Did you start from day one with low carb or during the phases did you just eat what you could and switch to low carb high protein once you were able to eat anything??

I have not had carbs because I eat so little I want just Protein... Also I did try to eat a cracker with my Soup and it just got stuck in my throat I felt like. I also think carbs are necessary for a diet but I have them through liquids like milk or Protein shakes.. Welcome to the journey of the Sleeve

I cut almost all bad carbs and starches.

I started with as much protein as I could comfortably Handel and now 6 weeks later I'm still all protein rich foods. My carbs are extremely low maybe 15 a day. I don't eat anything that doesn't have protein in it ..at all.

Same here. High Protein low carb from the beginning. I'm satisfied with what I eat now, so no need to add in something that is not going to help.

I didn't do anything fancy. I just stopped eating simple, processed carbs aka "white carbs". So no pasta, no breads, sweet potatoes instead of white. That sort of thing. I don't mind if I get carbs from veggies and fruits although I still make protein my first priority.

Edited December 15, 201411 yr by BLERDgirl

I went low carb about 4 months pre-op and haven't looked back since.

Protein and Produce before Carbs and Crap is what my surgeon has always told me. I don't "do" low-carb per-se, but my diet is naturally low in starches and grains because I eat all my protein first, then my veggies, and then IF I have room (usually don't) I can eat a bit of starch. I must note, however, that I didn't even start introducing starches/high glycemic carbs back into my diet until I'd lost about 75% of my excess weight, and then it was a gradual process. I've had great success in just a year with this way of eating.

I was just asking because my doctor seems to have a very different diet than most. I started my week 4 food that is allowed and it all seems to be carbs. I want to try something new but I really want to avoid carbs..

I was almost all Protein with some fat (mostly from dairy) and non-starchy veggies from the very beginning. I added in more fruit and whole grains as I got close to goal, about 6 months out. No white carbs (bread, Pasta, rice, sugar) until I was at goal, and even then only 3-4 times/month. I'm not particularly "low carb" now that I'm in maintenance, but my carbs are coming from fruits veggies and whole grains. I never had a plan from my surgeon that involved calories or carb count or specific foods....just made smart, healthy choices....pretty easy plan.

So what is he telling you to eat? The first couple months is actually the most crucial time to get in protein to help with healing and hairloss.

Edited December 15, 201411 yr by Kindle

@@Michelle Anne - what 4 foods are you allowed?

I can have the stuff from the last two weeks which includes yogurt, cottage cheese, oatmeal, scrambled eggs, tuna, crackers, toast, mashed potatoes, soft cooked pasta, flaky fish, soft fruit, soft cooked vegetables, hummus, beans and legumes and soup as long as I drain all the broth... I always pick the eggs, tuna, cottage cheese because they are high protein but I thought it was weird that I could have pasta already.. And honestly there are a lot of carbs listed in what I'm allowed to have right now..

My surgeon's plan requires low carb from day one, so that's what I did. No grains, no potatoes, no peas, no refined sugar, etc.

My doctor hasn't said anything about crackers or toast, but I woudn't eat them anyway because they carbs and low on the list after Protein then veg. I'm allowed oatmeal, but so far I've only had it twice. I made it using a premixed Protein Drink instead of milk and it was fine. I'm allowed mashed potatoes, but I haven't had them because it just didn't seem helpful to me.

I don't worry about the carbs in Beans, fruit or veg. It's just the carbs in crackers, toast, Pasta & potatoes I avoid. The rest of your list sounds fine.