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sillykitty

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    Food Before and After Photos

    Ohhh ... I'm going to do a side by side comparison
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    Crappy Dietician

    I'm not sure where that info is coming from, but there is no link between carbs and reflux, and certainly not to RNY revision. GERD is a complication of the sleeve due to the new stomach anatomy creating a high pressure upper GI system. There are many different post surgical diet programs, all prioritize protein, hydration and calorie deficits. But they are not all strictly low carb. There is more than one path to weight loss success.
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    No energy

    Yes, I did really like Nascobel. My surgeon's office gave me a few samples. Unfortunately it wasn't covered by my otherwise good insurance??
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    No energy

    Looking into taking a B12 supplement. Either an injection from your surgeon's office, or an oral sublingual
  5. Just an FYI, but stomach growling is a sign of stomach acid. Make sure you are taking a PPI
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    Food Shaming!

    I think though that responses can and should depend upon who is asking. A nosy co worker or meddling aunt is different than a spouses business dinner.
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    Food Shaming!

    Yes, pre pandemic I had many business meals. And the amount I was eating was often commented on. Usually it was out of concern but not always. Next time just be prepared with an excuse, stomach has been bothering you, an illness or something. In the case of shaming an answer like , “I’m going through some medical issues” usually shuts them up.
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    Am I rushing into plastics?

    I definitely get how timing comes into play with plastics. My work schedule was the driving factor for my surgery date. I had originally planned plastics 9 months post WLS. Thankfully I wasn't able to arrange the time off work. I ended up dropping 15 lbs below my goal weight. 15 lbs doesn't seem like a lot, but my body changed dramatically. Most dramatically I went from a C cup to an A. Even once my weight stabilized it definitely continued to shift around, I seemed to continue to shrink. When I was able to have my plastics I was 21 month post WLS and had been at a stable weight for 10 months. I am a very impatient person, so I did not want to delay my surgery. But at the end it worked out for the best.
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    Can't vomit

    At only 6 weeks post op, don't assume you're not able to vomit. Like @ms.sss described, if I really need to vomit, my body will do so, from lower down in my stomach. (And don't worry as much about everything stopping you from losing weight, trust your surgery )
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    Food Before and After Photos

    Interesting because I prefer the soybean/edamame noodles with Asian flavors over Italian. I like making cold pasta salads with them
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    Food Before and After Photos

    Have you tried protein pasta? I really like Edamame pasta, tastes good, and high protein.
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    Food Before and After Photos

    Even here, food trucks are permanently stationed, or at least a regular rotation of locations. There are two types of food trucks in SoCal, the bougie great Food Truck Race type trucks, with delicious, but pricey food. Then there are OG taco trucks with inexpensive and super tasty food. The plate I posted cost $2!
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    Frequency of meals

    Yes, people lose weight after WLS following all kinds of different programs, or even none at all. As long as one consumes less calories than they burn, weight loss will occur (yes, there are other factors to this equation, but over the mid to long term, this holds true) If you only are eating only 3/4 cup of food a day, are you meeting your protein goals? You are only 6 weeks post op, so it's way too early to judge that "weight loss has slowed down". You have lost over 5 lbs per week, that is in no way something you should think is disappointing or unsatisfactory. Just relax and realize that this is working!
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    Food Before and After Photos

    Weekend meals! Taco Truck Al Pastor Mulitas Lasagna (no afters) Football Snack - Crescent Pockets Gnocchi
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    Food Before and After Photos

    These make me want dumplings soooo bad!
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    Food Before and After Photos

    Ensenada Style Fish Taco
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    Food Before and After Photos

    It could be further healthified by using Fairife low or non fat milk and ground turkey (or ground meat veg substitute in your case @GreenTealael) It was surprisingly good. I wasn't looking forward to a carbless casserole (blasphemy 😂), but actually had seconds for my "second dinner". (I know it's not carbless, but no added carbs, like rice or noodles)
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    Food Before and After Photos

    Weekend meals Mousaka (Greek Eggplant Casserole) Red Beans and Rice with Green Beans & Collard Greens @Pandemonium Red Beans without the rice isn't a bad bariatric choice
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    Food Before and After Photos

    You're nicer than I am, I would have just hid the Zero Carb bread, or set up a booby trap 😂
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    Food Before and After Photos

    If you allow moderate carbs into your diet, Trader Joe's Gyoza are tasty
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    Can anyone eat carbs?

    Carbs have never been excluded from my diet. During the weigh loss stage, they were a smaller part of my diet. Hitting protein goals and keeping calories down didn't leave too much room for them. But now in maintenance, I eat relatively "normally", just smaller portions.
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    Food Before and After Photos

    I swear this was delicious despite the poor plating and lighting 😞 Korean Fried Chicken
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    Food Before and After Photos

    Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where the nonfat frozen yogurt made everyone fat 😂
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    Food Before and After Photos

    The pics I've seen of Trader Joe's branded products in German Aldi doesn't bear any resemblance to the US Trader Joe's product, neither in product types nor packaging. I wouldn't think Trader Joe's is widely known in Germany, so the branding seems odd to me. To add to the confusion, it is Aldi Nord that owns Trader Joe's and not Aldi Sud. @GreenTealael is the meme queen, and I'm the resident Aldi expert apparently. 😟
  25. Your surgery was less than a week ago. It is far too early to start worrying about the scale. Your body has experienced some pretty extreme trauma + IV fluids as mentioned. I'd suggest you put a way the scale for a few weeks. When you do weigh yourself, try to keep some perspective, it was WLS, not magic.

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