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Pre-Op Diet Experiences
samuelsmom replied to Radar's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
@@Radar If you are down 13 pounds, then you are obviously sticking to something! I would suggest adding greek yogurt- that is a great snack and quite filling. Also, a hard boiled egg has saved me on more than one occasion. So that was actually a good choice in a bad situation. Maybe you should bring some extra and store them at work. I would also suggest you try and stay away from restaurants now that your surgery is close. Concentrate on eating well. Good Luck to you! -
How do you bounce back after having a bad day?
Miss Mac replied to Sajijoma's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
My BF was in Fort Worth last week on an annual business conference for work. In five days, he gained two pounds. During those same five days, I gained six! WTF! I have my ever three month appt. with my primary on the 21st, and need to lose those six before then. Geeze. So, today I have stayed on my Protein regimen and tried to take it up some. My biggest trip-up is to fail to plan. When I plan and have the right stuff available, I do very well. When I try to wing it and go an extra day or two with out restocking the fridge, that is when I have trouble. It looks like you packed everything the kids needed and nothing that you needed. It is ok to be a little selfish now. I guarantee you that if you pack cubes of turkey meat, string cheese, cherry tomatoes, unsalted nuts, maybe even some yogurt cups in a cooler, your kids will eat that with you. They won't starve and you will have useful stuff on hand. One of the hardest things for me to learn was how to throw away leftovers and bits on the plate. At this point I mat as well just tape it to my hips if I don't throw it out. Don't beat yourself up. This is hard....very hard. That is why we come here for support. -
How do you bounce back after having a bad day?
samuelsmom replied to Sajijoma's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
First off, take a deep breath. You can do this! I agree that there is a Water issue also. So, unless you have some type of medical condition where drinking a ton of fluids would be bad for you, I would suggest the following: 1) You can't change yesterday. Be glad you had a good time and move on. Recriminations will only set you back. 2) Drink a lot of water. Water is a natural diuretic. If you drink a lot it will help with the water retention. 3) I find that 24 hours of liquids beneficial- for example- nothing but Protein shakes and greek yogurt and water is great for a "reset" physically and mentally 4) Write down everything you eat to stay accountable. 5) If you went through childbirth and have to care for a toddler, you can definitely do this! -
I would definitely say no, not at this point however I want to point out that week 3 is not always pureed foods. Every surgeon is different. I started soft foods on day 3-14 which includes things like yogurt, cottage cheese, tuna, eggs and even ground turkey as long as it's chewed very well. I am on day 10 post op and doing very well with all of these items. Day 14 I get to move into regular textured foods in 2-3 ounce portions and I'm so happy to have more options. Again, everyone is on a different plan, but I think the biggest thing is don't push yourself into anything that could cause you harm or discomfort. It's not worth it. Patience will pay off in the end.
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They actually gave me a list that included yogurt, tuna fish, cottage cheese. I'm on day 9 now and tolerating slightly more. But mostly soups and yogurt.
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chicken salad was my saving grace during purees. Canned chicken breast makes it very moist and easy to make. I still eat it often for lunch. Other favorites I recall enjoying: cottage cheese, Refried Beans with salsa and a little grated sharp cheddar cheese. Soft scrambled egg, even better with some salsa and cheese. Ricotta cheese with marinara or spaghetti sauce. Light n Fit Greek yogurt packs a lot of Protein for the calories. Tuna salad w just tuna, mayo, relish, boiled egg and fork mashed to puree. I was allowed Tilapia during pureed stage. Soft cooked cauliflower mashed with some fat-free cream cheese and bacon bits (mock stuffed potato), Turkey chili pureed is very good, .
