Food and Nutrition

Can the friends you add see your weight, or just your food and how much weight you've lost?

I have no clue if this is just a local thing but there is a groupon going on right now for GNC..get $40 for $19. I can post the link when I get home from my computer but I'm not sure if its a CT thing or for all GNCs. Just google groupon and your city

First burger since surgery in January. Tasted so good but I'm feeling so guilty. And the sad part is, it was very easy for me to do. ugh....

Hi fellow friends and losers! Please be so kind as to reply to this post with your daily meals 3 weeks post op? I am struggling immensely and I am sure I am not getting enough nutrition in. I am lactose intolerant and can't have any yogurt or milk stuffs. Which leaves me with little choice. I am also constantly feeling not well. I think if I eat better I would feel better. So please, to help me and others reading this post, please just give a quick run down of what you are eating at your mealtimes when you're about 3 weeks post op? I hope to catch some great tips from you! I struggle especially with what to have for Breakfast. Thanks all! Obeasta

Full liquids with sugar free pudding and cream of Soups........I'm so over it! I know, I know....it's temporary and gets better! Lol Just had to vent Sent from my iPad using VST

Here is my huge assortment of Vitamins and minerals I take every morning when I get up. Lol. Impressive, huh? 32 oz pink lemonade with miraLAX 10 oz of tonic alchemy green drink 10 oz chia seed shake drink (sans Protein powder) GNC extreme athlete Vitamin pak (6 pills) 2 Omega 3 (1000 mg) 1 Prilosec 1 b12 (small pill) 2 citalopram 2 Calcium chew I am used to the routine and have a pretty good system down for taking these in the morning when I roll out of bed. 1. Chew the calcium chews (little treat for morning) 2. 32 oz Water (take all pills) 3. 10 oz green drink 4. Add Protein powder to chia seed mix 5. Drink Protein Drink These steps usual…

We use a salad dressing made by Bolthouse that uses yogurt instead of high fat to create a fully body and good taste. A serving is 45 calories. I like to put even less of a serving on my lunch salad that I eat with my protein. My favorite flavor is their honey mustard, but I think they make all flavors with yogurt from 1000 island to blue cheese. Fat is also low by nature of yogurt. Enjoy and let me know what you think.

Sorry was not in the office yesterday!!! But got a lot done at home with the kids! For today, i'm trying to get my Protein in! B- vanilla yogurt w/ fresh blueberries L- roast beef & cheese roll ups S- Zone bar (if needed) D- Not sure (what ever mom cooks, the meat part) Water - lots so far! Vites - Yup! feeling so good since i'm remembering to take them everyday!! Next.....

I had my surgery on Jan 16th , 2013 so it has been 3 months and I have lost 60 lbs. YAY!!!!! but right now it has been a few weeks that I have not lost anything. I am very disappointed. I know I need to exercise which I have not but is there something else I should be doing to pass this plato. Thx

has anyone tried these? zero carbs.... thought i would see if anyone had any insight before i bought some.

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When can you have a cracker? What phase?

So I just got my sample packs of nectar and am so disappointed. They have a super strange flavor and smell. Have any of you not liked these and found ways of making them tolerable?

I am wondering do we have to crush every pill we need to take? How about a small allergy pill? It's smaller than an m&m- do I still need to crush it?

Hello, has anyone tried the Ice drinks? Its l like soda. Also the new ginger ale zero calories soda? Is it a bad idea?

Hi I am being sleeved on 6/4/13 and I dont know what to buy if anything. Havent went over specifics with my surgeon yet so im lost. Can someone pleasd give advice on what you bought before meaning vitamins, drinks or anything specific?

I've fallen off the wagon! I'm 4 months postop and my eating habits are not up to par. Is there any turning back?

I became very sensitive to smells. Is that normal?

I'm looking to speed my weight loss up. I had my surgery feb 23,2013 & I started at 253.8 & now I'm at 231.6 so I'm considering getting on Optifast diet or Jenny Craig or somethin. I've been in the 235 lb range for the past two and half weeks!!! I'm ready to get under 200lbs already!!!

please share with me your game plan in getting in protein. any recipes you care to share? two great finds ,friendship brand protein percent cot cheese...1/2cup 16 g p over the hill brand milk 11 g p per cup.

