Food and Nutrition

Has anyone been having issues eating eggs or drinking milk? Eggs use to be my favorite,but now they hurt my stomach. milk with cereal was my favorite, but is now giving me issues! My stomach cramps and hurts so bad with either of them and it send me straight to the restroom. Any suggestions? Maybe a different brand?

Would like to hear from people who are a year out. What advise would you give to someone who stalls. I have been reading up on the subject and people say to increase your water. Any advise? What has helped you? Sent from my Nexus 5 using BariatricPal mobile app

Husband lost his job and we had his insurance (BCBS). I signed up for insurance with my employer (Not BCBS). Anyone else go through this? Did you have to start all over? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G928A using BariatricPal mobile app

Had first meal today was def nice to change up from shakes but Warning everyone else listen to them when they tell you to chew your food good! Lol i chewed a lot and it still feels lodged in my stomach im sure ill get used to it but was nice experience

My favorite recipe is chicken crust pizza I found on You Tube : keto connect. It tastes awesome and I get my protein in . Honestly I feel I am cheating because the crust tastes like pizza dough. What's your favorite recipe? Sent from my Nexus 5 using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm gearing up to get back to a low carb diet. Salads have become a staple in my diet (coming up on one year out from surgery). One thing I'm mentally struggling with is that shift from low/no fat dressings that have reduced fat & calories to regular dressings that have higher fat & calories but very low carbs. My salads can't do a back stroke in my dressings, but I also can't get by with only a single tablespoon either...lol For you low carb gurus is this something you simply have to adjust to mentally? In the early days post-op I was low carbing but was pretty limited on what I could have. I've had a normal diet but the past two months I've been stuck in a …

Is chick fil a Greek yourgt a acceptable puréed food?

I have over a week left on the purée diet then 2 weeks on soft. I’m so sick of it. I’ve had refried beans, the ricotta bake, mashed potatoes, cream of wheat, yogurt, puréed chili, tuna salad, smoothies, and everything from the liquid diet. Anyone have any new ideas for another week of purees? Lap band 10/2007 revised to RNY 12/22/2017 HW 270 SW 263 CW 253

This may be a weird question (lol), but is Diet Snapple decaf? I have a bunch of it here, and want to drink some. But, I know everything needs to be decaf, and I can't find anything on it saying if it is or isnt?

I had Gastric Sleeve Surgery on Nov. 14, 2017, I’ve had good success at weight loss so far, the biggest issue I have is severe contraption. Before surgery I had a regular bowel movement every day but now it may be once every 5 to 7 days and very hard and painful. I’ve been drinking 48 to 64 oz’s of water daily, using MiraLAX and stool softeners every day. It’s now been 9 days, I NEED HELP!!!!

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Found this today. Low carb are these ok for just for an occasional snack?

Do you use a blender or food processor more for your new diet / lifestyle? I need one or the other and I'm not sure which one or what the difference is... Any thoughts? Which do you use more and do you still use it 1 year plus after your surgery? Thanks!

I am 2 weeks and a few weeks post op, so I am able to eat soft foods. What I want to know is when can I ear bacon? Lol. That's really the main thing I miss.

First I am wondering what kinds you all suggest. Second, I am getting like a dumping syndrome from my protein drinks. I have not had this happen in years. Any ideas why it would do this? I am going for revision by the way.

What if you dont lose weight during the 6 month doctor supervised diet? Im 3 months in and I've gained weight. I also started Lyrica a month ago. I plan on kicking my diet up and quitting Lyrica but Im worried. Freaking myself out for no reason? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G928A using BariatricPal mobile app

Hi all- My surgeon's post-op plan allows 1-2oz pureed/mushy soft, high protein meals at days 3-14. For example: Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, canned tuna, ground chicken and ground turkey. The "pureed/mushy" phase is combined and there is no separation regarding pureed vs mushy foods. I am almost 5 days post-op from VSG and so far, so good. I've had soup that's been pureed, greek yogurt with 1/2 slice of canned peach (in fruit juice, not syrup) pureed, canned chicken salad. There have been ZERO issues in terms of nausea/vomiting/discomfort and my serving size is 1oz at a time. I am close to meeting fluids goals and am hovering around 55 fl. oz/…

Hi everyone - any suggestions for chewable multivitamins.? I’ve tried different ones and still have some samples but haven’t really liked any . Suggestions? SW:245 Sleeved :Dec 19, 2017

Hi all, I am 3weeks and 5days post op and have upgraded to the baby food stage. I am wondering how long it should take me to eat 1/2 cup of food. I am having lots of esophogeal spasms with everything that I eat and drink and the doc has me on anti-spasmodic medication. I wonder if I am having the spasms still because I may eating to fast. It is taking me about 3/4 of an hour to eat about half a cup. Does this sound right?

