Newme17

On 11/26/2017 at 11:21 AM, Road Runner said:

I’m so excited to find this post. I’m scheduled for a revision Dev 12th from lap band to bypass. I’m a little confused on the vegan diet plan. I’ve been vegan for 4 years and intend on staying this way. My Dr. pushes Protein, and I’ve read all of Dr Garth Davis books and follow him but I’m still confused on the amount of Protein that is necessary. How much protein do you generally eat a day?

Also, there’s a lot of Pasta recipes here which I love. When did you start adding Pasta to your diet, and did it slow down your weight loss?

thanks for any help you can offer.

Hey hon. I don’t count protein AT ALL. not worth the hassle, considering our bodies are not scientifically made for an overdose of it (the western diet pushes that). I just eat Whole Foods plant based and yes, I eat pasta too. ya not my favorite, but I’ll have some. If I have to pick apart my Foods by macro and micro nutrients, then carbs are my friends. Lol. But I don’t. My loss has slowed because I’m not working out. Still losing the pounds though. That’s all that counts to me. I’m not in a race. I also don’t weigh myself that much either.

As for my diet, I’m sticking to it. My doc/but is fine with it too. Actually got the surgeon reading Proteinaholic. 😂 yay me!!!

@niseys4 hey there. I apologize for not responding way sooner. I’ve been off the grid, so to speak, for a while. Hon, it was hard for me to make the transition, but I eventually did and I’m so happy I did too. What helped me immensely is using the vegan/vegetarian recipes on www.budgetbytes.com. Such a great site. I think I make about 85% of my meals from there. Check it out!

I’ll do my best to check in more often as well

https://www.budgetbytes.com/category/recipes/vegetarian/vegan/

On 12/1/2017 at 1:01 PM, summerset said:

That's what your surgeon told you? Yeah, these evil bananas, apples, pears, oats and Beans make and keep people fat. Right.

I absolutely hate it when people generalize these sort of things, especially when so called "pros" are doing it.

Me too!!!

Hey guys. I couldn’t find the page! Guess some updates happened.

Tonorrow were 7mo post. It’s been busy, hectic, and stressful for me. Waiting sooooooo bad for the holidays to be over! Anyway, I’ll check in tomorrow. I’ll be super surprised if I lost anything, given my stress levels these past couple of months. I’ll be happy enough to have maintained and probably a tad upset if I’m up a pound or two (but nothing to worry about). Anyway, hope everyone is well. Hope to hear from you all mañana. 😊

I’m not sure if it was or not, but I had a COE as well. I would assume that it isn’t required, if the rep couldn’t find anything. But we all know that sometimes reps don’t know everything either. Hope you find your answer, although it wouldn’t hurt to choose a COE to start, and if you’re able.

Ok Nevermind my scale number yesterday. Doc office weighs me in at 192. My BMI is now 31. Fat mass percentage is still about 15% too high, I’ve got to work on muscle. Overall, it’s good. Since I’m having issues with my tendons in my feet and shoulder problems (ugh, I’m too young for this mess), doc wants me to ride a bike (so boring!!!) for now. I guess so....better than nothing. His goal is another 20 lbs. whether I want to do it by 9 mo or by 12 mo. My choice. Obviously 9 mo would be my choice. So, I’ll work harder/focus until my 9 mo appt in Feb.

1 hour ago, Kat410 said:

sticking with the plan and doing the work.

Great job hon! Sometimes I find myself slipping, but it’s only a great thing that I can’t slip a ton of food, just a few bites. Anyway, it takes work. I’m going to have to focus on making it work and sticking to it! You keep it up....and when you hit 200, or better yet, 199...let us know. We’ll Celebrate with you! 😊

9 hours ago, patty0715 said:

Hope to see everyone’s progress! Here’s is my before surgery pic and pic from today....

You look great!!! I totally forgot to take pics! Didn’t even cross my mind. I’m also sick too so I’m not thinking quite straight. Lol. Glad to hear and see your progress! 😁

Today is our 6 months post! Seems forever since it happened. I haven’t budged much these past two months (mostly stress). I’m currently 194. Should I be lower? Probably? Do I care? Not really at the moment. I know I’ll get back in action soon. Until then, I’m still healthier and happier about my physique than before, so I’ll take it. 72 lbs down from my highest, 55 lbs down from surgery. Sounds pretty good to me. Hope to hear from y’all. 😊

It’s been a while. In a few days we’ll be 6 months post. Seems like it’s been ages though. Honestly I’m not as far as I think I should be, but what I’ve lost so far is WAY better than where I was 6 months ago!!!! Hope y’all tune in this week with progress reports. Hope y’all are all doing well too.

I dealt with it pretty bad pre-op; I had a chronic cough as well (usually after I ate). Had the sleeve. Took the ppi’s for a few weeks and ran out. Haven’t had any meds since, nor GERD or the annoying cough. I’m just shy of 6 months post now. I give my thanks to God above (my personal belief) knowing the stats of it and having a sleeve. I just believed and prayed that it wouldn’t be an issue for me. So, my prayer has been answered.

