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I have never been there. I tried looking online at a menu and it doesn’t have the nutrition information. But it says they use individually quick frozen fruit and veggies that are In their own juices and they use chobani Greek yogurt. Seems like if you don’t get one with added sugars it would be okay and one with added protein I don’t see how you could go wrong. I am going to inspect the macros on the menu and watch closely as they make it for sure but I am going to check it out.
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Yes. I can have yogurts, shakes broths. I'm getting the sleeve. I was set on the bypass but my doctor was concerned about my iron levels long term. So we switched to sleeve. It's next Wednesday! 😀
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Is this hunger real or imagined?
Queen ApisM replied to idk4w's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I second the Greek yogurt option for protein. Depending on your program and what you can eat at this stage, cheese (fat free or low fat) was my friend. It kind of still is. Seriously, ricotta bake (I hunted down fat free ricotta), cottage cheese (refuse to touch it now, but it was amazing post op). Refried beans were a huge hit for me - I couldn't do pureed meat and even soft white fish did not agree with my tummy. Pureed legume soups (lentil, split pea with ham - it looks like baby poop when pureed but tasted amazing when nothing else did) were a huge hit during that stage. It might be too early for some of these things depending on your program, but soon enough you'll be able to have them and I definitely recommend looking into them when you can. Also, a comment on protein shakes. Not sure what you have tried, but post op, I preferred Unjury powder mixed with unsweetened soy milk. So much more palatable than the pre-mixed shakes. Even now, I have premixed on hand for when I am on the go and need extra calories for the day, but mixing my own is a huge improvement. -
Is this hunger real or imagined?
lizonaplane replied to idk4w's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I got really sick of protein drinks too. I started mixing the chocolate ones with iced coffee. Also, try low-sugar Greek yogurt. If you are able to have mushy foods, try refried beans with plain Greek yogurt and some cheese. You may get less hungry once you're on solid foods. -
Calories in a day
lizonaplane replied to rfranklin's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I agree with what everyone else said, but I will say that right away after surgery I was eating 400-500 calories a day, but it was all protein drinks and yogurt. Around 4 months out I was eating 900-1100 calories a day, and now at five months out, it's still basically that, although some days are higher or lower. -
I had the Gastric Sleeve procedure done almost a month ago. I've had no issues with the Full Liquid Diet stage, but when it came to transitioning to purees, it felt as though my stomach wasn't happy. It was suggested that it could have been the foods I was eating (too acidic, diary, etc) or that they weren't pureed enough. Other suggestions were that I wasn't eating slow enough. But sometimes, as soon as I took one bite my stomach would immediately start gurgling or I'd get the instant pain of acid reflux/heartburn. I am supposed to start "Soft Solids" on Saturday, but I fear with the trouble I faced with the purees...that I might need an extra week. I've had no issues with eating yogurt, jello, pudding, or soup (which is what I've tried to stick with since I know how my body will react). But with anything else I've tried, it is either the immediate gurgling or acid reflux/heartburn feeling. Is this something commonly experienced or something I should inform my doctor about? Kay_G_B
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March 2022 Surgery Buddies
LilaNicole20 replied to LilaNicole20's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I just went and got my little surgery book. Looks like I can have 2 pieces of fruit a day and then an 'optional' 1 bread or 1 dairy - the examples of this are 1 slice of bread, 1/2 cup cooked whole grain (I had oatmeal this morning), 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese, yogurt, 8oz milk, OR 1 oz low fat cheese. The little books says I can mix 2 tablespoons sugar free pudding mix to my shakes. So far I'm totally fine. I thought about food when leaving work to run home (forgot my mixer for the shakes) but other than that so far so good. I'm ready to stop feeling powerless. I'm ready to like myself again. -
Trip planned. Suggestions welcomed for soft foods.
