New food after bariatric surgery, pouch resets, obesity medications and more: Member Call Video Clips August 2022

Video clips answering 11 great questions (plus bonus questions asked live!) on the August 2022 member call

Bariatric video clips answering submitted questions from our members! Become a member and join us for our live calls each month! You can submit questions in advance to make sure yours is answered!

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Question One – Two Parts (7:20 minutes): Can you have too much protein? Can you take medication to lose the last 15 pounds?

There is such as thing as unnecessary protein. Here is the member video course “The Do’s and Don’ts of Protein” that I reference in my answer.

Obesity medications may be used as a treatment option after surgery. Though, it’s not likely it’ll be used for the last 15 pounds. Medication is to treat the disease of obesity. If a patient is no longer obese after bariatric surgery than the treatment of the surgery was effective! This would likely mean additional medication isn’t necessary because the obesity has been well treated.

This is also more of a question about goal weight and expectations. Here is a blog for more on that. 

Question Two(6:04 minutes) and Three (1:32):  How long to wait if you don’t tolerate a food, when are seeds of vegetables or fruits okay?

Programs will differ on this. I tend to have patients focus on liquid and soft protein in the first month and not introduce fruits or vegetables until at least 4 weeks post-op.

You might start with softer textures like canned green beans. I tend to wait longer on stringy vegetables like asparagus or celery. The healing phase is the first 8 weeks post-op so it is reasonable to think you can have other foods by then.

Other members shared they usually waited 2 weeks before trying something they didn’t tolerate and that it was often more from eating too much than the food itself.

Some couldn’t tolerate broccoli or eggs for a few months but were able to add them later.

Question Four:  Regular or low-fat cheese?? (1:50 minutes)

Regular has less carbohydrate and more protein but should I go for the lower fat cheeses?

Question Five:  Stalls at 6 weeks Post VSG (3:22 minutes)

Here is an older video that talks about stalls and tips for breaking through one.

Question Six:  Hard to feel satisfied before feeling too full (2:42 minutes)

I would emphasize bite size and speeed to better identify natural fullness (satiety) cues. When the bite is too big or the bites back up on each other, the signals get confusing!

Here is a members video to the “Highlighter Marker” for a good visual.

Question Seven: Options for holiday baking with family (3:27)

Question Eight: What about beans? (2:06)