OldVol74

I am now 5 months from surgery. I've had horrible food aversions but some of that is easing. I can now eat bacon again. Before, it was disgusting. The same can be said of a few other foods. I'd love to be able to tolerate chicken but it's still off the menu. I am taking tasteless GENEPRO twice a day, 60 grams to keep my protien up and it is giving me some strength back. Also, I've switched to a 1 a day bariatric Vitamin.
Weight loss as of now is 118 pounds and my goal is 210 pounds.
Hope this encourages some who are struggling. Stick with it.

If you add it to oatmeal, add extra Fluid, either Water or milk because it will make it dry and pasty otherwise. I just didn't like it in oatmeal but I think it was the texture. I need to get my wife to make it again but with the extra liquid.

As far as being hungry. I'm not. I'm never hungry but I am thankful there are a few things I am able to eat just for the nutrition. I'm still eating a little tuna but since the bacon flavor has returned I'm really pleased to have it. I eat bacon and lettuce sandwiches on whole wheat bread with no Condiments. Tomatoes still taste off and I loved them like crazy before.
I eat a few mashed potatoes, the Bob Evans kind you get in the store prepared. Green Beans taste good. The wife fixes them with a little butter and onions and cooks them a long time. Most raw fruits and veggies taste OK.
Again, I am never hungry. I haven't been hungry since Feb. 15, the date of my surgery.
I used to drink at least 5 20 ounce bottles of Water a day. It's all I ever drank. It doesn't taste bad now but did in the beginning. I struggle to get the 64 ounces of Fluid but I'm trying.
The taste aversion happens to almost everyone. It's the one thing they're not very forthcoming about before surgery. That's why they stress protien. They don't tell you, "Every bite of meat you put in your mouth after surgery is going to be disgusting." Instead, the dieticians stress protien. So, get it any way you can until your tastes come back.
Enjoy having no hunger. The taste aversion aids weight loss so just eat for nutrition purposes and enjoy the weight loss.

I can taste the GENEPRO a little. I put it in one ounce of OJ and 3 ounces of Water and chase it with Decaf tea sweetened with splenda. I got to a point where all I could eat was tuna and never enjoyed it. So, the genepro has been a real help. It can cause Constipation. I got off of it for a few days due to that but immediately went downhill with weakness.
My friend who suggested the genepro puts it in a smotthie with a vanilla protien shake but I'm still averse to the shakes. Can't stand them.

I am now 5 months from surgery. I've had horrible food aversions but some of that is easing. I can now eat bacon again. Before, it was disgusting. The same can be said of a few other foods. I'd love to be able to tolerate chicken but it's still off the menu. I am taking tasteless GENEPRO twice a day, 60 grams to keep my protien up and it is giving me some strength back. Also, I've switched to a 1 a day bariatric Vitamin.
Weight loss as of now is 118 pounds and my goal is 210 pounds.
Hope this encourages some who are struggling. Stick with it.

I am now 5 months from surgery. I've had horrible food aversions but some of that is easing. I can now eat bacon again. Before, it was disgusting. The same can be said of a few other foods. I'd love to be able to tolerate chicken but it's still off the menu. I am taking tasteless GENEPRO twice a day, 60 grams to keep my protien up and it is giving me some strength back. Also, I've switched to a 1 a day bariatric Vitamin.
Weight loss as of now is 118 pounds and my goal is 210 pounds.
Hope this encourages some who are struggling. Stick with it.

I am now 5 months from surgery. I've had horrible food aversions but some of that is easing. I can now eat bacon again. Before, it was disgusting. The same can be said of a few other foods. I'd love to be able to tolerate chicken but it's still off the menu. I am taking tasteless GENEPRO twice a day, 60 grams to keep my protien up and it is giving me some strength back. Also, I've switched to a 1 a day bariatric Vitamin.
Weight loss as of now is 118 pounds and my goal is 210 pounds.
Hope this encourages some who are struggling. Stick with it.

I am now 5 months from surgery. I've had horrible food aversions but some of that is easing. I can now eat bacon again. Before, it was disgusting. The same can be said of a few other foods. I'd love to be able to tolerate chicken but it's still off the menu. I am taking tasteless GENEPRO twice a day, 60 grams to keep my protien up and it is giving me some strength back. Also, I've switched to a 1 a day bariatric Vitamin.
Weight loss as of now is 118 pounds and my goal is 210 pounds.
Hope this encourages some who are struggling. Stick with it.

I am now 5 months from surgery. I've had horrible food aversions but some of that is easing. I can now eat bacon again. Before, it was disgusting. The same can be said of a few other foods. I'd love to be able to tolerate chicken but it's still off the menu. I am taking tasteless GENEPRO twice a day, 60 grams to keep my protien up and it is giving me some strength back. Also, I've switched to a 1 a day bariatric Vitamin.
Weight loss as of now is 118 pounds and my goal is 210 pounds.
Hope this encourages some who are struggling. Stick with it.

I transitioned from a stapling to bypass and I’ve lost 100 pounds since January 20. Still losing.

I am 68 and had the R&Y on Feb. 15.
I came through surgery fine. Don't listen to your friends. If you haven't lost the weight by now, you probably never will, that was the conclusion I came to. In the end your health will improve. I'm less than 2 months from surgery and I've already dropped one and a half BP medications.
The surgery isn't all roses. Foods you enjoyed before will likely become disgusting to you. This is a side effect that occurs in a very high percentage of patients of R&Y. It's usually not a longterm problem. My friend had it and his tastes returned in about 8 months. The good thing is, you're having this surgery to lose weight and if you have an aversion to most foods, that will only help you lose more. I pretty much live on smoked salmon, Starkist tuna packets, Protein Bars and GENEPRO Protein Powder. I mix the Genepro with diluted fruit juice. Trust me, the Protein Shakes you drink before surgery will not taste the same. I can't stand them now but the Genepro is tasteless. I'll eat a few crackers at times. I am at about where I'm supposed to be. I've lost 70 lbs so far.
Be sure your surgeon prescribes medication to avoid gall stones. Rapid weight loss can cause them. Also, eat nuts sparingly while drinking lots of Water. Lots of nuts and low water intake can cause kidney stones.
You'll do fine. You're not old. I'm old!