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There is also inulin (not insulin!), which is extracted from chicory root or other plants. It has a natural sweetness and can be used in baking to substitute for sugar and/or fat. I've never used it directly; I've only used products that contained it. However you can buy inulin in bulk. Apparently if you are allergic to ragweed, you're likely to be allergic to inulin, so try a small amount first and see how it agrees with you.
Xylitol and Erithrytol are sugar alcohols, you might see how well you tolerate them.
It depends on the type of restaurant. Restaurants are a lot more complicated for me because I'm vegan, so there are fewer options on the menu even before considering quantities. Still, most restaurants have something suitable on the menu, even for me. After a while you learn what to order at different types of restaurants. If eating out is an important part of your social life, you will adapt. Some like me will find it more trouble than it's worth, and cut back on eating out.
I had a favourite Thai restaurant that I was able to continue to eat at after WLS. I just ordered the vegetable stir-fry without the rice, and was able to eat almost all of it since it was only vegetables. But then they changed the menu so that you were forced to order a full meal with appetiser. I planned to give my dining partner my appetiser. I asked the server to leave off the rice, and he kept trying to offer me extra veggies, or extra something else. He was just trying to be helpful, but I felt pressured. It's not that I'm embarrassed; I'm quite happy to tell people I've had WLS. But I don't want to feel obliged explain my dietary needs to a perfect stranger, not when I've come for a relaxed dining experience. I haven't been back to that restaurant since.
I'm quite comfortable going to the type of cafe where people might get either a snack or a full meal, because if I just order some vegetable soup the server won't make a big deal of the fact that I'm eating so little.Since I eat out only a few times a year, I often order something that might seem wildly unhealthy, such as chips (french fries). My regular diet is so low fat that sometimes it's good to balance it out.
that's awesome i glad it worked out for you! if i wouldn't have ended up in the hospital with chest/heart problems and maxed out my insurance. i dunno if i would have been able to get mine done. Then again a bunch of people that my mother works with in mining almost all of them are Hispanic decent no saying as a racial just saying they had a good lay of the land and better communication with Spanish speaking facilities they had theirs done in Mexico and probably 9/10 of them had no problems what so ever. and the price difference is astronomical! so that was a consideration in my mind as well. you hear so many horror stories about getting different care in other countries being American and sometimes its rough to dig thru the facts and the fear mongering.
I really don't enjoy going out to eat anymore because I can eat such a small amount. I used to just box most of it up and bring it home, but got to the point where I would rather just cook something at home. That way I know exactly what I am eating.
You will figure out what works for you. For most of us, it is bringing home enough for two more meals.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
it is the first month or so, so we didn't go out.
after that, there were a few things I could eat - some soups, chili, shrimp ****tail - so it was easier
after the first three or four months, you'll have more options. And at some point, you'll be able to eat most things (although I still don't eat much in the way of fried food - or really starchy food), but in smaller quantities than you did pre-surgery. I usually order something small - like soup & salad or an appetizer - or if I order an entree, I have maybe 1/3 to 1/2 of it and have them box up the rest.
Thank you for your input. Yep I'm quite healthy now and as you know it's trial and error. ?
We don't plan on becoming underweight it just happens with some of us but that also doesn't give excuse to replay the bad habits we were used too. Congratulations to you too!
You have a BMI of 16.8 and I can't believe your surgeon's office think this is ok!!!!
I think you would be better off seeing your PCP because you really need to find out why you weigh so little. You are in pretty dangerous territory
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I tend to go out a lot and hope that going out to eat is not too hard. I just saw a video and the lady was talking about how hard it was to go out to eat.
For baking and general sweetening you might be happy with Whey Low
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
What's the point of going if they aren't going to be looking out for your health. Loss of 148% of your excess weight is extreme. Even with a rough year that weight is too low. That weight highly suggests a serious health problem or eating disorder. You need to see a medical doctor ASAP to get to the bottom of your low weight (Unless you already know what it is and your rough year has been because you've been on chemo or something). Sometimes doctors are lazy and don't want to try and figure out what's wrong. Be your own health advocate, if necessary. Best of luck to you.
