Surgery postponed for the right reason

[GBLady41 393]

I am curious what you are consuming to get to 100g of Protein at your calorie level. I am working on increasing my protein levels and I am not hungry enough to add another meal. I am really not forcing myself to eat more calories. I am just listening to my body and Not purposely trying to stay lower calorie thinking I will lose more weight.

I drink one Premier Protein shake a day with 30 grams of protein and 160 calories. That's part of the reason I have lower calories while getting in that much protein. Most mornings I drink an Oikos Drinkable yogurt that is 10 grams of protein and 110 calories. It's light and gives me more protein than anything else I have thought of. I have tried to eat an egg but it sits too heavy on me and it's harder to workout after that. Plus it's not 10 grams of protein. So my lunch is usually the only meal where I eat food, and I usually eat tuna, lean chicken breast, ground turkey, or ground chicken when I make my chicken crust pizzas, along with a few veggies, usually baby spinach or spring mix salad. And I keep my lunch between 3.5 to 4.5 oz. Sometimes, when it's a salad, I will put a little cheese, Pace Picante Chunky Salsa, and Pico de Gallo on there, which probably makes it closer to 5 oz. But I will take up to 30 minutes to eat it, pausing as soon as I start to fill full and allowing that food to go down before finishing it. That way, there's no chance of stretching my pouch out.

[GBLady41 393]

I see so much talk on here about caloric intake & the amount of calories the amount of Protein etc. but I see no mention of nutrient dense nutrient rich foods now I know I haven't had the surgery but in my opinion the only calories that matter or calories that are extremely high in nutrients! The medical field has completely left out nutrition and the majority of doctors are not trained in nutrition they're only trained in medicine and writing prescriptions rather than prescribing nutrition. I know this isn't for everybody but how much better would life be for the majority of patients had the doctor written a prescription for fresh fruits and vegetables and very little or no meat? There are other suitable ways to get your protein. I am a vegan & I'm not suggesting everybody become vegan but I do believe that if everybody filled their plates with fresh fruits and vegetables and very little protein it would reverse obesity and many other health problems that are running rampant in the world. Ive been a carnivore my entire life and six months ago I would not of believed this to be true but after much research I hold animal Proteins to be in contempt and plant-based foods that are nutrient rich to be the much to ignored cure. I have no interest in this as a Ushuaia,religious, or activist way of life. I just cannot discredit the health benefits of more plants and plant-based protein then damage causing artery clogging animal proteins. If this interest you Google it or look at the documentaries on Netflix. The evidence is staggering & it turned this lifelong carnivore into a vegan and if I ever decide to introduce meat or animal proteins into my life again they will be the smallest portions but my plate. A 4 ounce piece of meat is enough to season a dish for flavor for an entire family.

Being a vegan or vegetarian is not for everybody. I tried it once for four months and I found myself more and more tired. I also used to juice, and besides the cost of getting the fruits and veggies needed to juice, plus the fact that I didn't feel any better, it turned out to not be for me. It's great that it works for you though. Congratulations on finding the lifestyle change for you!

[Apple1 2,572]

13 minutes ago, GBLady41 said:

I drink one Premier Protein shake a day with 30 grams of Protein and 160 calories. That's part of the reason I have lower calories while getting in that much protein. Most mornings I drink an Oikos Drinkable yogurt that is 10 grams of protein and 110 calories. It's light and gives me more protein than anything else I have thought of. I have tried to eat an egg but it sits too heavy on me and it's harder to workout after that. Plus it's not 10 grams of protein. So my lunch is usually the only meal where I eat food, and I usually eat tuna, lean chicken breast, ground turkey, or ground chicken when I make my chicken crust pizzas, along with a few veggies, usually baby spinach or spring mix salad. And I keep my lunch between 3.5 to 4.5 oz. Sometimes, when it's a salad, I will put a little cheese, Pace Picante Chunky Salsa, and Pico de Gallo on there, which probably makes it closer to 5 oz. But I will take up to 30 minutes to eat it, pausing as soon as I start to fill full and allowing that food to go down before finishing it. That way, there's no chance of stretching my pouch out.

Yea I am trying to get most of my protein from food that I eat. I am phasing out the Protein Shakes to no more than 1 per day. This is just my personal preference. Thank you for sharing what you are eating.

[Berry78 4,261]

In order to get my 70g of Protein through plant based foods, I'd have to eat:

10 ounces of nuts/seeds or

Seven 4oz servings of tofu or

Ten 4oz servings of Beans

Granted, there is protein in green veggies too, but by time I eat 5 cups of beans, I wouldn't have room for a leaf of baby spinach!

Vegan wls patients need to rely on highly processed Protein Shakes long term to meet their goals.

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Back on board! Surgery January 18th 2018.

[enigma_007 95]

You can't grow back something removed from your body. It is gone forever. Sleeve is really more perm that RNY since RNY can stretch and a properly formed sleeve cannot stretch out, RNY patients keep their entire stomach in their body forever, it is just severed. Many post-op people RNY have an expanded stomach at the top of their intestine. And in extreme circumstances, RNY is reversible, the sleeve isn't since the stomach is removed and disposed of.
[mention=315967]SEAHAWKS FAN![/mention] I'm glad you decided not to have surgery if your heart wasn't in it. I feel like too many people have surgery when they are not committed 100%. Post-op is a lot easier when you have totally bought into the process. Good luck with whatever you choose.

Ur stomach can expand after the sleeve. It has happened to ppl that go back to bad habits. I have been told this by different doctors. They have patients who come back wanting to be re-sleeved. And if u look thru many online forums ull find whats called "pouch reset diet" for those who havr gone off track and feel they have stretched the sleeve.

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