Food and Nutrition

I'm having an issue...it seems I am never full. I snack all day on stuff. cheese, trail mix, dill pickles, even bad things like crackers and the odd cookie. I have a shake in the morning (had to switch to soy Protein because the whey was nauseating me), and i eat mostly tuna and chicken salads, baked fish, eggs, and other Proteins, almost no bread for meals, very few sweets other than something like fruit or maybe an ice cream. except. unless it's too late, or when i'm in a restaurant with friends. then i get the fear, and start sneezing, stuffy nose, the whole nine. i know i'm going to be sick, and i am. i'm a little over 2 months out (i know it's not long), bu…

Has anyone found a protein powder that does not become thick and bulky when mixed with liquid? I use Nitro-Peak which we order from Vitamin World. It tastes good, but when I mix it with 8 oz of skim milk, but it's consistency is very thick. Ideally, I would love to find something that mixes more like the consistency of chocolate milk. Is that just a crazy dream?

Just curious how the stages go on the post op diet...today im 10 days out and not sure if its time for the mushy/puree stage yet...I have already had some thinned out oatmeal and cream of wheat...so far everything has went down fine. looking for some more protein options...

I'm not a BIG pasta person, but...once in a while, I would like some. Is there a pasta/pasta substitute, with VERY few carbs, and higher in protein? Carbs really Wreak havoc on my weight loss, so the fewer, the better.

Can anyone recommend a good protein bar that is high in protein and low in sugar and calories?

I'm at the store and would like to know what kind of broth is your favorite ..??

I am 2 weeks post op. I went to a renaissance fair yesterday. I thought it would be difficult being around all of that yummy food, however I just kept thinking "wow those portions are so huge" the ironic thing is before surgery that was a normal size to me. The most difficult thing for me to pass up was the pickles. I had no problem watching people walk by with plates piled high with cheese frys or huge waffle cones with 5 scoops of ice cream. I swear there was a pickle stand around every corner. I also notice when people post recipes like tomatoes cucumbers and balsamic dressing my mouth starts to water. What is wrong with me? I love it, however I'll love it even …

I just found some products made by a company called Dixie Diner. They are VERY low net-carb, high Fiber and high Protein. They have Pasta, bars, shakes, puddings, macaroni and cheese, baking mixes, etc... http://www.dixiediner.com/index.php?lPath=31 If you have tried them, please let me know how they are.

Thanks to this forum, I found laughing cow cheese! I never would hv thought to get that. Its great!

Hi, everyone! I started my pre-op liquid diet this week. I'm allowed to have low-sodium chicken broth, but it is so bland! I've been throwing in different herbs and spices to give it flavor, but would love any suggestions you all might have for preparing the broth! Also, do any of you add anything to cottage cheese? Thanks for your help!!

I've been trying out lots of different drink powders and unfortunately I'm not really crazy about most of the flavors. I've decided to give away the ones I particularly don't like and hope there's someone out there who does like them - the flavors are listed below. Just PM me and I'll respond to the first person / people - I'll be happy to cover the postage within the U.S. (I'll be sending whatever packets I have without the boxes to reduce shipping costs), but I'd prefer to do it ASAP as I'm leaving the country in a few days. Crystal Light to Go - Cherry Pomegranate, Fruit Punch 4C Light to Go - Lemonade Target house brand - grape Lipton Light to Go - strawberry-…

Hi everyone, Just a quick question-I will have my sleeve on Sept 5 and have been trying to watch labels. How is it that the Sobe water I had today had 0 grams of sugar (and 10 calories per bottle), but. 19 grams of carbs. I don't get it it. Thanks, Angela

Hi All: I am heading back to work this week and I am so ready to get out of the house. My biggest issue is what to take to work for food? I am currently on purée stage and other than a Protein shake and maybe Soup I don't to ow what to pack. I would love to hear some great ideas. Thanks!

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So I am on the tail end of week 12 post op coming up to my 13th week and today I managed to eat 2 bites of steak! (about 1 tablespoon) I brag because food has been hard for me everything other than fish and some turkey mince has killed me and made me sick! Mum made everyone steak for dinner and I thought ok try a bite see how it goes…. It was good it feels a little heavy but thank the lord no puking and bad bad pain like when I tried beef casserole 3 weeks ago! Not that I will be eating steak everyday but just a little smile on my face that maybe finally I am at the stage where I can start reintroducing meat into my diet and not just be eating fish because its all I c…

So I am almost two months post op. I had an endoscopy two weeks ago and now all of a sudden I'm hungry a lot and seem to be able to eat a lot. My weight loss has also stopped. Is there anything I can do or my doctor? Sent from my ADR6400L using RNYTalk

When I was doing my research on WLS, I ran across a physician website that had something unusual. (Sorry, I didn't make a note of the URL but will try & find it again!) They gave their WLS patients a card they could present to the wait staff that said 'John Doe is a patient at the Blank Clinic & has had weight loss surgery; for that reason, please allow him / her to order smaller portions or from the children's menu.' I thought this was a great idea! Has anyone else seen this or think it would be useful?

