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[insubordination 0]

Yay, this pre-op vegans thanks you. I will arm myself with it to my first dietician's appointment. A lot of people in the medical industry don't understand this stuff. My surgeon said that it was fine to do this vegan but that I must go on the dairy Protein Shakes pre-op. I showed him my alternative brand and he wasn't happy but agreed.

[Baltic 0]

You are right about that! My surgeon finally approved Pure Advantage Pea Protein for preop (high in protein and no chemical sweeteners). Its quite expensive but does the trick -- my favourite is the wild berry flavour. Good luck!

[insubordination 0]

You too! I have 3 weeks to go. Vegans have a lot of experiencing finding food alternatives, so we'll be fine. It's funny but I got the feeling that the surgeon didn't really believe I was a vegan and that's why he wasn't taking my refusal to go with the whey Protein shakes seriously. I mean look at the ingredients list - it's frightening. Maybe I should have lied and told him I was a strict 7th Dayer/Hindu or allergic to milk instead.

This low-carb diet is killing me though.

[Baltic 0]

I banded in Dec/06 and while I wanted to lose the carbs I am gravitating back to them and it has slowed my weight loss down. I find that I need to supplement with Protein shakes to feel full.

Last year I tested food sensitive to lots of grains and prepared a vegan (low in grains) post op diet that the nutritionist approved. I'll email you a copy if you wish. I only wish that I could adhere to it.

[insubordination 0]

<p>I would love to have a copy. Its insubordination at gmail dot com </p> <p> </p> <p>I don't think I'm sensitive to grains (bar quinoa, which gives me a stomach ache), apart from the fact that they make me fat! However, it can't hurt to try lower carb since that's what lap band surgeons recommend.</p>