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Hot Suppah! (Or hot supper if not in New England) ;)
LynRN replied to Teachamy's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am going to make "fajitadillas." It's my own made up concoction of ground beef, cheese, and fajita vegetables and seasonings stuffed in a flour tortilla and pan fried in a buttered skillet like a quesadilla. My husband and kids love them. Mine will be made with half of a light flat out, Cabot sharp extra light cheese, and no butter. I'll add some salsa and fage plain yogurt, cilantro and lime to mine also. I'm also going to make some mango chipotle slaw to go with it. Hubby's gonna be thrilled when he gets home. -
how about refried beans and melted cheese, cottage cheese and boiled egg mixture, yogurt, pureed meats, chicken salad and tuna salad. I eat alot of this even now when I am on solids.
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Now On Mushy Foods
BBdoodle replied to Sharma Castillo's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hey Vicki... Well I am a boring eater... for breakfast I have a 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese and a 1/4 cup of fat free plain yogurt. Lunch is either soup, or a lean Cusine, or cheese and grapes, afternoon snack is maybe some raw nuts (almonds montly) and dinner is the same as lunch. I have my protein shake as a mind morning snack. Sometimes I have my protein shake as breakfast on the weekends. -
I also had hair loss and thinning. It usually happens 4-6 months post op. I started taking Biotin 5000mcg capsules from Target once a day. It seems to be helping. I try to get in my protein in daily as well by eating fish, greek yogurt with protein packed granola. Crystal
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So I've been banded about 9 months. I have 8cc's in my 11 cc realize band. I had my last fill about a month ago. I felt tight in the morning, loosening up during the day. Went out for dinner one night and got stuck bad on a piece of lettuce. Threw up 3 times and went on liquids for 3 days to give it a break. Everything went back to normal. That was about a month ago. This past week or so, I've been so tight I can barely get anything down. Sometimes I can't even swallow a full mouthful of Water without pain and burping it back up. So my question is - am I too tight? Do I have a slip? Or is this the way the band really works and I'm not working it correctly? I'm chewing the bejesus out of everything, eating slow ect... Also, way tmi, but when I threw up, it was this giant mucus ball. Never actually threw up the food. What does that mean? I have a dr appointment on the 13th, just hoping to get some insight before then. Can only live on frozen yogurt and girl scout Cookies for so long!
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Hello..new to the club and lost!
NikkiPanchal replied to LadyHash's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I also got banded on July 23rd! Today is the 28th and I feel pretty good. I still can not bend over and have some difficulty getting out of bed, but other than that, I feel pretty good. I am on liquid still for three weeks before I start puree food. I am drinking chicken broth, Water, and Protein shakes. I got a book with all sorts of protein recipes in it. I also am eating low carb yogurt, sugar free pudding and Jello. I am having a hard time getting my protein in because I get full and then do not drink for a while. I have lost 12 pounds since the 23rd. Good luck and I hope you get better soon! -
Am I eating too much?
Shrinking Sue replied to Gomez's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi Gomez. I had surgery on 1/27 and I am in the middle of my 2 week "full liquid" phase. I also get to eat cream soups, yogurt, sugar free pudding etc. I was also told to eat 3 liquid "meals" a day plus 3 protein shakes. It seems like a lot to me, but my dr gave me a very detailed list. As long as you are following the DRs oders, I am sure you will be fine. Good luck. -
Bread is not on the post op diet. I get you wanting it, but say good bye for at least a year. You should be limiting your carbs to 30 a day. My typical day goes like this, Protein shake for Breakfast, greek yogurt plain with sf syrup for snack. Some type of lean meat and a veggie for lunch. A low sodium V8 for a snack and then for dinner lean meat and a veggie. If I need a snack at night it is usually a piece of cheese. Read the labels of everything, you would be surprised where they hide carbs.
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Soda is recommended as something we should never drink again, but others say they have had it. Debate is whether it strectches out pouch and it is empty calories and diet soda is bad for cravings and caffeine is bad for bones. Like everything there are conflicting reports on what one can have and not have. I think what you will and not be able to have will be individualized. So far I can handle anything I have tried except if it has too much sugar (greater than 10 g sugar, stupid greek yogurt got me). But I have not tried fried foods, pizza etc any real unhealthy junk food from before, so who knows how I will react to those. Plus what you react badly to now changes over time. But to stay healthy and maintain weight loss it might be important to consider what you eat and keep junk food, swwets, soda etc to a minimum once you are able to tolerate them again(don't believe in total depravation) a real mimimum. Just my two cents worth, not worth that much LOL
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So What happens.....
