Worst WLS advice. EVER.

Thanks Julie!

How can we forget that if we don't eat enough we will go into starvation mode. Because we all see how fat those people in concentration camps got.

When I was diagnosed with Type 2 a few years ago, my PCP sent me to an RD. She looked at my labs and told me not to worry, I was only a little diabetic. Fortunately, she's not the RD I worked with through the bariatric program these years later! Occasionally, she shows up on my appts because my regular RD is not available, and I just reschedule because I will not meet with her again.

Worst advice was "Don't do it!". But I ignored that and glad I did. DS

My "surgeon," who placed my Lapband incorrectly, told me that I "needed to find a hobby" when I told him I was unable to eat solid foods and that I was in horrific pain every day. (My stomach was twisted in a Figure 8... had to find a different surgeon to save my life.) But apparently he thought taking up knitting or racquetball would have been a good idea.

Yeah, the worst advice I ever got was from my surgeon who was also just an absolute garbage-person.

Wow! That is just crazy.

What a jerk. You're lucky to be alive right now.

Garbage-persons should not be allowed to cut people up. There needs to be a test of some kind to weed out potential surgeons who are non-functional human beings.

Worst advice?

I dunno if I've ever had horrible advice, although I've had some worthless advice, proffered mostly by dietitians and nutritionists, licensed or not.

I do sometimes get testy when I read someone who over and over and over rails against ANYONE eating anything that doesn't work for him/her personally. Those folks seem quite certain that anything that doesn't work for them couldn't possibly be beneficial for anyone else.

This includes those who believe that "maintenance is only possible if you eat mostly meat." (My testiness is likely due to the fact that I'm maintaining quite handily by eating not only meat, but many other things.)

Protip: EVERYONE'S body does not respond exactly the same way to a single way of eating.

I don't think I've ever seen anyone post that "maintenance is only possible if you eat mostly meat."

What I have seen is many who are farther out suggesting protein forward diets. Not because no one can maintain otherwise, but because protein/meats/fishies and other dense proteins help keep a person feeling "full" for longer periods of time. Thus we get more "bang for our bucks" using more of our calories for protein than for carbs. Also, many times carbs lead to craving more carbs and that can be a slippery slope.

I don't eat only meat but I do eat my protein first 99% of the time. Personally I could never go super low carb or no carb. My body doesn't function on straight keto type menus. But I can and do weight my diet heavily with protein just to improve a sense of satiety that keeps me from snacking.

In the end a calorie is a calorie and fortunately we get to make individual decisions on how we use our daily allotment. Just want to emphasize that when vets tout the benefits of mostly protein (meat) it's because they are intent on helping people be successful over the long run.

Vets if you want to add something here please do.

Your post is good; there are always new people and lurkers who don't understand the reasoning behind eating more dense protein. Thanks Anne. =)

Yes. Eating protein first at meals also works well for me. I seem to feel satiated faster that way. I also eat reeeaaalllyyy slowly. ;)