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Yesterday was not so good lol. I had a Protein shake then some yogurt then my husband HAD to have gold star so I got 2 coneys without the bun. Then we went to the family reunion and I ate pepperoni then I had chicken Soup, then I had a deviled egg, then I came home and had Greek yogurt. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Friday I did a Protein shake, then a stick of string cheese, then another Protein Shake, then mandarin oranges, then I made bolognese sauce with ground turkey and made my husband some Pasta to eat with it. I just ate the sauce. Then I had Greek yogurt before bed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Pre op diet HUNGRY
wildcat74 replied to Shainadelphia's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My pre-op diet seems a bit different. Makes me wonder if I'm doing it right, but it's the one I got from my doctor. I thought I was going to be on clear liquid for two weeks as well. Instead, its low-carb/high protein, then the day before surgery is clear liquids only. The week before I went on it, I ate whatever I wanted. Figured that would be the last time to do that. I didn't go all-out nuts, but did have chocolate malt custard. It was awesome(I'm an ice cream fan). I've been on pre-op for a week now, and it isn't so bad because I was on Atkins for awhile a few years ago. Plus, I'm a carnivore, and I sure hope that doesn't change after the surgery! The thing that keeps me on track is that the diet is supposed to help shrink my liver so the operation will be easier, and if the liver is inflamed, the surgeon will cancel the operation. I do not want that to happen! So I stay on track. You get creative tho. I wanted pizza. Soooo wanted pizza. Can't have that. But! I took hamburger and added tomato sauce(low carb) Italian seasoning, minced garlic, grilling spice and mozzarella cheese and made meatballs. It sufficed! If there's a work-around, where I can have what I want(almost) and still be on plan, I will find it! lol I try to remember that I can have 'real food' again in 3 months or so, this part is only temporary. That helps sometimes. I really wish I could have coffee, I'm a pot and a half a day gal. Was, anyway. Can't have caffeine. Or cream soups. Also, I hate greek yogurt as well. Fage has a low carb option, plain of course. It's awful by itself, but I have the Walden Farm products, found them when I was on low carb before. They make all sorts of stuff, salad dressings, syrups, peanut butter, apple butter, and ALL of it is zero carbs, zero calories, zero sugar, zero fat. I just mix the yogurt with some strawberry syrup and it's quite doable. Hang in there, this is going to be awesome for all of us! -
Worried about post-op depression
Madeleine Renee replied to purz59's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I have had major depression and have been on Effexor and Valproic acid for the last 14 years. I had gastric bypass 3.5 weeks ago and I am doing fine. I just continued with my meds, Effexor is a capsule so I open it and put it in a spoonful of yogurt or apple sauce. The Valproic acid comes in a liquid form. I discussed the surgery with my psy and she did not see any problem, on the contrary, looking after my health is very positive. Good luck on your surgery, you will be fine and happy when you start loosing. -
The real food will definitely help! Have you heard of the Ricotta Bake from The World According to Eggface website? It is wonderful and was my first food! I ate (still do) a lot of fat free refried Beans with some onion powder, garlic salt, cumin and then shredded cheese on top. I also mix in vanilla Protein powder into my greek yogurt (generally using only half the container). I also ate a lot of hummus (not too high in protein really but was a nice change of pace). And I ate pimento cheese mixed with unflavored Protein Powder. Just some ideas. Good luck! Keep up the great work! http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/08/pureed-foods.html
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Things I didn't expect my first month post-op
Alex Brecher replied to SleeveMe247's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
These are some good ones! LOL to the delight over getting back to pureed foods after nothing but liquids! I remember how exciting it was to eat yogurt again. My surprise was how little I looked back. Once it was done, it was done. I didn’t end up wondering if my WLS was a good choice. All I thought about was about now and the future: what to eat, how can I make sure this works long-term, how will I change my habits? I was also surprised by how easy it was, while it was hard at the same time! I mean, I had to work at eating right, but everything went as well as possible – no complications, the weight came off like it should have.- 211 replies
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Had revision surgery almost two weeks ago and I am completely amazed at how easy it has been. Have walked quite a bit, came back to my business one week after and am so thankful everything has gone so well. I have had some troubles with the Proteins so now am shaking Greek yogurt with every kind of cream Soup I can find and heating it up. I finally decided the Protein chemical taste was making me slightly nauseous since I previously cooked and ate mostly fresh, not processed, foods.
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Less than 5g Sugar and Less than 5g Fat
dhrguru replied to VanessaVSGforme's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I'm rny, and wad told something similar re: sugar grams. I try to follow it, but the only greek yogurt I like has like 15g sugar. I eat it anyway, it's not daily. I don't dump. -
It takes time to work up to it. I doubled up to increase my Protein. My first shake of the day I made with 1 scoop of Protein powder 26 gms protein, 1 cup of Water and ½cup of greek yogurt (Fage 0%) 13gms protein. That started my day with over 30 gms of protein in one drink. I'd serve it over ice for a tiny bit more water, and I counted those 8 ounce of water towards my fluids. It took me an hour to drink it in the beginning. lunch was the same deal. The nice thing was I had hit over 70gms of protein by 1 pm. I then just sipped on water until dinner. That first week if I was lucky I got though an entire 24 ounce water bottle. However counting the water in the Protein drinks, by the time I was done, I had gotten in 50 ounces of Fluid before dinner. I could take it easy at dinner. During the full liquid stage I would have half a cup of veg broth or non chunky Soup with a scoop of unflavored protein powder mixed in for another 26 gms of protein. Once I was on purees, I would have a ricotta bake, refried Beans topped with a bit of cheese or scrambled eggs. After dinner I just sipped on water for as long as I could stand it or I hit my 64 ounces. I needed my dinner to be savory and not sweet so it was important to have that soup for dinner.
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Aussie girl sleeve Fri 28 August!
smileygal replied to smileygal's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hi Reetz. Fluids for first 3 days - drinking yogurt, shakes, broth. Then purée casseroles, runny porridge, protein shakes with a bit of fruit. Up and Go Energize is great too -
At the beginning of week 5, I got to add seafood. Tomorrow I get to add steak and other "solid" meats. for lunch or dinner I'll have: 4 mini-meatballs with a couple of tablespoons of alfredo sauce from a jar 1/3 cup tuna with mayonnaise a small handful of shrimp soft-cooked cauliflower with guacamole 1/2 avocado mashed up with mayo, salt and pepper 1/2 swai fillet (white fish) with a tablespoon or so of hummus 1/2 container of greek yogurt two pieces of turkey lunchmeat, rolled up with 1/2 slice of cheese each, heated up in a pan. a couple of tablespoons of Peanut Butter I can have peeled fruit and cooked vegies but after eating my Protein, I'm full.
