I had my surgery about 5 months ago and am interested in being vegetarian. We’ve been doing Hello Fresh and I’m preferring the vegetarian meals most of the time and all meat besides steak doesn’t feel very pleasant to eat.
I know ethically it’s better to be vegan but I think it will be too difficult with my current dietary restrictions.
I have to get at least 60 g of protein a day and I only have room for about 2-3 oz of food per meal (I eat 3 meals a day). Does this seem doable as a vegetarian? I’m going to talk about it with my doctor, but it feels like it would be. I might need to add a protein shake or 2 into the routine.
Vegan here, I've never had gastric bypass, but I know some folks who have and you're not going to be able to do it, at first. It's just not feasible to get enough protein with the amount of calories you'll be restricted to, and the fact that you can't eat any nuts or seeds and you have to watch the amount of legumes, due to fiber content. My suggestion would be to eat the leanest proteins you can and change your body composition. If you can get your bf % around 25, have the procedure reversed, then transition to a plant based diet.
You can’t have the procedure reversed. I think the only one that’s reversible is lap band.