Katie713

That happened to me too. I turned over in bed and I must have pulled something and was in alot of pain for a few days. I had my post op appt with the surgeon and he told me the same thing. I immediately pulled back on my activity and rested for a few days and took my pain meds, and the pain subsided. After that I was just really careful and not doing anything too strenuous because I realized I had internal stitches where they penetrate the muscles to do the surgery on our stomachs. Rest and let it heal.

You have my vote. I was planning to go to trader joes this week! Sounds great!

I meant to say 2 net carbs on the Atkins bar.

I really like the Atkins breakfast bar with cranberries and almonds...most of their products are amazingly good. There's 150 calories, 10 g protein, no sugar, and w net carbs and it fills you up. The website" world according to eggface" has some good recipes including ricotta pancakes. Good Luck!

It's absolutely normal. This is a perfect time for a high protein snack between meals to get you through and keep up your energy levels. Try having a protein shake between breakfast and lunch, and then again in the later afternoon. Or have a SF pudding made with FF milk or perhaps some cottage cheese with canned fruit like crushed pineapple. At this stage of the game, you are not eating much, so of course the body is hungry. No need to starve! Eat healthy and you'll be fine.

I went through a similar experience over the Memorial weekend, my niece's 21st birthday BBQ with the family, hamburgers, hot dogs, cake and ice cream..... I served myself a hamburger patty with cheese, a few slices of pickle, a tablespoon of potato salad, but strangely, it filled up that paper plate, and as I sat down, I realized there was no way I could finish that plate. I ate half the burger and the pickles, and tasted the potato salad, and I was FULL. I could see those around me with their loaded plates, and I was remembering days gone by, with a hot dog and a burger, salads, chips, drinks...then dessert later, and I would never be really full. My old tummy needed volume to quell the hunger...and even then, I think my gherlin was always in overdrive. I had a taste of cake and it didn't do a thing for me...I felt elated that it had lost it's hold on me. I am lovin my sleeve. It has given me the gift of control. True, I don't get the subtle high of what my old meals brought me, but it has given me the choice to find other ways to feel good, not just by eating myself into a never ending cycle of feeling good and then feeling guilty.

I noticed the same thing yesterday! So cool!

You really look fantastic and I bet you feel great too. I am still a newbie on this journey but your photos really give me hope!

Same with In N Out and Carls Jr here in California...order it protein style however you like it, comes wrapped in lettuce. Still too much for my baby sleeve (7 weeks old) but later this summer maybe.

I'm 7 weeks out and doing well. I feel like myself, but the first 4 weeks the meal plans were out of the ordinary, I found I hardly had any hunger but I made sure to meet my requirements for liquid intake and protein. I'm on regular food now and although I can't eat much, I can eat about 1/2 to 1 cup of food which allows a piece of meat, fish or chicken, salad, fruit, veggies, maybe a little low carb treat, a few whole wheat crackers with tuna or chicken salad, cheeses, lunchmeat, yogurt...and I feel so much better over 60 lbs lighter including pre-op weight loss! You can so do this!

Try the potatoes with a little chicken gravy, very low in calories. Then later add canned chicken its so soft when you are on mushies.

Catrate makes the mini tablets...so easy to get down, at 7 weeks out I am off chewables, hallelujah!

Last week I made a lasagna dinner and caesar sald for my family to celebrate my sons 30th birthday. I had an idea from eggface to make a ricotta bake on the side for myself using a little ramekin, I put 1/4 c meat sauce on the bottom and a nice dollop of ricotta (mixed with egg and parm) then more sauce, then a nice shake of grated parm and topped with 1T motzarella and let that bake until bubbly and brown just like we love our lasagna. I could only eat 1/2 of the 1 cup ramekin with my itty bitty caesar salad with lite dressing but it was so good and I had leftovers!

Perhaps you can shift to healthier carbs (whole grains), and eat your solid protein first then veg, then a tablespoon or so of a starch. If I need a sweet crunch as a snack I'll have an Atkins daybreak bar like cranberry almond...2 net carbs and 10 g protein. Just think about your alternatives. Get creative. Trader Joes has so many fantastic foods, do you have one near you?

I just found Blue Bunny sweet freedom treats as well....raspberry swirl dipped on dark chocolate. 4 net carbs, 70 calories, 2 g protein, no sugar added. The size is perfect too and they taste fantastic.

I'm also 7 weeks out and started salads last week and no problems whatsoever. Of course its the teeniest salad in order to have the greater part of my meal as protein. But I can't wait to enjoy my salads this summer!

I found your post very illuminating and appreciate your frankness as I navigate these dame waters. I'll be 57 this summer and the weight is coming off very slowly...at times I am not as diligent as I should be, but I feel your post has sparked something in me and I will use that spark to pull in the reigns and be stricter with myself...less carbs, more focus. Thanks.

Campbells makes a few low fat cream soups like Mushroom and I enjoyed the V8 soups. You can make your own as well with roasted veggies you can then puree or blend, like bean or pea soup, sweet potato/carrots/red bell pepper or butternut squash. Broccoli cheddar was a fave of mine, and there are a few varieties out there. For breakfast cream of wheat, malt-o-meal, oatmeal all thinned out with non-fat lactaid milk. Sugar free puddings, SF jello. At least its alot tastier than clears....you can so do this!

I enjoyed canned dark& light meat chicken in a can of chicken gravy over mashed potatoes. Very homestyle flavor and very soft. Tastes like Thanksgiving. Wendy's chili pureed was wonderful.

I'm 7 weeks out. Usually I can eat about 1/2 cup of food, so I use that as my standard measure, and I have these little bowls I use that help me portion things properly. I have been able to add a small second item, yesterday a little big of salad with my 1/2 cup of ricotta bake. I made a birthday dinner for my son of lasagna, and I got all the same flavor without the pasta, even browned the cheese on top, let it cook at the same time. I didn't feel I was missing out on anything!

I start getting a sort of tight feeling in my chest...and the thought is, "am I getting full?" so when I am having that feeling, it is probably time to stop....I often get the hiccups at fullness too, but I have at times taken one bite too many and had to walk it off.

I went through so many feelings letting go of overeating too...glad I was put on 3 months of calorie restriction before being approved for surgery, it helped to have to track and turn in food journals. It was both educational and made me accountable. Even then I remember breaking down and crying at times because I could no longer go home and eat to my hearts content for emotional reasons...but what I learned was that the feelings passed and if I did not react to my cravings they dissapaited, and when it was time to eat I really savored it. Eating mindfully is a hard process to settle in with after decades of wolfing it down, but with the sleeve...(I'm 6 weeks post op) this works so well and now that I will begin full solids, salads and fruit....I am looking forward to the days ahead....and the old days of overeating are getting further and further behind me.

Trader Joes has these wonderful chile lime chicken burgers that taste great with a slice of pepper jack or the 45 cal Sargento thin cheese slices, some sliced avocado on top.

You look amazing Lissa. So life changing. And the sleeve made it possible. Gives me so much hope for myself!!

You are so right Lissa! Get some support, either a therapist or a bariatric support group. I know they have them at Kaiser. Most health programs that cover WLS should have some referral information. Good Luck!