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1 hour ago, Apple203 said:

My diet is pretty similar to Fluffy's, and I simply don't understand @CreekImp13's continuing insistence that a healthy diet can't be lowish carbs. Heck, with our tiny stomachs, our diets are lowish everything! I aim for <50g carbs a day in veges, fruit, cottage cheese, greek yogurt. There's room there for occasional Beans, rice, lentils and hearty bread, but I do keep those portions small of necessity in order to meet Protein and vege/fruit goals (only so much room in the new tummy!). I find that I don't have the volume to rely on Beans and legumes as a major source of Protein, unless I supplement with Protein Shakes, which I feel isn't a good long-term solution for me. My plates are full of delicious, healthy stuff and my food plan feels very sustainable.

ETA: I also think we should all as a rule at least aim to be in the "normal" weight range as there is amply evidence that "overweight" carries significant health risks.

I eat very much the same at this point except for rice and bread. I can't eat gluten (horrible rash called dermatitis herpetiformis) but I do bake some almond and coconut breads that are pretty good. I can take them or leave them...haven't made them since surgery. My RD @ the bariatric clinic told me it was not necessary to eat fruit or non vegetable carbs (starch and sugar) if I did not want to. She said it is actually good to avoid potatoes and rice as much as possible. I am fine with that. I do not worry about fats too much but because of the overall restriction they are about 35-40G per day. I aim for net carbs <30 and protein is about 60-70G per day. About 750-850 calories per day.

Health wise, all my labs preop were perfect, my cardiac workup was perfect and the surgeon said my liver looked "perfect" at surgery. My blood pressure and heart rate were normal. My PCM even told me he had never seen a 60 year old with a BMi >45 that was in such good shape (on paper anyway) and I think that is from avoiding carbage while overdoing it on nut, cream cheese, regular cheese and those dang low carb protein (candy) bars. This is why I need the restriction.