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You will love the sleeve! I never did tell my dad. I didn't want him worrying either. I was on the post op diet while he was dying in the hospital at age 90. Best of luck and I hope you get a surgery date soon!

I am not happy that I am having trouble losing the weight I gained from my birthday and being around Halloween candy. I've never had this happen before where even if I am eating right and exercising, the scale isn't moving much. It's depressing! Now with tomorrow being Thanksgiving, I am worried that the headway I made this week will go back to a set back. I did figure out yesterday that I need to change elliptial machines. It was freezing in the gym so I didn't have the fan blowing on me. I had always figured that I wasn't sweating much because of the fan. I always have the resisitance as high as it will go. Well yesterday even with no fan, I didn't sweat much. There are some other eilliptical machines that are harder so I am going to have to start using those . Oh well, next week there are no holidays and I don't go to a lot of Christmas parties, so I should be able to stay on program until Christmas day.

6 oz of soup may be way too much, In the beginning, I could onlly manage 2-3 oz at a time. Then if you're hungry later, you can have some more. Are you blending the noodles? I was not allowed anything with chunks in it for 30 days. All soup had to be blended until it was pure liquid.

I checked the Thrift Stores frequently.They get shipments in every day. They may not have anything one day, but if you check back every few days, you'll get some cute stuff and like new, for really cheap,. I also shopped all the clearance sales and got things for next to nothing. Some stores do 75% off.

Greek yogurt-higher in Protein and lower in carbs than other yogurt. If you buy any unflavored, you'll need some sf syrups like Davinchi. chobani yogurt is really good if you can find it . Not all stores carry it. All the flavors are good. K20 Kellogs protein Water is handy. You'll need lots of fluids. I wasn't sent home with a drain and I just wore a night gown in the hospital. I liked using chap stick a lot. You'll need gas x too. Have a heating pad handy cause if you get gas pains, you'll need it.

I doubt if it's going to make any difference. Just follow the plan til your surgery date. Drink lots of Water and stay low carb and everything will be fine.

I get mine from vitacost. 500 mg for 2 chewables. kind of sweet orange flavor but I chew them fast and drink some Water. cheap. 9.99 I get so much other stuff there that I usually get free shipping but you know their shipping is only 4.99 for no matter how much stuff you order. i m going to look into what's mentioned in these posts that you can get at costco. I also take Bariatric Advantage choc chews and I think they are delicious.. I take 2 right after dinner like dessert. They are 9.99 and no shipping if you put them on auto order. 60 in a pack so 2 a day is 500 mg. The up cal D powder is chalky and I find it bearable if I mix in vit water or something but it's not my preference at all

Chips and salsa are one of the easiest things to eat. I wish I could not eat so much of it. When I go out to Mexican food, I have to take the basket off the table or I would eat the entire basket. They go down like I have no sleeve. Popcorn is the same way.

Chips and salsa are one of the easiest things to eat. I wish I could not eat so much of it. When I go out to Mexican food, I have to take the basket off the table or I would eat the entire basket. They go down like I have no sleeve. Popcorn is the same way.

Are you on an acid blocker? Most doctors send their patients home with a prescription, like Protonix or Nexium. If you're feeling really nauseous, you also need to get a prescription for an anti nausea medication.

Plain Greek yogurt is disgusting. Mixing it with different things opens up a whole new world. Chaboni is a brand that is really good .Strawberry/banana is really good and so is Blueberry. It's higher in carbs that way.That's why I'd rather mix in SF pudding with it, or any of the DaVinchi flavored syrups. The DaVinchi and the Torrenni syrups are 0 carbs or calories. It turns the yogurt into a yummy treat with a lot of Protein.

Most people are deficient in Vit D 3. It's something doctors only recently started testing for. I take 50,000 units once per week. That seems to be the best way it's absorbed.

I can eat all of those things. Bread is very filling so if I were to eat bread, I would not be able to eat much of anything else. I eat half sandwiches on those little thin breads that look like hamburger buns but I only eat half. I think they are called thinwich. I eat salad all the time. I can eat any fruits or vegetables I want. I can eat one piece of pizza. I could eat rice if I wanted to, but there are usually so many other things I would rather eat, so I don't want to fill up on rice. So, I guess to answer your question, there is not much room in my stomach. I have to pick and choose which foods I want to fill up on, but I can eat anything at all.

I use a straw all the time. I ask for a straw when I go out to eat and they bring me Water. I can't drink without a straw. As far as carbonation goes, it's uncomfortable. I need to burp and I can't and I feel like I am going to blow up.

You can get all the BSN Lean Dessert and I would imagine they carry the Syntha too at vitacost.com. They have very good prices and they only charge 4.99 for shipping. I love the chocolate fudge pudding mixed with the banana pudding.

If you can't stand the protein drinks get some Greek Yogurt. You can get flavored like blue berry or you can get plain and just mix in some sf cheesecake jello instant pudding and some davinchi sf flavored syrup. I like raspberry. It's yummy . Greek yogurt has more protein than any other yogurt and it's yummy with the cheesecake pudding.

it's an adjustment, but you'll be so happy when you're buying cute clothes and looking in the mirror, not being able to believe how thin you look. It takes awhile to get past the post op diet , but really, there is nothing I can't eat now . I am very satisfied with what and how much I can eat.

Hopefully your nauseous will subside and eventually you will love your sleeve. I hope you're drinking very slowly and taking itty bitty bites. You need to go slow and wait between bites. Keep up posted on how you progress.

You had surgery on Nov. 1st? What is your post op diet? Are you supposed to be on a liquid diet at this time? This surgery is not a magic cure. Believe me, maintenance is where all the little bites of this and that start creeping in, and it's very easy to start gaining weight back. If you can't follow instructions within the first 3 weeks of surgery, how do you expect to live with a sleeve life long, and keep your weight off? I am sorry if I sound harsh, but it makes me wonder why you had this surgery.

That's the last thing in the world I would use. I am very careful about what I say on face book. I like facebook, but I don' t want everyone who I am friends with on there knowing everything about me. I can't separate the people who are my very close friends and my relatives who I tell as little as possible to. Therefore, I am very generic about what I say on facebook. Facebook and VST are about as far apart as me and the man on the moon.

This is driving me insane. It's taking forever for posts to load. when I want to repond to someone's post, I click on it and nothing happens. then I wait, and wait, and eventually it brings me to the post I clicked on. The ads load and load but the rest of the board is really slow. I liked the IP board. It had no ads and I didn't have the problems I am having wtih the pink and purlple board. But now the IP board is gone. The IP board wouldn't let us see the chat rooom though. Are you still working on getting the old chat room back? I hate logging into lapband talk to get to the sleeve room. It's really hard for me to come here because I just don't enjoy VST since you changed us over to this format. There are so many problems.

I will be curious to see what your doctor has to say on Friday. I have a friend who has Barretts and a VSG. she does have a lot of problems with acid Gerd etc, but it was caused by the band ruining her esophagus.

Greek yogurt has more Protein and less carbs than regular yogurt. Get some cheese cake flavored sf pudding and mix that in with it. it's yummy! I also use frozen blue berries and I packet of stevia. also very yummy. I use the da vinchi syrups too, but these are some other good ideas that make Greek Yogurt almost like a dessert.

Congratulations! There is no better feeling than making goal!

Oh, nice guy! Is this all stuff He likes to eat?