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Try to get more of those shakes down. you won't regret it. 5 a day with water or 4 a day with milk. I wasn't ever physically hungry if I kept up on those. You are ALMOST there girl. You can do it!! My "freak out, I've had enough of this #$%^" day was day 10. After that, I just went numb. On the other side of surgery you won't feel this way. Get some little sugar free candies to suck on. That helped me a LOT. Lifesavers and Jolly Ranchers both make sugar free. I got mine at Target and/or Walmart. You can do this!!!! You're almost there!!!

Sleeve operation for weight loss= Life Giver Smoking= Life Taker Don't cancel one out with the other. (ex-smoker speaking. I KNOW it's hard. Just consider it.)

No. It's not too much. I can easily hold 6 oz now. Sometimes a little more. One egg is not too much at this stage. Good to see you again!

Oooooo....I WISH I could burp.

So, like....use a measuring cup to get "4 oz." instead of weighing 4 oz.? I can see how that would make a difference. 4 oz of feathers will fill a bag, whereas 4 oz of concrete will fit on your thumb. (not that I'd eat feathers or concrete )

All that loss was on the front end. scale quit moving weeks ago. Very frustrating. I was worried that my increased capacity has stopped me from losing. I do go to the gym regularly though.

Monday the 9th will be 8 weeks since my surgery. The other day, I let myself get a little too hungry, so when I made a can of tuna for lunch (regular 5 oz can) with some light mayo and pickle relish- I ate the WHOLE THING!!! With a few wheat crackers to boot! I only felt very slightly uncomfortable. Should I be able to do that?!? I can easily eat 6 oz of food. I do not make a habit of getting too full. I stop when I feel like I'm getting there, or sooner. I've been weighing my food and trying to be careful, but if I only eat a couple ounces, I'm hungry again in no time. Like...stomach growling fiercely kind of hungry. This is worrisome. Is anyone else this way? Does it change over time? My surgeon used the endoscope to size my sleeve, which is equivalent to a 34 bougie, which is pretty small. I'm not worried that I've stretched it, because I don't stuff myself. But what IS going on?? Any ideas?

LOVE G2. Saved my bacon that first week with Clear Liquids. I like the little powder packs. Tastes better somehow. I even dilute it more than it says.

Good good. Ice was my best friend that first week, I tell you what. It was the only thing that felt really soothing. I'm kinda backwards I guess!

I was on 2 weeks of liquids and one of my doc's reasons was not only to shrink the liver, but to clean out the intestinal tract as well. He did not do a bowel prep, so I had to be GOOD. I did not have a single bite of ANYthing I shouldn't have. Before I started the liquids though...I got ALL of the food funerals out of the way. I did miss one item that still haunts me though. You need to know what your doc's purpose for the pre op diet is. If he wants clean plumbing before then--then don't do it.

I thought the saaaaaame thing. Uh huh. The body is a weird and mysterious thing. It's obviously a process it just has to go through. I've quit trying to figure it out and just go on and look at that same stupid number on the scale day after day. (siighh) It'll move. I have to believe that.

See---the guys would look at that as a bonus!! :lol:

Ya, if you're stomach is empty-- drink as quickly as is tolerated. Your stomach will let you know if you've gone too fast. At your stage...that might not be very fast. If you get a minimum of 1 oz every 15 minutes for every hour you're awake, you should get all of your liquids in. You can probably go faster than that.

Even if you have to call the doctor for advice, do it, because in a couple more days you will end up in the E.R. with an i.v. You can dehydrate VERY quickly at this stage.

My only nausea came from the fact that I could not drink anything (not even ice chips) for the first...almost 24 hours until they did the leak test. My doctor doesn't allow ANYthing in the stomach until that test. Not all docs do that though. They give you the nausea meds in your i.v. if you have trouble though. It's a quick trip through the hospital. It'll be over before you know it.

The only thing I remember about waking up in the recovery room was me moaning about "it huurrrrts..." (it was probably the gas they pump in during the surgery) Then the next thing I knew i was waking up in my hospital room. They kept the pain managed very well. I took my pain meds for exactly 2 weeks, but I had a hernia repair that did not want to settle down right away. Otherwise, I think I would have felt great. The sooner and the more you walk, the faster you feel better.

What the heck is wrong with people??? What is SO hard about saying "WOW, you look great!! Congratulations!" ?? ("Oh no!! If the fat girl gets skinny, then I'LL be the fat girl!! How DARE she!!") God help us.

I think if you let them know right away that you're really freaked out, they will give you something to relax you. Or so I've heard...

You're at six weeks already?!?!? Man, that went FAST!

I forget myself when I drink. I'll start gulping, then stand there frozen, waiting for the pain to hit......

At 3.5 weeks, I think I was on blender foods. I would wait at least a minute between bites, because it's REALLY easy to overdo it. Try to weigh your food as often as you can. You need to get used to what 2, 4 and 6 oz. looks like. (for example) You should be aiming for no more than 4 oz. right now. As for liquid, you can't exactly chug, but you should be able to take sips pretty close together by now. At least that was my experience. (Disclaimer- Always take your docs advice if it is different than what we may say on here)

D'OH!!! Not good.

Congrats on the overweight!!! hahaha Yaaayyy!!! I was super psyched when I was no longer "super obese" but only "morbidly obese!" Oh happy day!!

It'll happen before you know it! When the food world opens back up, you feel like a kid in a candy store. You make all these big plans for what you want to try, then you realize...this is all going to go bad before I can eat it all!! haha! My whole first week was clear liquid, so the second week I got to add Protein Shakes and strained, cream Soups. Did that for 2 weeks, then blender food for 2 more. Every doc seems to be just a little different though. Hang in there!!

Wow!! 5'10"?!? That's awesome! I used to be 5'6", but now I measure 5'5". Someone on here said that they lost weight and got an inch back! I'm hoping to also. If I were 8'2" I'd be the perfect weight right now!! Realistically, I'd be really happy at 180, but the greedy side of me wants 140. hehe We'll see.