vegetarian

insubordination · May 13, 2007

Yay, this pre-op vegans thanks you. I will arm myself with it to my first dietician's appointment. A lot of people in the medical industry don't understand this stuff. My surgeon said that it was fine to do this vegan but that I must go on the dairy Protein Shakes pre-op. I showed him my alternative brand and he wasn't happy but agreed.

Baltic · May 13, 2007

You are right about that! My surgeon finally approved Pure Advantage Pea Protein for preop (high in protein and no chemical sweeteners). Its quite expensive but does the trick -- my favourite is the wild berry flavour. Good luck!

insubordination · May 13, 2007

You too! I have 3 weeks to go. Vegans have a lot of experiencing finding food alternatives, so we'll be fine. It's funny but I got the feeling that the surgeon didn't really believe I was a vegan and that's why he wasn't taking my refusal to go with the whey Protein shakes seriously. I mean look at the ingredients list - it's frightening. Maybe I should have lied and told him I was a strict 7th Dayer/Hindu or allergic to milk instead.

This low-carb diet is killing me though.

Baltic · May 13, 2007

I banded in Dec/06 and while I wanted to lose the carbs I am gravitating back to them and it has slowed my weight loss down. I find that I need to supplement with Protein shakes to feel full.

Last year I tested food sensitive to lots of grains and prepared a vegan (low in grains) post op diet that the nutritionist approved. I'll email you a copy if you wish. I only wish that I could adhere to it.

insubordination · May 14, 2007

I would love to have a copy. Its insubordination at gmail dot com I don't think I'm sensitive to grains (bar quinoa, which gives me a stomach ache), apart from the fact that they make me fat! However, it can't hurt to try lower carb since that's what lap band surgeons recommend.