Food and Nutrition

I've heard that this can be one of those things that are difficult to get down early on...if ever. I love it and am dying to have a bite of a dark chocolate Atkins coconut protein bar. Would love your experience with coconut.

I am 1 week post and I know I can not have yogurt with fruit pieces and has to be fat free....does anyone suggest any brands or flavors. PS how do I get my ticker on my signature? Thanks

My NUT has allowed soft scrambled eggs and pureed soups during the full liquid phase. I was sleeved 4/18. Next week, I move to "mushies". The week after I have a multi-day business trip which will involve restaurants and a fundraiser. Ideas on how to handle the transition and the trip?

I am 2 weeks post op today, and really starting to feel great. And the best part is I am down almost 20 pounds! I will be the first to admit I was having a really hard time the first 10 days until I figured I just needed to be creative to get through my full liquids diet. So I found Lobster Bisque Soup, 110 calories, 2 grams of fat and 8 grams of Protein. I mixed it up with some skim milk, blended it with my stick blender, put it through a strainer and it was awesome! I added some of the unflavored powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury too. Best lunch I have had in weeks. Thursday I did the…

Hi, everyone! Well, I'm definitely going to get the sleeve. But that won't be until September and I'd like to work on losing some weight before then. But I'm just having a really hard time getting started. I have such an addiction to processed, sugary, fatty food that even going ONE day without it seems hard. Once I get going, I'm fine, but this time, it's just really difficult for me. Does anyone have any suggestions to kick-start themselves? Kicks in the pants are very welcome, too. Thanks! Ann

The bariatric program I'm going with here in Bethesda requires 3 nutrition appointments prior to surgery, and I got the 1st out of the way yesterday. I've lost a total of 6 pounds since starting the diet a week ago, which is entirely encouraging... I'm 35 pounds down from the dreaded "highest weight ever"... I'm really stoked and motivated...

I'm not sleeved yet. Right now we order pizza sometimes on the weekend. After I get sleeved, what will we be able to replace that with? What's a good convenient order-out food that can take the place of our weekend Papa John's run?

I came across 2 companies that you can order pureed foods from. One is www.blossomfoods.com at the other is Thick-it purees. I was wondering if anyone here has ever tried either of them? If so do they taste OK and are they nutritionally OK for us?

Hello Everyone, I have been looking for a ready to drink protiein shake that I can have for lunch and may be sometimes for breakfast on the weekends. I have tried Muscle Milk, Muscle Milk Light, EAS, Premier Protein, Synthia-6 and Atkins ready to drink protien shakes. I dont like any of them so I just happened come across an add for these Slim Fast Low Carb drinks which come in chcololate and vanilla flavors. When I was doing my 2 week pre-op diet, I was allowed the Slim Fast Optima drinks and I really enjoyed the taste but they have way too many carbs for post-op. I have not found them anywhere is the stores in Bakersfield, CA so I will have to order them online in bulk;…

So I found peanut flour posted somewhere... perhaps eggface, and looked around for it on the net. I found a product that looked good, with nothing in it but ground partially defatted roasted peanuts, and bought some to experiment with. 1/4 cup 110 calories 4gms fat 4gms Fiber 8gms carbs 16 gms protein!!! I opened the bag, stuck my finger in, and tasted the powder. Peanutty yumness!,. Next I mixed it about 50/50 with Water and a little salt and stevia ( I started with a little less than 50% water and worked my way up to a nice creamy thick consistency) I smeared it on a cracker and.... YUMMY again I think in an asian dressing, with stevia, garlic, soy sauce a…

I am new to the forums and trying to get all my questions answered, this board has been great. My surgery has not been booked yet but i am getting very close. I question has to do with Water consumption and staying hydrated. I am not as concerned about post op, i am more concerned about 1,2,6 or more months out. Will i still be able to drink plenty of water and fluids or are they restricted from now on after surgery? Thank you.

