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Depends on what type of surgery you have, but you could physiologically eat all sorts of non-nutritious food long term, but whether you should or want to is another question. I should know, I ate Mars Bars and Chickadees yesterday and boy do I regret it. They didn't even taste lovely like they used to. Give me fruit and cheese any day! Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

So I am five days post-op and walked for an hour straight and was able to do 3 miles!!!!!!!! Feeling great, and excited for this new change in my healthier lifestyle!!!

Protein water, watered down.

Hope mine goes away fast this chest pain is killing me Sent from my SM-N950U using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm supposed to be exercising???? JK - Day 2 for me as well. Hang in there!!

Thanks! In the US, Jefferson in NJ.

Thank you for the info. I will definitely look up that oil and see what the benefits are.

I think a lot of the time the stats include pre-op weight loss as well as post-op, so the “100 pounds in under a year” could really be 25 lbs before surgery, and then 75 lbs over the first 10-12 months post-op. My starting weight was 282.4, but I was 269.5 on surgery day because of my brief, two week pre-op diet. A lot of people have much more extensive pre-op diets and have to lose significant weight ahead of surgery. I am now 6 months out from surgery and just over 75lbs down overall. Weight loss has slowed significantly so I’m not really sure whether I’ll hit 100 by my anniversary counting from my highest weight, and I definitely don’t think I’m going to get to 169 by then. Just an added ingredient to think about! I also did RNY, not sure which surgery you’re doing!

This is really important for us newer sleevers to hear because we are trying to gauge our success. I've realized I can't really go by what the surgeon says. At 5'3" and a starting weight of 243, he expected me to be able to lose 30+ pounds in the first six weeks. I'm sticking to plan and made it to 19.6 lost at 6 weeks. That encounter alone left me feeling like I'm failing. But I see that many people lose at a rate similar to mine, who started with similar body weight. Sent from my Pixel 3 using BariatricPal mobile app

Yeah, I am very below my water intake because it is so painful with my ulcer. They are satisfied with my 40-50oz a day right now until my ulcer heals. I am so used to pounding water... I used to be at 120oz + pre-op and now I am like a raisin. Everything is just so sensitive right now. I do drink hot water, which helps. I try to get in broth. Popsicles and stuff hurt because of the cold. I recently found a shake I can tolerate, so that's some more fluids. I can't wait til this stupid thing is gone so I can drink more! For some reason when I drink water, I feel like I want to vomit or get very nauseous, and it feels... lumpy?