Meredit

I am salivating just from reading this!

I ate a cracker last night, and in my mushies phase you can't have crackers : ( I also smothered it with peanut butter.

I just added you! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/dootdado

UGH still have the pain a week later!! I called my doctor and she said there is nothing I can do other than what Illana said to wear a binder. I bought a spanx thing and it makes it hurt so much more! I hope it goes away soon

After surgery I had THE WORST ketosis breath, and I still have it.. Drinking lots of fluids does help it to be less lethal, but man it still is bad. Does anyone know how long they were in ketosis for?

I was told I can use NSAIDs but no longer than 5 days, this is one of the reasons I choose the sleeve. I have used ibuprofen with something in my belly before hand.

I had a very similar experience 1.5 weeks out when I ate full fat sour cream, and full fat whipped cream.. Yeah it took me two times to figure out not to eat full fat stuff... I told my doc this and she is like yeah you don't get dumping, but it was what I would think dumping is. It was defiantly a horrible experience, so I won't be doing that again.

I'm tempted to go, but I don't know if it will help. I remember going to my dad's AA meetings when I was younger, (yeah, rough childhood) and how incredibly and painfully boring they were and I assume they are like AA. Does anyone have any experience with OA and what they talk about?

Clear liquids for 3 weeks, OMG.. I would have gone insane. I'm on week two and on mushies, I thought this would be the best thing EVER, but it's not that great.

I was the same way.. I was allowed egg whites, so I made myself some scrabbled egg whites, ate two bites and that took care of that.

What if you eat something your not suppose to, like say chocolate, can you drink right after so your body doesn't absorb the fat/calories? I obviously don't plan on doing this....I was just curious.

Nectar has unflavored, and it is isolate. I have it and am SO grossed out by it, but I get grossed out easy, it doesn't taste bad, I just *know* it's in there.

So I researched the internet for answers, and you know how that goes.. I'm probably wasting my time and money on this, but I will NEVER be able to afford plastic surgery so I figure what the heck. Oils-- Jojoba, vitamin e, and emu oil mixed together. Body brushing is done by a brush I got at a health food store and it gets all the dead skin off, you should do it before you bathe. I also read that some sor of hyaluronic acid can help too. I'm going to try the spanx idea too!

I will, but that is if I go--if only I didn't have severe social anxiety : (

29 here, and terrified of loose skin. I am using lots of oils, and body brushing. I've got 90lbs to go but I'll let you know if it works

I don't know, my mushies are almost the same. Protein drink, greek yogurt, and then a small (very small) amt of protein like tuna or eggs. I am only consuming 500 calories, 20-30 carbs, 2-4 grams of fat, and 60-70 grams of protein. Oh it maybe because it's my time of the month?

Glow worms rule! I have 4 by my bedside that glow in the dark! But anyway I lost 21 lbs in the first 1.5 weeks, then NOTHING for almost a week now

4 flights : / I WAS LATE FOR MY POST OP APT! Thank you guys for your help, I really appreciate it. I am such a worrier and you have made me feel better. Of course tonight I walked for 1/2 an hour and it is bothering me again I am just happy I took an extra week off from work!

I had shortness of breath in the hospital and up to day 5. I had the co2 trapped in me and it was not allowing my lungs to inflate. I ended up taking Milk of Magnesia and boom just like that I was able to breath. I did this under my surgeon's direction, if it didn't work I was going to go to the ER.

LOVE coconut oil! I use it for almost everything!

Maybe switch to decaf and add a small amount of coconut oil?

Why is dairy bad for a new sleeve?

If you can get through rx they come in gel caps, I open them up sprinkle and swallow.

Hey, I did some calcium shopping today too! I can't find chewable calcium citrate anywhere! I called the vitamin shop and they had twin lab calcium wafers which are NASTY.. Does anyone know any good brands?

So I was just allowed to start mushies, and I ate 2 small spoonfuls of tuna very slow took a lot of chews, etc. I stopped because I felt full but now (1 hr later) my left side is kinda spazzing. I am still on the Levinsin or whatever, if that helps. I also did hurt myself today by running up for flights of stairs (stupid I know but I was late for my post op follow up) So my left side was painful all afternoon. Does your stomach spazz out after eating?