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Heidi Shinpaugh

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Heidi Shinpaugh    3

Heidi Shinpaugh
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I had bypass surgery on 9/14. I had severe complications but am home now. It delayed my eating stages, so I just started 2 days ago with the semi-solid foods. I was doing great before. But I get very nauseous if I don't eat frequently. My daughter thinks it could because I'm spending my energy and not enough calories intake. How does anyone set their meal plans? I'm struggling with the schedule. Cuz once I get to that point it takes almost an hours to regulate again.

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James Marusek    5,244

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The three most important elements after RNY gastric bypass surgery are to meet your daily Protein, Fluid and Vitamin requirements. food is secondary because your body is converting your stored fat into the energy that drives your body. Thus you lose weight.

Weight loss is achieved after surgery through volume control. You begin at 2 ounces (1/4 cup) per meal and gradually over the next year and a half increase the volume to 1 cup per meal. With this minuscule amount of food, it is next to impossible to meet your Protein daily requirements by food alone, so therefore you need to rely on supplements such as Protein shakes.
So concentrate on your requirements for protein, fluids and Vitamins. Transitioning to solid foods can be difficult. I relied primarily on softer foods such as chili and Soups rather than harder foods such as steak and chicken. My plan directed me to full liquids for the first 4 weeks, pureed foods for the next four and then finally at 9 weeks I was cleared for solids. So there is nothing that says you cannot take things slow. You do not have to push yourself into the semi-solid phase now, you can transition slowly until when your stomach is comfortable with the transition.

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Heidi Shinpaugh    3

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Idk why I was feeling great. Then I moved up a stage and now I'm feeling so full of air. Like I need to burp. Nauseous. I'm stepping back. And I have been following ALL the instructions. Feeling so frustrated. I thought I was getting better and now I feel like I'm taking a step backwards. Time to can the RD.

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James Marusek    5,244

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What about the Isopure? 40 gm of Protein. Easier to drink than a lot of the Protein shakes. I know it doesn't have all the Vitamins though. Any suggestions on the Isopure?

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There are many different types of formulations on Protein Shakes. I would recommend that you keep experimenting until you find one that you can tolerate. You don't have to like it, just tolerate it. I used Muscle Milk Light (vanilla Creme) powder blended with Water and a half a banana. That worked for me. But on the opposite end of the spectrum, you might try premixed Isopure.

I consider Isopure as a Protein Drink. The only thing to be concerned with this product is that the body can absorb only so much protein at one time, so some of the protein from Isopure will not be absorbed unless you space out drinking it. I tried Isopure once and hated the taste but my wife tried it and thought it tasted good. I think many people who find that normal protein shakes taste bad find an acceptable alternative in Isopure.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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