I don't know anyone else locally who has the sleeve. I don't know
many who have had WLS at all. So I have to rely on my surgeon's
office. I seem to be doing just fine by them. My weight is on
track. The NUT seems uninterested in me. Probably since I have
called with questions and am doing what they want me to with calories
and protein. And I am probably a little less gung-ho about
introducing everything. I would love a bagel (I think it sounds
good, just may not taste the same) and I could have one, but I
won't. The reason for having my sleeve was so I could have
everything, but it didn't mean I was going to eat like I could have
everything. KWIM?

My bloodwork has been good. I take my vitamin and thyroid meds
faithfully. But I am confused about net carbs and things like
that. Since I don't know I go by what the total is. I use my carb
book for fresh things (although I am not nearly as worried about
natual carbs as processed ones.) I log the carbs, but I don't do a
running total like I do caloires and protein. I know if I had
cereal, I am not going to have a protein bar or a protein shake the
same day. I think that carbs are a rudder at this stage more than
anything. They can direct where we go, but the engine is going to
determin how fast.


--- In AstronomicallyStunningVSGer@yahoogroups.com, "Sara"
<daeuse@...> wrote:
>
> As an employee of a bariatric Surgeon, I get annoyed by many
> individuals on OH who think they are so "All-knowing" about the
> advice to give people. Here's the 411, the majority of obesity
> surgery patients ARE NOT CORRECTLY FOLLOWED-UP by the Physicians
and
> Dietitians, therefore 1/2 of what they say is based on what they
> think they read, heard or thought.
>
> Now, I understand that there are others who are followed
> appropriately, but they do tend to be fewer.
>
> My dietitians tells me carbs okay in minimun amounts. Just be
> careful. Also, a Carb does not "count" as a carb if it is a protein
> source. Therefore, your amount of total Carbs/Day varies. You want
to
> stay under say 60 carbs, but you are not counting carbs from
protein
> shakes etc... The same is true of fats. For example, I sometiems
> snack on a few peanuts if I'm out and can't get my meal-time in.
The
> peanuts are a protein source for me therefore, they do not count as
a
> fat.
>
> Of course, I say this, but for you it may be different. I follow my
> diet with my dietitian. My doctor regularly checks my bloodwork and
> makes sure things are going well.
>