FlyFatA$$Fly

I don't want to try and get liquids past airport security. I have powder and a Blender Bottle. I just need good Water and I have a meal.

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Pilots are exempt from the liquid requirement, but I carry powder usually with a shaker bottle because it's easier.

My surgery isn't until the 24th of this month however the more I read the more I am seeing that most people experience extreme nausea after surgery. How long does this usually last if its true and is there anything they can give you? I have heard this is the worst part of the surgery is the nausea?

Mine only lasted 2 days post op. I had my surgeon give me a script for zofran. It works great! Melt one on your tongue, and nausea is gone in minutes.

Breakfast for bariatric pilots on the go.

How's your intake been, are there times you can't keep food down or experience pains after eating or drinking??

Intake varies depending on the type of food I eat, but generally about 3oz. No pains eating or drinking. I've always keep food down, but I make sure when I'm full I stop eating.

Silent Bob from Mall Rats.

I haven't found anything I like that I hadn't prior, but I found that sweets such as ice cream don't seem to taste as good to me anymore. Its like eh, I'll pass.

I'm the same way. I've tried a few small bites of sweets, and they don't taste good. I have no interest in them now.

I didn't go to the Davis clinic, but I had the sleeve. I was 41 bmi, and insurance required a 6 month supervised diet. At the end of the diet I was 36.5 going into surgery. I'm 2 months postop down 30lbs, and feeling great.

The aforementioned picture of Himalayan Gold shows a 5-ounce bag, which contains a whopping 550 calories (approximately 5 of those 110-calorie servings).
1 ounce of this popcorn has 110 calories.

I'm finally back at work. These are the single serving bags we have. 100 calories, 13g carbs. Plus it's a lot in the bag. I can't finish it. Love this stuff!

 

I calculate my own net carbs, I don't use what the label says.

Here is another peer reviewed article that explains how I personally compute my net carbs.... because for me it's not about the calories, it's about the effect of carbs on blood sugar, weight and fat burning--

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/net-carbs#section3

It talks about and has links to articles that discuss IMO's.

Thanks for posting. That's a good article, but what journal was it published in. The link doesn't looks like a peer reviewed article.

That's what I've heard. It sounds like you have to get to know your body all over again. Based on what you said, I'm going to plan for 10 days. I also have a night job 5 days a week and sat. morning so I may return to that job first.
Would you mind If I asked the name of your dietician? I want to be ready before they make the hard sell on the shakes. I've been worried about the pre-op diet but, yours sounds do able.
Good luck going back to work. I'm sure you are starting to feel like a whole new person. [emoji4]
Gege

I just saw this. I'll PM you her information later today.

Apparently the air fryer does a good job making things crispy and flaky (like real fried food). The nuwave cooks larger quantities and makes things moist.

Since I've never really gone for fried food, I don't miss it. The Nuwave works for me. But for people that want healthy fried food, the air fryer sounds like a winner!

If things don't come out as crisp as you'd like you can spray a little olive oil on them before cooking, and it helps to crisp up. I do that with my wings.

The difference is the effect on blood sugar levels and insulin response. Whether that is why you avoid carbs or not is a personal preference. But that is why I, and many plans, don't count them. This is an article with plenty of peer reviewed scientific articles quoted, with the pubmed links included--https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sugar-alcohols-good-or-bad#section4And here's a rather dense scientific peer reviewed article about the metabolic effects of xylitol-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3128359/Interestingly the scientists have also shown links to positive effects on gut bacteria, bone density and collagen production! So, the science community quoted in this article doesn't think it's BS, they aren't marketing anything. Read, do research and make an informed decision. Or go by your surgical teams' plan... you trusted them to cut you open, trust their dietary advise over the advise of strangers on the internet.

