Tracyringo

Good morning ladies! I am going to be 70 years young on September 11th (I still am 19 in my head lol) and I have my surgery dat for July 22, 2019. I am so excited and also nervous and. All the other emotions that go with this life changing decision. I had both knees replaced 3 years ago, type-2 diabetes, Hbp, sleep apnea and I am looking forward with the weight loss to correct these problems. Best decision was having both my knees replaced, but the added weight hurts them. I also have a pinched nerve that I’m working on with PT and the weight loss will help tremendously with that issue. I retired to the Carolina ‘s three years ago and I’m ready for all the activities on my “retirement bucket list”. Also, I’m looking forward to dating once again as I am a widow now after 32 years of marriage. So lots ahead. I’m here if any of you older gals want to talk. It helps if we all share with each other..... it makes this process a lot easier.... Kate

Just some friendly advice. Ditch the Protein bars. They alone caused me to gain a few pounds and even now when I have them I go into a stall.
If you absolutely must have them, limit to one per day as Meal Replacement. Also, if you do decide to keep eating them, look for the ones that contain more protein than carbs.
Many to most protein bars are really just candy bars with some protein added in.

I would stay away from Protein bars personally . They pack as many calories as a candy bar and can be addictive to some. You know yourself better then anyone though.
I was eating on average 800 calories at 6 months out.
Breakfast. 1 egg and either turkey sausage or 2 slices of bacon ( I still eat this today )
lunch. tuna creation pouch and 1/4 cup of cottage cheese
dinner. 1 rib and part of a baked potato with cheddar cheese ect.
snack. Almonds
This is just one day I had logged in my 6 months. Most of the time I could not finish a meal and would go back and finish later instead of snacking on other things.

I haven't had surgery yet ... but I have been doing a lot of research with my own DNA and I found some interesting information ... I found out that weight training helps me loose weight more than cardio. Cardio is great and you need to get it in for a healthy heart but in some people it will not do much for weight loss. I agree with the many people here saying to stay away from the Protein bars ... especially if your not doing weight training. Keep positive...


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It can be hard. I added in clear Protein like Isopure. Also a Protein Powder favored by vegans. With Fluffy on fruits - I gain if I eat even a serving a day. Steamed shrimp remain my go to protein Mix it up and let yourself get really hungry then protein. Best to you.

I’m a little over one month post op, and I don’t have any interest in food. However, I think my disinterest is in large part to the amount of puking I’ve been doing. I haven’t been able to move from purées yet. I can’t stomach another Protein Shake. I make one each day, and get about an ounce in before I can’t drink anymore. It’s hard to believe my pouch could be so small, but it just is. I get full, very very fast. Within 1-3 bites and I’m done. I’m practicing everything I’ve been told. Putting the fork down, chewing everything until you can’t chew anymore, trying to eat smaller frequent meals... etc. but I just can’t get it in. My NP however told me that if I’m getting in 40g of Protein, she’s ok with that for now. I need to be at 600 cals/day in order to go back to work, and I’m just not there, not even close. I’m hoping that another week of purées and I’ll be ready for soft foods.
Just keep doing the best you can. ❤️

The PA at the practice told me recently that I need to eat more calories. I was eating about 1200, and she wants me to move up to 1500 and perhaps 1700 on days that I exercise particularly hard. The biggest thing for me is to track everything that I eat and adjust appropriately. I have a huge fear of regaining weight, so I will back off on calories if I feel I am at risk and see how it goes. I think we all constantly adjust to keep on track.

I am one year post op. My doctor says to eat 1200 calories a day 💁🏻 That’s a lot of food when it’s high protein! It used to be such few calories when I was fat before surgery 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Another 600-800 cals/day at 6 months. I also avoided anything resembling candy at that time. So no Protein bars. Very simple:
B: protein latte OR egg puff OR Greek yogurt with 1oz froz blueberries + 1/2oz walnuts
L: turkey roll up + 1-2oz raw veg OR tuna pouch + 1 cup salad with WF cal free dressing OR green Soup (broth+2oz shrimp or chicken + 1oz frozen greens + 1/2-1oz mushrooms
😧 2-3oz dense lean protein + 1oz steamed/sauteed/roasted fresh veggie + 1oz avocado & .5-1oz grape Tomato

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Try cutting the Protein with things like:
Fat Free Fairlife Milk (13g protein per cup)

Fat Free Greek Yogurt (6g protein per 2oz of HEB FF Plain Greek Yogurt)

Fat Free Kefir Plain (3g protein per 2oz of Lifeway Low Fat Plain Kefir)

Make Protein Cream Soup (This makes 4, 4oz servings of soup with almost 11g of protein per 4oz serving.)


Add protein powder to everything!

I would stay away from Protein bars personally . They pack as many calories as a candy bar and can be addictive to some. You know yourself better then anyone though.
I was eating on average 800 calories at 6 months out.
Breakfast. 1 egg and either turkey sausage or 2 slices of bacon ( I still eat this today )
lunch. tuna creation pouch and 1/4 cup of cottage cheese
dinner. 1 rib and part of a baked potato with cheddar cheese ect.
snack. Almonds
This is just one day I had logged in my 6 months. Most of the time I could not finish a meal and would go back and finish later instead of snacking on other things.