Hi all - I was revised from a band to VSG Monday 12/18. I came home from the hospital Wednesday night - things are going ok, but I've been sticking mostly to more clear liquid type stuff. I thought I was doing myself a favor by drinking the Isopure Zero Carb pre-made drinks, which give me 40 grams of protein each. I've had four of them since Wednesday. Unfortunately, I've spent an inordinate amount of time in the bathroom, with some fairly explosive issues. Also, have had some pretty bad lower right side abdominal cramping/gas/pressure. Anyone else have problems with sucralose?

I found a protein shake deal, BioTrust, I seen this on my list of good protein shake mixes, its a trial size but not a small sampling just pay 4.95 shipping, they'll try to get you to order the full size subscription on trial too which I did im too easy lol but says that you can cancel within 14 days has anyone done this Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using BariatricPal mobile app

This might be a dumb question but do I need to drink my protien shake spread out or can I drink it within an hour? I just want to make sure it's getting absorbed and all that.

Hello y’all.... so what brands are there and where does one find them? Not a fan of powder and I use premier chocolate ready shakes in the US but should find an alternative I can buy when over there for a trip soon, so I would appreciate your recommendations.

What is a good brand food scale? I’ve never used one but will need one after surgery. Thanks in advance.

*Before some people start with the whole " why would you have this surgery if your going to have take out. Take out made you fat" calm down lol many things made us fat but a bite of take out every now and again isn't going to make people fat. But if it's not for you that's perfect. But let's not judge people lol. I was just curious if people did how often and what they have and how much I rarely have take out/fast food.. if my family go to KFC I have the skin of one drumstick lol that's it. Or one hotwig that's me full. I find the amount I'm able to eat fascinating.

My surgery discharge directions read "Eat 3 meals daily, eat slowly and chew food well; avoid skipping meals." The first meal of the day is Breakfast and generally it is the meal that many individuals skip. A research study in Spain examined the possible link between breakfast consumption and obesity — especially abdominal obesity, which is the type most closely associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes and other metabolic problems. This epidemiological study included 1655 adults, about half each of men and women. About 53 percent were between 18 and 49 years of age, and the rest were between 41 and 64 years old. Two-thirds reported that they were habitually i…

OK guys!!!! I started Keto 2 weeks ago and would love to have a forum of just Fellow Ketoers!! We can trade recipes, stories, question, concerns etc. Keto stuff is all over the internet...but nothing about doing it after WLS. I use My Fitness Pal to track all food/drink, calories, carbs, fats. I currently stay until 12g carbs per day, 60g protein and 27g fat. I use Ketostix every morning to make sure I stay in Ketosis ( usually a 4) but I don't feel I'm losing quick enough. What is your experience so far with Keto and your daily intake of foods? It's just so hard for me to get in enough calories and protein.

Hi all. I had my surgery consult last week and will be doing 6 months of supervised weight management in preparation for the surgery (RNY bypass). The guidelines the nutritionist gave me for eating during this phase included eating 60-80 grams of protein per day and eating low fat. (Low carb was not included as a guideline but avoiding processed carbs, flour, sugar, etc. was.) Could someone let me know the rationale for eating low fat, both during this time period and following the surgery? Up to this point, during periods in which I have been feeling my best, losing significant amounts of weight, and managing my blood sugar levels well (I have type 2 diabetes), I ha…

I️ am trying to stay away from carbs. I️ eat them very rarely. I️ would like to know if it’s gluten free does it make it better and healthier. For example gluten free baking or bread. I️ am just wondering because I️ not to familiar with it. Just curious if it will be better eating let’s say a gluten free pancake versus a regular.

I’m 3 weeks out and craving fruit so badly. How far out did you start eating fruit and what did you choose? My other issue is that I’m not pooping at all (TMI, I know) and I feel like fruit might help that along. I’m taking Linzess and drinking a laxative tea with no results. I have a bottle of mag citrate, but I’m trying to avoid it.

I'm so confused on what I need to do on my liquid diet can someone help me please! I had surgery 2 days ago!

