There are no doctors on this site. We're mostly people who have previously had surgery.

Your best bet is to get your protein and other nutrition through normal foods. For the standard high-protein, low-carb post-op diet, that's mostly going to be lean meat and dairy products. Check the daily menu thread on the RNY board if you need ideas.

One Premier Protein bar has almost 300 calories. Most people who are in the weight-loss phase aim for 600 - 800 calories per day, so that one protein bar takes up a pretty significant amount of your food for the day. Protein bars don't make you feel full the way that lean, dense protein does, so that makes it easy to overeat.

Some people also struggle with protein bars as your brain can treat them a bit like candy bars, which are (of course) off-limits after surgery. If you tended to binge on candy, it's best to avoid protein bars.

Some doctors allow patients to have the occasional protein bar in situations where real food isn't an option, like while you're travelling. If that's the case, there are better options; some folks really like the Quest bars, which are closer to 200 calories. Even then, though, you're better off having only half of one as a snack and limiting the calories you're getting in that way.

Hi Dr. Can you tell me if its ok to eat the Premier Protein bars on a regular basic, like twice daily for a snack?

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Dr. Alvarez.

I had my surgery on Tuesday with no complications. My mid-section is swollen, but I've taken no pain meds. I'm currently on clear liquids, eating about 100-200 calories per day, and walking 30 minutes daily. I'm not hungry. I have my first post-op visit on Oct. 30. I am looking forward to full liquids. Praying this works!

I did not have cravings for some time after my VSG due to nausea in response to smells, (not everyone has this but I did). I realized at some point, (I can't remember when, exactly), that many cravings are a result of head hunger or an emotional trigger, (for me). I learned to ask myself, "what am I REALLY hungry for?" Dehydration can often mimic hunger. Emotional triggers or head hunger from seeing a really great food commercial or certain scents or memories can also trigger a craving for many people. I think that having bariatric surgery and carving out better habits for yourself can reduce cravings but at some point you will probably have cravings. You are stronger than your cravings though, and bariatric surgery is a great tool to give you a boost, metabolically and physiologically, for a time. It will give you time to reset but at some point it will be more about the choices you make. We live in an obesogenic society and increasingly with the health-at-every-size movement it seems like the support for actual health is harder to find. Accountability is so important if we want to KEEP our health. Cravings happen. They vary. Learn your triggers. It will require work. You can do it but invest pre op and during the honeymoon phase in those early post op months and years for lifetime success.