Fairlife milk has 13 grams of Protein per serving and if you like Peanut Butter add some PB fit, its yummy !

Fairlife milk has 13 grams of Protein per serving and if you like Peanut Butter add some PB fit, its yummy !

I absolutely agree with you on this ! I just like directness though and some may find this too blatant I guess.

Awesome on fruits and veggies. But make the "snacking" = grazing to most of us near vets or vets.
And to us "snacking" = "grazing" is a very very bad thing--on any level. For most of us, the more we eat (the more frequent grazing meals we eat) the hungrier we are and the less actual Protein eating we do.
Making an intentional meal of fruits and veggies is just fine. Unless you are carb intolerant then you might want to lean more on veg and lower the fruit consumption. Many of us gain if we "snack" too much on fruit.
And yeah, I woke up read all the threads about hard times and just got irritated and snapped and Bad Fluffy emerged. So my language got away from me. My apologies.
And for the record? I can eat 2-3X as many veg (cooked or raw) as I can eat dense lean protein. And the carbs and sugars in the veg DO add up. They tell you protein first for a reason. You are trying to absolutely MAXIMIZE the satiety and small portions and low calories. That's part of what the surgery does. Let it do it's job by us following our doctor's rules. Many docs say NO snacking and only 3 meals per day. Mine allowed 3 meals and 1-2 very small mini meals (like an ounce of protein or a 1/2 of cooked veg or 1 cup of salad = 100 cals or less per mini meal.)

You won't know until you go through it. I actually did not lose my appetite for very long...maybe about 3 weeks. But I have still powered through and done very well. And I'm not the only one. Nothing unique about me. No superior ability or will. I just followed my doc's orders and dyed to my baser desires in favor of a long term good. I'm just a shmo on the internet...very very average. You can do this even IF you don't lose your appetite. That's the beauty of this surgery!

I hope I'll have restriction and lose my appetite. I wish I could live off Protein Shakes for the first year. Keep the calories low and Protein intake can still be up to 100gm a day.
I don't even care about eating and I hope the surgery will make it so I only eat to survive not to indulge ever again...

I don't particularly care for food. If it were up to me I'd spend the rest of my life grazing on Cookies. But I know that I can't do that anymore and it's not healthy and I'm too damn old to keep eating that way. So I force myself to eat real whole foods everyday and meet my Protein goals. It's just what I gotta do.

Were all In this together ppl

I absolutely agree with fluffy so many people are so fragile and can't take constructive criticism. They were told by their families for years They were healthy and look where it got them.
Maybe if someone opened your eyes sooner you wouldn't be in this predicament.
Why are people so fragile these days and can't take a little hard truth.
We're actually trying to help people see What's wrong and then make the changes.
Surgery is a privilege and needs to be taken care of. You should be ready for it.

Bullying is the incorrect word. I'm totally aggravated by the sheer number of posts crying about or lamenting the changes from this surgery and their present food situation. We all have had this amazing opportunity to change our life. And yet we're talking about nonsense. We all had to travel down and through this path. And it is HARD. It sucks. But there is beauty beyond and there is MUCH to gain by just going with the flow and dying to your baser instincts and relations with food.
My motivation in answering is not to invalidate the posters. It's to abruptly break where their brain is going. It's a wake up shout. And psychologists often say you need to have an abrupt noise or action to break a chain/cycle of downward motion.

Look. I think you need to get real and embrace this sh*t!
It's a stage. We ALL go through it and it's one of the miracle wonders of the honeymoon period.
So here's your job:
Some how, SOME WAY, get your Protein need met everyday. I frankly don't care how you do it. Drink 2 protein drinks. Done. Drink a Protein Drink and have some meat. I don't care. Just MEET YOUR PROTEIN GOAL. The End. Anything else is unnecessary.
Now, do NOT allow the snacking bs to re-enter your life. Quit it. Or I swear you will sabotage your surgery. It has a way of sneaking in when you least want it. Do not allow your food innervation to help rationalize your poor choices. Of COURSE snacky slidery food is easy to eat. It's what we want. It's what appeals. The food companies have spent billions addicting us!!! And making the food extra appealing. So you MUST break up with it. Seriously.
(I hate posts like this...)

I think you need to do something to make your meals more appealing. Snacking is not good unless it is a planned snack that contains Protein , advocates snacking is a bad habit that can undo all your good work. Not getting enough protein is a serious issue which can lead to all sorts of health issues. If you don’t want meat find other protein rich foods that you do enjoy. Maybe make yourself a platter as your meal. Some cheese, egg, nuts, seeds and chopped up veg may satisfy your snacking urge.

Talk to your team. It happened to me at about 5/6 months out. Dr told me to up my calories to 1200. I was averaging 800-1000. After that I tried to hit at least 1000 every day and started yoga. Lost 2 pounds a week later and am still averaging 2 a week.

Last week I tried intermittent fasting and lost 5 pounds! You may want to look into that too. I’m just not sure it’s sustainable for me.


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