Catherine55 replied to cheechtrish's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Seriously. . suck it up!! Check with your doctor, but you should be able to eat plenty of yummy things during the full liquids phase. Why don't you buy some turkey chili and blend it with some chicken broth and Greek yogurt (tastes like sour cream)? Or you can do banana smoothies with skim milk and maybe a dash of cinnamon and sugar? You have to get creative. It's worth a trip to Whole Foods or some other spot to buy some delicious soups that you will enjoy -- then just blend them up and thin them with broth if you have to. This phase really does not have to be a huge deprivation phase -- there are plenty of delicious liquid things that you can enjoy without going off the rails. BTW, when you get to mushies. . don't forget about FF refried beans and cheese. . yum. Was a staple for me during that phase! Best wishes, Catherine -
what does hunger feel like for you since the band?
Melissannde replied to MaybeBanding26's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had a type of pain during the 2 week post op period that was only soothed by food. I didn't know if it was hunger or not, but yogurt cured it. Mine happened at night. My stomach would be so empty and would only let me sleep if I ate a spoonful or two of yogurt. I ended up taking a carton of yogrut to bed with me and would eat a spoonful whenever the pain would wake me up. The yogurt would soothe the pain enough to let me sleep a couple of hours and then I'd wake up again. I went through this all night long. I told my nurses about what I was doing, and although it's not really the way bandsters are supposed to eat, it was during the healing phase and they were OK with it. If you haven't talked to your doctor or nurses about this pain and what you're doing for it, may I suggest you do so.. just to be sure that it's ok with them. Hope you feel better soon. And yes, this pain/hunger did go away for me. I don't recall how long it took, but not all that long in the overall scheme of things. Best wishes -
As the others have said Greek yogurt has much more protein than regular yogurt... I think Fage is the best, try Fage 2% with half a banana cut into small cubes its really good.
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I feel like I am starving
saflo438 replied to kaylie428's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am now 3 weeks post op. Went back to work after a week which I am thankful for because towards the end of the first week I was losing my mind. As someone else said, sugar free ice pops!! Oh my goodness did those help!! And I also didn't start puréed till 2 weeks out! My first 2 weeks were water, isopure juice, broth, and sf pops and sf jello. It was intense!! Now I can have puréed which is anything that is really already "chewed" for you. I really like egg drop soup, which also contains protein! Yay! And Oikos makes a 15g of protein yogurt. Once you go back to work, hopefully that keeps you busy! I totally feel ya. Keep busy, and think about why you did this. It's not going to be easy, but it's going to be worth it! Good luck!! -
Day 17. This is why your baby hates you.
feedyoureye replied to crosswind's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I tried the prunes... kind of watery, but not horrible by any means. With yogurt? Probably would be pretty good. I found some "green bean casserole" baby food. Don't bother. It was green.... thats about how far the resemblance went. -
August sleevers && preop diet
ShanRN replied to chass003's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm allowed 3 Protein drinks, and 6 servings total out of the following: oatmeal, cream of wheat, 98% fat free or light veggie Soup, sf pudding, sf yogurt, no sugar added applesauce, lettuce/carrots/cucumber/broccoli with 2 tbsp of ff dressing. The serving size is 1/2 cup to a 1 cup. All the clear liquids I want (including sf popsicles, my savior the first few days!) I'm winding down day 4 and still have 2 Protein Drinks left. I had major tummy issues the first day, but that was an experiment gone wrong. I switched to soy milk months ago after hearing about people's post op issues with lactose intolerance. I bought skim for this week. Bad idea lol I'm back on soy now and all is well. My dizziness and headaches are getting better, although I still feel super scatter brained. Walking around the grocery store tonight made it slightly worse, yet I felt better once I got home. I'm also diabetic so my flailing blood sugars are contributing to my head troubles lol Yesterday I obsessed about pizza for about 3 hours. I just sat and chomped through about 5 popsicles till it passed. My only "cheat" has been a teaspoon of grated parmesan cheese in some soup. I don't even count that lol Today has been much better. This is doable, as long as you keep your eye on the prize! -
As it turns out, I have a pretty bad case of dumping syndrome. And I'm not entirely sure what causes it and how to manage it as it had started up rather suddenly. I wasn't sure it was dumping syndrome but I have confirmed it with my surgeon that it is. After I eat I become severely nauseated for about an hour, 30 minutes if I take zofran. It's so bad all I can do is lay there and groan. I can't talk or walk. It seems to be set off by anything sweet- ice cream, evens glass of milk, yogurt, etc. It also seems to happen at other times- just after any meal. I'm not sure what's triggering it. Can dumping be triggered by portion size alone? What foods trigger your dumping if you have it? What can be done to help with the symptoms? How do I avoid this from happening? Any advice appreciated. It's pretty awful.
