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How do you manage the pressure to eat massive amounts of protein?

70 grams protein is way too much, especially for someone of your size and for someone who's got a family disease if kidney problems. I'm don't mean to be argumentative, but whoever said "unless you eat 200 g a day you can't cause kidney problems" is not correct. In addition to kidney problems, excess protein is associated with increased cancers and osteoporosis If you look at the US guidelines, you need only about 45 g/day (and if you look at international science-based guidelines, you need even less) in the long term (if your doc advises higher during healing, that's fine). Since you didn't have a malabsorptive surgery, you don't even need to add the the 25% extra that those of us with RNY need to add. Good replacements for all that excess protein are things you are already eating....vegetables, fruits, complex carbs. Your body will thank you. If you want to lose wt, go heavier on the non-starchy veggies; if you need to stabilize, go heavier on the fruits & carbs; if you neat to gain, go heavier on the high fat foods (nuts, seeds, avocado, etc) Just tweak the ratios as needed for the rest of your life congratulations on your success and I hope you continue to enjoy great health!

Glad you posted this -- I think this has been happening to me! Seems to happen if I eat something a bit high in sugar on an empty stomach.

Welcome! Yes there are a handful of us veg*ns out there! Some of us have been sharing our daily food on the Buddies & Mentors forum.

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Posted just now · Report post Just met with my Programs's wonderful nutritionist because I've gotten into a habit of snacking snacking snacking all evening! Put on 5 lbs so fast! After we looked at my eating patterns, she showed me that I'd gotten into the habit of skipping supper, or just having a "snack" for supper because I wasn't "feeling hungry" at supper time. However that's led to snacking more all evening, probably because of a low-grade hunger. . So right now I am treating myself to a "real" supper -- ruby tuesdays bourbon salmon with mashed potatoes and broccoli (lemon, no oil) Already caught myself sipping tea while I was waiting on the food, so that's another "back to basics" habit I need to focus on. Quote Edit

I hope your surgery is going well!

Just met with my Programs's nutritionist for exactly that reason -- snacking snacking snacking! After we looked at my eating patterns, she showed me that I'd gotten into the habit of skipping supper, or just having a "snack" for supper because I wasn't feeling hungry. However that's led to snacking more all evening. So that's one thing you could look at -- are you eating real meals? If you don't like what you are eating (you mentioned aversion) then try changing up what you eat.

Essentials: - Water intake (48 fl oz minimum goal) - Protein gram & percent of goal (goal needs to be set by user) - Saturated fat & total fat & percent of each (goals set by user) - Calories & percent of goal (set by user) - All the main vitamins & minerals (Bs, D, Calcium, Sodium, etc) - # servings of vegetables & fruits and percent of daily goal - Exercise - Ability to add foods not in database and share that info with others (grows the database) - Ability to add nutrient data for recipes & frequent food combos - Track weight, percent body fat, waist & other key measurements. - Track labs (all the common labs Done for both bariatric and "regular" checkups) - Ability to see percent of goals reached on daily basis as well as averaged over a week and over a month - All goals CEM set at a default value, but customizable if user desires - Ability to add comments (e.g. Dumping events etc) so users can see patterns Not Essential but Desirable: - Link to Fitbit type devices - Share recipes w nutrients - Photos of self - Track pants, shirt, & dress size

I split pea soup is an excellent choice. It was my main food during the purée stage! Make sure you do not add ham though. It's really hard on the new stomach, even when well cooked. You may want to avoid the cheese for now. Or it hats unthinkable for you, plan on taking a Lactaid chewable tablet. A lot of people get lactose intolerant after surgery Congratulations on your new start to life!!!

Well let's chat then! I'll try to check in more regularly if you will do the same! one thing I've always wanted to do is to have a veg*an "what did you eat today" ongoing post. When I've tried to join in the "what did you eat today running post, everyone starts harping on me "not eating enough protein" (protein=meat in most people's minds). Any of y'all game to start that here?

Y'all wanted to know how those of us who posted long ago are doing so I'm doing just that! I hit my "ideal body weight" (according to standard charts) a year after my surgery. And have maintained that +/- 2 lbs ever since. Got pneumonia in the hospital so was incapacitated for weeks but eventually got back to "normal" recovery. Had the usual stalls, hair loss, etc Weighing only once a week helped keep the "stalls" in perspective. I was genuinely hungry just days after the surgery which scared me because most people aren't. But it all worked out okay. FWIW, I think the two things that have helped me lose/keep off the weight so far are: - During the "honeymoon period" I intentionally minimized sweetened things, including artificial sweeteners. My "sweet tooth" is still there for sure, but it's much more sensitive - things I used to love are just too darned sweet now. - Most of the food I eat is or comes from plants, so it's naturally high in fiber (fills you up) and nutrients, and naturally low in unhealthy fats and cholesterol E.g. Legumes, nuts, seeds, veggies, fruits, and healthy whole starches (mostly potatoes, sweet potatoes, & corn). - I've been one of the "lucky" ones who does get dumping syndrome There's no denying that that has helped a sweets-a-holiday like me. My friends who do not dump seem to struggle a lot more to lose all their desired wt and keep it off. I hope some day the surgeons figure out what causes it so that everyone who wants that outcome can have it

Hi, I'm about 1.5 years out from RNY and follow a "plant-centric" diet (mostly vegan, but with occasionally dairy, chicken, or fish). It's hard to find other RNY-res who Are open to this way of eating; in my local support group I pretty much have learned just to keep my mouth shut, lol. Since this is a "buddy/mentor" site, does this mean either or both of you are open to chatting with other plant-based eaters?!

As long as you are allowed soft or puréed foods at this point, then yes beans are an excellent food! The fiber is great for making you feel full and keeping the old intestinal system running smoothly, if you know what I mean.

It took me about 9 months. I had 130 lbs to lose and reached goal at about 9 months I've stayed within about +/- 3lbs since then.