I am curious to know if we are supposed to be doing an Atkin's type diet restricting all carbs after being sleeved? I have read sooooo many posts on here that are following strict low carb diets. I once did the Atkin's diet successfully for about 9 months and lost 50lbs. However I was just plum sick of not ever having any bread or pasta or potatoes and as soon as I tried to gradually introduce any carbs..... I began to stop losing weight and gain rapidly!!!! Needless to say, I am extremely afraid of this happening to me again. Plus one of the main reasons that I had this surgery was because I didn't ever want to have to go through that kind of struggle again of eat…

Here is a major peer reviewed paper on wieght loss nutrition after bariatric surgery. it is very heavy reading but intended for the medical community. This is great information if you are willing to wade through it. Pasquini asmbs_nutritional_guidelines.pdf

Hi, I'm 1 week post op and started pureed food today. I wasn't able to get much down for breakfast, but lunch and dinner were another matter! I had pureed lentil soup and probably had 4 tbl. I stopped, but I could have had more. For dinner I had roast chicken pureed with a bit of suffing and broth. Then I had some green mixed veg. baby food.(2 tsp) and then 2 tbl. of butternut squash. This is my first day! Could it be that I am so happy to eat real food again, or should I be concerned? What do you think? Linda

Hello! Both my mom and I are going to be sleevers at some point, but we are in the very beginning stages of the process. Since we are both doing this our finances are pretty tight, so we want to start stocking up so to speak on some of the drinks/food/shakes/vitamins/etc that we will need as we approach pre-op and post op etc. I have read through the board to try and make my own list... but it is very confusing! Between powders and shots and shakes and Soups I just don't know where to start! If you could please let me know some of your "staples" that can be kept for a longer period of time that would help tremendously! Thank you

I found a tub of low fat cottage cheese in the bottom of my fridge. The exp. date is illegible but I think the year is 2010. It was at the bottom where things tend to freeze if not moved around a lot. I opened it and there is no smell and I tasted it and it tastes like cottage cheese. So, will it kill me to eat it?

Met my hubby for lunch at a place in town that has awesome soups. I ordered a crab bisque that is already pureed and asked them to strain it for me. It was heavenly and nice and thin, but I think without measuring I just took "one bite too many". anyway, still never threw up but BOY have I felt like crap since lunch. Oh well...guess we live and learn. So much for my high hopes of having a nice lunch date with my husband!!

Does anyone eat these? Bad idea?

Just curious what people will be eating......also, please let us know what stage you're in. I'm on pureed/mushy and plan to have deviled eggs and maybe some puree ham with mustard (sounds really good)

Do anyone know if there are any protein shots available? You know something with a lot of protein in it that you can drink in one sipping, that May include atleast 30 grams of protein. Please help.these shakes are nasty.

How long did it take for you to feel like you could eat normally? Just eat whatever you wanted and not feel gross inside or crampy or anything bad. I keep waiting for that day when I can eat something yummy and in a small portion and not feel pain or sick afterwards. I was sleeved on march 7th.

I've seen a lot of people talking about those Eggface recipes. I've been to her blog but it's hard finding the recipes. They are all kind of spread out as far as I can tell. Is there a place where she has them all in one spot, like a recipe book or do you just have to search for them?

My birthday is in a week and my mom wants to know if I want her to bake a cake, buy a cake, or get something at the restaurant we're going to. I don't know what to tell her. I'm already planning to eat a little badly (but nowhere near as bad as I would have if I wasn't following a pre-op meal plan) b/c it's my birthday and I was planning on maybe having a drink (I'm not a drinker, but I'd like to have the option, plus I won't be drinking after surgery), so idk about cake. Honestly I could take it or leave it. If I had to choose though, I'd choose a homemade cake (sounds like I answered my own question). I feel like everyone else would be expecting something. On top of t…

I never see it mentioned here, is it something we can have post op? I enjoyed it so with balsamic vinegar, onion and garlic pre op,

I am not much of a cook my hubby usually does that but he works nights and I work days. But I am on the 3rd day of my pre-op diet (it is rough) and I am trying to eat some chicken broth and it just isn't tasting that good. Added some pepper, but not helping enough. Any other secrets. My pre-op is basically 4 protein drinks a day, and Broth, SF Jello, Popsicles 2 servings of fruit a day. Not much to work with when you still have a full appetite. But 5 pounds down in 2.5 days. Please help, 2 weeks of this is gonna be awful. Thank God I at least have the Chocolate Amp 60 from GNC, that is awesome especially with some SF Torani Raspberry.

