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Kstef    4

Kstef
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Okay Sleeve/DSers at what point wheee you able to eat more that 4 chicken nuggets?

I’m struggling to get Protein. I can’t eat more that that and then I’m not hungry for like 5 hours...

shakes make me wanna hurl at this point, and the Isopure I’m trying to Dilute and add flavors to cover the aftertaste... but failing....

I really want to get my Proteins through food but.. my lord it’s tough!

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Orchids&Dragons    9,047

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How long ago was your surgery? I'm 7 weeks out and can only do 1 "chicken nugget" sized piece with maybe 1 tiny bit of vegetable.

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NYCNomad    64

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Try some different Protein sources. For Breakfast I have 2oz smoked salmon, one hard boiled egg, one wedge laughing cow light cheese. 195 calories, 22g protein, 9g fat, 4g carb. You can cut out the egg if it’s too much and still be at 16g protein. For a mid morning snack I’ll sometimes have a coffee with half a Premier Protein caramel shake. The coffee cuts the sweetness and its tastes great!


Sleeved 3/12/18, HW 270, SW 253, CW 233, GW 160, 5’9”

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TakingABreak    2,733

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12 hours ago, Kstef said:

Okay Sleeve/DSers at what point wheee you able to eat more that 4 chicken nuggets?

I’m struggling to get Protein. I can’t eat more that that and then I’m not hungry for like 5 hours...

shakes make me wanna hurl at this point, and the Isopure I’m trying to Dilute and add flavors to cover the aftertaste... but failing....

I really want to get my Proteins through food but.. my lord it’s tough!

Different Protein seems to fill me up quicker than others. But I am 3 months post op, today! I can easily eat 4 oz salmon filet (which I made at home for the first time last night, delicious source of protein!) . Same with most other meats. Although, I don't usually have room for anything else. To get my veggies in for the day, I have to eat them separate than meal times.

Depending on when you had your surgery, your stomach could still be healing. With excess swelling, your pouch is smaller than "normal" until about 6 weeks post op for Sleeve and RNY. I'm not sure about DS. I started being able to eat more, portion wise, at about 7-8 weeks.

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sideeye    1,440

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About six weeks out and I'm probably averaging 1/2 cup per meal. I've been having a lot of ground turkey with taco seasoning - for an idea of meal size, I take an iceberg lettuce leaf, spread about a tablespoon of sour cream across it, then put in the taco meat and some cheese. Wrap that up, eat it and I'm done.

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Gundy    139

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Okay Sleeve/DSers at what point wheee you able to eat more that 4 chicken nuggets?
I’m struggling to get Protein. I can’t eat more that that and then I’m not hungry for like 5 hours...
shakes make me wanna hurl at this point, and the Isopure I’m trying to Dilute and add flavors to cover the aftertaste... but failing....
I really want to get my Proteins through food but.. my lord it’s tough!


Tuna pouches with light mayo are great.


HW: 225
SW: 214 (5/2/2018)
CW: 207
GW: 145

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Gundy    139

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Another good source of Protein that I’ve tried and enjoyed is Morning Star Breakfast sausage, Morning Star original grillers and their buffalo chicken burgers. They have good protein content and are softer than most meats. I tried eating a portion of a real hamburger and real chicken nuggets, and it didn’t go well so these have been a nice alternative.


HW: 225
SW: 214 (5/2/2018)
CW: 204
GW: 145

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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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