summerseeker

A basic tomato sauce for pasta. 2 onions chopped, 4 cloves of garlic crushed, or 1 tablespoon out of a jar, 2 tins of chopped tomatoes [ we have 400gm tins in the Uk, 10 ounces ] 1 teaspoon of dried oregano or 2 teaspoons of chopped fresh oregano. 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Salt and pepper. Pinch of sugar Fry the onion slowly in the oil, you do not want much colour on it. When its slightly translucent you can add the garlic and the other ingredients. Simmer gently for about 30 minutes. You can blitz this sauce smooth or leave it chunky. Add your seafood to this basic sauce, clams and mussels only take a few minutes to cook. To make this recipe your own, you can add to the basic tomato sauce. Add chopped mushrooms to the pan after the onions have cooked and then follow the basic recipe and you have a fab meatball sauce when blitzed Add chilli flakes and a few anchovies to the cooked onions and your tomato sauce is going heaven wards when chopped olives and a few capers are added at the end. Find a no nonsence cook you like, I like Nigella Lawson, she is all about flavour and easy to do for busy people. Stick to their recipes. Looking at more than one persons recipes does confuse and cloud the issue.

Red lentils are a good starting place. They don't need an overnight soak and you can put a handful in loads of recipes. Carrot, red lentil and sweet potato soup is easy to make and yummy in winter. You can put a handful of these lentils in with any meat, we used to do it to stretch family meals, now its known as healthy ! They disappear into the gravy. Barley is another great fibre provider. It goes staight into my casserole, unsoaked with the meat and vegetables. I learned a lot about other kinds of lentils/dhals from Indian recipes. Tarka dhal is top of my list of favorite foods, so simple and easy to make with so much flavour. I just omit some of the large amount of oil at the end.

Could I ask a question ? Why egg white omelette ? Are you allergic to the yolks ?

You will, just hang in there

I make yogurt in my Instant pot or just using a Thermos flask, You dont really need to buy anything. Back in the day we used to make it in a warm cupboard overnight.

This is a spasm, try drinking warm fluids, cold drinks sometimes trigger this. Keep on top of your pain meds. There were vitamins that I couldn't take especially ones with iron in. My team were ok with me getting iron free ones. Your poor tiny stomach literally doesnt know what has hit it at this time. Its tiny and very swollen. Very little can get through it. My team were ok with me not attaing my protein goals as long as I could keep trying to get in my liquids. Hopefully you will not be hungry for a long time. When you have mastered drinking, you can begin to find your way around eating. I could eat a tiny amount every 3 hours. I had to force myself because you can get very weak otherwise. It was a strange feeling for sure.

Great news, keep doing what you are doing. You are in the toughest few weeks with so much to re learn, go slow. Be kind to yourself, dont compare yourself to anyone else. Sermon over

This sounds like the surgeon is distancing himself as far as he can. For goodness sake they didnt even get you an ambulance ! You may need to speak to someone to start a negligence claim. I am so sorry this happened to you.

The crispier the better for me, yum

Our fruit and veg is cheap over here especially if we shop in season and at a good market. They have jumped up in price since Covid and Brexit so it does pay to shop around. Since retirement and weight loss I have made it my mission to find the best bargains. I get plenty of fresh air and exercise this way. Its a win win. BTW, I love your posts

Hello, great to meet you. If you can fill us in with a little more information like what you eat and drink in a day and if you have a exercise routine, young children about, work etc. There are lots of people on here who have had the sleeve a while. They are sure to help

We got you. We will help in any way we can, we did it too and all felt the same. Hang in there, it gets easier every day. Just remember that you have had some massive plumbing changed inside you and those stitches are unhealed. Don't put anything in your tummy bar the stuff your team recommended.

