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Hi All. My surgery was 10/13/15 because of chronic HBP and its been normal since then. Now however, I'm 14 weeks pregnant and just had a super high reading of 142/90. I could not eat much at all during my first trimester, specifically meat, milk eggs and yogurt, and so I fear I've been living like my pre-surgery days and eating way too many carbs and Christmas candy and Christmas Cookies. Like, an insane amount, and I'm wondering if maybe this has spiked my blood pressure. Go ahead, nail away!
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The sugar in Noosa would kill me! 9 months out. I used to like it a lot though. I didn't care for the oikos yogurt I tried but I still have a few flavors to try. I am finding my tastes have changed a lot since the surgery. I find I have to try things once or twice to see if I like it. Might be the same for you. I like dannon light and fit Greek yogurt. It is yummy and lower on the sugars. My Dad and Stepmother who had rny years ago love the carb control yogurt by kroger/smith's. Can't find it out where I am but it might be near you. Best of luck with everything!
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@@BigViffer lucky for me I am no longer tempted by Noosa. I brought the rhubarb one home once. That very day I opened it up and found the thing absolutely covered in green and black mold. And it was well within its expiration date, too. Ever since then, any time I get tempted by Noosa at the market, I just re-live opening up that container of rhubarb yogurt and it is extremely easy to keep walking right by the Noosa.
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Try Fage or Siggi's yogurt for much better nutrition -- lower calories, carbs, and sugar and higher protein.
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There is too much sugar! I stick to Yoplait Greek 100 and light and fit Greek Dannon with 80 calories. Also, you want to try to stay away from yogurts that have fruit in them. Sent from my SM-G900P using the BariatricPal App
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Help! Have to go to a business conference three weeks post op
Bufflehead replied to NWJill's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
The important thing is if they don't serve something you are confident you can eat, then don't eat then! Don't risk it. If anyone questions your not eating (I am imagining my typical professional conferences where you may be seated with acquaintances or people you don't know at all) just tell them you aren't feeling up to food. If they look alarmed, reassure them that you are not contagious. Make sure you bring non-perishable foods you can eat later in your hotel room such as tuna packets. You can also get things like scrambled eggs from room service. Try to make sure you have a mini-fridge in your room, then find the nearest market and stock it with Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese sticks, hard boiled eggs, protein shakes, etc. I know a lot of people rely on protein bars in this sort of situation -- I personally find them a trigger food and detrimental to weight loss, so I stay away. YMMV. If you can eat soup, there will often be that available as an option for you at conference meals as well. Good luck! -
Does anyone know if Noosa yogurt would be a good choice after sleeve surgery? I am wondering because it seems to have alot of sugar, but I think the Protein amount is high also. This is the nutrition facts: Calories.290 Fat Cal. 120 Total Fat 13g 20% Saturated Fat 7g 35% Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 30mg 10% Sodium 140mg 6% Total Carb 31g 10% Fiber <.5g 0% Sugars 28g Protein 13g 26% Vitamin A 8% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 45% Iron 0% * Percent daily values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Ingredients Grade A Pasteurized Whole Milk, Cane Sugar, Honey, Kosher Gelatin, Pectin, Live Active Cultures (S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Acidophilus, Bifidus, and L. Casei) Sent from my SM-G930T using the BariatricPal App
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Make sure that you are eating Breakfast, lunch and dinner and then your Snacks inbetween meals... so that you are getting in 5-6 meals a day. As you are one week out, you are probably on the full liquid diet phase (not sure-everyone is different). If you are on full liquids, just drink some Protein shake or eat a snack of healthy low-sugar yogurt without fruit in it. The protein will help fill you up better than anything else will. Also make sure you get plenty of liquids.
