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Hey all. I'm about to hit my 1 year surgerversary! I've lost 110 lbs and have 70 more to go. I'd love if someone would message me in the area and we could talk face to face. If you are close enough maybe we can meet up and go for walks or something. I need to get exercising! Please message me so it is easier. I live in Gainesville area!

NurseGrace hit it on the money on what I was trying to say. While better than white rice, it is not something you have to avoid necessarily but there are lots more better alternatives. Complex carbs are controversial in whether they are ok or not. In my dieting postop (or should I say healthier food choices as I don't really "Diet") I just try to eat things in moderation if it's not entirely dubbed a health food (like lean meats, veggies, etc). Here is a website I found for you all to get a better feel for what I mean.

http://diaryofanutritionist.com/2010/04/23/rice-white-vs-brown-good-vs-bad/

I think it is better in terms of what rices are better than others, but I was told by my NUT that there are no rice or pastas that are really that great for you in terms of carbs, there are better things to spend your intake on. I have rice here or there but I really don't bother with it. I try to just keep focused on all the things I know are good and just use things that are just in the middle okay on a sparing basis.

Hey all. I did not have my surgery in GA but I had it in FL. I live in Gainesville, GA but this Atlanta post is the closest I've found right now. I'm 6.5 months out and 83 pounds down. From 353 to 270. I am 5'3". I feel I have a pretty decent grip on keeping the weight loss consistent. If anyone wants a buddy/mentor, please msg me. We can either email or we can text if you prefer. I love talking about the sleeve!!

Thank you so much! It really means a lot. I hope to get a more wider base of followers, I like to follow blogs also but I'm not sure how to go about connecting with others who have one. I guess just by googling, hehe. I'm not that great at "networking".

Hey everyone. Long time no see! Sorry, I just have so many different things to do online that I just can't get around to them all. I still lurk around a bit but just don't have much time to post. I belong to 2 support groups on Facebook that I frequent but I also just started my very own blog.

I've recently made a new acquaintance, Holly over at 300poundsdown.com and during our correspondence she suggested I should start a blog. At first I did not like the idea but over the weekend I really thought about it a lot and decided maybe it's not such a bad idea.

So I did it. I made a blog and I was wondering if anyone would like to connect with me and get the word across. I'd like to follow anyone but other blogs as well related to WLS that use blogger/blogspot. Feel free to follow me and I'll follow right back no matter what kind of blog you have!

But I wasn't sure where this would be appropriate to post so I'm so so sorry if this is not the appropriate place. I tried to see if there was a section for people to post links to their WLS related sites specifically but did not see one right off.

My blog is Weight Loss: My Version and the link is http://www.my-version.org

Thanks for reading Hope you all are faring well!

This is not showing for me, can someone post the link for me or PM it to me please?

Wow Pony, that gives me lots of hope. I was 340 on the day I went home from surgery and am at 319 now. I want to be below 300 so bad because I haven't been for years. It will be a victorious day and will only motivate me even more. 19 lbs to go!!!

I think the kind I got is semi firm? It wasn't the most firmest one but it wasn't the soft.

I'm having trouble figuring out a good way to eat tofu during my puree stage. It's on my list for puree and soft food stages both, but how do I prepare it and staying within puree boundaries? What could I try? Please help!

Isn't it awesome? I am 11 days after surgery now and losing roughly 2.5 lbs a day. Had a few days where I didn't lose anything but it's been averaging 2.5 a day otherwise. So far.

What about carbonated Water like soda water or Voss water? I am not one for soda, I haven't been for years. But I do like voss water on occasion and it's just basically a carbonated flavorless water.

Im so sorry for not seeing these replies! Idk why but I never got notifications. How are u doing? We had surgery on the same day I think. Are u doing ok?

I'm glad this was posted. I'm sure there's been other posts but it's right to the point and exactly what I wanted to know, too. I was on liquids pre-op and didn't have this problem but I figure it's like this now because everything is entirely flushed out and now it's only, as trueblood22 put it, liquid in and liquid out. Haha.

