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Ok Interesting. I didn't realize Greek yogurt was acidic. As thsts the last thing I ate that led to an attack. I don't eat any spicys food, no citrus, etc etc. Acid reflux post op is not only caused by food, it's mechanical issue unfortunately

What I think is funny is how collectively there's this distain for any real sugar but aspartame loaded items that are plan approved are fine. They work on the brain in the exact same way. To answer the OPs question I had 2 teaspoons of sugar free frozen yogurt at 10 days out because I went to FoYo with my daughter and I wanted to feel somewhat close to normal.

Im not sure if I understood the nutritionist correctly on my in hospital meeting with her on thursday 4/13. I believe she said to start eating cream soups ( strained) sf yogurt, puddings etc. On Saturday 4/15. Does that sound right to you. Of course I do realise that are many variations between doctors.

I too had surgery on April 10th -- band to bypass. Like you, I'm on a liquid diet, but I can add applesauce, refried beans, plain yogurt, and cottage cheese tomorrow. Like you and especially in the late afternoon and evening, I have cravings for real food, but I try and put it out of my mind and carry on. I have no plans to skip progression. I've spent my life not following directions or skipping steps or not being accountable in terms of the food I put into my body and this time, I'm doing things by-the-book. This way, if things don't go as they're supposed to, I can seek the appropriate help from the dietician, we're both on the same page, and I know I've done my part 100%. I expect I'll lose slower than someone who didn't have a revision, because that's the way it seems to go. I gained weight after surgery, but it was just fluid from the IV. I'm now down 5 lbs, which isn't any great shakes, but I'll take it. Once I regain my strength I plan to start walking 1-2 miles per day either outside or on the treadmill (depending on the weather), and hopefully the movement will help things along. I plan on joining a gym to start weight training as soon as I get the OK from my surgical team. I'm looking for a buddy to go through this with -- let me know if you're interested.

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What's limiting your ability to eat a full diet? Is it nausea, or do you vomit? And the same regarding liquids...do you have physical symptoms or do you just not drink enough? I 'struggle' with my liquids every day, but the struggle is getting my head to remember that I need to drink, not that water bothers me. I find myself wanting to eat easy foods and repeating the same foods over and over...it takes effort to say 'no, not having yogurt for breakfast, cook an egg'. You really need a visit with your surgical team/dietician to get you moved on to a wider range of foods. Your labs may be WNL now, but your body is telling you that you're not fueling it appropriately.

AMJK79 thank you so much for answering. I have felt so alone in this. My best friend had same procedure same day and is doing great. How long until you could tolerate and real food? The most ice been able to get down in a day is 1/2 a yogurt. I'm terrified of needing to move ahead to Gastric bypass. I don't have much viable stomach tissue left. It's a mess.

Halo Top is lower in carbs and sugar, higher in protein, and decent in taste. One aspect of it that helps with portion control is that you cannot eat it straight out of the carton because it must sit on the counter for about 15 minutes to reach a creamy consistency. What I recommend doing is scooping out a half-cup size portion, and then immediately putting it back into the freezer so you cannot have any seconds. It's a bit pricy, but superior to other low-fat ice creams. I would avoid high-fat, caloric ice creams that are going to just slide right down and not fill you up, because they are going to sabotage your progress. Something like Halo Top would be fine if you portion it correctly. I only have it once a week or so, when I'm really craving a dessert. There are also yogurt popsicles that are higher in protein and low carb. Be sure to check the labels. You could make your own using a yogurt like Siggi's, though I haven't personally tried this yet.

It is great that you want to encourage her but now really is not the time. She is still recovering from this surgery. Some of the advise others gave for this time of recovery were good ones. Get her mind off of the pain and the food she can't eat. Later when she has begun to eat food taking a walk with her and other easy things would be very helpful. I was not even allowed to ride my tricycle until 4 weeks after my surgery, when I was finally able to eat things like cottage cheese, yogurt, cheese sticks. Once I got some food I felt more energy returning and was even able to go back to work. However I didn't just have the sleeve. I also had a hernia repaired and my gallbladder removed.