I was not commenting on the effects of sugar alcohol, and xylitol. Also thank you for posting peer reviewed evidence as far too many people don't understand the importance of peer review. I always read real research ( peer reviewed), and never get sucked into the fitness woo( pseudoscience), and bro science. My advise also comes from my surgeons, and an outstanding registered dietitian, and not a nutritionist as nutritionist is not a professional title or actually certification. Net carbs does not have any actually scientific backing, and was created for marketing. There is no standard for how net carbs are counted on packaging or printed. All the current research does support the concept of net carbs. While xylitol for example has little effect on blood sugar, many packages use sugar alcohol as their reason to off set carbs in their net carbs calculation. That is very bad, and can be dangerous for some with diabetes. There is a reason net carbs don't appear on the nutrition labels. That's because it is not a regulated term by the FDA. It's a made up term by food manufacturers. It's also important to understand not all sugar alcohols are equal. Some do raise blood sugar. So how does the lay person know which raise blood sugar, and which don't? How do you calculate the net carbs not knowing if the sugar alcohol in that product has a higher glycemic index? You also need to be careful subtracting fiber in some products. Should someone subtract fiber to figure out net carbs? Well if they do that, and eat Protein Bars they need to be careful. Most Protein bars use a form of fiber isomalto-oligosaccharides(IMO). IMO is highly processed and barely a fiber. On the glycemic index it is also equivalent to grapefruit or apple juice. I wouldn't call either of those low glycemic index. IMO also has 2 calories per gram. That counts for something. The point of my post is you need to be very careful with net carbs. You seem informed, and as such my post was directed at you, but it was for people who may just think net carbs printed on packages are what they can go by. It's much safer to count all carbs, and more important calories.

This topic has come up before, but net carbs are BS. It was created to sell product during the low carb craze. It's marketing, nothing more. Total carbs are what counts.

Love mine! Made some great bacon wrapped stuffed jalapeños last week.

18 crabs, sadly a carb is a carb.

I not only eat pickles, but I eat locally made spicy pickles! I also do Jalapeños. I just made air fried jalapeño poppers.

Thank you so much! This information goes a long way in calming my nerves. How long did recovery take? Were you able to go back to work right away? I am a teacher and doing this over Thanksgiving break so I am planning about a week, maybe more? What does your day look like now eating wise? About how much can/do you eat?
Thank you for sharing with me [emoji4]
Gege

I'm just getting ready to head back to work. I've been off 2 months, but I'm a pilot. The FAA has an 8 week waiting period before I could fly again. Recovery was faster than I thought. I was feeling really good one week post op.

Eating, stick to the diet plan and phases. I'm back on normal food now. I eat very small meals. The most I can do solid food is 3oz or so. I usually eat 4-5 small meals/snacks a day, and about 800 calories a day. When eating listen to your body, and if you are full stop. You will learn the signs.

If I remember Kohl's had several brands. Which one did you go with? I may have a 30% off soon

I got the Power airfryer XL. I honestly didn't research them. This one was reasonable, and not too big. I've had it about a year, and it's been great.

I forgot I did get a luxury sports car this year.
It was more about being small in general than a reward for goal weight. My other car was large and just didn't match me anymore.
I don't see PS as a reward because at this point is reconstructive not cosmetic.

What did you get? Sorry I'm a car guy. lol

I'm with you on the porsche, i really want to treat myself to the new range rover velar that just launched. (One day)

Love the Velar! We were close to a Range Rover sport, but decided on the Macan for reliability, and better dealer service.

If you are going to use it then it's worth the cost. I bought one at kohls with a 30% off coupon. It wasn't too bad. I use it all the time.

These only took 8 mins in the air fryer.

Just made bacon wrapped jalapeño poppers in the air fryer. They came out great. One is all I could eat.  

I just loved food! Love Pasta, pizza, burger. I also didn't have an off switch. So Portion Control was a problem.

This may sound crazy, but I've been planning to buy one for a long time. A Porsche 911 ( 997.2) turbo. Wife is on board since she gets her Porsche Macan first lol

Hi all, I was wondering how long all of you were off work after your surgeries? I work in a hospital and do a lot of heavy lifting. I would like some idea of a timeframe. Thanks.
DR Potential Sleever

I'm a pilot, and have to be off 8 weeks per the FAA.