lizonaplane replied to Mona Ometuruwa's topic in Post-op Diets and Questions
I have been traveling since 4 weeks out from surgery more weeks than not. Here are some ideas (bearing in mind most of my travel is in the US, so I'm not sure what brands you have): Fat free, artificially sweetened or plain greek yogurt. Basically, you want no or low added sugar. You can get that from a grocery store and occasionally in airports (usually the yogurt is full of sugar, but you might get lucky!). Refried beans Ground meat (mince) based dishes like chili, tacos, Ma po Tofu, etc. Soft cheeses Protein drinks (or if you're further out, protein bars) Soup - cream of whatever, bean soup, etc Apple sauce Oatmeal (no sugar added) Banana Mashed veggies like sunchoke, cauliflower, potato, etc Hardboiled eggs with hummus If you are five weeks out and eating normal foods, it's really easy: you can go to a supermarket and buy deli meat, pre chopped veggies/fruit, hummus, cheese, etc. Or at restaurants: chili, soup, the inside of tacos or lasagna, hamburger minus the bun, flaky fish, etc. -
Trip planned. Suggestions welcomed for soft foods.
LaoDaBeirut replied to Mona Ometuruwa's topic in Post-op Diets and Questions
Can you have fish at this stage? I could and so I basically lived on it. I traveled during the soft food stage and this stuff is available everywhere in the UK: cans of tuna greek yogurt protein pudding (I can't remember the name but it's a German brand and it's pretty good) soft cheeses For the plane, you might get lucky and sometimes airlines serve fish or mushy vegetables, which you could have.Otherwise bring some protein oatmeal with you, a little tupperware container, and ask the flight attendant for hot water and make that as many times as you need during the flight. Whenever I travel I take this with me as a backup food because all you need is hot water to make it. -
Approved on my plan: lentil or black bean soup (pureed in the blender), scrambled eggs, Greek yogurt (no fruit bits), small-curd cottage cheese, mashed banana or cooked carrots with protein powder. All in pea-sized bites chewed to applesauce consistency.
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What I did for protein at this stage is cook a lot of fish and then bean based meals because beans are also fairly soft. I basically cooked my way through the Spain on a Fork guy's bean and fish recipes and then make salmon with lemon juice in the instant pot because if I cook it any other way I screw it up. My plan sounds a little different than others on here and I wasn't supposed to be using any kind of supplement and instead was supposed to have fish or chicken breast and vegetables and the portion was supposed to be the size of my hand and I could do that as many times a day as necessary to get to 1,200 calories or have protein snacks like greek yogurt and cottage cheese.
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On the weight loss slowing, everyone here has already said that's totally normal. But since I'm a total nerd and tracked my weight loss, I can tell you exactly how mine slowed down. I've lost a total of 70 lbs over 23 months. Month 1: 3.5 lbs a week, reached -22 lbs Months 2-4: ~1.5-2 lbs a week, reached -41 lbs Months 5-12: 0.5-1 lbs a week, reached -63 lbs and passed my original goal weight at 11 months out Months 13-20: 0.2 lbs a week, currently at -70 lbs, 12 under my original goal Does this mean that you pretty much never dieted before you got surgery? Or are you comparing now to the first 6 months after surgery, where you didn't care about food much simply because you weren't hungry? After reading these boards for a few years, it seems that the people who have long term success do have to pay some attention to their diet to maintain their weight loss. But that takes a lot of different forms according to the specific issues and goals of different people. You won't necessarily have to pay as much attention to it in the long term as you do right now. Right now you're learning what works for you; later it will become habit. Especially if what you said above means that you never dieted much before - in this case you would be learning about what works for you for the first time. But for everyone, after bariatric surgery, you have to learn what your "new normal" is. Personally, my long term goal has been to maintain without having to calorie count. Before surgery, I was pre-diabetic and low carb was the only thing that ever helped me lose weight. After surgery, carbs are still an issue for me, though much, much less of an issue than before. Rather than limiting/counting carbs every day, I've found that having a 4-5 day period of low-carb every 3-4 weeks keeps my carb cravings in check. I still start my day with a protein powder latte and make sure that I have protein with every meal. Veggies help keep me full. If I feel hungry, I eat a snack, but I usually start with a piece of cheese or a few frozen meatballs (I love these things) before I have anything more junky. I eat sweets some days, but not all. I use things like sugar free ice cream or low sugar yogurt for a bit of a treat on other days.