I am only 7 months post op and I'm already fallen off the wagon. I need back to basics already. I have constant cravings for chocolate. I can and do eat everything I did before surgery (smaller portions, but not the healthiest choices). I think I need some motivation or maybe a reminder from you all of why we all did this in the first place. I just got back from vacation (nice time, but was at my worset with diet). I plan on starting tomarrow a one week liquid diet to detox, but I still need the motivation to keep it going. If u have words of wisdom, please help!!! Thanks Jessica

Good Morning Everybody! Just came across a coffee creamer (Ripped Cream) that has 5 grams of Protein, 11 amino acids and Vitamin D3. Thought I might try it with my diet hot chocolate or decaf coffee. Sounds like an easy way to get alittle protein in with my drink. Has anyone tried Ripped Cream? Cheers, Dottie

An anyone suggest a couple good cookbooks, low carb! High protein

Has anyone tried cole slaw ?

I used to love to eat sushi. I don't anymore, but I do enjoy marinated squid salad..delish!

I'm 4 weeks out and need puree ideas recipes and suggestions please ..

Question... Do the Premier Protein vanilla shakes taste like coconut to you? I think they taste a lot like Muscle Milk... Not vanilla flavored at me at all...just artificial coconut....(I quote the infamous Charlie Brown, "blech"!

I was not really sure where to put this or how to title it so it shall start here. I remember reading somewhere about people using organic apple cider vinegar. One of the main reasons was for a PPI. I have also talked to a couple people that use it regularly and say that it seems to work as a metabolism booster as well. A friend of mine uses it everyday and said that when he started using it that he dropped about 15 pounds and didn't change anything else. This was a couple years ago when I first saw him drinking this stuff. So I get the idea that I am gonna try it. Now I am not a big white vinegar fan so I am thinking this is gonna be really nasty but I was gonna t…

Hey all, I know everyone is different but im having surgery on August 21st and Im trying to figure out if anyone had a specific diet/lifestyle that they follow... i dont want to go back to eating terrible after my surgery....I know people who have and I dont want to be like that!!!! but I also dont really know how to eat healthy! does anyone, or can anyone, tell me their day-by-day/ meal-by-meal plan? im worried that if I dont know what I'm doing that I will fail, and i CANNOT fail.... I have the determination, the will-power but I'm missing the guidance! please help, thanks! Tiffany

So i really want kettle corn and i found the nutritional info for Healthy Pop Kettle Corn 100 cal packs. So... Can someone explain the nutritional info to me because the box says : But on MynetDiary it says this: Sooo... How much can I eat for one serving and how many calories is that? And also when you eat it, will it make my sleeve expand? Because the doctor told me to stay away from processed carbs. Id love for this to be healthy! Its food score of 4 ( 5 being the best). Someone help me!!!

I'm 4 weeks out and wondering if spicy food chewing gum and candy are safe.. i enjoyed then before surgery can i still enjoy them now?? .. is spicy dangerous for stomachs lining etc... i had blended mild guacamole tonight so far so good but feel really full.. didn't attempt to go with spicy yet.. any comments.....

Would like some input about an upcoming trip... It is s Business Convention and I am trying to figure out a non carbonated, sugarfree, alcoholic beverage to sip on (a weeks worth of business dinners). Prior it would be Bacardi diet or Mike's lite hard lemonade, neither of which will work now. Doc gave me ok to have alcohol but I have no clue what other types of drinks to have. Thanks!

I started at 235 a year ago. At 5'8" my goal was 155. I am stuck at 165 for the last 2 months. My question is should I start counting calories and carbs as well as proton? I weight train 2 a week with 30 minutes of cardio and 45 minutes cardio 3-4 of the other 5 days. I do about 80 to 90 grs of proton but have not been counting carbs, fats or calories. Any guidance is appreciated

HELP!!! i hate protein shakes... i've tried ready made and powder and i can get through about half before I just can't drink any more... this gives me about 20 grams of protein and thats about what I get a day... I've tried chicken, doesnt agree... cheese, doesnt agree, yogurt (how much yogurt can one eat)... i am 3 months post op tomorrow sho I should be able to eat almost anything... any and all ideas would be GREATLY appreciated!!

Am 4 weeks out and have been told I can eat crackers. Do cheez it's count as crackers?