No drain for me, Looking Ahead. My surgeon believes that often times if there is a leak, the drain does not even reflect it and it causes the patient more discomfort than it does good in the long run. It's going to be okay. You are 1 week out, has it gotten any better at all? It has for me, little bit each day. My pain is coming from my shoulder and that weird spasm. Luckily the spasm lasts only a couple of seconds at a time. But I can tell it's less than it was at first. I read somewhere that it has to do with a nerve near the diaphragm and since everything is all swollen there, etc that it's just spasming out. I notice now that it does it mostly when I move around a lot, like if I am adjusting a lot of my position on the couch or if I just come down the stairs that teensy bit too fast. I don't notice it in relation to eating or anything, so I think it's just our body getting accustomed to the new position of things. It is lessening, thankfully.

I'm not doing anything for the pain now, because nothing works. They gave me liquid lortab which is the most horrible thing on earth. I vomited it up 2 times because of the taste not even because I was sipping it too fast. I couldn't hold it down. So I got a liquid tylenol per my surgeons suggestion and it helps with the pain that is not my shoulder or spasm pain. So I figured since those are really the only pains I'm having now, I'm not going to keep drugging it up. If it wasn't for this horrible pain in my shoulder that is almost constant, I would not actually have any pain when that spasm is not happening. That is horrid.

Hang in there, you're doing great!

See I get so confused because then they say fat free Peanut Butter is a full liquid list. Ugh. I don't know what to eat! I'm sick of campbell's soups! I want to make something different. I may make the cauliflower Soup. I just want a different texture. I had some pudding which was nice for a change of texture.

I'm sorry if this has been asked or outlined somewhere. I couldn't seem to find it but maybe that's due to frustration at the moment.

I'm just wondering what exactly is the difference between what is considered a full liquid and what is a puree. Because technically puree is the stage after a full liquid stage, but you can make a lot of things into a creamy texture using a puree setting on a blender (at least on mine you can) depending on ingredients of course but I'm just wondering, what makes the difference and how do you know what is ok for what stage? If there's no soft chunks or anything, is that still technically okay for a full liquid stage?

Eeeep! I'm starting it tomorrow. I started on Monday and today to have full liquids until dinner but had a light dinner for those 2 nights. I made a nice summer squash Soup that I pureed and strained for me to have for lunches and whatnot throughout the week. Maybe dinners, too. There's a lot of it. I have lots of Protein Shakes and drinks and feel fairly prepared. But I am starting to get nervous. I only am required to do this diet for a week pre-op so a week from tomorrow is my surgery. I am worried about what to eat during this week. I know what is considered a "full" liquid but it's just a matter of thinking up things to make without having to go back out to the store.

I'm not on any medications at this time. But when I had my consultation they actually didn't require any psych eval. They strongly encouraged me to talk to someone before and after the surgery but they did not "require" it.

I like this in star shape actually because I can pour Soup into my mouth easily when it gets low and spoon won't pick it up. Is actually super convenient. I already tried one lol.

Just wanted to make a quick update. I was at a yard sale type thing today inside of a flea market and you'll never guess what I got! For $3:

I am also on the 27th! Except I get to start my liquid diet tomorrow...... ugh. Ive done it once before (was supposed to have surgery in Feb, but insurance denied me 2 days before), so I know what Im in store for.

It will be awesome to share this with ya!

I like this post a lot. It's very informative. I was wondering if a 38 was one of the bigger ones, but if he pulls tight then it may not be much. And I like what Lissa said about it being very minimal. If it's sized by millimeters just remember how tiny a millimeter really is. You can look on a ruler and they are the 2nd smallest lines on there, right? So not much difference really.

I am June 27th also, a day ahead of you! Good luck and God bless to each of you! I'm excited for all of us!

Sent a request also, name is Sara T on there June 27th here!