Food and Nutrition

Hey everyone so im 4 weeks out and my sleeve was having issues with ricotta , yogurt , and some turkey deli meat. If its juicy it was ok but the deli gave us pretty dry kind. I also have an issue with the Protein shakes and I was not consuming as much as I was supposed to . According to my doc i can try ricotta, yogurt, cottage cheese, cheeses ,beans and tofu at this point. So I didnt have a chance to go to store so I ordered tofu from the chinese place and let me tell you it went down great. Tasted delicious and I actually feel like I got some protein in. I just thought I would share with everyone since my sleeve was being a little tempramental . And for those of you w…

I just started mushy today, and I was wondering if I can have meatloaf? I had some tuna salad for lunch, and I felt a bit nauceous for a while, and then it passed. Am I pushing it? What's considered mushy?

OK... So I have found something strange... I can eat about the same amount of carbs at one time as I did prior to surgery but only about 1/4 of the protein. What gives? I thought my sleeve was supposed to keep me from over-eating. I'm almost 6 weeks out and can eat pretty much anything. Has anyone experienced this?

Dannon becoming Okios The lid on my Dannon Yogurt announced it. I am kinda bummed since it was nice to have a 99 cent greek yogurt for a while.

I'm goig out to eat with friends tonight I was eonderig what's ok to have from applebees I'm currently two weeks out I've had chicken and turkey and its done very well with my stomach

Hello all, I just came across two links for a Protein trackers that also lists the food with amount of protein. I thought others may find it useful. See links below. http://clifbar.ehcli...g/Trackerv2.pdf http://www.naturewellbeef.com/Resource_/PageResource/LiveWell/pdfs/ProteinTracker2.pdf

hey all... i am concerned that i am starting to see the volume in which i am eating increasing before i am satisfied. for instance, i can eat 2 chicken strips with no problem and a half cup of veggies. just a month ago, i could only get in half chicken strip. my weight loss has slowed. i've lost almost 50 lbs. in 3 months... but this last month has been little to nothing. anyone else feeling this?

I am 3 1/2 weeks out from surgery. My instructions from Doc says soft fruits no skin permitted. You suppose that includes watermelon? I think I saw that people tend to have problems with it but I could not find it on here when I did a search. BTW- I bought seedless watermelon if that makes a difference.

At what point can you eat a hamburger Patty?

Im almost 4 weeks out and if i can get one meal in im lucky , Half bc im not hungry and half bc i hardly know what to eat. Iv never been a big yogurt person I dont tend to have one. Although I am trying to have some now and its making my stomach hurt. Ricotta does not sit well either. The only thing that seems to sit well is a piece of american cheese and I cant eat that forever lol. So any suggestions??????

I picked up a little egg poacher by Nordic Ware. It's actually called an "Egg N Muffin" for microwave use. Anyway, I paid $0.99 at Goodwill for it and googled for directions. Amazing. 45-50 seconds for a poached egg. So I tried a scramble...perfect. Sprinkle a little cheese on it (or Corn Beef Hash...or ground sausage, or wherever you're at in your diet) and voila! Made a perfect 1 egg omelette in 50 seconds. Cool Beans.

Im almost 4 weeks out and I was wondering if people would give me idea of what they eat ???? Ricotta does not sit well with me!!!!

Hi all! I'm new to this forum, so bare with me! I had my surgery on 6/20/11 and ever since I woke up from the anesthesia, I've been dealing with a constant grumbly seemingly hungry stomach! I understand that my stomach has changed and it's probably normal to be more aware of it's movement but, I feel like I need to eat all the time!!! Has anyone else noticed this? And what happened to the "not feeling hungry due to the lack of stomach hormone" situation? Help!

This seems to be a great place to eat. They have the nutrition posted at least for calories. I had a half cup of the lemon orzo soup today. It was pretty good! Have you been and what have you found to eat there?

You all probably figured this out already but I just discovered it LOL There are a few cookbooks out there specifically for people who have had WL surgery! "Recipes for Life After Weight Loss Surgery" "Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery" These two I bought at Amazon and had them sent to my Kindle (that way I can enlarge the print so I can read the recipe while I'm cooking!) Anyway, they both look really good so I wanted to share my find!

