Seraphina

I'm 2 weeks post op and vegan. In my experience, doctors don't know any more about vegan nutrition than you're average non-vegan.
I'm on full liquids so my diet is extremely limited, but I'm not worried about the future. Make sure you supplement (liquid and dissolvable for me now) all your Vitamins and minerals. Very important.
I am currently blending almond milk (unsweetened vanilla) and vegan Protein powder. There are several different kinds. Some good quality ones are "Vegn" brand, "Raw Power" brand, and various rice Proteins. You can also mix the plain versions of these powders into Soups (there are tons of vegan pre-made soups (try "Imagine" brand).
As you probably know, they make vegan everything now and it's easy to find vegan foods with protein. I suggest taking a very long, slow comb of your local health food grocery and you will be surprised at how many things that work post op. I can't wait to get on mushies...I'll have more choices than I'll know what to do with.
Please PM me anytime and we can compare notes as the food stages progress. I would not have done this if I couldn't stay vegan, so don't be too concerned. Just do a lot of looking into vegan proteins. My favorite stuff in the world is "Gardein" brand foods. I can't wait to get to solid foods again so I can have those amazing protein foods. *sigh*
You can easily do this as a vegan. And I think for us it might even be easier because we're accustomed to saying "no" to 90% of the food out there. (This is just a portion thing for me.)
Best wishes!

I met my goal today! It took a little over 6 months and I didn't even try that hard.
If you think you will be the one person this will not work for, you are wrong. I just knew that I would be the one that failed.
It happened for me and it WILL happen for you! Don't even stress it.

Oh yeah, quick tip...stay off the scale! Once a week will make your whole next week awesome! Seriously, no more than once a week. I went an entire month more than once and was elated when I finally got back on and found how much I had lost. What a rush!

I met my goal today! It took a little over 6 months and I didn't even try that hard.
If you think you will be the one person this will not work for, you are wrong. I just knew that I would be the one that failed.
It happened for me and it WILL happen for you! Don't even stress it.

I met my goal today! It took a little over 6 months and I didn't even try that hard.
If you think you will be the one person this will not work for, you are wrong. I just knew that I would be the one that failed.
It happened for me and it WILL happen for you! Don't even stress it.

Oh yeah, quick tip...stay off the scale! Once a week will make your whole next week awesome! Seriously, no more than once a week. I went an entire month more than once and was elated when I finally got back on and found how much I had lost. What a rush!

Oh yeah, quick tip...stay off the scale! Once a week will make your whole next week awesome! Seriously, no more than once a week. I went an entire month more than once and was elated when I finally got back on and found how much I had lost. What a rush!

I met my goal today! It took a little over 6 months and I didn't even try that hard.
If you think you will be the one person this will not work for, you are wrong. I just knew that I would be the one that failed.
It happened for me and it WILL happen for you! Don't even stress it.

I met my goal today! It took a little over 6 months and I didn't even try that hard.
If you think you will be the one person this will not work for, you are wrong. I just knew that I would be the one that failed.
It happened for me and it WILL happen for you! Don't even stress it.

I met my goal today! It took a little over 6 months and I didn't even try that hard.
If you think you will be the one person this will not work for, you are wrong. I just knew that I would be the one that failed.
It happened for me and it WILL happen for you! Don't even stress it.

I met my goal today! It took a little over 6 months and I didn't even try that hard.
If you think you will be the one person this will not work for, you are wrong. I just knew that I would be the one that failed.
It happened for me and it WILL happen for you! Don't even stress it.

I met my goal today! It took a little over 6 months and I didn't even try that hard.
If you think you will be the one person this will not work for, you are wrong. I just knew that I would be the one that failed.
It happened for me and it WILL happen for you! Don't even stress it.

Dear Golden,
I am second day post op. The only support I received and do receive is from some wonderful people on these boards. It's all the support I needed and then some.
I told no one in my life about my surgery. Not a soul. And I pulled it off.
Do your thing girl. Just do your thing.

That's so true. It's hard to say certain things out loud, and if you do, it should be to people who you KNOW got your back.
Everyone at VST's got your back.
PM me anytime and I'll give you the real deal on WLS (the way I see it anyway) :wink1:

Dear Golden,
I am second day post op. The only support I received and do receive is from some wonderful people on these boards. It's all the support I needed and then some.
I told no one in my life about my surgery. Not a soul. And I pulled it off.
Do your thing girl. Just do your thing.

That's so true. It's hard to say certain things out loud, and if you do, it should be to people who you KNOW got your back.
Everyone at VST's got your back.
PM me anytime and I'll give you the real deal on WLS (the way I see it anyway) :wink1:

Dear Golden,
I am second day post op. The only support I received and do receive is from some wonderful people on these boards. It's all the support I needed and then some.
I told no one in my life about my surgery. Not a soul. And I pulled it off.
Do your thing girl. Just do your thing.

I'm going to Dr. Aceves for my Dec 1 surgery and I'm going alone. I'm looking forward to it. I won't have to share the remote!