2 week post-op update

Wow. Nothing makes you sick? Did you have bypass or another surgery?

I had the bypass four years ago. I will say some foods make me feel yucky but I can eat sugar. Should I no.

One thing I did eat that does not like me is pizza.

The head part of the surgery is the hardest.

I started to read you post and had to stop to type stay away from all those carbs I am 2 years out and rarely eat any of those. I just started on a LITTLE of oatmeal now and then. I can not believe that they would suggest all those carbs esp at only 2 weeks out.

I'm finding out through these replies that people don't like my nutritionists food list! Ha. I bought mostly protein anyway and still have tons of shakes (I stocked up). I guess the english muffins and 3 bananas were not the best options from the list. Back to protein!

My first reaction to what you said was why are you trying to push what you can eat. You need to be cautious and let your pouch heal.

Second, my surgeon also suggested carbs like mashed potatoes, bananas and crackers early on, but being here on OH and hearing from the successful vets, I learned that I can't eat carbs like that. Eat protein, protein, protein. Kick the carbs to the curb. You won't be successful and you will struggle with cravings if you start off with carbs. While my surgeon promotes carbs in his diet plan, he also thinks that losing only 50% of your excess weight is success. I lost 100% of my excess weight in 8 months and only once I hit maintenance did I add in some fruit carbs (berries and apples) and small amounts of oatmeal.

If you want success, ignore your surgeon's nutrition plan and stick to dense protein.

Thanks for your reply! This is helpful (and written very kindly). I'm on here to be honest and get advice, but today I thought maybe I should only read and not post because some of the advice, while sound, comes off as harsh. Yes, everything I bought was on my nutritionist's list. I bought mostly proteins, 1 bag of english muffins and 3 bananas. I guess I made a huge error with those last things, 'cause I'm really hearing about it now! Anyway - I'll stick with my fish, yogurts, cheeses, shakes and whatnot. I would like to meet my weight goal like you did! :-)

Honestly, I know it sounds harsh for most of the replies to be telling you it's not wise to head down the road you're headed, but I promise you, everyone here wants you to be a success. None of us take any delight in people not being successful.

You've come here at 2 weeks out, not two months or two years, so it's not like you're SOL.

Please stay, participate in the "what are you eating" post every day. Get an account at My Fitness Pal (the free version) and weigh and log EVERYTHING that passes your lips. You may have bad days, you may make a bad decision on occasion, but none of us is perfect. This decision you made is for life. In 13 years, I hope you are here giving a new op a ra ra pep talk.

Join the team, you'll be helping others in no time.

The pep talk and backside kicking is always free btw, as are the congratulations on a job well done! If you need recipes, we can point you in a good direction too!

Thanks! I do have some apps like My Fitness Pal and have been logging my weight, but not my food yet. I'll figure out the food logging soon enough. I track my weight loss, meals and measurements in Google docs for right now also.

I'm sure I'll be looking for recipes soon enough!

We'd love to have you on the What's on your menu thread. :)

Love this post Kim. Spot on.