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I haven't had surgery yet, but I have been dieting since July 2019 as my surgeon wanted me to get my BMI down to 50 before surgery. I started at trying to stay at or under 2400 calories per day and as I lost weight I dropped it to 2000 per day. After about 3 months I was comfortable on 1600 calories a day. I also noticed that if I stalled or even wasn't stalling that if I had a couple of days closer to my upper limits and then cranked it back down to lower I had my best week of weight loss. I haven't done much research but I think this is labelled as a calorie confusion diet or metabolic confusion diet. This is where you alternate between high calorie and low calorie days. I also did 16:8 intermittent fasting. Your body thinks it is starving on the lower calories and then you bump your metabolism back up with high calorie day.

WOW, i am close to one year in and i started this journey at 306lbs and i am 191lbs. I started at a clothing size of 22 and now i am a size12. Wow wow wow!!!!! All heath issues resolved as well.

In the first months, it's all about keeping food really simple and expedient. You will be eating so little that the last thing you want to focus on is cooking and food interaction. So do what needs to be done, simply.
I agree with @catwoman7. Use meat lube aka gravies and sauces on the side to dip Protein in at first. It helps it go down.
I wanted and needed to feel full and feel restriction, so I did choose harder to digest meats (aka dry dense lean protein). But I did use some ready made sauces (low fat, low carb, low sugar, low to no cal). I always had these on hand (frozen in ice cube trays in 1-2oz portions, then put into bags and labeled:
Heinz Homestyle chicken Gravy
Heinz Homestyle Beef Gravy
Classico Lite Asiago Cream Sauce
Central Market Taste of Italy Marinara
Light Hollandaise Sauce
99% FF Creamy Poblano Soup
99% FF Cream of Mushroom Soup
99% FF Cream of Chicken Soup
Mild Salsa
Mild Enchilada Sauce
Mild Taco Bell Sauce

Then I would just make things like:
Foil Wrapped Fish
Pan Seared Chicken Breasts
Grilled Chicken Breasts
Grilled Salmon
Ground Turkey Crumbles
Jimmy Dean Turkey Sausage Crumbles
Jimmy Dean Turkey Sausage Patties
HEB Hatch Turkey Burgers (air fry them)
Carton Egg Whites
2% Cheddar Shreds
Low Fat Mozzarella Shreds
2% Cottage Cheese
Nonfat Greek Yogurt Plain
At first: frozen veg & canned green Beans, then later switched to fresh and cooked al dente. But by that time, most of the meat lube had gone away.

Just an update-really good news guys! The cyst is actually forming from my kidney. Soooo the doctor has decided to monitor it every 6 months since cytology came back with everything being non-malignant. This means after my March 3rd psych appointment everything will be sent into the insurance! I’m super excited & ready.

So I tried the buffalo chicken puree and it's amazing!

All I did was use one can of chicken, a spoonful of sour cream, a spoonful of mayo, a good pouring of Frank's red hot, a shakeful of crumbled blue cheese and a little ranch dressing. Feel free to sub out for yogurt or low fat versions.

I put everything in a food processor and blended the crap outta it. It's so good !

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I ate because I was hungry, bored, tired, stressed.... I was a gold star member of the clean plate club. Most meal I finished in about five minutes going for quantity versus taking my time and tasting things. I was living to eat.
After surgery I had zero hunger. I drank/ate only because I needed to meet my daily Protein goals. So now I am reprogramming my fat brain to eat to live. The only problem is filling the extra time I have now because I no longer think about food that much any more. I still catch myself thinking about eating things I shouldn't, but I can quickly put those thoughts to the side and remember why I had surgery. Which is to remake myself.

I ate because I was hungry, bored, tired, stressed.... I was a gold star member of the clean plate club. Most meal I finished in about five minutes going for quantity versus taking my time and tasting things. I was living to eat.
After surgery I had zero hunger. I drank/ate only because I needed to meet my daily Protein goals. So now I am reprogramming my fat brain to eat to live. The only problem is filling the extra time I have now because I no longer think about food that much any more. I still catch myself thinking about eating things I shouldn't, but I can quickly put those thoughts to the side and remember why I had surgery. Which is to remake myself.

Unjury southwest taco chili Protein Powder in 6oz warm Water, 1 oz fresh snow crab, 1/2 oz Parmesan, mozzarella cheese blend. So delicious and was able to eat the full cup with no restriction.

My dietitian recommended canned chicken on the soft food phase as it is cooked in the can which makes it easier to handle. I have until next Thursday before I can start soft foods, so I can't tell you if my dietitian was right or not. But, the do a lot of WLS so I am confident in their advice.

I start tomorrow and a Buffalo chicken puree is first on my list. I'll keep you posted !