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Aussie girl sleeve Fri 28 August!
smileygal replied to smileygal's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
2 weeks post op yesterday!! Had my follow up appointment with Dr & dietician - I am a 'model' patient! Eating 1-2 purée meals per day plus shake and yogurt for snacks. Wounds all healing. Not much weight lost in last few days. Not sure why. But ok with it as I don't want to lose too fast. Back to work Monday. Good energy levels. Looking forward to soft food at the end of this week and doing some lunchtime walking. How are you all doing?? -
Things I didn't expect my first month post-op
wheezysmom replied to SleeveMe247's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
That it would hurt to swallow anything for a couple of weeks. That I would be scolded by the PA because I lost too much weight post op. How little I can eat. That I could no longer tolerate Protein shakes. I am working on it but I get nowhere near enough protein. It takes forever for me to eat a container of yogurt. I still struggle with chewing thoroughly/slowly and not eating too fast. -
Protein powder - Smaller scoop?
ttdish replied to ttdish's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm actually looking for something I can add to my food- yogurt, Soups, etc. that's why I want a small scoop, because my portion size is so small. I tried putting some in refried Beans, and the amount I needed to add to get a decent amount of Protein was equal to the potion of my beans! I'm going to try one of the ones listed that has 25 or so grams of protein per scoop. At least then I can add 12+ grams of protein using half a scoop. -
I am almost 3 weeks postop. I couldn't stand the premier shakes at first. I like them now. The chocolate tasted way to sweet to me the first few days. I know that sounds crazy because I am a sugar addict. I make my shakes in a nutribullet now. I put in one premier shake, 1/2 banana, a little bit of Greek yogurt and a few teaspoons of nonfat dry milk( adds extra protein) then I add ice and blend. It tastes great like this!
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Things I didn't expect my first month post-op
SleeveMe247 replied to SleeveMe247's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Omg this is a plethora of information, just what I was hoping for. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that hasn't had a BM at almost a week out. And I'm drinking Water like crazy with no problems but still don't have a desire to eat much else. I'm able to have full liquids now but hardly have a desire. My pain is still pretty bad at my incision site but it's not infected or anything. I'm taking it easy today. I was able to swallow a Colace soft gel and my Narco pill cut in half today, that suprised me because I couldn't take them crushed. I only did it out of desperation because my syrup is almost gone. Also I licked a small amount of Trader Joe's Cookie Butter off the spoon when I served my daughter her afternoon snack of apple slices with cookie butter, and I didn't get sick. Nothing has made me sick so far actually. If I can just poop and get past this pain, I would actually be one happy camper. I don't even think about food very much anymore, it's actually kinda off putting and I have to force myself TO EAT. So I'm hoping this propels me to get rid of more than the 60% excess weight. Quick question...has anyone tested the waters yet to see if they "dump"? I bought some Greek yogurt from Trader Joes yesterday and realized it still has 17g of sugar although I got the nonfat. Granted, I can only eat about a quarter of a serving anyhow, but I'm debating if I should try it at all out of fear of dumping. Any thoughts on this? -
Today I had my one month follow up. I can eat solids and I did eat at lunch 1/4 cup of chicken salad. It did take me 2 hours but it sure felt good to eat real food again. I wasn't really hungry but thats what my diet says to eat. No pain just a few gurgling sounds coming from my sleevester. I still have applesauce think i will save for later. I made the chicken salad the consistency of a spread with greek yogurt and 1 boiled egg. I made enough to last a few days. Next time will only make one chicken breast so I don't get tired of eating same thing. I need to prepare better.
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I'm an 8 weeks out of sleeve surgery. July 22. 6months ago I weighed 262. Pre surgery 226 .now 211. 54 year old female I am doing great physicaly. Very happy I made this choice down from size 22/24 to 16/18 3x. To Lrg/x lrg Eating 3 meals a day. 2 small snacks. Egg beater1/4 cup low fat cheese 1/2 cup yogurt. Snack . 1/2 banana Lunch 2slices deli turkey rolled cheese. Other 1/2 yogurt. Dinner 3oz chicken squash or other veggie Snack. Popcycle Need to excite my meals. I hate eating such a waste of time for 3 bites. My fear I guess is eating and liking food to much again.
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Do protein drinks count towards your fluids intake?
honeybunz replied to mismatched's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Yeah, his opinion is that high protein is what's killing America. He wants us to eat plenty of beans, whole grain oats, nuts, fruits & veggies. I have incorporated more of what he wants into my diet but I do love my Greek yogurt, meat & cheese (which he highly frowns upon). I just do my best and do what works for me.