My surgery was almost 5 weeks ago, but due to several complications I'm just now being advanced to mushy foods...very limited one's at that. Tonight I went to visit with my parents and they had made a big batch of vegetable beef Soup. I decided to double strain it and have some of the broth. I did, and OH MY WORD it was delicious. It felt so wonderful to taste food that was familiar to me. I had forgotten how much I missed that. The Protein shakes are getting old and when I have broth or strained can soup it tastes just like the can..bleh! Yay for my mama's soup!! I'm going to bring out the crock pot and I see lots of soup in our future.

When were you able to eat a scrambled egg? My instructions say pureed scrambled eggs starting the 5th week! And what the heck is a pureed egg? LOL Yuck Just curious....

Im 3 weeks post op and Im allowed to start yogurt cottage cheese and ricotta but i was just wondering when people tried the ricotta bake and what were other people eating at 3 weeks. I feel like im so used to the broth im nervous trying anything but iv tried soft cheese and that sits well.

This is very important in the dieting world and nobody talks about it. Yes we will be restricted in our VSG diets but we should also pay attention to what foods will be good for our blood type. E.G. A, B, AB or O. Sometimes what may be permitted for our VSG may not actually be good for us. I am just asking you to check out the link and there is a book and more info on its validity. http://www.dadamo.com/program_weight.htm

Hey all! Here is a question that I have emailed my NUT about, but wanted to see if you all had any ideas. I have A LOT of Nutra System food that I was going to sell, but when looking at the nutrition facts they have a decent amount of Protein (12-20g) and Fiber (5-7g) in them. They all average about 250-350 calories. Should I sell them and just get them out of the house or are they worth keeping around? Thanks!

As I said, I just recieved my pre-op diet. The short version is: It says the point is to put you in a *temporary* state of ketosis, but with the post-op diet being so similar is it really temporary? If not, whats different, other than the obvious, post-op that makes it different? I kinda like the idea of the whole high protein thing, because it will give me an excellent excuse to try out some protein shakes and other things lol. As far as the "plain water" part, does that mean I can't even use sugar free-flavor packs? Water and I don't get along, tap or bottle- doesn't matter, it ALL tastes "rusty" to me. I always thought I could use diet, sugar-free packs. Is the p…

I was watching the Nate show yesterday morning- not a huge fan of the show, but anyways he had a cooking section and actually had a great idea I am going to use when I go back to work. Use a muffin pan for making self-contained scrambled eggs. You can add whatever you want, cheese, onion, salsa, etc. But, when they are done, they come out like mini muffins. That makes them easy to take to work for lunch. I am going to try and be sure they don't get overdone- but I'm excited to try this.

I'm pretty early out in the mushies stage, but I'm seriously trying to figure out how to make this work. I am not a shake fan (although I hate them about 99% less than Isopure LOL). I've read people that say that they don't do shakes and get all of their Protein from food. HOW? Please enlighten me. I know it's temporary, but for now I'm doing good to get the Water in with whatever food I can get down (1-2 oz now on average) and then 2 shakes to bring me up to my surgeon's 70 protein. I'm assuming you guys didn't do protein powders (which I've found that the ones I'm not allergic to, I gag back up). I know, I know... I'm sure in two months I'll laugh at myself ba…

I dont know if anyone is interested in this but if you go on the Atkins website they sell : Penne 11 grams of Protein 1 gram of sugar and only 19 grams of Net Carbs....you get net carbs by subracting the Fiber and polyols from total carbs. The Atkins website explains it !!!!! Isnt that realllly good.???? I mean Im new to this and cant even eat food yet . But do you guys think this is good. Considering Pasta has 42 grams of carbs!

I purschased No sugar added ice cream, i am in the Full Liquid phase, 14 days out of surgery. Was that a bad idea??

I thought I would start the thread for today! B- Boiled egg- only the whites and one turkey sausage link S- Pure Protein Chewy chocolate Chip bar L- 2 Homestyle turkey meatballs S- Beef Jerky D- 2 oz baked chicken thigh I am 7 weeks out today and doing my best to eat 500-600 calories a day. Kelly

I am not a drinker but have have a few special nights coming up. These are the only types of alcohol i enjoy. Does anyone else drink these? I know we are not supposed to drink bubbles after but......

