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Dr Garcia TJ MX 4700 excellent experience!

Welcome!

Love love dr Garcia and A Lighter Me

About two months preop i stopped sugar, including pasta, bread and all starch. Plus i stopped caffine and i dud this on my own. My preop diet from my dr was A shake twice a day and then chicken and salad for dinner, for two weeks. Then three days preop clear liquids only. I stuck to it pretty close and never cheated while on liquids. I think it helped prepare me for sure.

As a self pay MX patient I have no one to talk to about my progress but you guys. I'm going to list my stats and I would love to here from people with similar stats. Surgery date 8/31 Start weight 196 Total loss 30 Today's date 165 Daily Protein 50-60 Daily calories 700-800 Stopped shakes Some Protein Bars Also I am on my fitness pal kallison1 Not exercising Starting to have trouble with snacking at night

I also ate gasx chewable the strips didn't help me

Welcome!

Dr Garcia is fantastic! He is very caring and is very proud of his work and his staff. I have never encountered a doctor who is more involved with his work. I had a staff Dr in my room at 10:30 one night talking about their practice and why I choose them over all the other options. Abraham and Eduardo are also more than accommodating, maybe that's the problem and they are spread to thin. I had the very best experience possible, absolutely ZERO regrets here with dr Garcia or A Lighter Me!!

I am 9 weeks today and I still have tums daily. I remember the saliva and feeling like I was swallowing air. Just eat slow and stop before you feel full. If you eat slow enough you will know when just 1 more bite us 1 bite to many!!

Your weight will fluctuate its normal, go easy on the potatoes. At three weeks I was on puréed food and could hardly eat 1/4 cp of anything besides liquids.

Keep trying different things it gets easier everyday. Tuna was good for me.

I have the same problem (almost 9 weeks) cold sugar free tea is the easiest. Very very cold water sometimes but not often.

Themewme, search what to pack. There are threads out there about everything!

I agree creamy with 8 oz almond milk.

I think most people lose the first week then stall around 2-3 week mark. There is some great info on here about that subject. Normal.

I went with dr Garcia and a lighter me and had a fantastic experience. The only pain I had was surgical gas and Abraham and Eduardo couldn't have been more accommodating. It sounds to me like they overbooked and got to busy. The other patients I meet while there were all super and we all exchanged Facebook and contact info. Kudos to all for making my experience a mini vaca!

I had edamame at 7 weeks with no problem, just remember to eat your protein first

I was at the MI Doctors hospital w/ dr Garcia in TJ MX. I have a company cell that I couldn't add an international plan to. The hospital had a phone we could use but we were put on a newly opened floor and they had to bring the phone to us. Also the wifi was not available at first. I would suggest you contact your carrier and add a international plan so you don't encounter any problems. Don't forget your text messages I was charged $20 for one text!

I was instructed to get 50-70 grams of Protein and 500-700 calories. I have read on here that you can absorb any more than that. Eventually you will want to stop shakes and get your protein from food but at two weeks its impossible to do that. I was on puréed food at two weeks. About drinking, remember no drinking around meals. I am 8 weeks postop and just now eating meat and no shakes. I fight everyday to get even 40 oz of liquids a day.

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I can't do spicy food and ( I discovered tonight that beef doesn't work). I have read it all along and now I'm going to repeat it. .... Everything gets better with time!

Everyone experiences a stall around that time frame, search stalls and you will fine a lot of info. There us a great article floating around about water weight and water retention. Besides, you have lost a lot if weight in a short amount if time. The difference in This time and ALL the other times us you won't regain what you have lost!!

I don't know anything about someone trying to sabotage ready for a change, I went with a lighter me and the posts I have made are the truth. My driver and local coordinator took great care if me while I was in mx and they ran errands for my sleeve buddy that was with ready for a change. They also took her everywhere we went without hesitation. They even offered to take her tithe airport because as of 9:00 pm the night before we were to leave she had not confirmed her transportation!

I know it's hard, but follow your plan as best as you can. I promise, it gets better everyday!