Question:
I thought no bread for a year?
This is in answer to the question about frozen dinners. I am only 8 weeks out or I guess 10 now but I have been told NO BREAD for 1 year! Also, I am having issues getting the protein down at all! I try to eat very healthy and high protein food but I cannot do it, I cannot drink MILK any longer and I HATE the taste of Soy so I am really struggling with that issue. I try to make shakes with frozen bannanas and other fruit but I don't like it either. — Becca23533 (posted on October 8, 2008)
October 8, 2008
I like to boil skinless, boneless chicken and then lightly puree it so it
doesn't get mushy but the pieces are very tiny, add salt and you have a
tasty protein. I had trouble with proteinds too. How about cottage cheese
with pineapple or kefir? Can you eat yogurt? How about alpine lace swiss
cheese?
— nofrogs29
October 8, 2008
I mix my protein powder with water to make a paste. I use a scoop of
chocolate and a half scoop of vanilla and put this paste into my coffee. I
tried it this morning and it was wonderful. If you can't do milk, then try
coffee. I also use protein bars to get my protein up to the suggested 80
grams of protein. I was also told that your body can't digest more than
35grams at a time. So break up your protein in order to get in the total
amount needed for healing and weight loss.
Susan from Ellsworth, MI
— susangielda06
October 8, 2008
hi ....girl i am 2yrs and soon to be 4 mo's out from lap-rny.(what wls did
you have ? ) just now eating bread.still have a time with protein.when i
was in the stage you are in ..lol...(i know it don't sound good ..lol..)but
the sm size jar's of baby beef and chicken..i couldn't do the shakes ,so my
nut told me to do carmation (i like the cho) would put in a blenderwith 1%
milk &ice.girl you have to get somthing down ,i ended up in the hosp 4
times the 1st 8 mo's to get iv's to build me up ....good luck ..brenda in
tx ps........if i can help just ask me ...
— brenda F.
October 8, 2008
I was told no white bread, rice, flour, processed carbs really pretty much
for life. Certainly not until we reach goal and then only on a special
occasions or rarely. I am a bit different in that I had lapband and
believe me, with restriction, I couldn't eat bread even if I wanted to.
Pain, sliming and wretching would ensue for sure.
Use the suggestions here and just know that you have to, have to get the
protein in some how. Experiment, try different suggestions and do whatever
it is that you have to do to get the protein in. Have you tried protein
bullets? Even if you don't like the flavor, you have to get it in
somehow.
Best of luck to you,
Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
— DawnVic
October 8, 2008
Every surgeon has different rules for after surgery. I can eat
bread/rice/pasta/crackers/etc. In transition, I lived on saltines. It took
a long, long time to eat actual bread. Could only eat toast for a long time
or an english muffin (toasted) now, I can eat 1/2 a piece of bread with
peanut butter. I do not eat a lot of bread, but I do eat it. You need carbs
for brain function. Check with your surgeon and follow his/her rules for
weight loss after surgery. Whatever their rules they have them for a
reason. I followed all of my surgeon's rules and I have lost 145+ lbs in 20
months. Re: the protein. I add flavorless protein powder to almost
everything I eat to get more. I eat my protein (chicken) first and fill up
on that first. If I feel like I am lacking, I get the protein new whey
protein bullets and take 1 oz. with breakfast, 1 oz. with lunch, 1 oz. with
dinner and 1 oz. before bed. I get the 42 gram one and that way I am adding
in 42 grams of protein on top of what I am eating. It's not the best
tasting stuff in the world, but I tolerate it and know that it's keeping me
healthy and just do it. good luck.
— jammerz
October 8, 2008
isopure is a liquid drink with 40 grams of protien. they are fruity drinks
and that is what i have to do. i drink a glass three times a day to get it
down. alot better than milk products. you can get them on line or GNC
carries them. try it. it might help. hate to see you get sick. peggy
rodabaugh
— peggy R.
October 8, 2008
i drink the adkins advantage shakes to keep up on protien. i really like
them and i am not big on soy or milk either
— shackett0426
October 8, 2008
I drink the Atkins Advantage Shakes and I can't eat bread at all with the
restriction I have and I don't even try. The Atkins Advantage shakes are
premixed and I keep them in the refrigerator and I have one every morning.
I just can't handle to eat anything for breakfast. You can get them at
Walmart, Target, and most pharmacies, they come in a lot of flavors.
— dyates2948
October 8, 2008
I think every person is different, My NUT told me most bypass patients have
issues with bread rice and pasta. I've been able to tolerate all of them,
most of the time.
— doreenh
October 8, 2008
Bread is not the best choice, and some people (like me) really struggle
with it. I can only eat a small portion if it's toasted. As for when it's
OK, each surgeon/nutritionist seems to have their own guidelines. For
protein, I can only drink the liquid GNC 50 Gram Slam in milk chocolate and
it has to be over ice or really cold. As for soy, I can only tolerate it
with cereal. It's an acquired taste, so I keep trying to drink more each
time. Good luck, Kris
— gonnadoit
October 8, 2008
My ut said I could eat toast instead of regular bread. It still didn't
sound like something I wanted to do, so I eat fat-free crackers( only 3 at
a meal). It gives me the grains my body needs and fulfills that "bread
craving" I had. I also cannot drink milk... and I love it! There is a
liquid protein drink that you can try (I haven't tried it, but my ex swears
by it). I don't remember the name... Iso something. You can get it at GNC.
Hope this helps!
— pattschiele
October 9, 2008
I can't stand the taste of soy protein shakes or soy protein supplements.
Your other options are high protein whole foods like
meat/eggs/cheese/beans, whey protein supplements, and egg protein
supplements. Whey protein isolate has no lactose so if your inability to
drink milk is lactose related, stick to whey protein isolate rather than
whey protein concentrate. Another option is to use tofu... it is soy but
doesn't have much of a taste. If you buy silken tofu, you can mix it into
smoothies (or really any food) and it will pick up the taste of whatever
you've mixed it with.
This link has both egg and whey protein supplements on it...
http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/search/en/query.jsp?q=Healthy+N+Fit+Egg+Protein&st=ps&source=go&campaign=Products_Sports_Nutrition&adGroup=HL_100_Egg_Protein&gcid=S19283x032&keyword=egg%20protein&gclid=CNjzr7b0mpYCFQVxFQod4BP47g
— mrsidknee
October 9, 2008
Whether a person can tolerate it or not, or craves it or not, the fact
remains that bread = carbohydrates. My surgeon told me no bread, crackers,
anything made from flour, rice, potatoes, sugars for my entire life.....
He said my primary food should be protein (tuna, chicken, fish, turkey,
eggs, beans, tofu, etc.) followed by dairy proteins such as low-fat
cheeses, then vegetables, then some fruit. Eating carbs is bad for us, plus
puts you in a vicious cycle of craving carbs - the more carbs you eat, the
more you crave carbs - best just to go cold turkey and eliminate carbs
altogether as much as is possible.
— Gina S.
October 13, 2008
— Lisa C.
October 13, 2008
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