Gastric Bypass Diet Purpose

Beyond the main philosophy i mentioned above there are some other purposes to the diet you must maintain after gastric bypass surgery in order to ensure optimal results.

• Your new diet should consider the staples that are in your stomach and be very sensitive to the healing process that must progress.  It’s important to not stretch the area or have the staple line infected.
• To establish a diet and routine of eating smaller portions so that you maintain your newer, healthy weight.
• To avoid surgical side effects as well as mental ’side effects’ that sometime occur after gastric bypass surgery

4 Phases of a Diet For Gastric Bypass Surgery

There are 4 main phases of a gastric bypass diet:

• liquid diet
• pureed ground up food
• soft solid foods
• solid foods

I’ll post specific diets and best practices to help you through the first parts of your diet after weight loss surgery but also please feel free to email me with any questions.

Recipe for gastric bypass patient

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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4 medium to large skinless chicken thighs (1-1/2
pounds)
1 (8-ounce) container plain low-fat yogurt
1/4 cup hot salsa or picante sauce
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin

Place the chicken in a glass dish.

In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, salsa, curry powder, and cumin.

Pour over the chicken, turning to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 6
hours or up to 24 hours.

Transfer the chicken and sauce to an oven proof dish prepared with nonstick
pan spray.

Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees F for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the
chicken is tender and cooked through.

Calories: 186, Fat: 8 g, Cholesterol: 73 mg, Sodium: 139
mg, Carbohydrate: 5g, Dietary Fiber: 0g, Sugars: 4g, Protein: 22g.

Source:
“New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes”

Eat More Protein Bar With Macadamia Nuts

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Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup cream
1 cup all-bran cereal
1/4 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup macadamia nuts — chopped
4 scoops designer whey protein powder — natural
1/3 cup Splenda
3 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla

In large microwave safe bowl, add butter, cream cheese, cream, and water.
Cook till melted.
Whisk until smooth.
In another bowl mix all dry ingredients, then add to above mixture.
Stir in vanilla and chopped macadamia nuts.
Spread in a greased 11″ x 7″ pan.
Chill well. Cut into 12 equal bars.
Carb 7.4 minus 2.5 fibre = 4.9 carbs, 8 protein

source: http://www.gastricbypassjourney.com/recipesgb.htm#Spicy%20Chicken%20Thighs %20(baked)%20-%205%20Carbs

Ingredients:
two (1 ounce) boxes sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
two cups milk (I employ fat free evaporated- it makes it extremely rich)
one cup canned pumpkin
one teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:
Put all ingredients into blender. Mix well and pour into microscopic dessert dishes. Refrigerate.

I personally as well utilise the cheesecake flavored pudding for an even better taste

Green Beans with Caramelized Onions
An spectacular take on an old favourite, this is Diane Shields’ low-fat, low-carb green bean casserole. Delicious!

Ingredients:
one tablespoon olive oil
one tablespoon white sugar
one (16 ounce) pack frozen
pearl onions
one (16 ounce) pack frozen
cut green beans, thawed
one tablespoon fresh dill weed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:
Heat the oil and sugar in a massive skillet on top medium-high heat. Add the onions; cook and stir until caring and golden black, about ten minutes.

Mix the green beans with the onions, and cook for about three minutes. Dislodge from heat and season with dill, salt and pepper

No-Sugar Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients:
Pastry for single-crust 9-inch pie
one can (16 ounces) pumpkin
one can (12 ounces) evaporated skip milk
three eggs
5-1/2 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
or even eighteen packets Equal® sweetener
or even 3/4 cup Equal® Spoonful™
1/4 teaspoon salt
one teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions:
Roll pastry on floured surface into circle one inch larger than inverted 9-inch pie pan. Ease into pan; trim and flute edge.

Beat pumpkin, evaporated milk and eggs in medium bowl; beat in remaining ingredients. Pour into pastry shell. Bake in preheated 425°F oven fifteen minutes; reduce heat to 350°F and bake until knife inserted near center comes out clean, about forty minutes. Cool on wire rack.

Nutrition (1/8 slice of pie): 175 calories; eight grams protein; twenty-two grams carbs; seven grams fat

Sugar-Free Chocolate Cream Pie
Ingredients:
Pastry for single-crust 9-inch pie
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 to 1/3 cup European or even Dutch-process cocoa
10-3/4 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes
or even thirty-six packets Equal® sweetener
or even one and a half cups Equal® Spoonful™
1/8 teaspoon salt
three cups skip milk
two eggs
two egg whites
one teaspoon vanilla
eight tablespoons thawed frozen light whipped topping

Equal® sweetener can be substituted with more sweetener products. Nutrition contents can be different from those listed beneath.

