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I'm still going. Finished week 11 of couch to 10k. Runs were shorter this week. Only 5.5 km in 50 minutes. I'm on a road trip for the next 3 weeks so running will be interesting!

I do! It's tough. I just try to keep it to myself but I often slip up.

Good luck, skudibz!

Re showering, get one of those cheap plastic outdoor chairs and put it in the shower. Sit on it while you shower. This was a lifesaver after I had knee surgery a few years ago.

Thanks!

Hi! I have a couple of questions. 1. I made this thread a while back and I think it might be helpful to pin it: http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/85182-list-of-vsg-post-op-diets-from-surgeons/#entry879875 2. I would like to edit the first post of the same thread, to add more diets that people have left in the comments for me, but I am unable to edit it. I'm not sure why, since I can edit other posts that I've made. Can you shed any light on this?

I'm not very far out from surgery, but the main part of this forum that I read is the Veteran's Forum. I have so much to learn from the people who post there. And one thing that I have learned is that whatever your new reality is the first few months after surgery (not wanting to eat, not liking chocolate, only being able to fit in 500 calories a day, the weight dropping off no matter what you eat), it is not likely to stay that way forever. Since I know that the ease with which I stick to the plan is very likely to eventually wear off and get harder, I am trying my best to use this "honeymoon" period to learn good habits. I do have the occasional treat or make the occasional bad choice. Right now, the capacity of my sleeve limits the damage. But I can already eat a couple of Cookies or a single-serving bag of chips, no problem. And I could do that every hour or so, and really rack up the calories. And that junk food is so much easier to eat than dense Protein. So I guess my point is if you are less than 6 months out, don't assume that the way you feel and eat, and what you crave, will be the same for your whole life.

Milked-down yogurt is a good option for the liquid phase. Also chicken stock, beef stock, bonox, Vegemite in water etc. Salty things to balance out all the sweet stuff. You can stir plain protein powder into things. Just don't put it into anything too hot or it will curdle. I found that alternating hot and cold helped too.

It stayed down but I got the runs 2 hours later. With my history I can't blame the milo or milk but will try with almond milk tomorrow. I am a bit hungry now at 10:15 though.

I have that too. It will deflate and hardly be noticeable, but it's super tough waiting for it to go down. It helps if you avoid clingy materials like t-shirts and go for button-up cotton shirts or tops with an empire waist or ones that flare out a bit near the bottom. And high-waisted jeans help too. I find that wearing a belt keeps the jeans from slipping down.

Don't eat solids too early because your sleeve is very swollen and numb, and things can get stuck in your staple line. Because the nerves aren't healed you could be tearing yourself up and not even know it. That early on, it really is life/death. Wait at least 6 weeks before doing anything risky. Unless you want to end up back in the hospital.

I'm out of closet-shopping range because I haven't been this small in 10 years and I have moved overseas since then so none of my thin clothes came with me. It's spring here so I just had to buy a bunch of summer clothes. I went to k-Mart and spent $165 on singlets, t-shirts, and shorts. Shorts! Right now I am a size 16 from bottom to top, which is also weird for me to be so proportional. Anyway I chose shorts with a drawstring and t-shirts are good for a few sizes so hopefully that's my clothes for the next 3-4 months. Right now it is all about getting the cheapest stuff that will work, and I'm so glad that I work in a very casual office. Even though I'm a manager the dress code is jeans and t-shirts. Target has one line of jeans that are $20 and I have been just buying the next size down every time I need them.

Just had Milo for brekkie after having Lissa recommend it to me. Pretty filling! I added 2tsp Benefiber and 5 grams of protein powder just to boost the protein a little. It's filling and not like an Optifast at all, and more protein than I usually get for breakfast. The test will be whether it lasts all morning.

I agree! I read it to Kelli as she drove.

I agree! I read it to Kelli as she drove.

2 nights. No worries.

I am so jealous of you all who have to take fiber and laxatives! I know I won't feel the same if the tables are turned but I'm coming up on 5 months of the other problem! I hope that the colonoscopy prep has reset things. It worked that way when I last had this problem a couple years ago. As yet unexplained.

Yes it's available for Kindle. That's how I read everything now. Home from the procedure. Frustratingly they didn't find anything obvious. I mean that's good news but I still don't have a root cause. Took some samples which they will test for malabsorption problems.

It can help if you find a rhythm for your breathing based on your steps. I start at 4 steps in, 3 steps out. About halfway through I switch to 3/2. You need longer to breathe in than out.