Gastric Bypass Diet

Gastric bypass is an extremely radical operation for weight control so I chose to go with the laparoscopic lap banding instead of the gastric bypass for a number of reasons. Both operations achieve the same result. Whichever method you personally choose, a Dietician needs to be involved.

Your Dietician will advise and monitor you on your gastric bypass diet. After you have had a gastric bypass or a lap banding you will be put under the care of a Dietician as part of your back-up team. Your Dietician will have met with you prior to surgery (well, here in Australia where I had mine done at John Flynn Hospital on the Gold Coast they do) and as it is a fairly radical method of weight control, I believe they probably would do anywhere in the world.

My strong suggestion? Listen and follow your Dieticians advice about your gastric bypass or lap banding diet! Follow it precisely and you should have no problems and believe me, you won't feel 'hungry'.

Initially after my surgery, I was given some very weak chicken soup. I had a couple of teaspoons and that was all I wanted. Immediately following the surgery you have to take in minute quantities every couple of hours so you don't become weak or vitamin and mineral deprived. This is important for the first month or so and then everything settles down into a much more regular pattern. It is essential that you don't miss meals and that you do eat the prescribed foods.

As the weeks turned into months and the weight went from the hundred plus kilos into much more acceptable figures (and figure) I worked out my own meals using the Dieticians advice. I found myself wanting lots of protein so I had this magic formula that I used to whip up for lunch of yoghurt, banana, mango and a spoon full of protein powder. It was absolutely yummy and so filling.

I also had my "diet" soup which was made up of green vegetables and it was super filling. I could eat as much of that whenever I wanted. The more I ate of this soup, the faster my weight came off because it takes calories to digest food. I was virtually exercising my stomach to lose weight. Absolutely magic!

After following this lap banding diet for three months I went shopping.

My greatest surprise was finding I could actually wear something from off the ‘normal’ sizes rack that actually looked nice on me. That was a real incentive to stay with the Dietician's advice.