[nanj]

How would you rate your nutritional follow-up before and after WLS?

I got an email yesterday from my NUT wanting to know why I thought there was a lack in the nutritional information given by my clinic. I guess my suggestions/complaints were passed on by the team leader of the WLS support group that I went to this month.

How do you feel about the nutritional info so far Whitelion?

[missangelaks]

I got the standard stuff, mostly the same crap I read online. There were a few things I didn't know. But I haven't seen the NUT since surgery...well, she was supposed to come in and see me after surgery but I don't recall seeing her.

I have just been following the paper given to me by the surgeon's nurse for the guidelines and using the internet for recipe ideas.

I suppose I would rate then as %50 efficiency.

Angela

[jiffypop]

here's my two cents: most nutritionists just don't get it - they seem to think that we can eat like 'normal' people afterwards - like a higher proportion of carbs than protein. and we can't. there's not a person around here who can lose and maintain on that.

the sad fact is that most of us are insulin resistant, and we do better following a diabetic -STYLE diet [notice i didn't say DIABETIC diet] - one that emphasizes protein, lots of veggies, and small amounts of high quality carbs.

we need attention to TIMING of our eating, as well as what we're eating.

having said ALL THAT, the only 'dietician' i encountered that actually helped was a diabetes educator - a dietician. she knew it - and got it - and was able to help EVERYONE individualize their food plans. some of us did well with whole wheat pasta [i'm not one of them!], and others did better with starchy veggies like acorn squash [i'm one of those].

[whitelion30]

Its hard to say. I did so much research, talked with all of you and followed what you were talking about and some sweet thing lent me there books to read. So unlike most people I was much more informed at my pre-op appointment. We got a lot of good information from it. Might be that we were at a different locations. She answered every question asked. So I would say that it is at least a 90-95% good.