the nutritionist says...

I think they mean not to worry about them in the beginning.  You will be eating things that go down easily at first, like yogurt or thinned out mashed potatoes.  You don't want to be worrying about counting.  But it is true, they do encourage more of a low calorie diet than some DS doctors.  They told me to try for a South Beach diet post op rather than Atkins.  They will never tell you that fat is your friend, that is for sure!  But they want you to eat a healthy, balanced diet for the rest of your life.  You don't have to put a stick of butter on your potatoes, and no nut will tell you to do so, but our fun little secret as DSers is that we know we can if we want to!!!!

wow, never heard my nutritionist or surgeon tell me I had to eat 30g carb per meal. That is 180g of carbs daily and what I was intaking once I reached goal and didn't want to lose anymore weight. 30g of protein per meal, would be reasonable for a DSer early out and in the weight loss phase that is about 180g daily, but not 30g carbs per meal, even of we malabsorb some of the carbs. Do speak to your surgeon to get his input and how it relates to you. On average, during the first year post-op, a DSer should have about 50-60g carbs per day. I had a lot of issues with food during my first year (tolerating it) and was having a lot of headaches daily, as well. My surgeon recommended I up my carbs to 60-80g per day during that time. Having those extra carbs did help eliminate the headaches for me and continued to lose weight successfully. But, that was 60-80g carbs per day, not per meal.

After a year post-op, my carb intake has been 80-150g carbs daily. Right now, I am over 2 years post-op and having a slight issue with keeping weight on. I do not want to lose anymore and am in maintenance mode. The remedy to help me stop losing weight is to up my daily carbs to 180-300g range and to take enzyme pills. This has helped me and have not lost or gained any extra weight. It has also not cause me any gas or negative issues for me, either. Once, my weight settles out and not dip the scale down again, I can reduce the carbs intake if I like.  For now, that is what I have to do.

Hi Alex! ((hugs)) Hope all is well with you. I saw my nutritionist recently (yesterday) too! She said at about 3 to 6 months out I should be eating about 90 grams of protein.

I think we're gonna be switch sistahs. Have you got to meet your surgeon yet? Any dates yet?

I'm sooo hoping mine will happen around March 18th.

I IMed you awhile ago...didya get it? I think OH was hosing up around that time.

Eeek...only 4 minutes left on this library computer!

Take care sweety!

Felicia

I never counted carbs at all --but I hardly think I got up to 30g a meal for a long time.  Today, yeah -- my first several months -- just not possible.

Hi- Was the nut with the U of Chicago program?  If I recall, the guideline was not to exceed 30 grams of carbs in any meal.   And like the other posters said, in the beginning if you follow protein first that guideline isn't really necessary and further out you'll figure out how many carbs you can eat without hampering your weight loss.

Georgeann