Diet after weight loss surgery?

I was wondering if you ate the same things and amounts instead of getting the surgery, would you be ok? It just doesn't seem that you could get enough nourishment on that little food. But if you could eat that amount instead , without the surgery, couldn't you lose weight without the surgery. I just worry about not being healthy, but seems like people who have had the surgery seem ok. Is there any place on the web that tells you exactly what to eat after surgery ? I would like to try to eat that and see what I would lose. Help me out here.

Given enough time, eating a restricted diet would result in weight loss comparable to surgery. You can get enough nutrition on a restricted diet that is properly designed and executed, but you would have to consult with a registered dietitian to determine your requirements and intake. You need to ensure adequate intake of vitamins and minerals, as well as the appropriate balance of macronutrients (fats, carbohydrates and proteins).

People who have had bariatric (weight loss) surgery (including stomach stapling, gastric banding or bypass, etc.) can survive on diminished amounts of foods. What the surgery does is induce maldigestion and malabsorption, as well as reduce capacity to ingest a large meal. Ultimately, if the underlying dietary habits are not changed, the stomach will expand and overeating will occur, defeating the surgery. Then you will be stuck with a weight problem AND modified anatomy that carries its own side effects.

Side effects include malabsorption of vitamins (B12 and fat-soluble A, D, E and K) and diarrhea. Initially you may experience symptoms of the "dumping syndrome". This is when the meal you eat empties from your stomach too soon, triggering a massive neurohormonal feedback to try and slow things down to give you adequate time to digest and absorb the meal. The result is dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. It is extremely unpleasant, but you may eventually overcome this by learning how to eat properly within the context of your anatomy.

The bottom line: surgery is a last resort for the morbidly obese for whom no lifestyle change or drugs have made a difference. It should not be approached lightly as a cure-all.

To tailor a very low calorie diet (1200 kcal/day), talk to a registered dietitian and your physician. Going below that requires physician monitoring and possibly hospitalization.

You're on to something. Don't get the surgery just get with a healthy eating plan like the magnetic diet

Gastric bypass surgery seems to be the more usual type of surgery in the U.S. There are a lot of health problems associated with it, as a previous writer has mentioned. But....gastric banding is a much better alternative, since it 1) is reversable, 2) only reduces the amount you can eat, but does not stop you from digesting it. You eat a healthy diet, just much less than before. It is physically impossible for you to over-eat.
While it is true that "you should just eat a healthy diet", well, if we could all achieve that, there would not be an obesity epidemic around the western world. Its easier said than done.
I've had a gastric band for almost two years.....I lost 80 pounds over 9 months, and have stayed at my desired weight ever since. I'm very healthy and have no problems sticking to the correct diet.

For the most part, the people who have this done have tried all the diets, and done everything they can. I had to go thru 6 months of testing (some of it from the neck up...) before they would do the WLS

You have to have sessions with a dietitian because you HAVE to get the protien in first, and yes you can survive on the little amounts of food you have to eat. If you go back to the old way, your pouch will expand (or you could even injure yourself!) You have to learn to sip water all the time all the time all the time because you have a one to one and a half ounce pouch, and wether it is food or liquid, it is space taken up. You can TRY to eat the small amounts, but remember it is not just a quick snip and bam, smaller stomach. Things are bypassed and there is NO PLACE ON THE WEB TO TELL YOU WHAT TO EAT! You can go to free seminars and talk to people who have had it done. I had it done May 1 2000 and I lost 282 pounds.


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Not everyone goes back to poor diet, (read post a few above) And many of them are helping other people find a good dr. A GOOD bariatric surgen will help to explorer other options as well. They are not all eager to cut. Learn more about it on wls sites
My email is twapped@hotmail.com if anyone has more questions about it