Hi everyone,

If anyone has read some of my posts, you know that I have been on a low-carb diet for six months and have lost over 90 pounds pre-op. Because of that, I have been really concerned about the amount of carbs in many of the foods that I am supposed to eat throughout the various phases of the diet after my sleeve surgery.

I had an appointment with the nutritionist today. (I decided that it was worth it to pay for this non-required meeting to make sure we were on the same page before my surgery in a couple of weeks.) She and I talked about my unique situation, and she told me that I do not have to eat any of the foods with carbs in them (e.g., sugar free pudding, applesauce, Cream of Wheat, bananas, processed cream Soups, etc.) if I don't want to and I can continue to keep my carbs low since that works for me. She said if I just want to have Protein shakes or non/low-carb stuff with unflavored Protein powder that was fine along with Vitamins. We did talk about how my hormones will change after surgery, and we agreed that I was going to concentrate on protein and be open to trying foods to test my stomach at the various stages so that I wouldn't be afraid of carbs or afraid of food in general.

It was a great meeting, and I am glad that we took the time to do it. I just wanted to share since there have been a few discussions about carbs post-op (and in case this might be helpful to someone reading).

Best to all!

I really liked the Carb Advantage shakes' found at Sam's and Walmart as far as protein'.

Dark chocolat'e was the least sweet, IMO.

http://abbottnutrition.com/brands/products/advantedge-carb-control-ready-to-drink