Vegetarianism?

I am vegan. It can be difficult to get enough protein in just through foods. Vegetarianism is actually a piece of cake - Greek yogurt, cheese, whey protein shakes, etc. A vegan absolutely must supplement protein with shakes, at least at first. Since I try to minimize soy, I've found exactly one vegan protein powder that's good: SunWarrior Classic (it's a complete vegetable protein).

To the OP...if you hover over each person's avatar, you will see what surgery they had...the ones who are Vegetarian are not DS'ers...

The DS is best for those who eat meat. The VSG/RNY can be vegetarians.

But consider this...carbs cause gas/bloat. And vegetarian diets rely heavily on carbs.

Liz

 I would recommend agains the RNY or DS if you want to remain a vegetarian.  Protein malabsorption with a probein-deficient diet is not a good combination.  Vegetarians, however are quite the carb ****s, so it may be that all along fueling obesity.  It may be something to consider.

I don't think I have too many carbs.  I avoid pastas, breads, etc 99% of the time.  The only carbs I get the vasty majority of the time are from veggies and fruits.

i'm not even a year out though, so I know i'm not a vet by any means, but so far this has worked well for me.

 

I am vegan and get over 100 grams of protein a day. I do still use a shake though.

 The carb situation is a very interesting one for post -bariatric surgery vegetarians .  Before my surgery ( proximal RNY)  I basically loved sweets  and fresh-baked whole grain sourdough  bread.

Now interestingly , it took 4 years to really solidify but I hardly ever touch either one of these things .

I feared regain for a long time( because of the relatively  highvcarb diet ) ...but my body has settled into health at a pretty good weight .   I find rice and beans to be REALLY  filling meals  too more so than traditional animal protein -containing ones  ... so  I really get a good  protein wallop  at least once a day when I eat  rice n beans .  Its a temendous help in maintaining my weight too because  I am no longer hungry and the high fiber content  pushes out of my system fast .. 


The one big difference for me pre and post op is I can eat regular full fat cheese now ... not just fat free cheeses ...who knows why .  I can also  eat occasional  restaurant meals and even nuts sometimes  without gaining weight literally the next day  like my body did before my surgery , thank God .  I feel much more "normal "  now weight -gaining tendency wise ... 

Rice & beans nutritional info (this also depends on the type of beans used)

Total Fat 10.66g		16%
	Saturated Fat 2.056g	10%
	Polyunsaturated Fat 3.176g
	Monounsaturated Fat 4.823g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 712mg		30%
Potassium 710mg
Total Carbohydrate 59.89g		20%
	Dietary Fiber 7.9g	32%
	Sugars 0.48g
Protein 14.48g

Since ONE cup is almost an entire day's worth of carbs for most DS'ers, and it has so little bang for the buck in protein, why bother.
One cup of diced chicken:

Total Fat 10.42g		16%
	Saturated Fat 2.932g	15%
	Polyunsaturated Fat 2.222g
	Monounsaturated Fat 4.056g
Cholesterol 112mg		37%
Sodium 531mg		22%
Potassium 328mg
Total Carbohydrate 0g		0%
	Dietary Fiber 0g	0%
	Sugars 0g
Protein 39.89g

That same cup of meat is far more protein, almost 40 grams versus the 14.5 grams of protein in the beans and rice.

IF beans and rice do not cause you gas, go for it but you would have to eat THREE (3 x 392 calories) cups of that to equal ONE cup of chicken (263 calories).

Also rice is a HIGH glycemic food and if you have reactive hypoglycemia, it can cause real problems. Oh, the difference in white versus brown rice:
White rice:

Calories 204
% Daily Values*
Total Fat 0.44g		1%
	Saturated Fat 0.12g	1%
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.119g
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.138g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 577mg		24%
Potassium 55mg
Total Carbohydrate 44.08g		15%
	Dietary Fiber 0.6g	2%
	Sugars 0.08g
Protein 4.2g

Brown rice:

Calories 215
% Daily Values*
Total Fat 1.74g		3%
	Saturated Fat 0.349g	2%
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.626g
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.634g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 587mg		24%
Potassium 84mg
Total Carbohydrate 44.42g		15%
	Dietary Fiber 3.5g	14%
	Sugars 0.68g
Protein 4.99g

Statistically the same for both...calories, carb count, protein, etc.

Liz

 When I cook rice n beans I usually make it  fat -free so there is less than one gram of fat per serving .    The exception to this is chick peas which contain about 2.5 grams of fat  for a one cup serving ... but I rarely eat them.  

You would think  there are a lot of carbs ,,, and I do notice that when I eat this  way I'm SUPER satisfied and super energetic like all day .  I guess  they must be slow release carbs... because I have NO rebound effect  whatsoever .