Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Hi! Saw the post that suggested that everyone eats an "Atkins" type diet post op. This certainly was true during the first few months when my capacity was very limited and I was concerned about hair loss and protein deprivation. However, in the nearly 4 years since surgery, I have returned to my primarily carbohydrate based diet of lots of potatoes, pasta, bread, candy, and really anything I want to eat. I do not eat large quantities of protein, and rarely have meat outside of small quantities in casseroles. In fact, meat, when in the form of steak or whole pieces of chicken, are rather difficult for me to digest. The main advantage of the DS has been the freedom from dieting and guilt about what I eat. I eat lots more than I ever did before surgery, and struggle to keep my weight UP. Weird is not the word for the total psychological switch. Still in love with my surgeon and would do this all again in a flash. Deborah BPD/DS 09/27/97 BMI 54 307 lbs Current BMI 25 148 lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Do you supplement protein? How are your labs? Have you had any problems? Thanks, Deborah! ===== from Upper Darby, PA BMI 63, age 41 BPD/DS 2 part lap Dr. Gagner, Mt. Sinai Sleeve gastrectomy 7/17/01 __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2001 Report Share Posted August 1, 2001 What is the Atkins diet. My surgery was July 12 and I'm having a hard time getting anything to stay down. Seems like everthing zi try comes right back up has anyone had this problem God Bless You, M. Sitton > >Reply-To: duodenalswitch >To: duodenalswitch >Subject: RE: eating after WLS >Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 18:30:26 -0700 > > >Hi! > > > >Saw the post that suggested that everyone eats an " Atkins " type diet post >op. This certainly was true during the first few months when my capacity >was very limited and I was concerned about hair loss and protein >deprivation. However, in the nearly 4 years since surgery, I have returned >to my primarily carbohydrate based diet of lots of potatoes, pasta, bread, >candy, and really anything I want to eat. I do not eat large >quantities of protein, and rarely have meat outside of small quantities in >casseroles. In fact, meat, when in the form of steak or whole pieces of >chicken, are rather difficult for me to digest. The main advantage of the >DS has been the freedom from dieting and guilt about what I eat. I eat >lots more than I ever did before surgery, and struggle to keep my weight >UP. Weird is not the word for the total psychological switch. Still >in love with my surgeon and would do this all again in a flash. > > > >Deborah > >BPD/DS > >09/27/97 > >BMI 54 > >307 lbs > >Current BMI 25 > >148 lbs _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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