Directions:
one. Roll pastry on lightly floured surface into circle one inch larger than inverted 9-inch pie pan. Ease pastry into pan; trim and flute edge. Pierce bottom and side of pastry with fork. Bake in preheated 425oF oven until crust is browned, ten to fifteen minutes. Cool on wire rack.
two. Combine cornstarch, cocoa, Equal® and salt in medium saucepan; stir in milk. Heat to boiling across medium-high heat, whisking constantly. Boil until thickened, about one microscopic.

three. Beat eggs and egg whites in microscopic bowl; whisk about one cup chocolate mixture into eggs. Whisk egg mixture into chocolate mixture in saucepan. Cook across incredibly low heat, whisking constantly, thirty to sixty seconds. Dislodge from heat; stir in vanilla.

four. Spread hot filling in baked crust; refrigerate until chilled and set, about six hours. Cut into wedges and place on serving plates; garnish every serving with dollop of whipped topping, if desired.

Nutrition (1/8 slice of pie): 188 calories; seven grams protein; twenty five grams carbs; seven grams fat.

Stage 1 is where you only ingest clear liquids. And as it sounds you will only drink clear fluids like water, apple juice, teas, and things like broth. This will begin immediately after your gastric bypass and will last for about 1-2 days.

Stage 2 is where you will transition to full liquids like those meal replacement drinks. Things like slim fast or carnation instant breakfast type stuff. You’ll also be started on multi-vitamins and this will last for about 2 weeks like this.

Stage 3 is where you begin on soft foods like puddings and purees. The whole point of this stage of the gastric bypass diet is to ingest soft foods that are high in protein. You can have things like scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, tuna fish, oatmeal, etc… The food needs to be soft so as to be easy on your new smaller sensitive stomach.

Next is stage 4 where you will begin on your so called regular diet. This is the final stage in the gastric bypass diet and normall you’ll get to this point about 8 weeks out from your gastric bypass. You’ll be watching what you eat and you’ll be taking vitamin supplements for the rest of your life.

On a day to day basis you will have to of course be very mindful of what you eat. After a little while your appetite will come back to you. Granted it will not be like it was before but you will begin to get hungry again and you will want to consume like you used to because your mind is not changed, just your stomach… so you have to let your mind adjust to the smaller quantities of food that you consume now too. It will take a lot of self control.

Some of the things that you will be able to eat are chicken, soups, fish, soft foods like yogurt, and some vegetables and fruits. In addition you can also eat some sweets like ice cream, but you should not drink sweets like soda or anything else with a lot of sugar in it. Your doctor will give you a very strict menu of items that you can and cannot eat and it will need to be followed very closely.

In addition to your new eating habits after gastric bypass you will need to begin some sort of fitness training to enhance your cardiovascular profile and improve your bodies overall fitness and health.

The key is to remember that your stomach just underwent a major change and is going to be extremely sensitive due to the shock it’s under. It will take you about 3 months to get back to a normal diet but even then it will be ‘different’ than what you were probably eating before the gastric bypass because you will need ensure that you don’t undo the weight that the procedure took off.

When you first begin your liquid diet at home you’ll need to drink fluid every hour in the very beginning to avoid dehydration and ensure that you’re getting enough protein since you aren’t going to be eating any real food.

In addition to this liquid diet you will need to take multivitamin supplement everyday and you will need to maintain this for the rest of your life after the gastric bypass due to the fact that you’ll be eating less food (less room in your stomach), eating different food (change of diet), and your body’s absorption rate will have decreased due the gastric bypass procedure. This makes it especially important to get all the vitamins and minerals through supplements so your body functions normally.

It’s very important that you get vitamins and minerals in your diet after a gastric bypass as you will be prone to vitamin deficiencies due to the surgery. In fact, it is recommended by most doctors (please check with yours before taking anything) that you take a multivitamin and possibly an extra vitamin B12, iron, and calcium supplement due the lack thereof in the diet that you will be forced to be on after the gastric bypass.

The actual gastric bypass procedure will bring about a significant weight loss but the diet will maintain that weight loss so it’s very important to follow it and take it seriously to maintain your weight loss over time. The gastric bypass diet includes foods that are rich in protein and low in sugar, calories, fiber and fat.

It will take you awhile to get used to the new changes in the size of your stomach and during this transition period you might experience some complications that have been described as nausea, vomiting, dumping, uncomfortable fullness, dehydration and even ulcers.

The dehydration is something to be careful of and drinking plenty of fluids especially water is recommended throughout the day.

Later I’ll post some specifics on exactly what the gastric bypass diet consists of.

That’s it for now…