut metformin but no need to cut pantaloc. The real work begins. -
I use Isopure unflavored protein powder and it's no carb and sugar free. It's great because you can mix it into drinks such as Crystal Light, Powerade Zero and my favorite, decaf iced tea. You can also mix it into foods like cream soups, broth, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc.
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10 days out is this normal?
mylighthouse replied to carlychloe2's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
When you eat the yogurt and other things, are you eating slowly? If it's a small yogurt, it might be normal to be able to eat the whole thing. The thing to keep in mind is that you want to eat very slowly so that you know exactly when enough is enough. I personally could not have eaten a whole small yogurt at 10 days post op. As far as the drinking goes, I never had any problems at all with drinking since day 1. I was getting in my 64 ounces plus almost from day one. A lot of people have trouble with that, so it's great that you are doing so well with it. Congratulations on your surgery! -
Feeling normal?
Shelbyhmarie18 replied to Shelbyhmarie18's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Me too it just seems weird that I can eat that much yogurt or jello all at once with no problems -
Feeling normal?
carlychloe2 replied to Shelbyhmarie18's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Shelbymarie18: i was also just sleeved on the 11th. Im not necessarily hungry but I seem to have no problems drinking, eating a decent amount at one time, meaning yogurt or jello. I too wonder if this is all normal. -
I had my sleeve done on the 11th of April. Everything went really well, not much pain at all. However Im not sure if this is normal for 10 days post op. I am having no problem drinking or eating. Example, I can eat entire yogurt in one sitting. I also seem to be able to take decent size of sips at one given time. I would love to hear from others. Is this normal?
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What do you do to up your protein and calories?
leebick replied to Jess55's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'd also drop the banana. When I was dieting (South Beach, Atkins, etc) I found that fruit was almost impossible for me. Even low glycemic fruits would stop my weight loss immediately. At 6.5 weeks post-op I couldn't handle grains or veg, or "big" servings, so I was also doing the 2 ounce, frequent meal thing. I still struggle with quantity so often have to choose between protein or veg- and I am 31 weeks (more than 6 months) post-op. If you want to increase your protein consumption, stick to protein foods. Any meat, cheese, fish, eggs, tofu, cottage cheese, greek yogurt, etc. I understand why you choose to avoid deli meats; I only use them because they are convenient, and I look for the lowest sodium, least processed options. Usually I cook a small chicken, ham, etc. over the weekend and keep portions of the meat bagged up, ready to grab when I am in a hurry. Regarding peanut butter, I find it helpful to have in the cabinet. I grab a spoonful if I am in a hurry or feeling low. Lots of options, but buying natural pb means I can pour off part of the oil to lower the calories. My daughter has PB with chia and flax in it; I need to find out what the brand is, as it was tasty and filling (1T). I also have the powdered PB2 that I mix with water. It tastes pretty good and has only 1.5g of fat (enough for flavor/satiety but with a minimal calorie hit). I am not sure why people want to "get off" protein shakes- is there too much "crap" in them? I am still drinking my Syntrax Nectar once a day to help with my protein intake. I mix it with unsweetened vanilla almond milk (can't stand skim milk). This stuff is pretty clean- just whey protein isolate, flavor, some lecithin, and sweetener. List of ingredients is FAR shorter than the list on the ready-to-drink products. My Nut is 100% behind me drinking these, to maintain my protein levels. IN fact, she is the one who suggested using this as my mid-morning snack/meal. -
What do you do to up your protein and calories?
Sullie06 replied to Jess55's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
If you can get the eggs to work now, omelets are a big go to for me. I usually do one egg, cheese and turkey sausage or something along those lines and that gives a little extra protein. I also go a greek yogurt as a snack because that packs a big protein punch. I'm currently trying to phase out my protein supplements at the encouragement of my NUT. I'm 16wks out. -
I had RNY on 4/4/17. I lost 26.6 lbs in like 2 1/2 weeks. This week I started on soft foods and gained 5lbs. I am super nervous. I know I shouldn't pay attention to the scale so I weigh myself once a week. My question is, is this normal? I drink at least 1 premier a day, been doing at least 48 oz of water but more when I can fit it in. I eat yogurt for a morning snack and eat 1 meal. Am I doing something wrong? I guess I figured my weight would just instantly drop off weekly.
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What do you do to up your protein and calories?