Try a yogurt smoothie! I put a scoop of unflavored protein powder in it, but you wouldn't have to. Here are some options, I play with the yogurt flavors and fruit, but I find I can get them down better than the premixed shakes. Laura[emoji1]

For goodness sakes. Please ignore the overly righteous rude replies you're getting. It's a thing whenever someone mentions food that doesn't fit a strict plan. My my doctor took the view that this is for life, and life requires some flexibility. He then encouraged me to enjoy my birthday cake that would be coming up after surgery. . The OCCASIONAL treat, given how small it will necessarily be, is probably ok for many of us. Only you know what other issues you have (diabetes, for example, makes some foods highly inadvisable, for instance). . That said, I have had, since surgery, about 50 calories worth of a truly delicious locally made sorbet without incident, a 20 calorie bite of my wife's ice cream sandwich (apparently it tastes like cheese to me now. Ew), a small scoop of lactaid ice cream when I was having trouble getting and keeping anything at all down, and have tried live active culture frozen yogurt (which comes sugar free, low fat, etc) with no complaints from my stomach. Does it sound like a lot? It's not. But then, I have no insulin-related disorders and each portion has been very small and fit within my own plan. . My calories have been on the low end of the range where they need to be, and my nutrition looks good so far. So everyone on my team is fine with that. . My main point is that you and your team know your nutritional and medical situation way better than strangers on the internet. My secondary point is that yes, yes, I have tried other iced things since surgery with no adverse effects on my sleeve or weight loss. My tertiary point is that you need to find a way to eat WITH your sleeve that you can stick to and maintain a healthy weight with for the rest of your life.

5 weeks out...can we have s/f frozen yogurt?

I am a little over a year post-op. I am very limited on what I can eat. I eat no meat at all. My diet is mostly Greek yogurt with GENEPRO 4 times a day & popcorn. I have no energy, no strength, no motivation yet all my labs are in normal range. I do struggle with getting in enough liquids. Anyone else having this experience?

I was sleeved the 11the also! Ya in going to see if I can get my primary doc to rx some liquid Omeprazole. I've been using the Insides of the capsules but it's so gross I can't tolerate well. If was also in the hospital for two days from vomiting. I can't believe I've read that people are tempted to eat this early. I don't even want go drink! I am trying to make sure I get the liquids and I think your right on the yogurt. I'm gonna just stop that since it seems to be making it worse. Thanks for the advice!

If you are not eating or drinking and are feeling light-headed, you should talk to your doctor. The last thing you want is to be hospitalised for dehydration or any other issues. Dehydration is serious. Is the problem that you don't WANT to eat/drink or that you CAN'T eat/drink? If it's the former, you really need to set a schedule and eat and drink - your body NEEDS it - you are setting yourself up for problems if you don't deal with this now. I often don't feel like eating or drinking either, but I do it because I have to. However, if the problem is that you CAN'T, that's another story and you really should go see your doctor/nut and talk to them about it. The only time I ever felt light-headed and about to pass out was when I was coming back from Germany to Japan. I hadn't eaten much on the flight because my low-carb meals ended up being nothing but carbs, but I thought I had had enough fluids. I guess not - I was ok at the airport, but on the train back home I started feeling really weak. When I got up to get off the train, I thought I was going to pass out right then and there (I was also incredibly shaky and disorientated). Luckily I was able to stumble to a nearby bench and I had a couple of bites of an energy bar I had packed for emergencies. That gave me enough energy to go get a drink (some veggie/fruit yogurt drink), and within 30 minutes I felt better. Researching it later I realised I had become hypoglycemic - I basically had every symptom on the list. I have to admit I didn't think that was possible - I had assumed that my fat stores could provide whatever extra energy I needed, but I was wrong. That really scared me, and now I make sure I am always prepared for my next meal or drink, wherever I am. Anyway, I hope you can figure things out and start getting the liquids and nutrients that your body needs.

