Hi all! So Im four weeks post op today and have lost 28 lbs total. Im thrilled with that! But have some concerns regarding not getting my vegetables in for Fiber and other nutrition. By the time i eat my Protein, Im full and have no room for veggies. Im only suppose to eat three meals a day. Im on soft foods currently but am worried no getting veggies may contribute to hair loss down the road-or other issues. I am faithfully taking my Vitamins and meds. Any suggestions? Anyone else worry about this or am I just being weird?? Lol... Thanks!

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Protein is key and vegetables have little protein. I was told to start with soft or cooked veggies. I would try to get one spear of asparagus in (so good). V8 was another means for me. Veggies are also good source of carbs. I'm 17 weeks out and I need to stay at only 60g of protein (1g per 1 inch of height). Needed to increase carbs to 100g for energy. I eat lots of fresh summer fruits and veggies.

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Check out The Davis Clinic on Facebook. They are all vegetarians, and Dr. Garth Davis has written a book on the benefits of a vegetarian diet. I'm just not ready to give up fish. Lol.

Thank you I've been researching that same ratio with veggies first and it seems reasonable and doable.

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Most veggies can give you gas and gas can give you cramps. Gas cramps are so painful. I take the benefiber, I use powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury Protein and take Vitamins everyday. My taste buds changed after surgery. It doesn't add up but it will

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I make smoothies with spinach, avocado, berries, coconut milk and yoghurt to boost my fruit and veg intake.

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I make smoothies from baby spinach, plain non-fat Greek yogurt, crushed pineapple in its own juice, banana, almond milk, & a little protein powder. YUM!

I made my first smoothie today:

1 cup nonfat greek yogurt

1 large banana

1 scoop chocolate isolate Protein powder

4 ounces of coconut Water

Tastes better than I anticipated and with that amount I made myself 3 protein smoothies albeit small ones.

HW 341 lbs

07/19/16 - 298 lbs

08/09/16 DOS - 286 lbs

CW 270 lbs

Protein and Vitamins is what I was told is number one if you want to keep your hair. Last diet I was on my hair was falling out so I stopped it. Gained all my weight back and more. This time if I lose some hair I'm okay. I'll just get something to fill it in till my hair comes back. The weight off is my number one priority. Good luck with your decision.

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If you lost hair before on a diet it might be likely that you lose it again. The good news is it does come back. I had a very thick head of hair prior to surgery (I am Italian).

I got my Protein, Water and Vitamins pretty quickly and have remained there since so it was not from a lack of protein,

I took Biotin nearly from the beginning, that has nothing to do with your hair falling out but it will help with regrowth....maybe. There is a lot of debate about that.

Mine started falling out a lot right around 10 weeks post op and the more weight I lost, the more and faster it came out. I will be honest I was scared but I wanted to get healthy more than I care about my hair.

It kept falling out until the rapid weight loss stopped around month 13. I continued to lose weight until I reached goal at 18 months post op.

The whole time, my hair was coming back in like crazy and now I have a very very thick head of curly (very curly) hair. In fact, I have to get it thinned out just to make lay properly. LOL

Whatever you lose it will come back and should not leave bald spots however mine got thin enough to see my scalp. I lost it from all over and I swear I have hair growing even lower at my temples and scalp than I had before.

I stopped taking biotin right around 15 months post op simply because my hair was coming in like crazy and I am not convinced it did anything that would not have happened before.

This is strange. I started eating fresh vegetables 4 weeks after the surgery and I was able to tolerate it. 3 months out and all of a sudden, it hurts like hell when I try to eat fresh vegetables. Took me a while to figure out what was triggering it. Ouch. What the hell!?

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Can you veggie first sleepers share what you eat in a typical day? Thanks much!!

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Wow, My dr stresses Protein first and always first. We need that above all, and fluids and Vitamins. Veggies is last if you can get it in. I like that idea about V8. I will most certainly get some. Do you get the diet one?

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I asked my nut if I could mix unflavored Protein powder w V8. She said it was fine but the acid from the V8 may hurt my tummy after surgery.

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I'm in stage 2 for purees. I'm going to start using my Vitamix to puree my veggies. I'm definitely getting my Protein and liquids already.

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Wow, My dr stresses Protein first and always first. We need that above all, and fluids and Vitamins. Veggies is last if you can get it in. I like that idea about V8. I will most certainly get some. Do you get the diet one?

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No, I just use the regular or low sodium.

At 4 weeks the main concern is Protein. Don't worry about veggies until a few mos post op

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