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White Dove
on 12/14/22 2:20 am - Warren, OH
Topic: RE: Protein shake issues post revision

The lady who bought us ricotta bake (Eggface) has a website with a lot of good suggestions. Start with the pureed food phase for now. Eggface Puree

Real life begins where your comfort zone ends

CatherineJenkins
on 12/13/22 9:53 am, edited 12/13/22 4:48 pm
TrudeMudeni
on 12/13/22 8:11 am
Topic: RE: Marijuana's affect on surgery

It needs to be talked over with the doctor. There's still a lack of data on cannabis, and they might not be sure whether it's right for you. You will probably have to experiment and see how well it works.

Deelove16
on 12/12/22 8:37 am
Revision on 11/10/22
Topic: RE: Protein shake issues post revision

Yeah actually have thought about the ricotta bake. I have a strong aversion to bone broth now and most broths but I'm trying. I'm going to try to make a white chicken chili with some beans. I've been able to tolerate deli turkey and chicken breast so that's nice. And low fat cheese.

the only sweet thing I can really do is some low fat yogurt from Amazon fresh but now that I can eat other things it's a bit high in sugar.

i had scrambled egg whites with turkey today. But tbh eggs are starting to tase weird to me which sucks

CatherineJenkins
on 12/11/22 7:06 am, edited 12/13/22 1:52 am
Cautiously_Hopeful
on 12/10/22 12:09 am
WLS on 07/15/22
Topic: RE: Protein shake issues post revision

Hi there!

Sounds like it's been a rough ride for you. Not sure how helpful this might be but we do have a couple of similarities. Before surgery I wasn't a fan of flavored sweet things, and that's been exacerbated afterwards. I also have had plenty of food aversions where things I loved, or that sounded good, tasted bad or I couldn't eat more than a bite.

For me, I ended up practically living on plain, low fat cottage cheese and unflavored, nonfat Greek yogurt for a while. Bone broth and Fairlife milk added extra protein during early phases. My craving was salt rather than sugar but the cottage cheese helped with that. And broth. If you can experiment to find a couple of foods you can tolerate that are high protein, that could help. Ricotta bake was an early one for me, too.

I also pester my dietician a lot for feedback based on tolerance issues. They may have some recommendations that will work for you. Best of luck!

HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4

Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5

Cautiously_Hopeful
on 12/9/22 11:58 pm
WLS on 07/15/22
Topic: RE: The $$$ is insane for Syntrax - need new options

Hi there!

Guess I'm newbie-ish, though I had SADI and not bypass. At just under five months out, I don't really drink protein shakes these days outside of a supplement for busy days when I know eating will be hard.

Due to preferences and my lack of tolerance for sweet flavors, I used several brands from May to now, including OWYN, Unjury, Planted, collagen peptides (don't remember the name brand and it was a supplemental, incomplete protein), and Isopure for cooking. The pre-made ones I have left are OWYN, which my dietician recommends against because you should eat food instead, and Fairlife.

Good luck finding what you need!

HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4

Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5

luanne711
on 12/8/22 7:58 pm - Bradford, PA
Topic: RE: The $$$ is insane for Syntrax - need new options

Interesting. Good to know. It's become a good habit for me. What brands are the newbies using? I actually enjoy mine.

Luanne

Luanne

I started WL journey on Jan 14, 2009 starting weight @ 342 
                              
Surgery date was July 22, 2009 and started @ 310 and and my goal weight
is 150.00.                   
Deelove16
on 12/8/22 1:33 pm
Revision on 11/10/22
Topic: Protein shake issues post revision

Hiii everyone. I had a revision surgery to a bypass after having a sleeve before. I was so good with protein last time but this time I can't tolerate it at all. I'm good with liquids in general bu****er alone makes me nauseous and I don't like most of the sugar free drinks I had before. The taste changes suck :( but I'm trying. I've been nauseous for the whole month mostly. I had to suck on lemon hard candy for a few days because I couldn't eat a thing without feeling nauseous. They I realized I wasn't getting enough sugar and that's why the candy made me feel better. I told my doctor this by the way. I also had to stay in diluted juice for a bit because I couldn't really stomach anything. I'm not sure if that has slowed my weight loss

But I'm in soft food now and figuring out what to eat is stressful. I will want something and then be completely turned off by it. I was too tired to cook/didn't have much to cook that I wanted yesterday and I ordered chickfila. I had their grilled chicken and tortilla soup without the tortilla. I had that for dinner and then breakfast. I was so happy to be able to eat something that I just ordered it again.

anyway, does anyone have advice?

Deelove16
on 12/8/22 1:27 pm
Revision on 11/10/22
Topic: RE: Having trouble with 2 week liquid diet

Hi! I had surgery a month ago. I can't even believe it. I have even weighed myself yet. I had a revision so I was pretty bad with protein drinks after living on them once before. Anyway, I believe in you! Try to stick to it. You have 6 days to go and you can do it!

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