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I’m 4 weeks out and was wondering if I could eat any type of nuts I love pistachios and cashews I know they have some Protein but don’t know if I can have any.

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Hello! Every plan is different, so I'd ask your nutritionist.. For me they are" technically" cleared for us at 6 weeks, as in they won't cause any issues, but they told us to avoid them until we're atleast 6 months out but ideally closer to maintaining. She said they're have Protein and healthy fats but they're so high in calories she said it's really easy to over indulge on them.

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I had RNY gastric bypass surgery. In the booklet of instructions I received, there was a page titled:

To maximize weight loss the following foods should be avoided.

In that lists was NUTS.

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I know nuts are high calorie, it's like 70 calories for 10 almonds and only 3 grams of Protein. So it's not a great way to hit your protein target - you'll end up having too many calories.

However, I eat a handful of almonds every day. It's like the best part of my life. Almonds have good Proteins which have been linked to weight loss. And it's a healthy fat. As long as I literally count them out and track them, I figure it's OK.

I'm more about staying low in carbs, and I haven't found nuts to be an obstacle to my weight loss. So I'm going to keep eating them unless that changes.

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I found that I’m lactose intolerant so I’m having to find my Protein in plant based protein so cashews are a great source of protein. Thanks for the tip on literally counting them out for counting them though. I can’t eat that many of them. But I don’t eat much of anything really. I’m no where near my calorie protein carb or anything count for the day any day. I’m a work in progress.


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