Love this video! I have crunchy snacks. I remember my surgeon saying should stay away from chips, pretzels crackers etc. forever! I did for at least 18m and then I decided I could have a portion and even if I have a few more the world won’t end. I’ve maintained my weight and I don’t eat them every day. I follow the rest of the rules. I’m 2 years post op.
I had pretzels for the first time on my recent trip- I started eating air popped popcorn as well recently. Portion size and awareness is the key in things if you really enjoy them!
Carbonated drinks, eating carbohydrates and using straws are all fine on my program. I have rough guidelines I follow (min. protein and fluid goals). I try not to exceed 80g carbs a day (which isn’t just crackers or wraps but fruit and cereals too). I’m averaging less than 900 calories a day (not depriving myself that’s just what my body fits in and where my portion sizes are at right now). I even have a 20g no sugar / 56 calorie chocolate bar most days. I dump if I have real sugar. I had 19kg to lose at the start of my pre-op diet (revision from sleeve to bypass as I didn’t lose enough weight and had reflux develop) and I have 8.5kg to go. Clearly it’s not doing me any harm because I make sure I’ve met my fluid and protein goals for the day before I have it. I’ve made many food swaps so I can have my lil treat without sacrificing on flavour or my nutrient requirements. My dietician encouraged me to learn how to eat without this being a diet. It’s still early days but I feel I’ve found my groove/balance 😀
Awesome!! It sounds like you have a good plan and it is successful! Some of these recommendations are very outdated and have no studies to back them up. In the videos that I posted links to, surgeons talk about how some of these things appear to have just come out of the ether and when they look for scientific data it does not exist.
I’m 11 months post VSG. I’m still losing and hope to lose btw 20-40 more lbs. I have small sips with my meals. I get way more liquid if I drink out of a straw, so I do. I’ve not found either of these to impede my progress. I eat Tostitos with taco meat. I just measure and control my portions. For me, it’s really about truly learning moderation. Something I do struggle with is food noise. I’d love to hear your thoughts on that. Thanks for sharing.
I struggle with food noise too. The best thing that I have found to deal with it is scheduled eating. For me, knowing that I am going to eat something again at a certain time helps keep those thoughts from becoming too pervasive. I usually eat something about every 3 hours while awake.
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Love this video! I have crunchy snacks. I remember my surgeon saying should stay away from chips, pretzels crackers etc. forever! I did for at least 18m and then I decided I could have a portion and even if I have a few more the world won’t end. I’ve maintained my weight and I don’t eat them every day. I follow the rest of the rules. I’m 2 years post op.
I had pretzels for the first time on my recent trip- I started eating air popped popcorn as well recently. Portion size and awareness is the key in things if you really enjoy them!
My program doesn't allow coffee, but I had to go back to drinking it. I can't focus without it!
Me too!!
Carbonated drinks, eating carbohydrates and using straws are all fine on my program. I have rough guidelines I follow (min. protein and fluid goals). I try not to exceed 80g carbs a day (which isn’t just crackers or wraps but fruit and cereals too). I’m averaging less than 900 calories a day (not depriving myself that’s just what my body fits in and where my portion sizes are at right now). I even have a 20g no sugar / 56 calorie chocolate bar most days. I dump if I have real sugar. I had 19kg to lose at the start of my pre-op diet (revision from sleeve to bypass as I didn’t lose enough weight and had reflux develop) and I have 8.5kg to go. Clearly it’s not doing me any harm because I make sure I’ve met my fluid and protein goals for the day before I have it. I’ve made many food swaps so I can have my lil treat without sacrificing on flavour or my nutrient requirements.
My dietician encouraged me to learn how to eat without this being a diet. It’s still early days but I feel I’ve found my groove/balance 😀
Awesome!! It sounds like you have a good plan and it is successful! Some of these recommendations are very outdated and have no studies to back them up. In the videos that I posted links to, surgeons talk about how some of these things appear to have just come out of the ether and when they look for scientific data it does not exist.
I’m 11 months post VSG. I’m still losing and hope to lose btw 20-40 more lbs. I have small sips with my meals. I get way more liquid if I drink out of a straw, so I do. I’ve not found either of these to impede my progress. I eat Tostitos with taco meat. I just measure and control my portions. For me, it’s really about truly learning moderation. Something I do struggle with is food noise. I’d love to hear your thoughts on that. Thanks for sharing.
I struggle with food noise too. The best thing that I have found to deal with it is scheduled eating. For me, knowing that I am going to eat something again at a certain time helps keep those thoughts from becoming too pervasive. I usually eat something about every 3 hours while awake.
Thanks. I’ll try that.
Well, Kaki, you little rebel!
Haha! You know it! Tylenol is my party drug 🤣