Julie norton replied to Jess55's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I like extra (fairlife)protein milk... yogurt, eggs, fish, chicken thighs cooked in liquid , ...and I still use bars and occasional home made (inspire )protein drinks. Home made Refried beans are a staple Quinoa does have protein, and soy products have greatly improved ... pre baked and flavored tofu is amazingly good if you lean that way. Frozen yogurt is a treat! (Disclaimer: I'm a bander still working my program 10 years later...maintaining a 95 lb loss) And still I learn new things And wow. Just like everyone, I mess up!! -
What do you do to up your protein and calories?
mrsdaniel2013 replied to Jess55's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
They make a peanut butter flour that is called "defatted" - essentially the yummy Peanut-Ness without the calories/fat. I've had it mixed with Greek yogurt or to flavor smoothies. HW 420 SW 347 CW 334 Sleeved April 10, 2017 -
Hi. I was moved up to stage 3 diet on Wednesday which is creamed soups, puréed chicken (barf) and other stuff that makes me feel sick just thinking about. This has got to be the hardest stage because I don't know who the F could possibly purée a chicken and actually eat it, and if you have I have much respect for you. As for my premier protein shakes those make me gag now too. All I really intake is a yogurt and an isopure or two and lots of water. I am down 30lbs in 2 weeks so I'm not complaining about that it's just... this sucks. Next week I believe is tuna and chicken salad thank god. You know it's bad when your dying for a nice big salad lol. Sometimes when my head hunger is out of control I think to myself that I could have just died fat and happy. Ugh end rant. Ps. Please no lectures.
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Quick question to guys about stalling
BigTink2LilTink replied to wcherry5901's topic in The Guys’ Room
Wow you're on deli meat after three weeks of surgery? How are you able to keep it down my friend, seriously? As "aprilsdiamond" has said stay off of the scale for at least the first 30 to 45 days. Your body is still very much healing from the trauma it when through getting all re-routed and what not. So your still dealing with being sore and inflammation. Also I would honestly avoid eating deli meat too for now. The added salt in said meat is indeed going to make you retain water. And guess what you're gonna have a hell of a challenge just getting in the daily amount of water you need per day anyway, with the little room you will have to store water and food in (hint hint 120oz minimum for males). I would think that at this stage you should be on super soft solids proteins like soft scrambled eggs, canned chicken/tuna fish, and yogurt/cottage cheese. Stick with that stuff and avoid pork, beef, and anything that loaded in salt/preservatives at all cost for now. Maybe try some beans and lentils and another good source of non-animal proteins, especially now with you only being 3 weeks post surgery. You gut is gonna take some serious time to heal, so do what you can to take care of yourself. -
Not loosing expected weight after sleeve surgery
thiasmom replied to Basmouta's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I too have fibromyalgia and chronic pain syndrome. I'm 49 and I got my sleeve 11-15-16. I have lost 51.7 after surgery. I know the body pain but I did notice when I started this journey end of July 2016 I stopped drinking Diet Coke, eating Oreos, chips, pizza and sour cream. I changed the why I thought about food and I eat 800-1000 calories a day. I eat Greek yogurt but no bread. I know the feeling of depression but walking has help my mind and mood and now I love going to the gym. If my body aches I rest! We are all human just take this one day at a time. I had to jump start my weight lost by doing two Day liquid diet and I feel pretty good. I've lost total of 94.7 pounds so far. I look at it this way sometimes we have to change or fine tune things even if it's difficult or feels weird doing it. Keep going forward -
Help! I'm not losing weight... Stall
thiasmom replied to JustMe40's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I too was at a stall in weight lost. I had lost 91.6 pounds total. I had my sleeve done 11/15/16 and since then I lost 43 before surgery and 48.6 after sleeve. I then noticed I was getting up at night wanting to snack so I would eat Greek yogurt or drink water! I was exercising like crazy. What I did was do two days of liquid diet to try and jump start my weight list and eliminate my cravings and its helped. I lost 3 pounds this week. I'm going to watch my carb intake from day forward. I'm going to try and keep it 35-30 & under a day!!!! I hope this works. Thank you folks for the advice. -
I was on liquids for 1 week. By day 2 I was having water, protein, and chicken broth. Today I am 1 week post op and have moved to puréed. I can't fathom eating puréed meats so I'm on yogurt, applesauce, and sugar free pudding for 2 weeks.
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I have to agree you. There's just something about the texture.. gritty maybe? I can totally live without yogurt but, I tried yet another kind today and it was really good. Try the Yoplait 100 greek yogurt. It was crazy creamy. Creamy enough to make me actually want go and buy more for tomorrow!
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Yep... follow your doctor's instructions.... most importantly get those liquids in and get that protein in. I was one of the fortunate ones who never had gas pains post op and I also was able to get all of my liquids in and protein in from, the very beginning. Be sure to get at least 64 ounces of liquids every day and over 60 grams of protein.... shakes are great for that, but so is unflavored protein powder like Unjury or Isopure... it's great because when you are on your full liquids, you can mix it into your broth or cream soups or even yogurt, if you are allowed all of those things on full liquids. Also, it mixes great into Crystal Light, Powerade Zero, and decaf iced tea. Meeting your liquid and protein goals will help the weight come off. But remember, you just had major surgery, and your body might actually go up in weight in the beginning, or it might be slow to come off at first. Just follow the plan and be patient and you will be on your way to a slimmer healthier you! Congratulations on your surgery and I hope you have a speedy recovery!