Someone mentioned these a long while back but I can't find the thread. Anyway... food for a discounted price. Here are some restaurants that recognize WLS cards:\ Golden Corral Olive Garden Chili’s Applebee’s Red Lobster Denny’s Cracker Barrel Outback Steak House The Keg

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So, I'm 2 months out from RNY and still having a problem with hunger. About every 2 hours or so, I find myself thinking about food, wanting to go rummage thru the fridge or pantry for something to munch on while I'm working or on a conference call. Now, I know that's not a very good idea and so to help me NOT go back to old mindless eating habits, I started sucking on hard candies whenever I feel the urge to go get some food (outside of my planned 3 meals or snack times). Is this happening to anyone else? Does anyone else suck on hard candies, mints, chew gum, etc in between meals/snacks to try and quiet the head hunger? What's bad about this is that my hard candies are …

I am 4 days out post op from my surgery and I am trying to get meal ideas and the one meal that has been throwing me for a loop is breakfast so far it's been a protein shake or a oikos triple zero banana cream yogurt I was thinking eggs or cottage cheese blended together. i would really love some help or ideas places to go for recipes

Hi everyone- I am desperate to find a GOOD thanksgiving dessert that isn't full of chemical sweeteners. My mom and daughter both are very sensitive to chemical additives, preservatives, sweeteners, and emulsifiers. I usually make a great pumpkin role or a cake of my gram's, (both are heavy in sugar) but really looking for something a little lower carb this year that we can all enjoy. I've recently gotten back on track and doing great with weight loss- don't want to totally blow it on one day but still want to enjoy. Any good ideas? TIA

I was looking for a recipe to use with leftovers and I came across Fathead dough on Ditchthecarbs.com. Has anybody ever tried this stuff? It looks really good. There are tons of keto recipes on the site with pics. They even have a low carb kids section, which is awesome, because I've been omitting bread from most meals and I make some weird combos now. ?

If you type "obesity" and "malnutrition" into a search engine, it will return over a million results. The first few articles that show up are pretty much saying, hey! Obese people are actually malnourished! Who would have thought?! Then you read the articles, and they start blaming the modern agricultural methods and processed foods, soda pop and high fructose corn syrup. They could be right. But I'm interested in following this in a different direction.. or perhaps just further along the same lines. So, we'll take a person (we'll call her Cindy) that is eating the typical flour and shortening diet. She is gonna be short on vitamin C. (And D, and ch…

Hi Everyone, Do you have a specific app that works really well for tracking your food intake & exercises? I'm in week 1 of my 8 week pre-op class and they've already got us working on revising our diet and increasing exercising. So two that came up during class were MyFitnessPal and Baritastic. Does anyone have any feedback on either of those, or any others? Thanks!

Hello! I'm scheduled for surgery December 19th (YAY!) but I'm nervous about the pre-op and post-op diets. I am an extremely picky eater - and I don't like any vegetables. It's a major setback and always has been but I try to make up for it in other ways. I trick myself into eating vegetables by loading fruit on top of greens in a smoothie and that works well but I don't want to live off of smoothies forever (sometimes I really get bored of them). I'm wondering how likely it is for my palate to change after surgery, I've heard it happens for some people. Any advice?

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Headline: "Fish oil supplements during pregnancy don't improve child's intelligence, study says" There is a study where pregnant women consumed fish oil supplements, and the children were compared 4+ years later to the non-supplement children. The children scored the same. So the big headlines! Don't waste your money on fish oil supplements during pregnancy! Now let's back up. What is DHA? DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) is a fatty acid found in: Fish (salmon, mackeral, herring, tuna, whitefish, sardine, sablefish, swordfish, striped bass, tilefish, trout, bluefish, sea bass, etc.) Brains (lamb, beef, pork) Testes (lamb) mollusks (bl…

I LOVE rice - even if just a little! How long after surgery can I have some??

Ok, y'all, trying to get a sense where the carb wind blows these days...

Alright, this post was inspired by the discussion about "intuitive eating". Ok, so 70% of residents of the United States are overweight or obese now. Mexico is similar, and although other industrialized nations are lower, they also have a significant problem. This statistic is derived from BMI tables, which are frequently inaccurate. The following study shows what I mean. Keep in mind it is looking at obesity, not overweight. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0033308 Ok, so if you look at the fun graph (that I stole from some skinny skater) the lines show obesity. If the BMI line were moved to 25, then the picture beco…

As an avid foodie I cannot wait to get back to real food! So share your recipes with me! I’m really into fall produce rn. I have been living off of acorn squash and apple soup since surgery. Sleeved 10/13 :-)

So, when I was pissing away time on Facebook today, I saw an article that Whole Foods will start marking down prices on Monday and will start integrating Amazon Prime into their system to offer special deals to people with that service. So, I did some research and I found the press release from Amazon and it looks pretty legit. As someone who has been eating organic for the last 2 years or so, I'm hoping this turns out to be true. What do you think about this development?

Please help... need suggestions of where, how, & how much?! I want to start cooking and baking but some of the food we see includes some kind of sugar, honey etc. I don't want to use that so have been eating "the basic" stuff which I am getting tired of . Any suggestions appreciated