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VEGAN after WLS

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AshMarie794    165

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Has anyone decided to go vegan AFTER WLS? I truly don't eat a lot of animal Protein anyway so I don't feel it would be a huge change for me but wanted to know if anyone has had issues/success with it.

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lucidreverie    13

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I try to be mostly vegan. I do vegan Protein Shakes with flaxseed or almond milk, tofu, vegan chicken, Beans, avocado and lentil and other Soups. My body is not a fan of dairy

Also nuts and nut butter, hummus, check out Pinterest for low carb and sugar vegan recipes. Make sure you take your Vitamins. Also Dr. Weiner on You Tube with his book A Pound of Cure encouraging plant Protein after wls. Hope this helps 😊

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AshMarie794    165

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13 minutes ago, lucidreverie said:

Also Dr. Weiner on You Tube with his book A Pound of Cure encouraging plant Protein after wls. Hope this helps 😊

Yes he has been supportive of my decision and encourages different things. Home life is the trial. Humans were made to eat meat. That is the mindset of those around me. But I am standing by my decision and going to try my best to do this for me and my health.

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There's nothing wrong with going vegan. And tons of very valid reasons to go vegan. I don't think your health is one of them. There's plenty of animal based products that are incredibly healthy and good for you and weight loss (fish, chicken, whey Protein etc) so I don't see how excluding salmon or chicken breast benefits someone's health.

That said co2 emissions, humane reasons etc are all very legitimate reasons.

If you want to go vegan that's fine but make sure you understand your reasons for doing it. I understand there are plenty of unhealthy meats but there's plenty of unhealthy plant foods. It would be like not eating fruits and vegetables because corn Syrup and sugary juices come from them

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Working towards it, but as you may imagine it takes lots of time and planning especially to become a lowish carb whole food vegan
So I'm a flexible vegetarian

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3 minutes ago, Tealael said:

Working towards it, but as you may imagine it takes lots of time and planning especially to become a lowish carb whole food vegan
So I'm a flexible vegetarian

I also consider myself a flexible vegetarian.

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GreenTealael    25,546

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On 07/09/2018 at 11:52, AshMarie794 said:





I also consider myself a flexible vegetarian.


Vegan is a long term goal for me , I was vegan for 1.5 years about 8 years ago and it was unsustainable for me so I turned vegetarian and was that way for the last decade prior to surgery. This time when I get to vegan I want it to be alittle more forgiving and flexible and sustainable so I'm not rushing , plus surgically speaking I want to make sure I don't hurt my progress first

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Boujee_Susie    34

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I’m thinking about going vegan in in to meat that much

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GreenTealael    25,546

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I'm a vegan pre-surgery...it's been tough during the no starch time pre-surgery

It will be harder immediately after as well, a few month in it will be easier but you will have slower progress if you eat a lot of starches carb heavy foods and don't even mention Pasta or breads. You have to be VERY MINDFUL when planing VSG vegan meals but it is possible

Especially with vegan Protein Shakes

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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
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