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I was told no soda for six weeks after surgery. I had a band for six years, so I'm used to not having soda. So even though my Dr allows it, I don't drink it.

I had cauliflower crust pizza!

Oh cool. I was on 7-13.

The breath test shows how many calories you burn a day on average. It's an estimate of your metabolism.

Oh also nuts, cashews specifically. I want some!

Well' date=' I am one month out almost 5 weeks actually.... I think I have a sleeve of steel! Nothing has bothered my stomach so far.. which is not necessarily a good thing if you think about it. I have not tried steak or salad, but I am going to soon, I have been craving salad for quite a while! I have had bread, with no problems, but it does fill you up! But I love those Duos Cheese-Its! OMG addicting, I have to be very careful... I have made that Baked Riccotta and added meatballs, very good! Also KOCH makes these little packs (2 in a pack) of chicken Cordon Bleu, they also have one with bacon and cheddar Jack cheese, and one with broccoli, and one with mushrooms. The chicken breast is small. I can almost eat a whole one. They come frozen, I bought them at Walmart. They have 25-27g of Protein each and very tasty. The thing is I chew for a long time! Can't wait for salad, I'm trying it tomorrow, I'll let you know![/quote']

When was your surgery?

What a person has trouble with will vary from one person to another. I'm 10 weeks' date=' 1 day out now. I was released to eat anything my sleeve could tolerate. At around 8 weeks I had some salad and my body rejected it. I tried it again in my 9th week and am fine with it now. I also tried a little bit of bread in my 8th week primarily to know if I could eat it. I did fine with it but haven't had it again as it takes up too much space that I need for Protein.

I haven't tried steak as I don't like it so I cannot give you my experience there. I have tried a variety of other things and haven't had issues with any of them. Some of them, like chicken that isn't shredded, sit heavier than others but I am still able to tolerate them.

If I can suggest something to it is is to try one new food at a time at a certain meal. That way, if you have issues you know what is causing them. Then, once you've tried a certain food and done fine with it in a prior meal you can have it again with something new with it. Does that make sense?

Good luck to you![/quote']

Yes. Makes perfect sense. That's how we feed my infant!

I'm released this Friday to regular foods. Just curious how long you waited for foods that I think might be painful. Did you react to them when you did? What foods are difficult, and I should wait on?

The band was that bad for me. No matter how tight or loose it was, I vomited and choked every night. I would wake up covered it puke, I was refluxing in my sleep severely. I didn't have a slip either. I would quit eating or drinking 2 hours before bed, and it still happened. I couldn't eat much of anything, unless it was buried in sauce or gravy. I hated every minute of it.

I'm having surgery on Tuesday the 14th...I've struggled this week with the liquid diet!!...and cheated (no will power)....I hope this won't come back to haunt me going forward post op!!!

This diet is to shrink the liver. Cheating risks your surgery having dangerous complications, or even not being completed. Time to get serious. The post op diet is much harder, and longer time.

Mine was 2 weeks of Protein Shakes, sf Jello, broth, and raw veggies.

I'm on soft foods. How much should I eat at each meal? What do you average. I'm worried I eat too much sometimes. I've never thrown up or had pain. Just don't want to stretch and gain.

Where are these meet ups and when?

One week Clear Liquids.

Four full weeks of full liquids.

Then regular foods.

Not sure why my Dr skips the soft food phase??

I puked non stop though for six years. Despite not eating or drinking two hours before bed, I always woke up choking on my own vomit. I want to yell from the rooftops, "Don't get the lap band!". The pregnancy only made it much worse. It was bad for the entire six years though. I lived on greasy Mexican food covered in cheese, Pasta in sauce, or anything in gravy. Healthy! Not.

My revision was done about 9 months apart. I lost my band at 19 weeks pregnant. I swelled inside and out. That made my band close off, despite being empty. Total nightmare. I had a healthy baby 18 weeks later. Thank God. When baby turned six months, I went back for the sleeve. The Dr didn't mention anything about scar tissue at all.

Just had to share my excitement. I was sleeved 3.5 weeks ago after having a crap band for 6 years. I love having a drink at night, anytime, laying down, and not waking up choking on vomit. This was my fear with a sleeve. It doesn't happen to me. Sooo happy. It's the little things!

The papers say anything from oatmeal, to Soup and crackers?? Like one cracker drowning in soup? Thin watery oatmeal? I just don't want to screw up.

That's one big problem. They didn't give me a NUT. Not sure why not.

I was sleeved july13. No complications. I did clear for 4 days as instructed. The rest of it is confusing me. What do I eat now? My drs papers are so vague. I'm scared of hurting myself. What do you eat 3 weeks out?

Ahh. I am on the iPhone ap. It just shows as vertical sleeve gastro. Thanks.

Thank you for responding. I don't get many responses. Not sure if I am posting in the wrong forum or what?? Anyhow, I appreciate it.

I mean and not carbonate?

What kind of Vitamins are you talking about.

You do need to spread Calcium out so that you're not taking all of it at once. We're supposed to have 1500 mg a day' date=' 500 at a time. You can't absorb more than 500 at a time. You also need to make sure it's calcium citrate, not calcium carbonate.

Iron should not be taken within 2 hours of calcium. You can take calcium with a mulit though, and take Iron separately. Iron is also absorbed better if taken with vit C. Mine has vit C right in it, It's from Bariatric Advantage.[/quote']

Why citrate and carbonate??

I had 2 days liquids' date=' then 21 days of soft foods. I am on day 8 and doing good. Kinda tired of oatmeal and eggs...lol[/quote']

So puréed eggs and runny oatmeal? Or scrambled eggs or boiled? I'm so lost, and scared of hurting myself!