Dr Garths changes?

He needs express these thoughts when he proclaims his new directive! If he would have explained even the few things you just repeated, there wouldn't be as much hub-bub over his new 'thing'.

I agree with you about some of the changes. I started making a few changes back at my 6 mo checkup. I'll never give up animal protein altogether, and you can't get the cottage cheese container out of my hand! But I do see his point about the quality of meats we depend on. Yes, it's more expensive and takes an effort to find but whenever possible I buy organic and/or free range beef and poultry products. I still haven't added alot of grain based carbs back into my diet and probably won't for awhile, or will be very picky about those I do.

I still have extreme respect for Dr. Garth and his surgical abilities. But I'll continure to search for a good bariatric nutritionist.

Yes, I don't think he communicated well, which is surprising since he normally does. Sometimes when people get into some great new thing, they just want to share it with others and forget to take the other perspective into account so they don't come accross as a radical nut. I do think he is the best surgeon of his kind, but I'll take his recommendations with a grain of salt and make work what I can in the real world. Taking my Oh Yeah wafer bar from me is like taking your cottege cheese from you:) It isn't going to happen.

>>I still have extreme respect for Dr. Garth and his surgical abilities. But I'll continure to search >>for a good bariatric nutritionist.



I agree with your last statement, Dee and agree Dr. Garth is one of the best bariatric surgeons in the country.  His skills are excellent and his patients have few complications or post-op issues.  He also seems to genuinely care about his patients.

I will continue to do my own research on post-surgery diet and vitamins, just like I did as a pre-op.  

I wasn't there, but get the gist of things from reading the posts... What I would add is people considering a vegitarian lifestyle (particuarly women) need to be careful when using SOY as a substitute for meat based protein.   High amounts of soy can mimic the effect of high estrogen and for people at risk of breast cancer, or have had issues with cancer, can have a detrimental affect.

Per my breast surgeon....   Just something to consider and 1 reason I won't be eating only veggie's in my future.

With that said - I love fresh fruits and veggie's and do tend to eat that before meat today.  I know I don't get enough protein in and struggle daily with that goal...

As a breast cancer survivor myself, I don't eat a lot of soy for that very reason.