I started taking one Pack a day 2 days ago because I have heard good things about it if you are training. There are quite a few amino acids in it. Both times I take it I get a headache after 20 m that goes on for hours and am fatigued (as in sleepy) by it. I also get very mild cold/ flu symptoms. Have any of you tried the animal Pak and know what is going on? I haven't changed anything else, drink about 1-1.5 gallon Water a day and do sleep the 7-8 hours a night. I am thinking about returning this back to amazon even though I used 2 packs. Here is a review of the Animal Pak: http://voices.yahoo.com/review-universal-animal-pak-multivitamin-multimineral-3221931.html?cat…

I am only a week post-op, but I had given up meat long before surgery. I had been seriously considering giving up milk products too. Are there any successful sleeved veggies out there? What is your food approach?

I just started on puréed foods today. I was just trying something new and made some mean seafood salad. I used 1/2 cup of imitation crab meat, 3 tbs miracle whip, dash Worcester sauce, salt & pepper to taste and a dash of old bay. I had to add a medicine cup of Water just to blend it. Puréed in my magic bullet. 2 servings I made a serving 1/4 cup since. Even if not on a puréed diet this could be served on toast or crackers. It was yummy! 192 calories 6.6 g fat 3.5 g carbs 4 g Protein I hope someone else will enjoy this.

Saw this and had to repost. Pretty layers of Jello, some mixed w/vanilla yogurt poured in a bundt pan and then layered to make a jello cake of sorts. Love it. Soo pretty. allons-y

For those of you who are pre-op or newly post op, don't fear a lifetime of never, ever again being able to eat out. Tonight I am heading to a Mexican restaurant. I actually eat out fairly often. I will order something that I want to eat and I will really enjoy whatever I order. However, I will consider healthier alternatives. I won't need to eat a half of a basket of chips before my food even arrives. I lost 75 lbs within the first 5 months and my weight has pretty much found a set point at 145 lbs. I still have 20 more lbs to go to goal, but at 7 months out now, I have a lifetime left to get there. I have not lost any weight in the last 6 weeks an that is ok. There…

Hummus ? Never had but wanting to try any suggestions on which is best brand?

Ive been doing good, but my Bad habit of grazing is creeping up on me. It has not gotten out of control but I need to stop ! So frustrating! also carbs are becoming difficult to avoid, it's everywhere! I'm super annoyed. I've lost just about 90 lbs since my surgery feb 4th so I'm super proud, but now I'm hitting my stall at 205 lbs.. ahhhh! feeling defeated today im getting parnoid that I could be stretching my stomach and gaining weight... I don't want to worry about everyday or check the scale everyday, but I can't help it. I saw I gain 1 lb today and I was furious! Just wanting to if you guys worry about this. What do you do to stay away from carbs and grazing, …

I was wondering if there are any paleo sleevers out there? Paleo is very low carbohydrate and high protein. I got a couple of cookbooks and crockpot recipes. I thinking more of getting my family to eat this way so in the long run I wont be making separate meals.

I use to take 5-HTP yrs ago and was thinking about starting taking them again but not sure if its ok to take them, does anybody take them? Sent from my iPhone using VST

Hey guys, came across the walden farms products while researching Protein drinks. Anybody tried them? They're zero cal , no sugar no fat : wondering if no flavor? They have salad dressings, dips etc. Just though I'd ask around before buying.

I could eat up to 2500-3k if i tried currently im comfortable at 2k is this normal 11 mo post?

Being an armchair cook and the gourmet chef out of the house for a few days, I decided to be lazy and see what subway has for options. I heard they used to make any sandwich toppings into a salad. However, tonight I found they have a double chicken chopped salad for only 9 dollars. It is delish and you can put tons of veggies in it and add your own dressing later. I now have enough yummy salad for like 6 meals. Lol. And it is very healthy.

