Straight Low Carb vs Moderate Complex Carb

happyteacher
on 3/31/16 12:42 pm

No seeds on a freshly sleeved tummy! Heal up first!!

Surgeon: Chengelis  Surgery on 12/19/2011  A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!

1Mo: -21  2Mo: -16  3Mo: -12  4MO - 13  5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6  Goal in 8 months 4 days!!   6' 2''  EWL 103%  Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5   150+ pounds lost  

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Darcy G.
on 3/31/16 1:25 pm
VSG on 04/07/16

No, ma'am! I will wait until I'm cleared for them, but gathering intel now is good for my confidence and my nerves :)

I'm not going to push and eat things early. I'm actually more likely to go the other way: be afraid to eat stuff I'm cleared for and stay on liquids an age...

michellemj
on 4/1/16 4:03 am

It seems as if most have addressed your original post, so I would like to congratulate you on the awesome WL so far! 90lbs is very very impressive.

So even if you have to say goodbye to your beans for a bit, just know that once you've lost that additional weight you'd like, beans can def become normal again.

Darcy G.
on 4/1/16 10:18 am
VSG on 04/07/16

Thank you! I won't lie, it's been a slog at times.

I do think that all the loss might be contributing to how unsuccessful my pre-op liquid diet seems so far? I've been a SLAVE to the rules, and even though I've been on it since 3-21, I've only lost 3.5 pounds. That's it! Going 6 more days of it, counting today, but no way am I hitting the 10 pounds I was HOPING to lose during pre-op :****ep seeing these 20-ish pound pre-op losses and maaaaan... I gotta stop comparing myself, I know, but 3 measly pounds... so disappointing.

Neesie57
on 3/30/16 7:10 pm
VSG on 08/04/15

My surgery was on 8/4/2015, and I try to keep my carbs between 25-40 a day.  I seem to do the best when they are under 30, but some days I have more than that.  My calorie count is usually less than 700 calories, so my carb count has to stay small to get in enough protein.

5' 5" tall. VSG on August 4, 2015/ Starting weight 239.9/ Surgery weight 210.9/ Current weight 137.4/ Goal weight 140/ No longer overweight, now a NORMAL weight. Now that I'm at goal, it's time to move on to maintenance!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

Darcy G.
on 3/30/16 7:55 pm
VSG on 04/07/16

20/25-40 seems to be the pattern. I did some searching too and those two numbers come up in other posts, but I wasn't sure if they were both for weight loss mode or if one was maintenance mode and whatnot.

Thank you! I'm filing this all away for use later.

:)

Neesie57
on 3/30/16 8:04 pm
VSG on 08/04/15

I'm sure I'll be able to have more than 40 carbs a day when I'm in maintenance mode, but I'll still stay pretty low carb.  I just feel better when I don't eat sugars.

5' 5" tall. VSG on August 4, 2015/ Starting weight 239.9/ Surgery weight 210.9/ Current weight 137.4/ Goal weight 140/ No longer overweight, now a NORMAL weight. Now that I'm at goal, it's time to move on to maintenance!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 3/31/16 10:34 am
RNY on 08/05/19

Your best bet is to go for foods with at least 10g protein per 100 calories, since we need to get a LOT of protein in despite a limited food volume. Black beans measure in at roughly 6g protein per 100 calories, so there are definitely much better choices.

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Darcy G.
on 3/31/16 1:29 pm
VSG on 04/07/16

Yeah, they're not big on the protein, but they are on fiber and that's a concern for me. During my six months of nutritionist visits, the amount of fiber I was getting every day made for a happy tummy.

Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 3/31/16 2:29 pm
RNY on 08/05/19

Yes, fiber is good-- but if you're getting that instead of protein, you're overall worse off.

Many people here take fiber supplements, might be worth checking out.

Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

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