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You need to get that Protein in right away. I imagine the protein will help with both the dizziness and the nausea. Try getting it in however you can, whether through Protein shakes, unflavored Protein powder mixed in drinks or Soups or yogurt. And just start sipping that Water or other liquid... decaf tea, crystal light, Powerade zero to name a few. Little sips and then stop a couple of minutes and come back for more. You may not feel like drinking right now because of the nausea and dizziness, but I really think the lack of protein is causing it.
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I was sleeved on 12/21 and my schedule now is like this: Morning - 2 scarmbled eggs with 1 oz of shredded cheese One Premier Protein (11 oz) on the way to work 16 oz of Water at work, sip until lunch Lunch - Last several days it's been Shelly's Ricotta Bake as described above 16 oz Diet Snapple 16 oz water, sip until I get home dinner - Various, either chicken salad, refried Beans, tuna, egg salad, turkey salad 1 or 2 sugar-free popsicles, or maybe a Yoplait light yogurt (6 oz - Boston Cream Pie!) 16 oz water That puts me at just about 900 or so calories a day and I never feel hungry and it satisfies my liquid and protein requirements.
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As far as items to eat - check out the blog the world according to eggface - she has an entire post of puree phase ideas. Some things that got me through: greek yogurt (just make sure it is a flavor that doesn't have bits of fruit), cottage cheese, ricotta bake (from the blog), refried beans with melted cheese, pureed tuna/salmon/chicken/egg salad using plain nonfat greek yogurt instead of mayo.
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At three weeks out, I was only on soft foods. My routine looked something like this: Breakfast: Protein shake Morning snack: string cheese Lunch: Protein Shake Afternoon snack: Greek yogurt Dinner: Shelly's Baked Ricotta (recipe here)
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Any college students?
katanne replied to JersSlimDown's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am in nursing school, although I am a Nontraditional student at age 42 and I don't live on campus. My school is surrounded by restaurants, though, so I will definitely have eating challenges. My plan is to eat at the hospital cafeteria, which has Greek yogurt and lean protein options available. I of course have to make time to cook for myself at home, too, which is hard when assignments start piling up. My first appointment is on the 9th. -
I did soft foods. Yogurt, chicken salad, Jello, Soups Sent from my LGMS631 using the BariatricPal App
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Suggestions needed..............
Djmohr replied to chuswysly's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
yup....stay away from those crackers. They are a slider food and as you said add zero nutritional value, cause you to crave more carbs. Depending on the type of meat, i still (28 months out) can only eat a couple of ounces and I am full. That dense Protein however keeps me fuller longer than anything else I eat. I like variety in my meals and have always been given advice by my nut to eat a well balanced meal. 2 bites of protein for every one bite of good carbs like veggies and fruit. It does not mean that I always do it but I am telling you from personal experience it really is the best advice. I like you, tend to want to go for those mixed dishes and of course like you love crackers. They will ultimately stall you and honestly you will have issues with your nutrition in the long run. I have been in maintenance since March. Since Thanksgiving when i allowed myself some of those foods that I shouldn't I have gained 7lbs in just about 8 weeks. It will catch up with you and it is a lot harder to get back on track once you let them in because they call to you. Suggestions for other things besides dense protein is cottage cheese, ricotta, greek yogurt, cheese, refried Beans (yuck). Try making some homemade beef stew or Stoup as Rachel Ray calls it. The heartier the better and minimize the potato or leave it out completely. That sort of meal fills me up, keeps me full longer and meets the protein and veggie criteria. I also make a beef barley Soup. Hope you are able to make the transition. In the end it is worth it. -
Suggestions needed..............
