mistysj

I'm glad you are doing well and I apologize for the tone of my comments. I was really just very worried that you had hurt yourself. Thank you for following up and what your nutritionist sent you is perfect advice for me to listen to as well.

Yep that's the one. Aniseed. But sickly sweet.

Thank you! I shared some ideas in the recipe swap section. I also ate hummus today, and mashed banana with 1 tbsp Peanut Butter, and palak paneer which is an Indian curry with spinach and an Indian cheese called paneer. I puréed it in the food processor and it was awesome. Spicy and only around 100 calories for 1/2 cup. I have had a bit of shredded cheese but not chunks of cheese. I have not had any tummy trouble at all but I am being pretty cautious about texture. And trying to choose high Protein and low fat most of the time.

Fit for Life food combining diet. You only eat raw fruit in the morning and never with anything else. Never cook fruit. I can't remember all the other combinations. And the cookie diet! And Herbalife, where you drink these disgusting shakes and take about 10 pills a day.

Welcome to VST! I hope you find lots of info and support here.

I'm in Australia and I weigh in kilograms. I have to convert my weight in order to use the VST ticker. I'd love to have one that showed kilograms, or even better would be one that somehow showed both, without being cluttered. There is a very large non-US community on VST.

For me there was still a faint twinge even 10 days post-op. it's gone now. Heating pad works very well, as does walking. Plus walking will help all of the anesthesia leave your system and get your body's systems moving. And protect you from blood clots, hopefully.

They are not forbidden by every surgeon. But you should follow your surgeon's advice. You chose them for a reason. I could have coffee as soon as I passed my leak test and I have had it every morning since. I was told 2 cups a day max.

Proton pump inhibitor, like Nexium. Excess acid can mimic hunger and most post-ops are on a PPI for at least a little while.

How about Indian curries like palak paneer, which is made with spinach and Indian cheese. It is really nice and has a LOT of spinach.

Another good purée or soft food is palak paneer! It is Indian cheese and spinach curry. Puréed really well and half a cup is around 100 calories. And has spinach! So good.

Oh no! Is your surgery going to be delayed? This is stress you don't need.

In Australia it is a clear sweet liquid that tastes like licorice. I had to have two leak tests. But I just put my big girl pants on and got through it.

How exciting! The May 2013 group is almost all sleeved! Good luck, Wes!

Don't smoke within 48 hours of your surgery or you can have complications. And don't eat too heavy the day before because if there is still food in your stomach it could be bad news. I am not a smoker, just going by what i have heard. I think Dean went to that hospital. If not then someone else did on this thread.

I'm Misty. I'm American but living in Australia for the past 5 years. I love it here. The lifestyle is great. Also, having a public healthcare system is a huge load off my mind. I won't lie! I work in the software industry. I have worked as a says admin, engineer, technical writer, and now I manage a team of writers across three continents. I'm 35. I play the trumpet, spin yarn (spinning wheel), knit, read voraciously, and I'm a bit of a shutterbug. My husband and I love to travel. One of my favorite places to travel is New Zealand. The whole country is so beautiful it should be listed as one of the wonders of the world. Though we are city dwellers now, we had a small farm in the US where we raised sheep, goats, turkeys, ducks, geese, rabbits, pigs, and had a huge garden. We raised about 80% of our own food, learned to make cheese, butter, and soap, and I even spun the wool from my sheep and made myself a sweater. Those were some of the craziest and fun years of my life! But it is nice to be able to sleep in on weekends and to travel now. We don't even have pets now, except for fish. I have not knit myself any clothes for years because I was always going to lose weight any minute now. I can't wait to have some more nice hand knit sweaters and they will take so much less wool! I am also a grateful uterine cancer survivor since 2011. Ladies, get your yearly exams!

Can't you just wash them by hand?

I am using a B12 sublingual spray. One spray is 500 IU, which is the RDA. I have noticed from MFP that I am not getting enough Vitamin A. Maybe I need to add some mushy carrots to some of my puree foods. I really don't want to have to take a third supplement. Vitamin A has harmful effects if you get too much too. I think a lot of sleeve patients think that they don't have to supplement at all, and I am not sure this is the case. How is everyone doing today? I am doing great! I found out that my Water goes down a lot quicker / easier if I put a squeeze of lime into it. And the lime slice lasts a couple of refills of the water bottle. I hadn't tried it because I don't have the metallic/heavy taste from water that so many people do. But it sure tastes better with a little flavor. I don't like to put sweet things in it because the smell/taste seems to linger in my water bottle for a few washes. I can handle lime though. Since I'm back at work I am noticing it's harder to get in my walks. There is a gym right across the street. When I cancelled my gym membership before (about 6 months ago) I said that I would walk outdoors and I bought a set of dumbells to use at home, but I have failed on both counts. I think my husband might kill me for buying the weights and then joining a gym again, but I need the exercise. It doesn't help that I am a 5 minute walk to the train station, on both ends of my commute. Sometimes I get off at the next or previous station and walk, but somehow it feels silly and it's hard to make myself do it after a long day at the office.

I use a Kleen Kanteen with the sports cap. I have never had problems with air in my tummy and I'm only in my third week post-op.

You can get skim milk powder and mix 1/3 cup into a cup of skim milk. You double the Protein and it tastes more like whole milk but you aren't adding any fat. Also you can get some hummus or fat free bean dip and purée it with some flavorless protein powder and some cottage cheese. Or used canned chicken or canned tuna puréed with mayo or Greek yogurt.

High-quality vitamins are not cheap. Talk to your doctor and see if there is a cheaper option that he still approves of.