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Lots of good questions, some of which I’m still trying to figure out. I’m concerned about the volume of food I’m able to eat 1.5 years out, BUT I have made major changes to what I eat, so my calorie consumption is still quite low. I have some go-to desserts: Protein bars - there are some incredibly delicious ones out there that taste like candy bars. You do need to be careful because some of them are loaded with sugar and high in calories. My favorite is Built Bars, which taste amazing and are lower in sugar and calories than most brands. Meringue - egg whites are MAGICAL. I use the same basic recipe three ways. For 25 calories, I take 1 serving of pasteurized egg whites (from a carton), 1/8 tsp cream of tartar, pinch of salt, 1 tsp flavoring of choice (I like half butter flavor + half vanilla, and there are tons of options if you look at LorAnn or One On One flavors), 1/2 cup Splenda, and whip in a stand mixer to stiff peaks. I eat it fresh over sugar free Jello (it’s very similar to whipped cream). Or I freeze it and it tastes like ice cream (makes about 1 cup, for just 25 calories!). Or I pipe it in little circles and bake to make meringue cookies (I usually get about 20 cookies in a 25-calorie batch), sometimes using light yogurt as a dip/icing. Plain rice cake (35 calories) sprayed with I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spray and sprinkled with brown Swerve and cinnamon.
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the closer you get to a normal BMI, the slower it goes. Those last 20 lbs were a BEAR for me to get off. Took forever. We're talking like 2 lbs a month the last three or four months. But I hung in there and finally made it. The reason being, your calorie requirements at that weight are MUCH lower than they were when you started. It takes about 1600 calories for me to maintain my current weight. I would have lost weight like CRAZY if I ate 1600 calories when I weighed over 300 lbs. For me to lose 2 lbs a week (which I could have done NO PROBLEM when I weighed 300 + lbs), I would have to eat 7000 fewer calories that week (well, I would have when I weighed 300+ lbs, too). That's 1000 fewer calories a day. When I was scarfing up 3500 kcal/day, that means I would have had to cut back to 2500 kcal/day. Now I would have to cut back to 600 per day. Ah...no. I could do that the first couple months out of surgery, but 600 calories a day at seven years out? No way. Plus it wouldn't have even been healthy. So I basically lose a couple lbs a month when I'm trying to lose weight. 8-10 oz portions - would depend on what it is. Greek yogurt, yes. Steak - no. Stretching your stomach - probably not. You'd have to really overeat, day after day, every day, to do that. you are hungry because physical hunger does come back for the vast majority of us sometime during the first year. And that's when things get a lot harder. I've never counted fats. And I wasn't on an ultra-low carb plan (mine was balanced), but the first few months, I rarely ate over 80 carbs a day since I had to get in so much protein. There wasn't room for more than about 80 carbs. Now i probably get double that - but I limit the "bad" ones. Mine mostly come from whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. exercise isn't that effective in helping you lose a bunch of weight unless you're talking swimming mega laps or running marathons. But it's great for your overall health, and you should do it regularly if you can. It CAN help you maintain once you get to goal, though.
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Maintaining Post Op Diet
BillyHalleck replied to lexx122's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Disclaimer: Always listen to your doctor - or at least not me 🙂 When you read about the liquid stage pre surgery, its sounds nearly impossible. Actually, the hardest part is consuming the liquid. You wont be hungry. I found the protein broths were the most tolerable. Hated the fat free cream of something soups. My doc (may be different from yours) basically said for the first few days worry about not being dehydrated - to do your best on protein. Then it was protein based liquids - check out the protein waters, they aren't "heavy." Pretty soon thereafter, shakes, puddings, jello, yogurt. That's only about a week-10 days out. at that point protein isn't too hard. In the early stages, I agree with Queen - warm was much easier than cold. I thought this one was pretty tolerable: Protein Broth Wish you all the best for surgery. If its at all encouraging - I think it was the best decision I have made! -
18 days post VSG- can’t tolerate protein shakes
