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This forum is for questions about food and nutrition before and after all types of weight loss surgeries. Check out the sub-forums to see if there is a more specific place for your post, to help people find information more easily.

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  1. Pre-op Diets and Questions

    This forum is for questions about the pre-op diets before all weight loss surgery types. This is not for recipes. Use the Recipe Sharing forum and sub-forums instead.

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  2. Post-op Diets and Questions

    This forum is for questions about your post-op weight loss surgery diet. The post-op guidelines may vary by surgery and by surgeon. This is not for recipes. Use the Recipe Sharing forum and sub-forums instead.

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  3. Protein, Vitamins, and Supplements

    This forum is for questions about protein shakes and powders, vitamins, and other supplements for weight loss surgery patients.

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  4. Vegetarian or Vegan Eating

    This is a place where the emphasis is on supporting vegetarian and/or vegan styles of eating in terms of bariatric surgery and nutrients. No meat vs. non meat bashing, trash talk or the like are allowed. All are welcome in support of getting in your healthy veggies and fruit. Please feel free to ask questions.

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  5. Recipe Sharing

    The sub-forums here are for sharing recipes. There are two different main sections: diet phase and special diet needs. Note that in most cases, a higher diet phase allows foods from lower phases (you can have a full liquid even if you are on solids), so put the recipe in the minimum phase where it can be eaten.

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  1. Protein

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  2. Protein drinks and food on sale 30% off

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  3. I stopped losing weight after 1 month

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  4. What diet barbaric after surgery

    By deborah Peter's,
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  5. Nutrisystem post-op?

    By WhatATool:-),   
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    • 1,535 views

  6. Food

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    • 2,144 views

  7. salads

    By It's time.,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,524 views

  8. Grief and staying on track

    By Butterfly#7,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,091 views

  9. Protein, Fruit, Vegetables Digestive Issues

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    • 1,445 views

  10. Food tracking

    By Heather72,
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  11. BariatricPal Store NEW PRODUCT ALERT

    By Alex Brecher,
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  12. Anyone else trouble drinking water after surgery and did u do for it

    By deborah Peter's,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,473 views

  13. Carbs and fats

    By LaWanda2,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,626 views

  14. Yougart

    By hahn357,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,390 views

  15. Don't buy GNC products

    By over65,
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    • 2,497 views

  16. Liquid ideas

    By raerae79,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,452 views

  17. Meal Kit Services

    By WhatATool:-),   
    • 2 replies
    • 1,736 views

  18. Bartric

    By deborah Peter's,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,430 views

  19. Surgery before surgery

    By deborah Peter's,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,368 views

  20. Ordering at a nice Steakhouse

    By Motivated54,
    • 9 replies
    • 1,506 views

  21. What are the best items for liquid diet?

    By hahn357,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,482 views

  22. What Are You Eating At 4-5 Weeks Post Op?

    By Dalton,   
    • 14 replies
    • 62,661 views

  23. vitamns and recipes

    By deannaserio9696,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,411 views

  24. Fiber Supplements in Meals

    By mike2019,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,964 views

  25. Keeping Hydrated week 3 post opp

    By Ravengirl,
    • 13 replies
    • 1,831 views

  26. Tah-Ketos lol

    By NerdySongBird,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,944 views

  27. Which phase is okay to have smoothies?

    By CammyC,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,966 views

  28. TOP 10 New BariatricPal Store Products

    By Alex Brecher,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,496 views

  29. Food makes me sick

    By Riva_G.,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,361 views

  30. How do you eat going out?

    By Ravengirl,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,039 views

  31. Vegetarian.

    By Edubstar,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,540 views

  32. When can we eat rice

    By Thick_Thighs73,
    • 11 replies
    • 2,778 views

  33. Real Good Pizza

    By Fit&FineBy40,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,199 views

  34. Uncontrollable binge eating PO

    By chayarg,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,430 views

  35. Greek yogurt

    By chayarg,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,872 views

  36. Pre workout

    By sjack,   
    • 1 reply
    • 1,457 views

  37. Drinking enough water and protein shakes

    By Mzmarthaperez,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,598 views

  38. Sweetner

    By chayarg,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,797 views

  39. Low fat high protein diet

    By Riva_G.,
    • 8 replies
    • 1,958 views

  40. Diet questions

    By Rolltide87,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,007 views

  41. Daily Menus for Maintenance

    By ms.sss,
    • 841 replies
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  42. Stomach pain(possible trapped gas?)

    By Rolltide87,
    • 7 replies
    • 1,848 views

  43. Drinking and eating same time

    By it'sonlythefirststep,
    • 11 replies
    • 2,142 views

  44. Hey good lookin' whatcha got cookin?

    By Sophie7713,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,828 views

  45. LOVELY DESSERT

    By IAmGrace,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,575 views

  46. Anyone tried bubly carbonated water?

    By Mfrayne,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,393 views

  47. Can't drink plain water

    By Rolltide87,
    • 13 replies
    • 1,754 views

  48. What kind of pasta are you eating?

    By lori Barrie,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,217 views

  49. Food Scale

    By It's time.,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,490 views

  50. BariMelts

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