Sleeved 12-26-12 down over 120 pounds , Seems lately that I'm not getting full feeling anymore can someone gimme a starting point I HATE my nut lady is a stuck up you know what. Thinking about switching to 5 meals instead of 3 just a thought any suggestions or tips would be amazing

Please don't get mad at me for asking! For me, for my whole life, throwing up is one of the worst things for me, ever. It is the worst sensation and just thinking about it makes me shudder. I do anything to avoid it. Thankfully I am not squeamish. But I've had to stop taking certain meds that cause severe nausea because of it, including some pain meds. Same with a couple foods. I just can't enjoy them at all. Is throwing up with a sleeve more painful? Is there more dry heaving? What food in tolerances have you developed that have caused vomiting? The vomit issue was one of the reasons why I choose not to go with the RNY. Puking very often, especially in the begin…

Ate at Panda Express and got two entree ( Beijing Beef for one entree and pepper chicken for other) with steamed veggies (2 more meals in my Togo box). Was able to eat almost 75% of Beijing beef. Rest is for tomorrow lunch and dinner. Looked up the Beijing Beef after the fact and it is 696 calories a serving with 56 g fat and 26 g of carb. The only saving grace is that it has 26 g Protein per serving. Go ahead, slap me with a handful of chow mein noodles (just don't eat them)!! Lol! I used up almost all my burned calories from 10 k run earlier today. My wife and I also did a leisurely 45 min walk through the alboreetum near the UW campus. So relaxing! Hopefully…

At what point will i be able to bbq and enjoy a cheeseburger? I am having surgery in June..

Hello I need an Indian vegi diet for the VSG surgery. liquid and soft for after surgery. Ken

http://www.scrawnytobrawny.com/fat-burning-machine I'm only 9 weeks and sticking to a low carb way for may. It's about the only way I can get all my Protein anyway. This looks interesting though. Thoughts?

After surgery at what point can you actually have a steak or hotdog???

Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone had juiced fruits and veggies for their nutrients and added Protein powder for fullness? If so what kind of powder did you use? Thanks in advance! Sheena :-)

Yay or nay?

Just wondering what type of vitamins u guy take..Im taking a women's one a day and a skin hair and nail vitamin with 1000mg biotin...justt curious if im getting what i need???

I had my surgery April 8- so a little over 3 weeks ago. I had weight loss the first two weeks of 21lbs... After that no weight loss!! It's been a little over a week and no additional weight loss!!! Any advice and/or help? I have no clue what I am doing wrong!!

I am starting to prepare for surgery and I am wanting to prepare my body for the liquid diet. Can any of you post surgery sleevers give me some of your best suggestions, other than broth and protien shakes? Are fruit smoothies an option? Maybe frozen into pops? PLEASE give me some tips!

Hey so I love coffee and have read tons of articles that talk about how good it is for you and for weight loss and have read tons of articles on how bad it is for you and weight loss. We VSGers bodies are a bit different so I was wondering did/does any of you drink coffee in the first 6 months and if so how much did/have you lost.

Ok so ive wanted a kitchen aid stand mixer for years and the other day while laying in bed recovering from surgery saw one on QVC that i couldnt resist it came with the pasta attachment for FREE a $200 value and i bought it now im trying to think of diff things i can use it for besides baking since i cant eat sweets lol....i did find someone said put cooked chicken in it and it will shred it which i usually buy canned cause i do eat it alot ....i can not eat pasta but am wondering if maybe their is a carb free recipe i can make so after much rambling does anyone have idea of whatever i can make using my new mixer

I eat things like Scrambled egg with American cheese half Natural choice lunch meat Cheese Grilled (flavored store bought) tilapia and salmon Tiny shrimp, canned Everything has so much sodium. Please teach me how to get less, while keeping fairly low carb. I could eat eggs without cheese, boil a chicken for the week, maybe make burger patties and freeze or even meatballs. What else? Or should I not worry about sodium right now?

This is actually kind of funny. I ordered the 10 lb option of Chocolate Paradise energy squares thinking I would get 10 1 lb bags. It was cheaper to order it this way. Nope!! They sent me a 10 lb big ol' plastic bag of chocolate energy squares. Literally enough to fill a small wheelbarrow. So here I am with 10 lbs of mana sitting in front of me in an open bag and I was grabbing big handfuls of it, laughing manically like I won the lottery, letting them fall through my fingers. Now I know you guys are salivating now. It truly was a massive amount of energy squares!! I ended up stocking them away into some old protein powder containers and a couple freezer gallon…

Hi everyone! I'm curious about the foods we can and can't eat. I know for a while it's really restricted, and I know carbonation is a no no....and I heard certain fats can make you sick. Is there anything else we can't have?

What do you think of the Kelloggs' Protein cereal?