Hey everyone. I know there are some who have started or gone back to Keto after having sleeve surgery. I just saw my doctor and am cleared for Stage 3. Is it too soon to start Keto again or should I wait until I am on Stage 4? Plus any recipes you want to share are great too. Thanks.

Let the sleeve do it's work. You will burn fuel differently for quite a while. Keto will be a year or two out, much closer to goal weight.

Go vegan! [emoji271]

I'm nine weeks post op and my nutritionist said if I wanted to do keto now I could. It's exactly what we should be doing, high protein, low carb, good fats. I'm pondering it as I haven't done it before but I have researched it extensively before my surgery and up here " in the country " I have access to getting half a grass fed cow, raising my own chickens, I have my own organic garden, etc. Vermont everything is local, fresh and non gmo etc. BUT it's expensive, hence buying half a cow part.

and I applaud and even admire anyone who has had WLS and is vegan, that seems like a lot of work and I am not bashing your choices. I never thought about it as my choice but seeing some of the protein sources they are not as high as traditional meat. Of course i am not a vegan and don't know. Both are lifestyles and choices. I

Anyway, good luck with whatever way you want to do. With the no dairy I'm still on the fence, even though i do lactose free milk (fairlife) because its lactose free and has 5 more grams of protein per serving.

I was encouraged to have high protein and low carbs, which is what the keto diet is. I don't understand why it wouldn't be okay to start at this stage?

I split the difference and get half my protein from very lean meats and half from healthy low glycemic index carbs. Love me some beans and mushrooms and soy and nuts and whole grains.

I keep the calories under 1200 and get the best from both worlds. And fruit. Glorious, delicious fruit...is my friend.

Watermelon, I want you, I need you and I love you.

Keto is fast, but for me, results don't last. Keto drives me right over the edge to a carb melt down that ends in a stupid binge.

I need balance, and I'm glad I have a nutritionist who supports this.

To those who do well on Keto...best wishes!

That's the thing, I do love beans, green, baked can suck it. Legumes have no place in keto or Paleo nor does dairy, plus my nutritionist says it's actually not as easy as people think to achieve ketosis. I don't do gluten, it aggravates my inflammation in my arthritis which I have in my jaw, so I don't bother with any kind of bread, cracker, or pasta product. Then I figured, why eat rice or white potatoes? I do eat sweet and very occasionally white potatoes. I just cut out a huge majority of carbs and almost all sugar and I don't feel cravings or deprived. It's still early so I can't fit many fruits or veggies, I do crave those. I suppose I could have those in between? My calories are pretty low, never above 800.

On ‎06‎/‎10‎/‎2018 at 11:39 AM, bdroubay said:

Hey everyone. I know there are some who have started or gone back to Keto after having sleeve surgery. I just saw my doctor and am cleared for Stage 3. Is it too soon to start Keto again or should I wait until I am on Stage 4? Plus any recipes you want to share are great too. Thanks.

https://kalynskitchen.com/

She has a whole section of the website dedicated to Keto recipes. Also, every recipe has nutritional info. A lot of my recipes come from this site.

2 hours ago, FancyChristine15 said:

I was encouraged to have high Protein and low carbs, which is what the keto diet is. I don't understand why it wouldn't be okay to start at this stage?

A traditional Keto diet is high fats, moderate to low protein.

"The general ratio of macros to follow is 70% fats, 25% protein, and 5% carbohydrates"

https://ketodash.com/keto-diet#macros

Hard to meet your protein goals and keep your calories low if you are following those ratios.

2 hours ago, magpie26 said:

my nutritionist says it's actually not as easy as people think to achieve ketosis.

If she is referring to after WLS this seems strange to me. Ketosis simply means you are pulling your energy from your fat stores instead of from the food you eat. If you're steadily losing weight after WLS, then you're in ketosis.