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I'm about to go to be 4th appointment at the end of November but I was looking to buy a book that tells all about what foods and recipes that I can eat after surgery. On my 3rd appointment I learned that cottage cheese was considered a Protein. So I'm looking for a great book that will help me learn about food. The nutritionist that I've been seeing has NEVER been fat a day in her life. Also is there a place where other Bariatric patients can meet up and hang out?

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I'm about to go to be 4th appointment at the end of November but I was looking to buy a book that tells all about what foods and recipes that I can eat after surgery. On my 3rd appointment I learned that cottage cheese was considered a Protein. So I'm looking for a great book that will help me learn about food. The nutritionist that I've been seeing has NEVER been fat a day in her life. Also is there a place where other Bariatric patients can meet up and hang out?

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Check with your dr office. They should have a support group that meet. Mine met 2x a month and some people had their surgery yrs ago and still come and are very helpful..i guess it keeps them from going back to old habits. This is a great form here also. Alot of helpful people. Im only 5wks post op and feeling good. Last week was really bad. I came down with some virus going around so i couldnt hold anything down and it was bad. Dehydration, nausea, headache, stomach ache, it was bad, ended back at er. But after iv for fluids, and about 3 days rest, its back to being great. And just in 5wks, ive gone from a 3x to a large and im loving it

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weight loss surgery cookbook for dummies is a good starting point. Amazon for 13.50

the everything post op weight loss cookbook is another good one for food choices 11.55 amazon

Nutrition for dummies if you want an academic look into nutrients.

Google protien sources. You can educate yourself on things then talk to your nutritionist or Dr to make sure you are keeping in line.

Read your labels. You can learn a lot from the nutrient breakdown and ingredients. If you don't know what you are looking at, Google it. Obviously not everything is correct on the Internet but it's a start. If your local community college has a Nutrition class, take it. Our's has community based classes that only cost 25-70 dollars and runs 6-8 weeks. It's a non credit course but you can learn a lot.

My favorite thing to do is Pintrest my meals. Then for the not healthy ingredients I good replacements for it. Or I search for skinny version of whatever.

You can still have a lot of fun making and enjoying food. Last night I made PFChangs chicken lettuce wraps with roasted honey garlic cauliflower . Sooo yummy.

Don't get stuck in a box of eating an egg for bfast, shake for lunch, fruit or veggies for snack, and fish or chicken for dinner. (Unless you like routine) try new things.

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I like recipes for after weight loss surgery or some title like that

My nut is a skinny bitty too but I still like her and find her helpful as well as nob judgemental which I found a lot of nuts to be in my lifetime lol

I like bariatricfoodie.com too and yes cottage cheese, tuna, fish, crustations, etc are high in protein!!

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