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Just an update. I was 236 lbs in 7th grade. Went as high as 340 in early 20's. March of 2019 I was weighing 280. Started 2 week preop diet at 274. Surgery was 7-23-19 and now 6.5 months later I am 173lbs. Initial goal was 175 (5'7") but still have some more to lose so setting goal around 165 before I start trying to add some muscle back.
Stayed around 600 cal and 60g Protein for about 4.5 months then tried to up it around 800 and 100g protein, that seemed to work ok. Occasionally I'll hit 1000 but other days struggle to get 600. Very little hunger, just know when I NEED to eat. food just not that important to me anymore. Still foamies and throw up when I eat to fast. Very little I can't eat, haven't really tried breads or pastas though. Heartburn got bad had to start omeprazole again.
Helluva year, ruptured aortic aneurysm last January with aortic valve replacement, sleeve in july, vasectomy in December and new baby boy 12-31! Just wanted to offer a little encouragement to those considering this or new in the process. No regrets, sure sometimes I miss sitting down and gorging but I just try to remember what it felt like afterwards.
Lots of positives, clothes that fit right, chairs that seem to big, etc...sucked to get rid of perfectly good clothes that were never wore and by the time you try to wear something else, it's to big. Nice trade off I guess. Anyway, just my story. I'm almost 44 and wish I'd done this sooner. Just like everyone else I had my doubts before surgery but it was definitely a good choice.

I mixed avocado with refried Beans and that was very tasty.

My dietitian recommended canned chicken on the soft food phase as it is cooked in the can which makes it easier to handle. I have until next Thursday before I can start soft foods, so I can't tell you if my dietitian was right or not. But, the do a lot of WLS so I am confident in their advice.

Thank you. Wow, 23 pounds since Jan.16th is awesome!

Don't worry about calories. Just get your protein in. My doctor recommended 60 grams protein daily. So looks like you are doing well. I am 3 weeks post-OP and averaging about 600 calories and 60-80 grams protein daily. I did my weekly weigh in and I am down 23 lbs from my surgery weight.

I am so happy I hitting my goals without Protein shakes!!!!! I am so happy I am done with them! I didn’t enjoy any of them and they where a lot of calories to be drinking!!!

I’m still very new. 1 month post vgs, but here’s a progress picture. Nowhere near done.

This is gonna sound like bragging, and I guess it is....but for the first time in my life my waist size and inseam size in pants is the same number: 32
At my biggest I was a 60" waist, so this is REALLY a huge milestone for me. My surgery was November 2016.
Started at 485. Current weight 200.

Home for day two post and this morning I am sipping my first small serving of Protein drink! It taste So good! Lol, pain for me has been nile to none at all; I still have the pain patch behind my ear so maybe that's why.
They started me on the small 30ml cups in the hospital as well and those do help me keep up with my Water demand.
Over all experience, I'd do it all over again I feel fantastic other than a little it drowsy none and then so of course I nap! Dr sent me home with the liquid codein/advil medicine and it tastes like robitussin, not sure to liquids for meds but I took it before bed last night just in case and it must work but I was exhausted and I slept a solid 7 hrs! Haven't done that in a few weeks!
If anyone has any questions just let me know; it is interesting to me all our recoveries and meal plans after surgery are so different. I had to wait 48 hrs before anything to drink other than water; Crystal lite or the Premier Protein water (which is great and has 20g of protein) so as I said at the top of my post this little 4oz of shake I'm sipping is so good! My biggest thing now tmi, is I've not had a BM which I know its because of nothing but water in me so this protein will help, not feeling constipated so I just need to let my body and nature take its course!

sugar free popsicles, sugar free Jello and sugar free pudding. Don't buy to much as your tastes will change after surgery. Check with you doctor or dietitian about Vitamins as well to make sure you get ones that they approve.

Are you getting anti-nausea meds? There is also med for stomach cramps, levsin, that really helped me. My pain was OK, but sipping Water caused cramps and my stomach felt like it was flip flopping. I was able to handle sugar free popsicles. It gets better though. Takes a couple of days for me though.

I am three weeks post-OP and am just starting to feel some hunger, but it is nothing like pre-surgery. I am not really sure it is hunger though. Maybe a little head hunger mixed with real hunger. Still adjusting to my new banana size stomach. Nice thing is I am full after eating 3 to 4 oz of food. I have one week left on pureed food moving on to soft foods. I have soft foods are more filling. liquids and pureed foods tend to slide through quicker. Still I'm satisfied on about 600 calories per day.

I am three weeks post-OP and am just starting to feel some hunger, but it is nothing like pre-surgery. I am not really sure it is hunger though. Maybe a little head hunger mixed with real hunger. Still adjusting to my new banana size stomach. Nice thing is I am full after eating 3 to 4 oz of food. I have one week left on pureed food moving on to soft foods. I have soft foods are more filling. liquids and pureed foods tend to slide through quicker. Still I'm satisfied on about 600 calories per day.

I am three weeks post-OP and am just starting to feel some hunger, but it is nothing like pre-surgery. I am not really sure it is hunger though. Maybe a little head hunger mixed with real hunger. Still adjusting to my new banana size stomach. Nice thing is I am full after eating 3 to 4 oz of food. I have one week left on pureed food moving on to soft foods. I have soft foods are more filling. liquids and pureed foods tend to slide through quicker. Still I'm satisfied on about 600 calories per day.

If you have gerd it is not a good idea to have the mini bypass. It carries a far higher risk of bile reflux. Personally I think the name mini bypass should be banned. It gives people the impression that it is a minor surgery which it is not. It should be referred to as an Omega Loop gastric bypass or Single anastomosis gastric bypass.
Generally the RNY is the procedure that has the best track record for preventing or alleviating reflux. There are of course people that still have issues but everything has an exception.