Does anyone have any advice on the best way to go about switching to decaf coffee? I don't drink a lot of coffee, one cup in the morning usually. Though it is a large cup.. 16oz at least. My biggest problem is that if I don't have that caffeine kick, I will end up with a migraine by early afternoon so severe that I will vomit. Does anyone else have that problem? Has anyone who had that problem found a good way to cut out caffeine without being completely miserable while doing it?

since you are researching - look at food insulin index.

A while back , I was really surprised taht eating low fat ,easy to digest proteins only meal could cause a significant RH (reactive hypoglycemia)_Only when i realized that we need insulin to process the proteins made me understand the issue, and correct it. The worse were easy to digest and absorb protein drinks. Or lean (low fat) foods with protein powder added.

Whey or egg white protein powders can cause a very significant insulin spike in healthy humans - not even obese, or post op WLS.

post op RNy - My body making even more of that, because the proteins woudl enter my small intestine almost immediately after I drank it, and since they were very easily absorbed - my blood protein would spike, spiking my insulin. and I woudl crash and I had to eat carbs to recover from the BS crush.

only when I switched to "real" dense protein sources,and added some fat to the mix - I was able not only to avoid the BS fluctuation, but that method kept me full longer, so I was able to eat less calories and lose some of a regain I had much faster.

I've been doing pre-op diet now for 4 months. Only lost about 7 lbs. I've got a carb counter app now and am surprised at the amount of carbs in certain foods. Like, mixed nuts, cucumbers, peppers, cheese.

They told me to eat as much veggies as possible, and I love them, especially raw, and I don't even use dressings. And I'm supposed to eat protein, but some of my choices have carbs in them and I think that's why I'm losing so slowly.

Can anyone give me some insight on this?

Thanks for letting me know that. I was put on a pill for 3 months and now its back to normal. Since I've started being able to eat a little more they have taken me off the pill to see if my potassium stays u*****t. I'll keep my fingers crossed. I was able to go off my blood pressure pills and tried my cholesterol, but because of family history of heart disease I had to go back on that pill as that part had increased. Oh well.

Huh, I hadn't really thought of using it along the lines of farro, risotto, rice. Seems obvious now that you point it out. I'll see if I can hunt down this Rice Salad you speak of