Anyone from Great Britain

[Jeaniered 183]

Hi, i just wondered if anyone else on bariatricpal is from Great Britain? Thinks are slightly different for us brits, for one - I haven't found a British support group and some of the procedures are slightly different. In Britain we tend not to tell anyone if we have had any surgery (stiff upper lip) Plus you guys eat foods I've never heard of! 😂

Im not complaining, your support has been great, but sometimes I feel very alone.

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

1 hour ago, Jeaniered said:

Hi, i just wondered if anyone else on bariatricpal is from Great Britain? Thinks are slightly different for us brits, for one - I haven't found a British support group and some of the procedures are slightly different. In Britain we tend not to tell anyone if we have had any surgery (stiff upper lip) Plus you guys eat foods I've never heard of! 😂

Im not complaining, your support has been great, but sometimes I feel very alone.

Hi UK sleeved 8 weeks ago:)

What food have you never heard of lol You are for sure not alone, what is your plan like?

Do you have to weigh food? If so how much do you have to eat at a time? Is your plan low carb or low fat etc?

There for sure is alot of variations between us and uk plans

[Jeaniered 183]

Grits? Lots of Beans I've never heard off. Sweet gravies? It's not that I haven't heard of them. Americans seem more creative in mixing different things together! Hey ive been on a cruise and have seen/tried American cuisine, it's just different!!

My plan was/is out of hospital within 12 hours, sipping Water first day, then one week of clear fluids but to include, tea, coffee and by end of first week to have started Protein Drinks. 2nd week - Protein Shakes, broths and lots of fluids. Week 3 - puréed foods and week 4 - soft food with High Protein diet, to eat every 2 hours starting with 2 ozs and trying to increase to 4 (struggling!). After about 6 weeks - reduce meals to 3-4 high protein meals, and keep within 800 to 1000 calories.

Have discovered dumping 😂 (both ways) so even if I get hungry and fancy something tasty, my body soon tells me when it's had enough!! Eating lots of fish and now have an aversion to eggs! Long for a fillet steak (just an ounce) but scared! Will leave it for a few weeks.

Edited August 30, 2017 by Jeaniered

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

Just now, Jeaniered said:

Grits? Lots of Beans I've never heard off. Sweet gravies? It's not that I haven't heard of them. Americans seem more creative in mixing different things together! Hey ive been on a cruise and have seen/tried American cuisine, it's just different!!

My plan was/is out of hospital within 12 hours, sipping Water first day, then one week of clear fluids but to include, tea, coffee and by end of first week to have started Protein Drinks. 2nd week - Protein Shakes, broths and lots of fluids. Week 3 - puréed foods and week 4 - soft food eith High Protein diet, to eat every 2 hours starting with 2 ozs and trying to increase to 4 (struggling!). After about 6 weeks - reduce meals to 3-4 high Protein meals, and keep within 800 to 1000 calories.

Have discovered dumping 😂 (both ways) so even if I get hungry and fancy something tasty, my body soon tells me when it's had enough!! Eating lots of fish and now have an aversion to eggs! Long for a fillet steak (just an ounce) but scared! Will leave it for a few weeks.

I know wht you mean grit is some gooey gloop made from corn maize

im wondering hat refried Beans is like is it fried twice?

OUT OF HOSP IN 12 hours!?? yikes i was in 3 days lol

my team hated protein drinks and did not want me to drink any

what are yoru protein meals like? i was on whole normal food from week 5

wow lucky i have not had dumping what did you eat,

i eat steak alll the time lol love it , no issues. how many weeks are you?

[Jeaniered 183]

I'm eating a lot of fish, eggs, diced chicken and Protein Bars. I Have just gone into week 4.

I think the dumping was because I ate something too fast and it came back up. And another time I ate an oaty choclate buiscuits. I ate it then ran to the toilet and lost it immediately. Still eating 6 smallish meals a day and looking forward to eating normally 3 times a day. Have you drank any alcohol? I had a very small glass of wine and was ok.

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

1 hour ago, Jeaniered said:

I'm eating a lot of fish, eggs, diced chicken and Protein Bars. I Have just gone into week 4.

I think the dumping was because I ate something too fast and it came back up. And another time I ate an oaty choclate buiscuits. I ate it then ran to the toilet and lost it immediately. Still eating 6 smallish meals a day and looking forward to eating normally 3 times a day. Have you drank any alcohol? I had a very small glass of wine and was ok.

