BlueTattoo

I work as a Poker dealer, while I do sit down, I move my abdomen quite a bit. I went back to work 9 days after surgery. yesterday was my first day back. I only had mild pain when I got home but I think it's because I drank my protein drink too fast.

LOL I'm just going by what my 3 Nuts told me

depends on how much protein you are getting from your meals vs your protein drink. I've always found that before surgery, protein drinks gave me a feeling of fullness more than real food did. I figured it was because of the higher amounts of protein.

Protein shakes are a good way to get your protein in if you are falling short. It's hard to get in 60g-80g protein when you have a super small tummy after surgery. A friend of mine drinks 1 protein drink in the morning Premier Protein (30g protein) and gets the rest of her protein in from regular meals. You don't want to live off protein drinks. But sometimes you do need help in making the quota of however much protein your doctor wants you to get.

are you waiting 30 minutes after eating before you drinking anything?

Isopure us 20 oz of clear drink that has 40 grams of Protein. no carbs, 160 calroies, no sugar. it taste like grape koolaide.. * i have grape frost* I'm drinking these during my clear liquid stage. and when i can go to full liquids, i'm going back to my Protein drinks. there are a lot of protein drinks i can't stand, but i've found that Premium Protein (has 30 grams of protein) are good and low carb low sugar, and the EAS protein drinks. also I found a powdered Peanut Butter called PB2! It's a life saver! It completely changes the taste of protein drinks and actually makes them tolerable! Look it up! ********** Take in mind that your body can only absorb around 25 g of protein per setting!!!! so split up your protein drinks accordingly.

i just can't wait to see onederland again! good job , you are right on track. It takes time

such dramatic results! Now my question is how many needed TT to remove the excess skin from the large amount of weight loss.

i'm a poker dealer, i'm curious how i'll feel and how soon i'll be able to go back to work. I sit and deal cards, the hardest part i have is I'm short so I may have to stretch to push the money to the player. How do you feel after your surgery? were you able to move around and not be in total pain?

Premier Protein chocolate shakes have 30g protein, 160 calories, 1g sugar 24 different Vitamins and i think 5g of carbs. Most patients get put on a 60-80g protein a day regiment for the pre-op and post op. If you are having issues getting protein in, drink a couple of these. they taste better cold and with a straw lol. I don't like many Protein drinks but I can tolerate these. Also if you aren't on the "liquid" stage of your preop diet, eat a couple low carb low sugar high Protein Bars. The protein drinks fill me up and then I drink a lot of Water to keep that "full" feeling. Everyone has slip ups, just move on. Everyone has slip ups every once in a while.

this is my second go around with surgery with the 1st one in 2011 i lost 15 pre-op, Now for the revision I start my liquid diet Wednesday. But from the 1st appointment with the new doc (sepetember) I've dropped 15lbs. (plus I can eat a little better now that he emptied my band)

I start my liquid diet Wednesday not looking forward to another round with liquids only but hey gotta shrink that liver!

I drink wine, i like moscotto but can only have a little of that because it's bubbly. I also drink skinny girl sangarita.

I'm just shy of a full 6 months by a few more days. But i was banded 12/30/2011 and i'm now down 36 lbs! it's been slow coming off but at least it's still coming off and not going back on!

Had a fill at the beginning of may. They gave me 2 cc in which I could barely hold down water. After a week I was finally able to get an unfill but she only took out .5 cc. Afterwards I was able to eat some solids but not much. I'm wondering if I'm still overfilled or if I'm maybe taking too big if bites or not chewing enough. But it's really uncomfortable when I eat. And if I eat chicken even if it's super moist I can only handle a few bites before I feel like I'm going to get sick. It's more of a stuck feeling. Slider foods go down fine but even those I have to eat in small portions or I get sick. I'm no where near 1 cup. I'm more around half a cup of food or even a fourth depending on the food. I also found after this fill I can't eat broccoli and I love broccoli. I have issues with pickles and apples too. I keep hoping that maybe I need to just chew more but I really do try to take small bites and chew a lot when it comes to solids like this. Should I schedule another unfill or just keep trying to eat and be more aware of my chewing habits ?

I had the fill on may 9. They removed .5 cc on the 16th. So I'm about a week and half out from the unfill

Well I had Chinese food for lunch. Which is a pretty small portion bc I'm picking around the things I can't eat. I did well with holding down their chicken bc it was cut very very small and their grilled shrimp (3 medium shrimp) I chewed and chewed and everything stayed down and I was very satisfied. Which there is still enough for at least two or three more small meals. I remember when I could eat a full plate in one setting and now it takes me 2-3 meals to eat the same amount. I'm about 80 lbs from goal. I dunno maybe I wasn't chewing enough or maybe there are foods I just won't be able to eat again bc they are too tough to digest. We are in the process of moving. Hence why I'm eating takeout. I can't eat bread anymore and it is one thing I miss the most. Ty guys for all of your feedback. Maybe I should try different ways to prepare the meat to make it easier to eat and digest. I'm just so used to baking chicken or grilling chicken breast and keeping it super moist. So maybe I should chop or dice it up?