Vegetarian/vegan sleevers?

[okelly44 10]

Well a cup of almond milk, which I mix my Protein Shakes with, has just 1gram. Skim milk has 9 by contrast, so not all that great.

[alovelynewme 24]

I've been vegetarian for 7 years (although I started eating fish about a year ago). I talked to my NUT about remaining vegetarian after my surgery on January 10th and she said it won't be a problem at all. I think it would be an issue being Vegan and having VSG - I don't know what you would eat to be able to get in your Protein - but as a vegetarian it should be okay. Would love to have some sort of group for support after my surgery, though!!

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I've been a vegetarian for 20 years - I eat fish and dairy though. (my vegetarianism had to do with animal cruelty so it's only wild caught fish and free roam dairy.) After seeing the documentary Forks Over Knives (highly recommend it!) I was ready to go totally vegan. But my doc explained that while I could indeed get Protein from Beans, for instance, the amount of Beans and the number of calories it would take to equal the same Protein in fish was much much more. Therefore, she thought weight loss was goal number one and I could go vegan after I reached my goal.

So, since I got my sleeve (July, 2014) I have had to make a big effort to get more protein. I drink 2 unjury shakes a day mixed with almond milk and sometimes add a Protein Bar. Of course, I eat a ton of fish for dinner and often tuna or salmon salad at lunch. Overall I am supposed to be getting 75-95 grams a day and so far I have had no problem at all. I also bought some Unjury Protein Powder and add it to Soup or veggie smoothies to up my count. If I need a few more grams, I'll make my shake with skim milk instead.

I was always given funny looks when I told someone I was a vegetarian. Not too many 300 pound vegetarians out there! LOL! But I am proof that we're all not pixie sized hippies, not by a long-shot! Looking forward to someone looking at me and thinking "of course" when they find out I'm vegan.

If you eat fish you are pescatarian. Fish is not a vegetable.

[Aribay1 198]

I've been vegetarian for 7 years (although I started eating fish about a year ago). I talked to my NUT about remaining vegetarian after my surgery on January 10th and she said it won't be a problem at all. I think it would be an issue being Vegan and having VSG - I don't know what you would eat to be able to get in your Protein - but as a vegetarian it should be okay. Would love to have some sort of group for support after my surgery, though!!

I guess it depends on your NUT cause my NUT wasn't too happy about me being vegetarian mainly because I'm not a big fish fan. But I'm on puree right now and have been eating tuna and canned chicken so I'll see once I hit stage 3 and 4.

[okelly44 10]

Technically, lactoovopescatarian but the general public doesn't understand that. Vegetarian they get.