Kaylamh replied to chuswysly's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Use fair life milk as a snack. 13g in 8oz. Cottage cheese and Greek yogurt is good. I make chicken salad with Greek yogurt for the extra protein. You could also add egg to chicken salad for a boost. -
I'm not going to lie to you, it was the worst part of this whole experience and I only had to do it for two weeks. Cream of chicken (don't add liquid), non fat yoplait yogurt, and a ricotta bake (lasagna w/o noodles and meat). Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App
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I'm one week as of today myself. I'm on what my dr office called stage 3 diet since coming home which includes protein powder shakes, yogurt, cottage cheese, and of course protein shakes. As a vegan, I'm only eating the protein powder shakes trying to put as much powder in as possible to up the protein grams. I can only get down about 6oz at a time (with difficulty). I tried mixing protein powder with soy yogurt but found it unpalatable. I can't even imagine actually eating mashed potatoes right now, though it does sound yummy. I wonder how long it will be till I can drink a 12oz shake in one sitting!
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Complications from advancing diet too soon
theantichick replied to Frenchie1977's topic in Rants & Raves
Wow. As a nurse, that makes me suspect some very unclear communication, either on the part of the surgeon/staff or on the part of what you understood. My surgeon has one of the most liberal diet progression plans I've seen, and she knew from our conversations that she could give me the written lists and some general guidelines and I'd know what to do with them because I'm an RN. She started me on full liquids - which on her plan includes Jello, pudding, and greek yogurt and a couple of other pudding consistency items - on day 2 after I kept Clear Liquids down fine on day 1 coming out from surgery. There was no negotiation on that for the first 2 weeks until my first checkup. Protein shakes, and the things on the full liquids list, period. She entirely skips the puree phase, as she says it's not functionally much different from the soft/mushy foods phase if your teeth work well, and most people hate it and aren't compliant. So I had a list of soft foods that I could START introducing after my 2 week checkup. One food at a time, from the softest and moistest foods first working my way to firmer consistencies. One new food at a time, tested a couple of times before adding another new food. This was for no less than another 2 weeks. At my 4 week checkup, she allowed me to start adding in "normal" foods, except for a list of problematic foods such as raw veggies and things with seeds or small hard particles. Those were allowed after 6 or 8 weeks, I forget. I didn't actually try any of them until well after 2 months. But again, it was adding ONE food at a time, trying it several times before adding another. So if your surgeon really said just "try foods as tolerated" then s/he failed to clearly communicate what the goal of the progressive diet is, and what you're trying to accomplish. That sounds like you can try all the foods in each phase for a day or two and if nothing causes a problem, go on to the next and you're on solids in under a week. Even if that's what s/he *said*, it is very doubtful to me that is what s/he *meant*. Doctors are not the greatest at patient education, it's not generally in their training. A surgeon who is truly advocating progressing the diet that rapidly has very likely not been doing it long enough to lose a patient to a leak or abscess.- 61 replies
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Protein vs Calories what's too much
smith08817 replied to Renea Glover's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
It sounds like you are packing a lot of calories into a shake. Try using Crystal Light for flavor, unflavored protein powder like Genepro which has far fewer calories than flavored whey protein, and water. My doctor says 90 grams of protein a day and stay under 50 grams of carbs. The total calories ends up between 600-800 depending on what my other sources of protein are plus vegetables or small amount of fruit. Portion size is key - no more than 3 oz of meat and then add in a very small salad or some veg. I would eat the yogurt alone for breakfast and have a protein shake mid-morning. This forum is a good place to look for ideas from people who have been through what you are experiencing. Good luck! -
Puree foods any suggestions
heidikat72 replied to NOLAgirl-inTN's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I was going to suggest the blog mentioned in the post above - Eggface has an entire post devoted to puree stage ideas. I had a lot of greek yogurt, cottage cheese, the infamous ricotta bake, refried Beans with melted cheese, pureed tuna salad/chicken salad/salmon salad/egg salad (using plain nonfat greek yogurt instead of mayo). Those flavored tuna pouches got me through the puree and soft foods stage and still are a convenient on the run item to keep in my bag and for when I travel. I used a black and decker mini chopper to make my purees - basically a miniature food processor. Only costs about $10 and was the perfect size for a pouch of tuna or small can of chicken and a tablespoon or two of yogurt. (During puree phase that would be 2 or 3 meals for me) -
Meat sensitivity-is that normal?