Congratulations you are doing amazing

I am the outlier in this group. My surgeon was against protein shakes, pre op and post op, I had gallons of milk. When you first have the surgery, you will be in either of two camps. A few have zero problems drinking and the rest of us struggled. We just did our best, most with the backing of our teams. Drinking is a full time job What ever you do, do not over buy pre surgery. Your taste buds may change, mine did big time. Lots of people have wasted money this way. Good luck and its great to meet you

Really you need to toe the line in the first 6 months to give yourself the maximum weight loss. This way we learn how we should eat. Our bad habits need to be changed. This is the theory. 0-6 months is the sweet spot for the easiest weight loss. This of course does not allow for real life BUT if you have too much life, you will struggle with this surgery. You can't do what you did pre surgery. That will only lead you back to where you started pre surgery. You need to find a midline you can live with. If you are truly on 1200 calories a day then you will loose weight, especially if you are exercising like you are. Do you log your alcohol calories, your non alcoholic calories ? Some mixers can hide serious calories. And if you drink a lot and log your calories, you are not getting the nutrients you need on such a calorie deficit, How many grams of protein do you need per day ? Every surgeon has different guidelines.

This guy is putting you through so much unnecessary pre op bullsh%t. It wouldn't surprise me if he didn't want you to walk over hot coals and broken glass to get to the operating theatre. I would love to give him a piece of my mind. He is taking this power trip way to far.

I was very envious of people who could gulp liquids early out. I was about 18 months out before I found I could gulp drinks again. It depends what I am eating as to how I can drink. For breakfast I drink a long milky coffee before my fruity overnight oats. I can not drink after this for at least an hour For lunch I make my own soups, todays was cream of cheese and celery and although its thick, I can drink as well Our main meal of the day is in the evening. Today is a roast chicken dinner with 2 veg and for the family roast potatoes, I still cant eat carbs to any extent. I put my portion into 2 bowls. I eat one, wait 30 minutes, drink loads and an hour or so later, I will eat my second bowl and for some reason this bowl goes down easier than the first one. Wait about an hour and drink without a problem all evening. I wake a great deal in bed. I drink all night. I am so thirsty then, I usually get through 500mls/ 1 pint a night.

Yes its a scary journey but we did it. Its doable if you keep your nerve. Join us. After the first few tough weeks you will be more than happy you did it. You have worked so hard already, harder than a lot of us. Good luck

Just a thought, This could also be dumping syndrome. So much sugar in these bars

When I woke from surgery they asked what I wanted to drink and it was coffee. Never had an issue

I feel for you. Mine was like bad 1960's school dinners. All my menu was cereal, toast, packet soup, sandwiches, dry meat and potatoes with frozen veg. No one understood my no carbs please diet. I ate 3 child size packs of cornflakes and 2 tubs of ice cream all the time I was there. I would have died for some cheese. Thank god for lattes from the Costa down stairs. Could not fault the staff though, they were stellar.

Using these logs is a struggle in the beginning especially if its home cooked food. Bought food already comes with its own nutrition label so its standard. The log you use will get used to the foods you regularly eat and show them first. The one I use stores recipes too. It does get easy.

I had a ton of scar tissue from a butcher surgeon 40 years before my sleeve surgery. The bariatric surgeon noted it and allowed a little more theatre time for me. My surgeon said it was very stuck inside but he did it all keyhole. It just took him longer. This week I was due to have my ovaries and a huge ovarian cyst removed by key hole surgery. I was informed that I may have to be opened up if it became a problem. It was and I was. This is day 6 and I am feeling more like myself and the pain is manageable today without meds. So what are the differences, More pain, your muscles are cut. A big scar and drain holes. And a 12 week ban on house work and lifting, more of a bonus that one really. I hope it goes well for you. It will be worth it even if its not keyhole. Trust me

Snap, almost ! I have had my ovaries and a huge cyst removed this week. For some reason they left them 28 years ago when I had my hysterectomy. I now have a new belly scar and have lost my belly button. I have gotten to my own target weight at last. I wonder if its the missing belly button, the cyst or the deplorable hospital food that accounts for the big weight drop. Hope you are feeling more like yourself today, I am, even though I am walking around hugging my tummy like I am about to loose my insides.

Even at my age, I still have hungry days like a period day. I just allow myself more good healthy foods. There is always a day where I eat very little. At the end of the month my food tracker is always in range of 60 -80 grams of protein and 1500 calories a day.