Hello All! My surgery was on 10th June and my dietician tells me to start eating applesauce, soft eggs, canned fish and cottage cheese. I saw my surgeon today and he says I have not restrictions, eat what I can tolerate with an emphasis on Protein. I'm kinda confused because I'm still having strained Soups, broths, popsicles, and shakes. I haven't tried anything new since my first week post op. Please let me know when you all when back to regular foods and if it's too soon for me. I feel very protective of my sleeve and don't want to rush, but it's nice to know I can have whatever I want. My dietician also says I can't have Pasta or bread that's not toasted, but I'v…

I just tried yellow squash for the first time ever in my life. A lady gave me some from her garden. I didn't really even know how to cook it, but I was willing to try it after I looked up the nutrient content. I sliced it like a cucumber and then when the when some of the slices got big I cut them in half or quarters, then sauteed them in butter. I'm still in the mushy stage and they went down super easy!!! 4 oz raw summer squash (¼ lb.): 2 grams effective (net) carbohydrate plus 1 gram Fiber and 18 calories http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/carbcounts/a/summersquash.htm

Hi I am 32 days post op and confused! I don't know at this stage of the game how many calories, fat and carbs I should be taking in. My biggest confusion is carbs there are simple and complex and I don't know which is which! Cam someone help explain this as well as give some advise on what I should limit myself to daily on the carbs in order to get the greatest success out of my sleeve?

Im 1 week and 1 day post op and I went to the dr today thinking I would be able to AT LEAST eat other soups and they told me broth for 3 more weeks. I was sooooooo dissapointed and kinda emotional about it i have been on broth for 3 weeks now and Im reallllllllly sick of it . Did anyone else have only broth and jello 4 weeks post op?????? I have been doing awesome on the liquids I drink all day long never been sick or anything and I was shocked I couldnt move on. Anyways I will suck it up and only have broth lol but this is the PiTS and I didnt think it would be like this. ANd for all I know its probably all in my head but at this point some other kind of soup would have …

Normally, I don't eat a lot of bread. Just too much filling and not enough nutrients. Plus, I get full and don't have room for Protein. But, I've been suffering from a migraine the last few days and on a whim, bought a bagel this morning. I planned to eat 1/2 of it for Breakfast & maybe the other half later today as a snack. Well, sitting here at my desk munching and typing, I realized that I just ate almost all of it within the last 30 minutes. OH MY GOSH! I don't feel any pain (but feel full), but what the heck???? How did I fit that in, let alone why did I let it? I've been "back to basics" since my cruise & this morning I was 126.8. That may…

I've been a struggling sleever since my surgery date of June 16th. I've been admitted to the hospital 4 times for dehydration and most recently low potassium. Well..all I've been able to tolerate is water and muscle milk. Tonight I decided to try 1 oz of Fage yogurt (plain sweetened with a touch of splenda). I've been working on this for an hour and I doubt I've gotten in a solid teaspoon. Every bite is grumble grumble burp then I try again. I'm using a baby spoon and barely licking some off the end of the spoon. Was eating this slow for anyone else? I feel so far behind because of my complications and I don't want to rush anything, but I feel like I need to try to move f…

Playing around with recipes. Trying to figure out some that I can eat and feed family too (which is a challenge!). Played around with quiche recipe. I usually make them with just eggs...got a wild hair and added greek yogurt. The yogurt quiche came out lighter in color than regular quiche and I had to put it under the broiler to brown the top which I usually don't do. After I did all that......which is not easy with the "help" of my 3 year old daughter (love her but she makes a mess) sat down to look up the Protein count of the eggs vs greek yogurt.....and actually the eggs have better protein so I could have stayed with my usual recipe. My usual quiche recipe: 6…

I'm not going to lie, this sucks. I've gone my entire life eating what I want.. of course, that is what got me into this mess in the first place! I have started my vitamins today with my liquids. A couple of protein shakes, several cups of broth, some SF jello, and SF popsicles, and OMG the water I've consumed! 6 more days of this is not my idea of fun.. BUT I HAVE SUPPORT and I WILL DO THIS! Okay, gotta go, I need a popsicle!

When it's time for salad and veggies, does anyone still count the 4oz. or do you just eat these somewhat freely when hungry. I love salad and all the veggies that go in them and was wondering if I will need to include them in my measurements or can have these as "free" type items.