So I have been experimenting with my fluids. I'm 5 days post surgery and feel great!!! So today I added 1 cup of aloe vera 100% juice, 1 cup of Water and my crystal lite powder. Not only is it delicious but For the first time I have no gas!! I figure aloe vera has to be good for a healing tummy also! Has anyone else tried this? Christal

I had to share this for us newbie sleevers that are still not able to eat regular food. my husband smoked a center pork roast last night......i was drooling over it...he said i can puree it..it's really tender...so i thought what the heck...i'll try it....Can we say AMAZING.....he added a little bit of bbq sauce and beef broth...best meal i've had in a week....and from what i've read it has crazy amounts of protein...23-27 grams for 3 oz. yum yum yum....i'm a week out and some things are already getting sickening...so anything new and flavorful is a blessing!

I'm in the liquid phase (Soup, pudding, etc.) but this is just awful My question: if I slowly start eating stuff like mashed potatoes now (as opposed to 5 days from now), what's the worst that could happen? Is it dangerous?

Hi Peoples, I was sleeved on the March 21st, so I am 3 weeks out. Unfortunately my surgeon had only performed 3 sleeve surgeries prior to mine, (but been an gastroenterologist for 10+ years, just never offered sleeve surgery before). But my problem is that now due to myself being one of his first patients, I really feel like I am doing this blind. I do have a dietician and I saw her prior to surgery during the 3 week Optifast stage and 10 days after my operation, but I felt like I didn't ask enough questions in her office and the 3 A4 pages she photocopied for me to follow from week 3 to 5 didn't contain very much information. I feel great and already I seem to b…

When you post what you are eating for each day can you post how far out post-op you are? That would help us newbie sleevers know what you can eat at certain points post op.

I am in the soft stage and would like some suggestions on a snack I can carry in my purse. Any ideas would be appreciated.

did I really screw up? I thought this would be a healthy choice but all the nutrition info I find online is SCARY! Ok... I did NOT eat the dressing or croutons or tomatos. All I ate was the chicken, half the lettuce, and the sprinkle of cheese that was on there. (all this over 2 meal sittings). Has anyone ever taken one of these home and broke it down? I REALLY wanna know how many calories/carbs/protein I ate! Thanks!

Hello all...I am in the process of preparing for my VSG surgery in a couple of months. I wanted to hear form any vegetarians out there as to how they deal with the heavy Protein aspect of the lifestyle change. As a lacto/ovo vegetarian, I remember having to consume 80-100 grams of Proteins a day during my pregnancies. I was drinking Protein drinks every single day until my delivery dates to keep it up. So how did you prepare for your surgery and what was your diet like after?? Thanks in advance.

I am almost 4 months out and I was wondering when did you start eating frest fruit and salads again. My info says 4-5 months but I just want to see what others are/have done.

I am looking for a place to input ingredients that will calculate nutirional fact for me. So far the only sites that I have found want you to select from thier drop down of products but I was unable to find my fist 2 products of my recipe in the list. I don't mind having to add the calories, carbs and protien in myself but once I am able to cook things like family dinners I want to make sure I know my amounts to make sure I am getting enough. Any help???

So many threads about carbs..all so confusing. I was going to ask my NUT today, but then my appt got cancelled. So... what is a GOOD number of carbs to stay under everyday. 40? 30? I don't want to do Adkins type and be in ketosis all the time or anything... but I don't lose as fast when I don't watch the carbs, and before being sleeved I was a total carb/sweets/breadproduct addict! So i don't want to go that road again! Advice?

