Getting On Track

[ryany 11]

Can anybody tell me if there is a list somewhere that shows what people with gastric sleeve can and cant eat post op. I am having surgery the first of June hopefully and would like to start to get used to the idea of what i will be eating and already try to avoid the things I cant. I think that will help a great deal in the future. thanks

[FitnFabfor2014 358]

Are you self pay or going through your insurance? The reason I ask is because each doctor has a different plan, and my food phases may not be the food phases your doctor would recommend for you. I can scan the pages my doctor gave to me and message them to you if you would like.

[mamaplumlee 58]

If you give me your email I can send you a PDF or take a picture of my food list from surgery.

[elfnow 277]

One thing that is pretty universal is a huge reduction in carbs, especially sugars. Things like Pasta, rice, and bread puff up in your stomach and cause you to suddenly feel over-full, so start limiting and eliminating those. While I have seen many people say they can eat a bite of Pasta or a small piece of thin-crust pizza later in their journeys, IMHO it's better to say goodbye to those foods and be pleasantly surprised IF you're able to enjoy them later.

Also soda / carbonated beverages. Ditch 'em now!! Any sugar-sweetened drink, swap for diet or unsweetened (such as iced tea and koolaid). Lose the whole milk and cream in favor of low-fat, but DONT use "non-dairy creamer" in your coffee, that stuff is pure sugar.

I spent a month saying goodbye to every dessert and inappropriate food ever - basically I ate "the last ___ of my life", and honestly a lot of them weren't that good when I thought about it!

You will also want to really carefully and mindfully identify any trigger foods - foods that MIGHT be ok later but you have a hard time controlling when you eat them. For me, that's Cereal and milk. I could seriously sit and eat a whole box of Cereal and a half-gallon of milk in one long binge ... Sure I'd feel like crap but I just have trouble stopping myself!! So even if I am ever "allowed" to have cereal again, I am constantly reminding myself NO, DON'T.

Get very familiar with "head hunger" and be mindful while you make choices. Read labels, make informed choices, and start angling for your maximum calories to come from Protein and a minimum to come from carbs and fat.

You can do this!!!!