Food Before and After Photos

[summerset 5,265]

What kind of cheese is that?

[GreenTealael 25,439]

Just now, summerset said:

What kind of cheese is that?

Regular colby jack on Joseph's Lavash flat bread 😍

[summerset 5,265]

This European had to google "colby cheese".

[GreenTealael 25,439]

Just now, summerset said:

This European had to google "colby cheese".

Ahh sometimes forget! Tastes like gouda and mild swiss mixed together (to me anyway)

[imaginegirl 47]

3 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Grilled cheese and cucumbers

Those cucumbers look delicious. Did you put Trader Joe's Everything Bagel seasoning on them?

[imaginegirl 47]

This is the best thread! I love seeing what you all eat.

I'm still in the research phase. My mom and sister had the band. I've seen how they could eventually eat more than a few forks' full.

Is that how it works....you eat very little at first, and then your stomach stretches a little so that you can eat a little more?

I know I'll never go back to normal portions.

[MarvelGirl25 2,168]

Still going strong with the zoodle salads lol

[GreenTealael 25,439]

1 hour ago, imaginegirl said:

Those cucumbers look delicious. Did you put Trader Joe's Everything Bagel seasoning on them?

Yes!!!!

[GreenTealael 25,439]

10 minutes ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

Still going strong with the zoodle salads lol

Looks so good😍

[GreenTealael 25,439]

1 hour ago, imaginegirl said:

This is the best thread! I love seeing what you all eat.

I'm still in the research phase. My mom and sister had the band. I've seen how they could eventually eat more than a few forks' full.

Is that how it works....you eat very little at first, and then your stomach stretches a little so that you can eat a little more?

I know I'll never go back to normal portions.

Depends on the surgery but yes.

With VSG you may have a reduction in hunger, strong restriction initially controlling caloric intake per eating session and *pyloric valve remains intact.

With RNY you have a smaller stomach attached directly to the intestines so initially you may have reduced hunger but mostly caloric and nutritional malabsorption, *pyloric valve and below is bypassed until the intestines reunited lower in the digestive tract.

Duodenal switch/SIPS/etc. You will have a mixture. The anatomy of VSG higher in the digestive tract before a complex rerouting of Intestines lower in the digestive track with a mixture of restrictions & caloric/nutritional malabsorption.

*Pyloric valve controls frequency and timing of the emptying of stomach contents into intestines

ABSOLUTELY all of these surgeries can be worked around/cheated on by overconsumption of calories/increased frequencies of meals/etc which leads to major regain. Sometimes this stretches the newly revised stomach but for most it's the excess calories long-term that's the real problem. For most people these surgeries are just jumpstarts to better habits or changed lifestyles to maintain the weight ❤

[GreenTealael 25,439]

Homemade bread (white wheat flax) specially made for Purim meals 😍

I eat less and less bread these days

[GreenTealael 25,439]

Homemade Fish Sandwich

[MusicalKate13 241]

Ya'll. I miss eating salads. I loved them pre surgery. Like last meal loved. But my stomach hates it. Tonight I had a small salad, went down ok. Immediately threw it up. [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]

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[summerset 5,265]

Meh, I hope I can eat salads again soon. This thread is like food porn atm.

[summerset 5,265]

Zucchini, parsnip and carrots with natural Peanut Butter. Actually quite good.