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The oats are high Protein because I add Protein Powder to them. The oats are just oats.

14 hours ago, Toesinthewater said:

No regrets but just be sure you have realistic expectations.

This.

Some people seem to expect getting that "hot bod" after surgery - like your skin looking practically normal and untouched.

If it's your sit bones bothering you - get used to the pressure. I'd recommend long bike rides for this. (Only half kidding here.)

33 minutes ago, RaiderRhode said:

I've been very open about my surgery, mainly because I live in a very rural area where gossip reigns supreme. There are a few people I know who have had the surgery and didn't tell many people, so now rumor has it they lost weight on the 'meth diet'.

With WLS being around since a whole while now and more and more people getting it I'd guess people asking questions will suspect WLS anyway. It's not a niche procedure anymore. Most people know that these procedures exist.

A former colleague from another department lost a ton of weight after having been absent for maybe two or three weeks. People are suspecting WLS, even though they've not asked her directly.

People are no fools. Most of them won't believe that story about "lifestyle changes" and "healthy diet and exercise" while conveniently not mentioning the surgery anyway. The easiest way is to say "I had surgery". People who're interested in the whole thing might want to know what kind of surgery it was but usually that's the end of it.

Hot Protein oats with some almond butter, banana and dark chocolate.

On 2/26/2023 at 6:18 AM, Nomorecookies said:

I'm finding it very difficult to stick to my plan without cheating, reach my Protein and fluid goals somewhat, and push myself to work out.

In general - do you like what you eat and do you like the workout you're doing?

Just now, Tomo said:

For those who have had it, is the pre-surgery checklist less drastic than pre-WLS?

Depends on your age and history as with basically any surgery. I only had the standard stuff like ECG and the typical lab the day before surgery.

35 minutes ago, Tomo said:

I think one of the reasons doctors either don't tell you (some warn you of minimal weightloss) that a revision due to gerd often results in minimal weightloss is because to them, it isn't about the weight to them, it is to fix your gerd.

This. At least most likely.

I can remember when I got my revision (MGB to RNY) I asked if there would be changes in weight, i. e. I wanted to know if it would be more difficult to maintain the weight after revision or not. I doubt that the surgeon would have mentioned the weight thing if I hadn't specifically asked about it. For them it was fixing the reflux and repairing the hiatal hernia.

Barebells has vegan Protein bars as well but the ones pictured aren't the vegan ones, or are they?

3 minutes ago, kcuster83 said:

OH man, that sounds like a great idea! I will be doing that!

Some people swear that microwaving the bars for a few seconds is pretty good as well.

2 minutes ago, kcuster83 said:

just like caramel layer covers in peanut pieces and all of it has the chocolate coating.

*waits for the people chiming in with the inevitable "tHeSe aRe jUsT cANdyBaRs iN diSGuiSe!!!!11*

11 hours ago, Lisa XO said:

If carrots are the only "slider food" I get, I'll be pleased.

You will discover more with time. That you can be sure of.

Portions increase with time up to a certain point - Dr. Weiner has an interesting video about increasing portions on YT after WLS with IMO the most important take away point being that it's normal.

So many people on here are freaking out about being able to eat more after some time. I wonder why surgeons don't seem to educate their patients about being able to eat more with time.

1 hour ago, GreenTealael said:

The Marzipanschleife looks really good? Is that dark chocolate?

That's dark chocolate, yes. Or I guess it's something we call "Kuvertüre", baking chocolate.

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Incidentally we are fighting unreasonable egg prices in my area. I’d rather not eat/use eggs anymore.

Not sure about egg prices as I don't buy eggs. Many people complain about butter having become very expensive. Also cheese.

Green Mountain filets on a Mon Village Brötchen chili cheeze style.

Marzipanschleife because I couldn't resist. Hadn't one of these in maybe over two years or so. They don't have them everyday, are often sold out already and in summer they don't sell them at all for whatever reason. Today I saw this one with a truckload of chocolate on it.

I buy these kind of goodies not that often - prices have become ridiculous for baked goods in Germany and I'm simply not willing to pay this kind of money. Whole wheat and/or organic breads and rolls were always kind of expensive and the prices have only gone up slightly compared to the non-organic baked goods but things like cakes and pastries have become ridiculously expensive so this feels like a special treat. They're rather big though.

It took time to find the right recipe but I have figured it out for my taste.

Sunday brunch:

9 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Honestly I wanted the chocolate I forgot to buy

Ah yes, when the thing you really want didn't find its way into the shopping cart yesterday because either you forgot or the item was sold out.

😫

9 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

A Cinderella style transformation. It can be weight related or not but it’s usually about becoming more beautiful in some physical way.

Ok, indeed never heard of that one.

I sometimes read that when people post before/after pictures that there are comments like "OMG, you're glowing in the after picture!!" but I didn't know it was a specific slang term.

9 hours ago, SpartanMaker said:

Ah, but that's an entirely different issue.

Indeed. But that's life.

I'm aware that a plan and following a plan are two different things. However, in the end you can't view them separately even though they are separate issues.

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As a result, I think it would be irresponsible of me to tell them anything other than "follow your plan", or at least "talk to your team".

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Plus, to people here, I'm just some rando on the interwebs and as a general rule, forums, as good as this one is, are not the right place to be getting medical advice.

Of course I wouldn't recommend anything else. And after all I'm just some random stranger on the interwebz as well. Plus possible legal issues and in general I'm not here to hand out medical advice.

47 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

I didn’t really want any of these Snacks so I kept switching until I found something good. I never did so I gave up

Some days almost nothing really seems to hit the spot. No idea why that is.

1 hour ago, smc124 said:

Now that stuff is the king of ick…. I felt like I tasted it for hours 😭

Really? I always think of barium suspension as one of the better tasting oral contrast agents.

There is the one that smells like licorice but tastes really nasty and one that's supposed to have a taste like oranges but is equally nasty. The worst I ever tasted was something that smelled like peppermint toothpaste. Dear mother of God...

I always use i. v. contrast agents. They taste of almost nothing.

22 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Adding the term Glow Up to the “ick” list.

That's a new one for me though. What do people mean when they say/write it? Something like thriving?

4 minutes ago, SpartanMaker said:

Simply put, following the plan you were given is the safe choice.

In theory, yes. In practice people seem to have all kinds of problems following their plan. Otherwise they wouldn't want to deviate from it in the first place.

Well, that milk of magnesia stuff looks a bit like barium suspension, so...