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6 days post surgery.....need encouragement
Xann77 replied to Hopes place's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
You will DEFINITELY Get better. The first week was rough for me too and I was totally exhausted. I'm a little confused about the yogurt. You should be able to eat some yogurt during the first week -- I'd just add some milk to it to make it go down a little easier. Also, you should seriously be sipping on your Protein shake ALL DAY LONG. You absolutely MUST get down 60 grams of protein every day. Go out and buy yourself one of those hand-held portable blenders that you just stick into the cup -- I still use my Protein Shake and LOVE it. THere's a whole thread on here somewhere about Protein shakes and how everyone makes them differently, but I add some flax see oil (Udo's) which someone suggested on here, Water and splenda. SOmetimes some vanilla flavored coffeemate too! Yum!!! Other people add a spoonful of reduced fat Peanut Butter and love it. Either way, it sounds like you're not getting your protein in and you really really need to be doing that! I also eat a lot of cream of wheat (NOT OATMEAL! TOO THICK).. I'd take the chunks of dried fruit out of the packet and mix with water and a little milk. Yum! Don't worry, this is just the tough time. It's difficult to cause a slip so I would not worry about that right now. Just clean your incisions, baby yourself and drink the protein! good luck! -
lactose intolerant???
Tiffykins replied to hope@50plus's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Could definitely be lactose intolerant. I was able to still eat yogurt and some cheeses, but milk and whey protein were out. At 1-3 weeks out, I still had watery bms, so I couldn't attribute it to anything I was "eating". I also got horrific gas, and cramping when the lactose intolerance kicked in. -
Something nagging me
hugsamber replied to feedyoureye's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I eat chicken and turkey on occasion before I had my sleeve. No red meat at all though. I don't normally like eggs too much either. I was a little concerned with my protein as well especially since my kaiser doesn't approve of protein shakes. So far chicken sits heavy in my sleeve, when I have done pureed chicken salad, but egg salad pureed was fine. I have had a little milk and did not have any problems. Yogurt and greek yogurt went down easily also. I think that you will do fine. It just takes time to find out what works well for your body. -
I have no fills and am 3 weeks post op. I may still be swollen/sore but I definately can't eat as much. I max out at a cup of food. Soup, chili, mashed potatoes, yogurt. If I try to eat more I feel uncomfortably full and have back pain that feels like that bad post op gas pain.
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You HAVE to try this!
CheckYes replied to DarleneRN's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'd guess it has about 300 calories, yes? That's not bad although I think 2 tablespoons of splenda seems like a lot of splenda! I think I'd switch to fat free greek yogurt, minimize the splenda and dump the evaporated milk. You could probably throw a scoop of Protein powder in there and double the Protein in it! Does the spinach make it green? I add some spinach in to stuff frequently but sometimes the color just turns me off! -
First, you shouldn't compare yourself to anyone's weight loss. I had my surgery September of last year and I know folks who have lost more than me who had their surgery 6 months after. Does it bother me? Nope. Because I know that I'm losing at the pace that's right for my body... If you're doing everything correctly and following the rules, you're body will act accordingly. Don't stress over others weight loss. You'll set yourself up for failure As far as the feeling in your esophagus, that's what I like to call a soft stop. It's my band telling me to prepare to stop eating. LOL. It happens more with denser food, like chicken or steak or dryer food. I don't get it as much when I eat slider food like yogurt or cottage cheese. When I get that feeling, I start to take smaller bites in between longer periods of time or I just stop eating. It really matters how much I've eaten. If I didn't get the calories in that I plan for that meal, I may take longer to eat by doing what I just said. Another soft stop signal is hiccuping. You should be very proud of yourself and your weight loss.. Don't beat yourself up because it's not coming off fast. Sometimes slower is better because your getting your body used to eating the correct way. Take care, Julia
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Indian food can be hideously fattening, and horribly bad unhealthy fats at that. I'm not sure if the sorts of Indian menus we have here translate, but when I dont want to just let go and indulge, I stick with Tandoori chicken - its delish. Tandoori paste is aromatic rather than spicy - generally mixed with plain yogurt, the chicken is marinated in it and baked in a tandoor (special type of oven). Its a fairly healthy, low fat option. There should be a few yogurt based curries - and lots of mild things that arent too hot, and you generally get a choice about how hot and spicy you want it. I dont ever eat the naan bread, its like pita - just too tough for me to handle, but I'll have a spoonful or two of rice. Or have some poppadums instead, they're crunchy and very large but there's nothing to them, very band friendly. Steer clearb of anything labelled korma - about 90% of it will be cream - and dont eat the butter chicken whatever you do - mild and extremely yummy but enough calories and fat for about a week!
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why no carbs phase two?
Nancy Rivers replied to ladiebashful's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You want to use the Greek yogurt that is not "pre-sweetened" - no fruit, no honey, no jelly. Carb Smart, Fage Total or the like that are plain. You can use SF syrups like Torani or Da Vinci to sweeten up the yogurt if needed. This will get your carbs lower. The yogurts that are pre-sweetened have way too many carbs. You want to be on a relatively low carb, low fat, high Protein diet for the first 6 weeks at least (possibly the first 6 months) to 1) allow your sleeve to heal and 2) so you will start burning your fat reserves instead of getting your energy from the carbs that are in the food. It will help promote the faster weight loss that is expected in the first 6 months. -
when is it suppose to get better?
Tiffykins replied to mamamckinzie's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
liquids in, liquids out. Once you can eat some yogurt, it really helps with the GI tract imbalance. It is frustrating, but you'll have relief soon.