I'm on day 5 of my pre op diet and I have lost 6 pounds. This makes a 20 pound loss since I began this process back in December. I do not strictly follow the pre op diet given to me by my NUT. I cut out all the fruit and replaced it with a serving of meat a day and an egg. I figure my last 3 days I will cut out the meat and eggs and just have my shakes, cottage cheese, milk and veggies. Im allowed yogurt and SF jello and popsicles but I don't like any of those foods. I do have broth occasionally that I froze the last time I made a beef roast. I have most of that frozen in small containers for post op when I will be on liquids for 2 weeks.

Are you drinking ready made shakes, or are you making your own from powder? I've never liked the ready made ones, although I could tolerate them pre-op. Post-op, no way. However, I make my own shakes with protein powder, and they are so much better! FWIW, I'm using Syntrax powders, both vanilla bean/chocolate torte for regular shakes made with unsweetened almond milk and either unsweetened greek yogurt or half a block of tofu to thicken them up and add some extra protein. I also often add PB2 powder to the chocolate shakes because yum. I use a variety of their "juice" type nectar powders that mix really well with water. I'm 2.5 months post-op, but I've had no problem with my handmade shakes either pre- or post-op.

Hi Amber, I was sleeved Tuesday the eleventh and was in the hospital two days because of similar pains and nausea as well as vomiting. Turns out my surgeon said my case was due to left over gas from surgery and gerd as I was not taking my omeprazole due to surgery. I have restarted now that I feel a bit better. I am unsure about the yogurt as I am not allowed soft food yet, just liquids. We are still early out and our pouches are super swollen. Your tummy might not be tolerating the thickness of yogurt. I have even heard about people who became lactose intolerant after surgery. Please double check with your Bariatric Surgeon and Team. They will guide you the right way per the diet they put you on. On another note, I have found some great juice options with 15g protein each on the Bariatric Pal store here that will help if you are still having a hard time with water. It is helping me a lot as I cannot stand water right now but I also do not want to return to hospital for dehydration:( I stayed 2 days and it was not fun. Will not be going back if I can help it! Good luck to you dear. Aloha [emoji16]

The Oikos Triple Zero drinkable yogurt would be suitable.

I'm trying to take slow sips. Drinking different things. And am trying to eat small amounts of yogurt. I am 4 days out from gastric sleeve. Having sharp pains in the upper mid abdomen which sort of feel like hunger pains. But really intense. It only happens for like 5-10 seconds then goes away. It knocks the breath out of me for a second. I'm just wondering if this if normal or if there's something I can do to help this from happening.

I found a yogurt...yoplait greek 100 protein. It has 100 cals. 10 carbs, sugar 7, and protein 15. What is the amt of carbs I should stay under?

I drink Dannon Light and Fit yogurt. I purchase from Walmart - it's yummy!

Tried a Protein Shake today two days ahead of schedule.My nurse said depending on how we felt to give it a shot and I drank the whole think and felt great after.I went to the gym and stretched and walked for 10 min on the treadmill then went grocery shopping with the wife.Inhave a gnawing hungry feeling like I'm ready to try some creamy Soup or yogurt but I don't want to push it.I got a little tired after about 3/4 of the shopping so I'm sitting down writing you guys.Ive spoken to a bunch of my boys that had this procedure and asked them if they are eating what they want and after 3-4 months you're on your own kinda just figuring your own limits.For me patience is the key cause I'm ready to test the waters but everyone tells me.....be careful...It hurts.Hope you guys are all well.

Anyone have any brands they'd recommend?I went to the grocery store and most are geared toward kids and have high sugar levels.Any help would be appreciated.

Well I'm a bander so your mileage may vary... but it is still an everyday project to have the right foods available....daily.... protein... water.... some sort of exercise..... I mix it up with frozen yogurt for a treat. Jerky. Extra Protein milk, baked tofu ( much different than regular). Nuts. Eggs.. chicken thighs...protein bars and shakes for back up. And so goes the week COMPLIANCE. Is my big buzz word. Most of the time.... that is my 10 years out, 95 lbs list and maintained advice.... Some of us vets just keep trying.... I won't go back!!! Ps. I'm having a love affair with whole grains. Split peas. Lentils. Beans. I never would have thought I would crave those....