BillyHalleck replied to Tysheena84's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Hey - I had a similar issue. Here's what worked for me: 1. Fairlife Protein Shakes - 42g version. So much better (for me) than the chemically ones. Though still dairy. 2. Non Diary protein powder + SF Jello/pudding mix. I hate Jello! I used sugar free almond milk + protein powder + SF pudding. Huge amount of protein, no dairy. Jello is just as good, but not my thing... 3. Are you allowed any solids yet? Soft scrambled eggs worked pretty well. 4. When you're allowed seeds (docs differ on this), consider some non-dairy chia puddings. Can add protein powder, non-dairy yogurt, cocoa powder/vanilla - very flexible way to get protein and fiber. Variants of this have become my go to breakfast even 6 months out since you can make a batch and grab to eat on-the-go. Hope that helps - I promise it gets easier every day... until, believe it or not, you look back fondly on the days when food was repulsive 🙂 Good luck! -
Food Before and After Photos
Kris77 replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
My not being able to eat ice cream is a good thing. I don’t even miss it anymore. Cheese I love and yogurt but don’t eat either bc they make me bloated. Plus they mainly cheese is pretty fattening so I’m good w not having it anymore But good to know there are other versions of them. I knew this about yogurt but not about cheeses though. I pretty much eat a lot of the same things over and over. I love love salads so that’s my go to for lunch every day. -
Do the best you can in between the two people. You cant please both people. The dietician will be less than pleased to be so put down by such a high and mighty surgeon. I bought myself a bariatric plate to remind myself of portion sizes. I cant even eat the meat portion yet never mind the veg and carbs. So I have 3 meals and 2 snacks, 1 is yogurt and 1 is home made veg soup made with milk. Just so I keep my gut moving. Just do your best. Let him sound off and condemn when you jokingly say you ate nothing but take out.
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I've had it a couple times and had no issue with it, although I get full too quickly from it. Greek food has been a staple for me this past year and actually I spent last June travelling in Greece so other than orzo you should be fine. I make a lot of shrimp saganaki, halloumi, and homemade tzatziki. With real feta and real greek yogurt not whatever that stuff sold in America is.
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What to add to meat to increase moisture?
Flab-U-Less Forever replied to Flab-U-Less Forever's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Not a huge fan of plain greek yogurt but tomato sauce sounds like a good idea (hopefully I will be able to tolerate it after surgery). I make my own and it only has 1.5 teaspoons of sugar to 84 oz of crushed tomatoes so I would call that low in sugar. Thanks! -
What to add to meat to increase moisture?
lizonaplane replied to Flab-U-Less Forever's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I use fat free greek yogurt on anything that I would normally use sour cream on, and very many things. So, I make taco meat, chili, and ground turkey stroganoff and mix all with FF Greek yogurt. It makes it easier to swallow (and ground meat is easier that like chicken breasts or pork loin) and it increases the protein content. You can also use tomato sauce; just look for one that doesn't have added sugar or make your own. -
Try eating things like cheese, fruit, nuts, etc. These are all calorically dense but "healthy" (although the saturated fat in cheese is debatable). And yogurt (with artificial sweetener or plain) is easy to eat. I can't eat more than about 500 calories unless I eat snacks.
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Food Before and After Photos
Kris77 replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Yea looked super cute!! Breakfast looks good. Since my sleeve I can’t eat eggs anymore. Boo Makes me sick to my stomach, same w any milk products Ex yogurt, ice cream which is good. I never eat those. Haven’t had ice cream in almost 4 years. -
Welcome! If you don't drink milk, you may be a bit limited. It depends on why you don't drink milk. If you are vegan, then the protein water won't work as it has whey protein in it. If you are lactose intolerant, you may find that some of the drinks with whey protein will be okay, as will lactose free high protein milk. I would recommend bone broth, again, that will only be if you eat meat products. Also, pho, hot and sour, and tom yum broth can be awesome too. I didn't have 4 weeks of just liquids after surgery, only 1 week, then I could have yogurt. After two weeks I could have things like refried beans, which were great. Will you be able to have purees? There are many foods (like bean soups) that can be pureed. I would ask your surgeon what they recommend for you since you do not drink milk. I believe there is a vegetarian/vegan thread on here you can check out.
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I didn't have a strictly pureed stage, but early on I did have a lot of refried beans with cheese and fat-free Greek yogurt. I particularly like the Chorizo flavored beans. Greek yogurt without fruit bits is great, too. I also liked the ricotta bake. Another thing I tried was pureed buffalo chicken dip, made with just canned chicken, frank's hot sauce, and bolthouse yogurt ranch. It looked really weird but tasted good, You can also probably puree tuna fish with some mayo or Miracle Whip.
