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Thank you for showing me where it was. I just didn't know what "tickers" was. LOL

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I have not had a drop to drink since pre-surgery, however with the holidays approaching, I might want a small drink here or there, socially. I plan on avoiding anything carbonated (no beer or coolers). I know I need to keep sugars down, too. Any recommendations?

Thank you! I did not know what "Tickers" was so I left it alone. LOL

1 month post op and I’m doing great and feeling fab!

Check out Intermittent Fasting. Or you could totally start over, pretend you haven't had the surgery and start with a "pre-op" diet, follow it exactly as you did the first time around, then fast the of "surgery" then start back on the "post-op" diet and continue on from there.

Listening to this podcast at the moment. Extremely interesting. A lot of scientific big words but even I understand it. Dom D’Agostino, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, and a senior research scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC). Layne Norton is a renowned prep/physique coach and pro-natural bodybuilder/powerlifter with a PhD in Nutritional Sciences.

I went to the er today.. they put an ace bandage on it, which I'm wearing now and said it might be a sprain.. no broken bones thankfully. She also said there were signs of degenerative disease from carrying all my weight but hopefully that will get better.. 11 1/2 hours till I'm in the hospital.. thanks all for the replies Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

Gosh we're all so different! I actually was cleared to eat whatevs at 3 weeks. And ate a tiny bite of steak without problems!

You put it so well - when we get these kinds of responses it feels like we're being congratulated for finally conforming to what society wants from/expects from us. Have you read any Roxane Gay? She wrote a memoir about her body and her weight last year (called "Hunger", AMAZING) and wrote my FAVORITE article on WLS this past winter ("The Body that Understands what Fullness is"). She captures so much of what I've felt/thought about/worried about/etc. throughout my process so far. I can be a Roxane Gay proselytizer, I know, but she's AMAZING and I highly recommend her work if you haven't read it before! I will have to check out that book! I’m always looking for a good read!