8 days post op and I'm on mushy foods but have no clue what to eat besides mashed potatoes...any ideas??

I buy the gummy multiviatmins...but i can't help but wonder if they really work. or... are they as good as normal vitamins?? I actually use a gummy BComplex and Fish oil also. I just wonder if I'm wasting my money...

So I am 8 days post op and just realized I just ate yogurt... Not sugar free, not lite. Why is it we are supposed to eat low fat and sugar free and for how long?? Thanks, all!

So, I'm in the first week post-op and my diet is pretty restricted. I actually don't mind, since nothing exactly appeals to me at this point. Cream of potato Soup was absolute heaven to me, especially since I decided to squeeze my Protein in another way, so I was able to eat the soup HOT, not just luke-warm. Oddly, I'm perfectly happy to have my husband eating REAL food - hey, at least it makes the house smell good. I enjoy the smell, even if I can't have any of what he's having. Plus, he's been an absolute angel taking care of me, so it makes me feel good to be able to feed him something yummy to take care of him in return. I can tell some people are having a muc…

Does anyone know if rice protein powder is a good kind of protein for us to eat? I found some brown rice protein powder that is not sweetened that I can mix with other stuff to get my protein in but wondered if it is the 'right' kind of protein. Thanks for any info.

I have Celiac Disease. For those of you who do not know what that is, here is a basic description: Celiac disease is an autoimmune digestive disease that damages the villi of the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. What does this mean? Essentially the body is attacking itself every time a person with celiac consumes gluten. So, eating gluten free is hard enough considering it's everywhere! But, trying to make good food choices while avoiding gluten is even more difficult. I eat a lot of lean meats which fill me up, but sometimes eating a simple piece of meat over and over becomes a bit, well, to be honest, nauseating. A piece of chic…

So I am 1 week post op and hearing all diff stories about what people can and cant eat and my question is why can some people eat the same food before and others cant !!! I was under the impression that with the sleeve you can eat alllll the same stuff just in smaller portions!!!! I luv these stories where people are doing great eating allllll sorts of things like pizza ,,fajitas!!! ..popcorn ..steak,,,burgers etc then i have a friend whose telling me no meat nothing even close to spicy which doesnt bother me ,,,,no kinda bread pretty much nothing but chicken and that scares me ,..I love to cook and certainly dont want to be drasticallllllly limited!!! So is there a way …

I got these at Sams Club yesterday and OMG are they good, very soft and moist. We cooked them in a fry pan. Will try them on the grill next time. I wish I had found these sooner when I needed softer foods. Also they are All Nautral & Gluten & MSG Free if that is a concern for you. You can throw them in the microwave too. There are 8 1/4 lb burgers in a pack. They are pre cooked so easy to heat up. Here is the nutrition info: http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/old-world-kitchen/carmelized-onion-and-swiss-chicken-patties

Well I brought my son and nephew to the shore to crab and fish because my husband had to go out of town for work. I could not drink enough. I had a frozen strawberry popsicle, a small ice cream, and a frozen strawberry drink throughout the day. Not that much food, but as you see my body wanted liquid treats. Oh, and I had two sugar free jellos too.

I was just wondering if anyone has tried these Miracle Noodles??? Are they good or a waste of money?? http://www.miraclenoodle.com/variety-sampler.html

Okay, so I am almost two months post op and so far everything is absolutely fantastic except i am always leaning toward everything protein and by the time I eat like 2-3 oz of protein I am totally full and don't get more than a bite or two of veggies in, if that. I haven't even ventured near fruit and I miss them both terribly as I was an avid produce eater before surgery. Worst of all, I am now experiencing major constipation or pooping bricks. Anyone else have this issue? I really miss my fruit and veggies and feel like a slave to protein........... Btw, I also drink a protein shake once a day that has 45 grams of protein.

I need a grocery list of things to have in my house following surgery.Specifics would be great. I will be unable to get out to the store and my hubby will be working so what to have here? I know my protein shakes and chicken broth, sugar free popcicles...What else?

Does anyone know if the Crystal Light pure fitness powders are ok to use? I know we should be sugar-free, but this only has 3g of sugar per packet and taste sooo much better than regular CL.

I probably should have asked this before I ate two, but are parsnips a good ( ) veggie choice or a bad ( ) one??? I just love them. Valentina