DixieD

I have had the loop-ds/said-s over a year and a half ago... I had serious diarrhea for the first year post op... it has now considerably slowed down but it still happens a few times per week, especially I noticed if my carb count is higher than 15% of my overall consumption in my fitness pal for the day. Carbs really are the devil for me!! They make me extremely bloated and gassy as well!

Welcome to DS. I'm about 4 months out and still experience explosive, speckle-the-bowl, diarrhea four to ten times a day (and night). It's my new normal and I've just had to get used to it.

@magpie26 it’s a sleeve but also rerouting of the intestines to bypass the upper intestines completely so basically where the nutrients and fats are absorbed. I eat pretty plain too i felt like but it is true that i should stop the bars and shakes because they don’t bring anything to me other than “protein”...

@DixieD oh geez! I didn't even pay attention to your type of surgery, that's one i don't know enough about. I had the sleeve, pretty basic, right? But I feel hungry all the time, someone suggested tums (maybe it was that chick up there lol!) those sort of help. I don't do shakes and I try to stay away from bars like fluffy said. I eat basic too and I'm not afraid of fat, I don't follow keto or Paleo but do my own thing. I eat a lot of yogurt, cheeses, nuts and I'll indulge and have REAL bacon with my one egg. I know you have absorption issues with your surgery but my nut said and I've seen some articles that say over 100 grams of protein is pointless because we pee it all out, the extra i mean.
I don't know, I feel the being hungry thing, and I am not supposed to be hungry according to what everything said about the sleeve. I just drink water, or Crystal light or decaf tea and I have struggles with fluid off and on too. It seriously feels like it's a job to.drink water, I loved it before, now it's a chore. My doctor also upped my PPI dose too. I'm going to.educate myself on your surgery though because i.Don't know enough about it and I feel like i.should know what my WLS brothers and sisters go through

Ok, so if I understand this, you eat about 1cup of food per meal. And you are eating this frequently cuz you are a Starvin Marvin. Right?
So I'm no expert and def not a vet. I also get hungrier with exercise, and also get hungrier the more food quantity and more meals I eat. So it's a Catch22 for me.
The huge question is how much food you REALLY and truly absorb. I'm not sure I actually believe the whole 50% of food is lost. I think our bodies are amazingly resilient at maintaining homeostasis. And that means that after 18month-3years, we start regrowing microvilli so that the intestines can pick up the nutrients better. I know this to be true in RNY from studies, and would presume the same for DS/SADI Loop. But dunno...
The thing I would start with is to dump ALL the crap and liquid nourishment. Dump the Atkins Bar. Dump the protein drink if you are having issues with hunger. If you are hungry, you need to get dense high value protein and fat in your system in order to feel satiety. But if you have a ton of fat to lose I don't know if you need to pack it in, cuz of the calories. i'd just eat lean protein and a bit of healthy fat and see how that does.
My meals would be so basic--mine ARE basic. You can go to the Intermittent Fasting thread and see them:
Lean Protein (3-4oz)--limited full fat cheese
Veg
Salad
No Cal Dressing (and use either the fat from my meat or fat from avocado to aid in absorbing fat soluble vitamins). But with your surgery, you may need to add 1 1/2 tsp of fat source to every meal. Dunno your surgical needs.
I would TRY to get to a point where you can eat only every 3-4 hours and then maybe look at going longer. And I think bottom line, if you're not losing you are taking in too much of something. Hope that helps!

FluffyChix I did but it kees saying error everytime i try! Must be a glitch!

I will keep trying but in the meantime, my day looks about like this:

Breakfast1: coffee with cream and Premier Protein shake.

Breakfast2: 2-3eggs with cheese

Lunch1: usually chicken kr beef with veggies. Sometimes shrimps or fish.

Lunch2: veggie soup with protein powder or leftover lunch 1.

Snack: Atkins low carb protein bar or peanuts/cashews

Dinner: same as lunch, a bit more veggies usually eat it in 2 parts about a cup at a time.

Snack: 2 greek yogourts

Sometimes i am still hungry and i’ll have a piece of cheese or another yogourt before bed!

Won’t let me say i’m from Canada! Can’t update my profile at all!

Can you do us all a solid please and go up to the Profile area and fill out your information with a weight ticker so we can help you?
It would also help to know what specifically a general day looks like to you from a food standpoint--your meals and snacks and drinks etc.
Welcome, btw.