Wow - I cooked my first eggface recipe last night (sort of). I used her tortilla pizza idea to use leftovers. Of course I only ate a quarter of it, but it was such a wonderful idea!! Tasty. Attractive on the plate. Went down just fine. Only down side - I had to restrain myself from eating more because it was so good. Eggface rules!!!!!!!!!

I miss strawberries, the smell of them makes my mouth water. How soon after the sleeve can I eat one? I usually eat them mushed up with a teaspoon of splenda (or frozen). I was planning on eating them when I get to mushie stage, but don't know if that's a good idea. Thanks for your input.

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I am starting the puree phase tomorrow (thursday). Any good ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. thanks

hey guys today is my first day on phase two and was doing some searches and really couldnt find a list of phase two foods one might be able to eat so anyone who see this can they just drop there favotire foods while on phase two, and also since i couldnt find it i would like to make this a sticky for new commers to come find this easily. and maybe we could do this for phase one ,three and four =)

Has anyone eaten bagels after being sleeved? Just curious, cuz my diet says toasted bread and crackers are best.

I am in the puree phase and only eating the following. Greek yogurt one per day, sugar free pudding at least one maybe two per day and mashed potatoes. I am not getting near enough protein in on a daily basis. I really feel hungry today so hungry!!! This Friday I can move onto soft foods and I cannot wait! My question is do I start slowly with different foods? Do I stay away from spicy? What about ground beef? Should I just stick within hard boiled eggs and tuna/chicken salad with low fat mayo? Can I have toast with the egg or salad? Thank you all in advance for your wonderful suggestions!!!!!!

My surgery is coming up on Monday, April 4, and I still haven't decided between the sleeve and the by-pass. My daughter is doing the by-pass the next day. I don't want to have to chew or drink my medications for the rest of my life and I would with the by-pass. Would I with the sleeve? My insurance has okayed whichever way I want to go. This is my 4th day of liquid dieting and I have 5 more to go. They wanted me to lose 10 pounds before the surgery to reduce the size of my liver. I thought it would be harder than it is. I can hear my tummy gurgling, but I'm not hungry. Sometimes I find myself looking around for something to eat, but once I really think about my stomach,…

I bought these chicken sausages at Walmart, the flavor I tried was the Spinach with Mozzarella flavor and it was soooo good. They have 2 or 3 other flavors also. The nutrional facts are really good too. 1 link is 120 calories with 17 gms of Protein and only 2 carbs. Each link is about 3 oz. I only ate about 2 oz. and had a few green Beans and was too full to finish it. I can't wait to go back to Walmart and buy some of the other flavors. I posted a link to the information on Walmart.com it gives a picture of the package and all the nutrional information. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Spinach-With-Mozzarella-Chicken-Sausage/14122891?adid=bzv_fb_revshr_001

I'm a little over a week out before having my sleeve surgery and was curious if anyone knew how to add protein (unflavored powder, etc...) to SF jello/pudding mixes at home so that I don't have to buy them online. Thanks for the responses ahead of time

Here is a real interesting article about carbs: http://www.marksdail...rate-continuum/ I was looking for a threshold of what constitutes "low carb". I am usually teetering around 100g. I was never scared of carbs, but I guess since it seems to work for others, maybe I should try it. But then, I just hate the thought of trying to figure out good carbs, bad carbs in my log. I mean, an orange has 20g of carbs, and I don't want to fear those - how do I split that in MFP. Anyway, I found the below really interesting, here is part of the article that I'd like to share. From that, I will really try to stay between 50 and 100g: 300 or more grams/day - Danger Zone! Easy…

I still don't have hunger pains (15 weeks post-op) but I feel like (esp. at night) that I should be snacking and my head has been taking over my body! LOL Does anyone else get the snacky feeling? I'm trying really hard to make myself more aware of it and just grab some water and not food that I know I don't need! I get my protein in and I get a good amount of calories in so I don't need any other food!

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day 5 of phase 1 post of and to be honest im tierd of drinking canned broths, i got the jello down , isopure drinks, popsicles, is there anything im missing that you enjoyed while on phase 1 ..please chime in .