I had the Sleeve surgery on 11/23/16. As of now, I'm still on purée foods. On January 4, I will advance to a regular diet. Now, before I say this, I want to be clear that I am going to follow the doctor's food plan. All three doctors at the office have told me the same thing, so it must be a plan that works.

With all that said, I am curious how many of your doctors' have told y'all not to count Protein or calories or worry about numbers? My doctors all said to focus on Beans, fruits, and veggies....or as they also said, Fiber FIBER FIBER (lol). I'm still allowed to eat meats, as long as long as beans, fruits, and veggies take up the majority of the meal/day. Also, I can still have rice, Pasta, bread, and tortillas (all whole grain, with the exception of corn tortillas occasionally).

They recommend the program (which has 3 books, 1 being a cookbook) called Forks Over Knives, which is a plant-based meal program. Some of the recipes look awesome, but from what I've skimmed through and seen, it is vegetarian.

I don't have to go by the book totally. But they said absolutely no counting because it is not necessary and they don't want this to feel like a diet because looking at it as a diet can cause failure, so not to stress it.

What plans do you follow? Is anyone's similar to what I will be following?

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Well, that diet is completely different and contradictory to 99% of the programs I've seen on this site. But....... I'm not your Dr. and that's not my call. Carbs are not my friend and I would never be able to lose weight on that diet. I truly hope it works for you and I wish you the best.

I know on the puree phase I only at Protein cottage cheese, eggs, yogurt, cream chicken Soup with Protein powder and shakes. If your going to eat Beans no pinto beans they have alot of sugar.

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Thanks. I always heard the Protein was a big deal. But when all of them said counting protein was unnecessary and "malarkey" (their word lol), I was shocked. Other people were shocked when I told them my program. They said any fruit I want, any bean I want, but black Beans were best, and they didn't get into vegetables much, but I'm going to assume potatoes are a no, as I can't have white bread or wheat/whole wheat bread. Luckily, I'm not much of a bread eater, and Pasta is only on occasion.

I assumed it was contradicting to several programs, which is why I had questions. But apparently from what I gather, he (the main doctor) has had lots of success with the program (he's vegetarian himself, but I'm still going to enjoy fish/seafood and a few other lean meats). I hope I do get good results. I mean, it will be nice to not have to count, but I had literally tons of low carb recipes saved up because that was my plan. Now I have to put time into researching this one.

I just basically want to see if anyone else had heard of something similar to this. I did, however, get GENEPRO to add to fruit/veggie smoothies to cover my bases!

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That is very different from my plan and most of the plans that have been discussed on here. What is their rationale for Pasta and rice? Those are "avoid forever" foods on my plan.

Of course, you should follow the plan of your surgeon. But when they tell you not to count Protein, that raises a major red flag for me!

My Dr plan is for the 1st 3 months to supplement 60-90g of Protein via bariatric shakes, concentrates and Soups, etc. for 2 of those months our meals are no more than 1-3 ounces Proteins..no more than 30 carbs, 2-6 months we are allowed 2-4 oz of protein and 2-4 vegetables or fruit..after 6 months we can add back grains if we want to.

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Well, my plan, and most, require strictly tracking Protein and calories. I believe this has made me successful.

I can eat virtually anything I want now. If I weren't strictly counting calories, I absolutely would be overeating again. Tracking makes me accountable.

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I admit I was shocked, but whole grain is okay in moderation by their program because whole grains are healthy. But I swear, exact words "we know you've probably been told that you need 60g of Protein, but let us be the first to tell you that is malarkey. you have no reason to diet or count. your focus is to be healthy and lose weight. other programs do that; ours doesn't." Those words are basically burned into my brain lol.

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I think that is why they were so adamant on emphasizing that fruits, veggies, and Beans be like 90% of the diet. I know I heard those three words over 50 times each.

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I admit I was shocked, but whole grain is okay in moderation by their program because whole grains are healthy. But I swear, exact words "we know you've probably been told that you need 60g of Protein, but let us be the first to tell you that is malarkey. you have no reason to diet or count. your focus is to be healthy and lose weight. other programs do that; ours doesn't." Those words are basically burned into my brain lol.

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My surgical team stresses 60-90g of additional supplemental protein at minimum..they say it's better to have 1/2 your weight in protein is better for the first 3 months. They say it not only helps you not have hunger but that it helps you lose fat and maintain muscle.

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I can still have eggs and cheese, Nonfat Greek yogurt, and FairLife milk. I asked about those. And I got GENEPRO to add to smoothies or other foods. I'm still going to cover my tush to at least get Protein. I'm just basically saying I was stressed not to count nutritional numbers. I wanted to see if my program was similar to everyone else's. Regardless, I have to follow their plan, he's my only choice of doctor and I have to drive nearly 6 hours to see him lol. But they have been doing this program many years, so I just hope it works. Something must be right if they are still in business and have nearly a 5 star rating.

I was just a bit shocked is all. Still a bit lost as to exactly where to start on the bean portion. I've never been much of a bean eater lol. Guess I will learn. I have Beano on hand at least lol!

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I do know there are many vegetarian bariatric people out there because I've read many articles, but it is a difficult way to get Protein. But they said I didn't have to become full vegetarian, just to make sure my "stars" on the plate was veggies, fruits, and Beans.

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Red flags all over the place. Most of us can't consume veggies early out-- the Fiber is a lot for a new sleeve. Fruits are too high in sugar to ingest a lot. And not counting Protein? HUH? I'm absolutely questioning this plan and this is one time where I would kick that doc's plan to the curb. Pasta? Rice? What in the ENTIRE F?

My surgeon doesn't stress counting calories. Protein and carbs are my main focus.

I was sleeved 8_26 my Dr. Said eat my Proteins first then begs and fruits

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I should go regular diet monday...doesn't mean much because I can't eat most foods still after 6 weeks.

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My plan is to initially have 60 grams of Protein.

But my Drs plan later is Beans and veggies too.

Look at the book " a pound of cure" by Dr Mathew Weiner or look at his YouTube videos. He has many YouTube videos explaining numerous topics

He has great success with that way of eating - a lot of beans , veggies , raw nuts.

I asked about fruit and the carbs and sugar in it. He said there are studies that people that have bowls of fruit on their counters , eat fruit etc.. Are more lean than those that don't .

I can't tell you how much or how often.

All I know is we probably all had the surgery because we had a hard time losing without it. I don't think we all need the same prescription.

I think if carbs are a trigger food for you then avoid them.

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