Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's wife debuts her new 5 stone lighter figure

**sluce** · May 18th, 2009, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by Palermo

She looks amazing. Well everybody is saying 500 cals a day, but how many calories do you eat when you have the gastric bypass? Not trying to be funny, I seriously want to know. It can't be more than that, can it?

For the first few months I only got in about 500 per day. The first few weeks were all liquids but I would drink a protein drink that had about 100 calories and 22 grams of protein. The goal is to make sure you are getting enough protein and vitamins which is all provided in the liquids they drink. My surgeon believes that you need to get to where you are getting protein and nutrients from food instead of relying on drinks. After about 2 months I was able to get in at least 65 grams per day with just 1 drink and the rest through food.

**Palermo** · May 18th, 2009, 08:53 PM

Thanks Sluce, very interesting. One of my BILs had the surgery but he and my SIL are divorced so I never got to hear any of the details.

**buttmunch** · May 19th, 2009, 05:35 AM

I've always liked this woman but think she's crazy to go on a 500 calorie a day diet. Completely unhealthy. Also, the weight loss, to me, ages her face a lot. Maybe it's the bleached hair but something makes her look older now. A bit more weight would make her look much better.