mfogleballard
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I don't understand the nutritionist's advice and I wouldn't expect anyone to recommend exercise who knew about the exhaustion related to iron infusions. I have benefited from Dr. Hess's quote, "fat is your friend." It will have side effects, but it has helped me. I'm talking eggs cooked in lots of butter, olive oil poured liberally when cooking, bacon, sausage, KFC, cheese -- any way you can add fat to what you eat. Vegetables are fine, white carbs are evil (but your brain needs some)and sugar must be completely banned. It goes against everything you've been taught about dieting, but fat malabsorption is why you had a DS. The quickest way to stop losing weight is to allow sugar to come back into your diet. Liquid sugar and sugar combined with carbs are the worst. Juice, sugar added to coffee, candy, pastries, desserts...you don't get a pass on these foods just because you had a DS. Sugar=stall. If I were you, I'd have several small meals of fat and protein, between similar larger meals with tiny amounts of carbs and see if it helps. Eat more often (I eat 5-6 times a day), but concentrate on smaller protein and fat meals mostly without carbs. (Shhh. Don't tell the nutritionist. She'll have a heart attack.) If you are up for a daily walk or a little yoga, fine, but give yourself some time to recover from this enormous change in your body and physiology.my surgeon advised me to eat more ice cream if I need a sweet snack. The full fat kind.
KathrynK,
I was reading your suggestions on eating. I had a revision on 08/15/17. Before my surgery, I was eating very low carbs, fat & protein and lost 25 pounds. Since I had my surgery I lost the 25 pounds but I think that was more because of liquid but now it seems I am stalling. I was afraid to go back that way of eating but it was doctor monitored. I was wondering should I go back that way. I eat small 5 -6 meals a day. Only thing I have been focusing on was getting over 100 grams of protein in because that is what I have been told. The nutritionist says 60 - 80 but I have been getting about 100 or little over. Carbs has been low but not that low maybe a litter under 50 but my fat intake has been real low. My biggest issue is the bathroom and gas everyday.
What do you eat daily and what are you goals for protein, carbs and fat.
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