Hey everyone, its beginning of month number two for me, so far I'm 20 pounds down... I'm running out of ideas of meals. breakfast, lunch and dinner. i currently haven't been able to do protein shakes due to my body rejecting supplements:/ so that is why i constantly need ideas of ways to replace items with protein but still balance out my other nutrients. Any ideas/ help would be greatly appreciated!!!

How does your body reject supplements ?

Protein shakes are food. Unless youre lactose intolerant or allergic to dairy, I dont know what this means

But you dont need to eat protein shakes. Month 2 you should be eating normal food (or eating normal food soon)

Although month 2 might mean weeks 5-6, which makes me think eggs dairy are all options. Maybe even soft tender meat

Edited April 26, 20188 yr by Mhy12784

1- I’m two months into my journey,haven’t had the surgery yet.

What I mean by my body rejects supplements: I have what is called mother father mutation, it’s a blood disorder which causes my body to not properly digest supplements at which I vomit till it’s out of my system. So I can’t consume my protein in that way.

Yikes, that makes things difficult regarding protein intake. Is it only supplements with added vitamins like folic acid? Or is it any form of processed protein at all?

Prawns are very high protein, eggs and milk are good for mornings. You could make yourself some baseless quiches with ham/spinach/veggies. Low calorie tinned flavoured tuna is good, as is ALDI tinned smoked rainbow trout. I season (with Italian herbs and a garlic seasoning blend) chicken legs or Marylands and cook for 4-6 hours at 165F with my ANOVA sous vide and they come out amazingly soft and delicious (and the skin stays looking soft, fatty and yucky so you don't have to fight the urge to eat crispy fatty skin).

From what I know, supplements are a very important part of surgery. Whats your doctor and nutritionists opinion on this?

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Damn, you better have your post op plan on board now and test it out for ability to process it now. You will be in a WORLD of hurt without those supplements. I can almost guarantee as a menstruating female, you will have iron infusions and other types of vitamin infusions in your future without that ability to assimilate supplements post surgery -- even VSG.