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Awwwwwww AZHiker!! So sad to hear that! I hope she pulls through. Nothing as sad as a "family member" being sick! Prayers being sent your way!!🤲🤲[emoji120] Look through pictures of happy times with her and celebrate all the moments she's had/has with you through thick or thin and take comfort in those moments. So happy to hear emotional eating is not as effective post wls!! That is honestly a NSV in my opinion! Celebrate that as well[emoji106][emoji106] Take care and thoughts and most importantly prayers are with you and Tess[emoji7] Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app

Soooooo.... I’m honestly nervous for the 2-week liquid diet. Can anyone who has been through it... did you still have energy? Could you make it through work days okay? I’m hoping that by the second week you just don’t want food anymore! 😂😂😂😳😭😭

I hope you were able to move forward with your surgery and that all is going well for you.

Hi guys! So I'm just at 9 days post op and I just started to introduce protein shakes/thicker soups back into my diet. It takes me *forever* to eat, though, and every time I swallow what little bit I do put in my mouth, I get this weird pain/nausea/heartburn in my chest/upper stomach area. I take small, slow spoonfuls and space them out time-wise. Anyone else experience this or anything like it? Any tips?

Thanks so much to everyone so far for their support! I’m so glad I found this site with people who understand what I’m going through!

And it turned out to be one of the things Precious Pouch refuses to continance. But I have not given up hope, just this week she conceded to allow Greek Yogurt after 10 months of vehement refusal. So perhaps banana and Peanut Butter will return. Before my surgery Greek Yogurt, Cottage Cheese, Peanut Butter, the Good Kind, I live near Columbus Ohio, the home of Krema P. Butter, so fresh it separates into oil and solids, learned as a Small Frustr8 to screw on the lid tightly, and store it up side down. And when it is time to eat some , turn it upward, stir it with your table knife, spread it on good homemade whole wheat 🍞 bread, nothing better unless you slice bananas on it! Yum Yum to infinity and beyond! And I was an EXCELLENT BREAD MAKER if I do say so, one sandwich of that filled me well enough I didn't munch between meals. Don't know if my bossy little turkey- egg of gastric Flesh will let those days EVER to RETURN? But as the old song goes, and YES I AM OLD " Ah Yes, I remember it well!"

My pre-op diet was done in 2 phases. For a month I was on 3 ensure shakes a day plus one high protein/low carb meal and fruit or veg for snacks. That was actually harder than the second phase, the last two weeks. Five shakes a day with 200 calories of fresh veg snacks. Honestly, it goes by pretty quick. I wasn't perfect on my pre-op diet, but I stayed as close as I could to their recommendations and it really did the job. My weight was lower than what my surgeon required, and surgery went super smooth. You can do this! Just another step on your journey to health!

Wow you look amazing!

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I was constantly told to lose weight by doctors but WLS was never suggested. I should have had the surgery 10-15 years ago, and the stigma absolutely pushed me away from it. I was ashamed that I couldn't do it on my own I guess...and yet I didn't think a bit less of anyone else who had it. I am only 7 weeks out but I can already tell that I made the right decision and I wish I would have done it sooner instead of spending my youth obese, unhealthy and unhappy. I missed out on so many things because of my obesity. I don't see this changing in the near future, at least not in the United States. People are extremely judgemental and have a punitive attitude when it comes to medical intervention. You see that attitude not only toward obesity but also addiction, pain management and mental illness. I get enraged every time I see someone post something on social media about "You don't need antidepressants, you need running shoes." People think if they just eat enough kale and do enough crossfit that there is no need for a flu shot. People are even judgemental when it comes to cancer! I am all for natural remedies when possible but I am incredibly grateful to live in an age of modern medical interventions and I will absolutely use any tools I can to make myself healthier and happier.