6 hours ago, dreamingsmall said:

my dietician does not give me a number to focus on for macros so im not reaching for anything right now lol

I’ve never had a number to go by from my nut. Just eat sensibly and not overeat. Sure there are some food guidelines, but she really wants me to be mindful of what my body needs. I often do not finish any last bite. I consider myself a success thus far....you should too. 😊

I too had depo pre WLS and was pregnant about 4 month afterwards. Sorry I can’t help about post op WLS. I’m sure someone might be able too. Hopefully! Happy getting pregnant hon!!!

Maybe this applies further out??? Cause I’m surely not going to force myself to eat just because it is “time to eat” or “need to have such and such macro/micro nutrients in for the day”. If I’m not hungry, I don’t need to be eating. That’s like mindless eating. Not going back to that.

1 hour ago, Berry78 said:

"If you're not hungry, don't eat" ?? No... it doesn't work that way. One of the effects of surgery is to take away appetite.

When we don't eat, we don't want to.. and because we don't want to, then we don't.. and when we don't, we don't want to...

It's a vicious cycle. Without nourishment, you can't heal. Now.. you can drink your nourishment, no one said it must be solid. But it does need to be consumed.

Well that was my rule, but it didn’t apply really. I was physically hungry by day 5. But keep in mind, it was food related, he did want all fluids and Protein Drinks consumed. I guess I should have been more clear.

Reasoning behind it is to not force yourself to eat. Your body will know when it needs fuel. Or should know.....

My doc’s orders were, “if you’re not hungry, don’t eat.” Just be mindful of your fluids for sure. You will eventually get hungry.

On 10/27/2017 at 10:47 PM, LoBMI VSGguy46 said:

Not feeling the restriction. Worried now that I'll never lose much beyond this.

Believe me...you will once you start solids!!! Soups are liquids, much easier to get down and do more of.

Well that’s cool. I would think that having a large or extremely large fundus removed would be true to losing a lot more weight post op. Your body was used to eating a whole lot more, so I’m pretty hopeful your surgeon is right...the hunger cues shouldn’t be so pronounced anymore.

37 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

That is awesome @Newme17. I like that app too. I am gonna start the core exercises this week!! 😊

Yay! Our cores will thank us 😁

32 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

That look interesting. I have horrible posture. I definitely need to get one of those and start using. Let us know how you feel after a while of using it.

Will do. So far I’m loving it!!! My back does too. 😊 also kind of feels like the circulation in my legs have improved too. See how my thighs aren’t laying on the bottoms of the seat so much? Not sure if you can. I can slide a small book underneath if I had one.

33 minutes ago, Berry78 said:

8 hours is enough time for peeps to get 4 good meals in, which will work for those 6+ months postop.

Without realizing it and this is probably true for many of us with WLS, I just counted the hours since I last ate and broke my fast. Last ate right before 7:30 yesterday and then I didn’t eat until about 10:30 this morning. That’s 15 hours of fasting. This way most everyday is intermittent fasting unintentionally for me. Doc tells me to not eat unless hungry anyway....

oh and doing this without WLS, it’s hard in the beginning. I just about died the first few days fasting 16:8. But like anything else, you get used to it. I’ve had great success, but my mind wasn’t where it needed to be to stay focused on my health long term then.

Fasting and carbs....for most people, yes, they hear fasting and think you’re not eating. Sure there are those types of fasts as well. Same thing with carbs, people think they’re all bad, but fail to realize how good complex ones are for us. So, it’s really all about being ignorant (not a put down) of the facts or just not informed. Once informed, then you can have the realization and hopefully openness that will change your way of thinking for the better. But if you’re not open kind of person, you’ll be staunch in your ways.

11 hours ago, jhulstine85 said:

Hi all, I am new here From what I have read everyone seems very supportive and wonderful! I am 20 days post op from the DS Loop and I am a vegetarian. Anyone have any good recipes to share that is still "Soft foods" I am sick of Soup haha Thanks in advance!

Welcome! And congrats on your surgery hon. I hope someone can chime in for soft foods...cause I didn’t really change my diet to plant based until I was on solids. If I should find some time, I’ll do some research for you though. 😁

I’m using my balance disc at work. It’s like getting used to a spin bike seat for the first time Lol. Feels great for my back. But the “down there” is a little numb. After a few days, eventually I’ll get used to it. You can clearly see how my chair back is way too relaxing. I can fix it upright, but it won’t “teach” me to sit up straight all the time. I could easily scoot forward and rest my upper back against it. The disc actually doesn’t allow you to slouch, due to no backing. it feels weird trying to when there’s no back rest.

1 hour ago, Waler said:

you are spending so much time trying to be right that you are totally ignoring common sense here

You are speaking of yourself here. Just do us all a favor and post your scientific sources and we’ll make the decisions based on our own research for what’s good for OUR own bodies.

Or I’d rather you just leave this thread....thanks in advance for doing so.