JupiterinVirgo replied to xoxococojay's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I was always a big meat eater before surgery. At my weight, not only did I need a lot of Protein just to stay upright, but I needed specifically animal Proteins. I remember one year I tried to go vegetarian and after a month or so I was nearly falling over just trying to walk across the parking lot. I felt as if I had become anemic. After surgery, I of course attempted to follow the bariatric gospel diet I was given to the letter. After a while of eating meet at almost every meal and eating at first, and getting very little else inside my body I started to feel quite sick and I knew that the diet they gave me was not away for my body to be healthy. I became less and less interested in eating meat. And sometimes, the thought of it made me nauseous. As my stomach healed, instead of meat I started eating high-end cheese, nuts, whole milk yogurts and limited actual meat consumption probably take 2 to 3 times a week tops. The weight fell off quickly, and I felt much better. I started using high-end, tasteless collagen protein to compensate, and keep hunger at bay. I cannot stress enough, that there is no one-size-fits-all healthy way to eat when it comes to bodies. It really truly depends on where your ancestors came from, your personal bodies specific needs. Sometimes it is hard for us to trust ourselves because we are taught to outsource authority, and because we feel like we must not know how to eat if we got to the point where we need the surgery. But I don't think that that's really the truth. I think the truth is that only you can know what your body needs from day-to-day minute to minute to be healthy. Guidelines are fine, but the final authority needs to rest with your body and it's intelligence. I'm a big fan of intuitive eating, which is the regular practice of tuning into the messages of your physical body. If my body wants me to give it meet. If my body wants nuts or fruits or greens that's what I give it. But I choose the best version: organic, less processed, more Whole Foods. And it has worked so far. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App -
Counting Protein carbs fat AND calories will make you insane Formula: 1gr of protein or carbs=4 calories 1gr fat= 9 calories For the first week had three shakes a day. I made then with unsweetened cashew milk (125 calories each) and 1/4 cup of cottage cheese or yogurt with 10 grams of added protein (140 calories) 78 grams of Protein and carbs (79x4)= 326 calories. By day 10 I was getting in at least 90 grams of protein and about 10 calories in carbs (100x4) =400 calories When I had my one month NUT follow up I hadn't lost any weight in 8 days. I was OKed to start mushy food and start eating fish and chicken (i was avoiding meat). The NUT looked over my food diary and suggested I add some fat to my diet. So I switched to 2% fat cottage cheese, full fat yogurt, started to have one shake a day made with 1% milk and added avocado, mayonnaise and olive oil to my diet. 80 grams protein and 20 grams of carbs (100x4) = 400 calories 10 grams of fat (10x9)=90 total=490 calories Now at 9 weeks out I have a Protein Shake in the morning, two meals of "regular" food and a high protein evening snack. My goal is at least 100 grams of protein no more that 25 grams of carbs I don't monitor fat at all since my portion 3-4 oz size makes over doing fat nearly impossible. That comes to 700-800 calories a day depending on how much (unmeasurable) fat there is in the meat 25 gr of carbs and 100gr protein (125x4)= 500 calories + 25 grams of added fat (20x9) = 189 calories A total of 689 calories- plus the unknown amount of fat calories in meat or fish , total is also higher on days I eat cheese. Hope this helps!
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4 days post op and I've advanced my diet
Aggiemae replied to CakesItUp's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I was allowed to have yogurt, sugar free pudding and cottage in the hospital. I looked forward to puree but when it was ok I still couldn't tolerate it so stuck to shakes and cottage cheese for another week. -
Taking pills, how far apart?
AnaDmom3 replied to TiredOfMyself's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I was told not to take full capsules until day 30. I do chewable or liquid right now because even crushed multi were nasty even in yogurt. I am mixing calcium powder from the capsule into yogurt for now and do take that 2 hours after Multivitamin Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App
