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lking
on 7/18/16 3:55 pm - Indianapolis, IN
RNY on 12/04/15
Topic: RE: Recipes dietary soups

It would be nice if you would post this in the recipe forum.  Many OHers, myself included, regularly search there for recipes..

67 yrs old, 4'10", BMI 31.8 (51.8 at start), HW 256.4 (8/4/15), SW 217.4, CW 152.8 (4/30/18), GW 125.0, RNY 12/4/15 Dr. RoseMarie Jones, Breast Cancer DX 2/16, Bi-lateral mastectomy 8/9/16.

Renren
on 7/18/16 9:31 am
VSG on 12/02/15
Topic: RE: Weighing / Measuring food

Yes, it's good training. Weighing your food insures you're not overeating. I always weigh my protein, I sometimes try to guess how many ounces my portion is, then weigh it. I usually have more than I think,and have to put some back. If I didn't weigh it I'd be taking in more calories than I was counting. 

5'2.5" Surgery date/ 12-02-15 Dr.Valentine Boise ID

Highest:289 SW/212 CW 122

Goal/125-130

Goal reached at 10 months

Tori31
on 7/18/16 2:09 am
Topic: Recipes dietary soups

Let's share recipes dietary soups :)

Donna L.
on 7/15/16 6:23 pm, edited 7/15/16 11:28 am - Chicago, IL
Revision on 02/19/18
Topic: RE: Coffee, Banana, Yogurt Smoothie

A nutritionist and I were just discussing this.  We've actually never been able to confirm this with a study.  I've had one nutritionist tell me this, and another tell me the body absorbs all the protein (just slower).  Thing is, according to the rules of biochemistry, all eaten protein eaten is broken down into amino acids.  The question is: what happens to these amino acids if we can't utilize them all?  (My degree was originally in biochemistry.)  Severe excess are turned into glucose via gluconeogenesis, but you'd like have to eat way more than a bariatric patient can consume.  And, we do know how quickly amino acids are absorbed: no more than 10g/hour, typically.  However, that isn't necessarily equivalent to protein.  One study I stumbled across suggested that consuming 35g of protein in one meal resulted in higher rates of protein synthesis than 20g or 10g (http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/90/1/106.long).  So, the body absolutely uses more than 30g...at least in this one study.

The 30g/time actually comes from the fitness/bodybuilder community.  Your muscles won't use more than 30g of protein at once (so people say), but we use protein for many more things than muscle construction. 

There are more issues with protein overconsumption: dehydration, for example.  We need water to process the protein (it's part of why we all have to drink water post-op).  If excess protein wasn't processed, that wouldn't be a concern.

Likely the excess is converted into glucose (like, if you're eating 100+ grams a day or more) - which is good, because it means we can consume fewer carbs during weight loss directly.

I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!

It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life

supershopper
on 7/14/16 11:25 am
Topic: RE: Coffee, Banana, Yogurt Smoothie

I was told this by my nutritionist and confirmed by other people on the site.

HW 305 SW 278 Surgery weight 225 GW 160 LW: 118.8

RNY 12/15/2015,

GB removal 09/2016,

Twisted bowel/hernia repair 08/2017

M1 Dec 2015-13.0, M2-7.0, M3-14.5, M4-9.4, M5-7.1, M6 9.8, M7-7.6 ,M8- 7.6, M-9 5.5, M10-6.4, M11- 2.2, M12 Dec 2016- 5.8

Kudzu
on 7/14/16 9:33 am
VSG on 07/28/16
Topic: RE: Coffee, Banana, Yogurt Smoothie

Thank you for your advice. I've actually been reading a lot of discrimination on this very topic. Do you have medical-based articles (not opinions) that you'd share with me? Thank you in advance!

supershopper
on 7/14/16 7:41 am
Topic: RE: Weighing / Measuring food

yes- many use my fitness pal to track food- ask your dr if that is ok. mine allowed it

HW 305 SW 278 Surgery weight 225 GW 160 LW: 118.8

RNY 12/15/2015,

GB removal 09/2016,

Twisted bowel/hernia repair 08/2017

M1 Dec 2015-13.0, M2-7.0, M3-14.5, M4-9.4, M5-7.1, M6 9.8, M7-7.6 ,M8- 7.6, M-9 5.5, M10-6.4, M11- 2.2, M12 Dec 2016- 5.8

supershopper
on 7/14/16 7:36 am
Topic: RE: Coffee, Banana, Yogurt Smoothie

Nice recipe- just keep in mind you will only digest about 30 protein per sitting, so if you have this I would break into 1/2 at a time.

HW 305 SW 278 Surgery weight 225 GW 160 LW: 118.8

RNY 12/15/2015,

GB removal 09/2016,

Twisted bowel/hernia repair 08/2017

M1 Dec 2015-13.0, M2-7.0, M3-14.5, M4-9.4, M5-7.1, M6 9.8, M7-7.6 ,M8- 7.6, M-9 5.5, M10-6.4, M11- 2.2, M12 Dec 2016- 5.8

Kudzu
on 7/14/16 6:05 am
VSG on 07/28/16
Topic: Coffee, Banana, Yogurt Smoothie

 

 

 

Ingredients:

2 scoops unflavored or vanilla flavored protein powder

4 oz greek plain yogurt

1/2 Banana (cut and freeze banana chunks, add chunks when needed)

2 tbsp. decaf instant coffee

4-8 oz water

 

Directions:

Add all ingredients to blender and blend until very smooth (no chunks).
Add water to thin to milk-consistency.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Calories: 340
Fat: 3 g
Cholesterol: 15 mg
Sodium: 180 mg
Carbohydrates: 25 mg
Protein: 54 g

Smallbites2015
on 7/13/16 4:07 pm
Topic: RE: WLS Buffalo Chicken Salad

Sounds really good

 

        

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