I have! and get drunk quicker but sober quicker too which is odd!

[Jeaniered 183]

😂 I just ate my dinner and lost it again 😞 Might just have a glass of wine instead!

[Cas54 13]

15 hours ago, Jeaniered said:

I'm eating a lot of fish, eggs, diced chicken and Protein Bars. I Have just gone into week 4.

I think the dumping was because I ate something too fast and it came back up. And another time I ate an oaty choclate buiscuits. I ate it then ran to the toilet and lost it immediately. Still eating 6 smallish meals a day and looking forward to eating normally 3 times a day. Have you drank any alcohol? I had a very small glass of wine and was ok.

I had my surgery in Kent on 11th August. Just finishing week 3 and really fancying a curry! Getting desperate to chew something and drink a glass of wine! Did you have to have daily injections?

[Jeaniered 183]

This might sound horrible but you can chew just don't swallow 😂. Yes finished injections last Friday. I did them myself in my tummy. What Vitamins are you on? You know that you can get them in prescription? I'm on soft foods and have discovered naked noodle - like pot noodles but nice. Lots of good flavours such as curry, Thai curry and lemongrass. I/2 pot does me at the moment, but it helps if your missing spicy foods. Good luck.

[Cas54 13]

Hiya - I'm on chewy centrium vits and ad-cal (although I'm not taking the adcal at the mo cause they made me constipated. Thanks for the tip about the noodles - I will try them. I quite like the M&S Soups too - expensive but they last for ages! Only have 2 more injections to go which I'm so happy about as my tummy is covered in bruises. Weight loss has slowed right down which is a bit of a bummer with all this effort! Hope it picks up again or else I'm going to get REALLY peed off. Hope you're feeling well xx

[Jeaniered 183]

Not feeling so good today, I have a constant pain in my side that's getting me down, I see the consultant next week and will check on it. My weight stalled for over a week, but started again and I lost 3 more pounds this week. Seemingly stalls happen a lot, reading up on it, it seems that if your not eating enough Protein and drinking enough Water then it can happen. Some people suggest upping calories for a couple of days then reducing them right down and it shocks the body into moving again. I tried chicken tonight in small chunks but ate it too fast and it got stuck, God did I feel ill. 🤢
Will try the m&s Soups. Hope your feeling ok as well. Xx

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

18 hours ago, Cas54 said:

Hiya - I'm on chewy centrium vits and ad-cal (although I'm not taking the adcal at the mo cause they made me constipated. Thanks for the tip about the noodles - I will try them. I quite like the M&S Soups too - expensive but they last for ages! Only have 2 more injections to go which I'm so happy about as my tummy is covered in bruises. Weight loss has slowed right down which is a bit of a bummer with all this effort! Hope it picks up again or else I'm going to get REALLY peed off. Hope you're feeling well xx

No Iron? I feel I am on alot of Vitamins I am told to take barely remember to take them.

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

5 hours ago, Jeaniered said:

Not feeling so good today, I have a constant pain in my side that's getting me down, I see the consultant next week and will check on it. My weight stalled for over a week, but started again and I lost 3 more pounds this week. Seemingly stalls happen a lot, reading up on it, it seems that if your not eating enough Protein and drinking enough Water then it can happen. Some people suggest upping calories for a couple of days then reducing them right down and it shocks the body into moving again. I tried chicken tonight in small chunks but ate it too fast and it got stuck, God did I feel ill. 🤢
Will try the m&s Soups. Hope your feeling ok as well. Xx

Hope you feel better i have not lost weight in weeks

[Allie589 171]

I know wht you mean grit is some gooey gloop made from corn maize
im wondering hat refried Beans is like is it fried twice?

OUT OF HOSP IN 12 hours!?? yikes i was in 3 days lol
my team hated Protein drinks and did not want me to drink any

what are yoru protein meals like? i was on whole normal food from week 5
wow lucky i have not had dumping what did you eat,
i eat steak alll the time lol love it , no issues. how many weeks are you?

Hey! From an American that used to live in London, refried beans are basically mashed pinto beans. They have a similar consistency to mushy peas. Have you tried those? I know split peas have a lot of protein so maybe the mushy peas do too?


5'7 HW: 256 SW: 248
CW: 235 At 2 week post op GW: 150
Fantasy GW: 135 Sleeved 8/7

[Jeaniered 183]

Thanks - don't think they are the same - Mushy peas just make you fart [emoji23].