I didn't know if everyone knew this, but if you log on to myfitnesspal on your computer, you can put input a recipe and it will break it down to nutritional facts per serving (and you can make it your smaller serving sizes)! ie: I put in my homemade tuna salad, crab cakes, and egg bites and it added them to my database. It's a big time saver instead of adding the ingredients one by one each time! Just found this and thought it was cool so wanted to share

So I'm 6 weeks post op and experimenting with different options. I'm on a full diet and return to work Aug 6 (teacher) so I said I would try a bar to see if that could be an option if I'm in a jam or working late unplanned. I ate the bar slowly, it went down well and I was very full. About an hour later....my stomach started to send me hate mail lol. It is the first belly ache that I've had post op. Ugh! Soon after you know where I had to spend some quality time (at least I finally finished 50 Shades while in there lol). When I looked at the ingredients I think it was the sugar alcohols which I didn't have much trouble with before. Welp....cross those off my list!

I was inquiring on how many calories I should be eating. Also, what everyone else is averaging? I am currently 9 months out. thanks everyone.

Has anyone made Eggface's protein drops or protein popscicles? How were they? It's hot in the midwest and even the "healthy" popscicles at the natural foods store are too high in sugar.

Hi all! Waiting for sleeve approval. I wanted to know what foods can you eat once you are advanced to soilds? From what I see, it seems so limited. Thanks

What is your diet like for a day?..

I was wondering if we were allowed to have hamburgers on a George foreman grill without the bun? I haven't had one since surgery in May.

I haven't posted in awhile. Have lots of things going on but that is for another topic. I found this website that compares Protein bars, types of exercise and lots of other things. It was helpful to me. Protein Bars are Iss wafers ( but they discontinued 3 of their flavors), Power Crunch and Quest Bar. Corrie

I had an appointment with my nutritionist yesterday. I told her that I was planning on having a protein bar for breakfast every morning. She told me that instead she would have a Greek yogurt. To me, the protein bars are way less in carbs, and high in protein. Does anyone use protein bars? What's your thought about my nutritionist's advice?

I'm on my last week of my lovely liquid diet. I was wondering if I could have the cream of chicken, potatoes, and mushrooms. is it considered a liquid?

Ok, friends I just got the great news that I'm cleared to start eating "real food" again! Yay, yay, yay! *happy dance* But, I have no idea what I want to eat or where to start with. I know I want to ease into eating things just as I have through this whole process, but I'm not sure where to begin, and its a week until I get to see my NUT. I really don't have a craving for anything particular, and I want to hang on to that feeling as I start eating healthy solid food again. But, whats a good first meal? I've been eating cheeses, and egg salad, Peanut Butter and other soft foods for a bit now, so I'm past that place. Suggestions! And one more time, yay!

I'm almost five months out and one of the issues I am constantly struggling with is energy. You would think with all the weight I lost that this wouldn't be an issue. Oh well. Currently I'm eating between 900-1000 calories a day with a minimum of 60g of Protein. I am taking all of my Vitamins as well but nothing seems to help with the energy levels. I will admit I'm not exercising but part of the issue is that I can barely walk up a flight of stairs or even 100 feet without becoming incredibly exhausted. As I'm a teacher this makes my days very, very rough and all I want to do when I get home is take a nap. I did think about increasing my food intake but it's ver…

I am a BIG sushi fan, and I'm a month out (17 kilos lighter yay) and I have been craving sushi! Is it too early? How does everyone elses tummies take eating it? x

How many carbs are you doing in a day? Sugar content? Curious as wht is a good count.

Fair Warning this might be a dumb post and I'll blame lack of sleep for my stupidity now.... Ok so I have gotten into a really really bad habit. I take sips and I mean tiny sips when I eat. I don't know how it started. But I was sitting here reading through some posts and kept seeing the no drinking in 1/2 hour of eating and I realized I just sipped Water while eating my lunch.....Then I started thinking about it and I do that a lot if not every meal. So now I'm all paranoid and wondering if anyone else has had this habit creep up and if there are any good tips for how to stop, other than moving my water to a different place, but then I'll forget to drink it lol.

Can't seen to get enough of them! Soup and salad seems to be the only thing I want anymore. My dr did not say not to have them so I'm doing it hope it's ok.

I know that some restaurants are opposed to letting adults order off the kid's menu, so a lot of our food goes to waste when we eat out (my doc says no heating up meat because it gets too tough). Went out to dinner today at Houlihans and they have a small plates menu that included a couple of "mini me" meals. They had a 4 oz filet mignon that came with a side of veggies and fries, which I subbed out for mashed potato (they also have a cauliflower mash, but I'm not a fan). Get it without the butter on it. I ate 1/2 the filet and a couple bites of potato and was full. A great meal for $10.99 and the dog got the leftovers. Best part is it's trackable on MyFitnessPal.