gomekast

I dumped off of too much sugar free torani coffee syrup. No fun.

Some people have added half to a bottle of flavored Water...to water it down. I just slam it and have a water chaser the second the tube leaves my lips. Otherwise I gag.

I'm 7 months next week and I can't do any casings. I will slice the meat and peel off the casing if I really have to eat the item. I will choose chicken over that if I can tho. I get a really upset sleeve if I do have the casings.

The pain when I have a flare up is horrible now for me too. I had some percocet left so I took one last time I did have a flare up. I'd like to know also if anyone has a trick.

Anyone know of any North Metro support groups that are open? Was sleeved at PN, but getting to St Louis Park during rush hour to make a 5:30 meeting isnt doable for me. But I would still like to find a support group up here in the north somewhere. If anyone can point me out somewhere that'd be awesome. Thanks.

Many people have had this yes..it does go away. I used a heating pad on my belly until all the gas was gone. That said...I still have moments where a liquid or bite of food replaces that and up comes a giant belch. I'm 6 months post op.

Cw191 Gw 181 Lofty but that's why it's a goal. This is just the kick in the pants I needed.

I'm in after a hiatus from the challenges.

Im 6 months post op and have lost 97 so far. Im 29 away from goal. That said, for the first 3 months I stuck to low carb, but just because I wanted to maximize the honeymoon phase of that jump out of the gate. I would try to keep carbs below 40..but...then month 4 hit. I needed to add in healthy fats..but didnt know it. So I really struggled for a few weeks until someone on myfitness pal pointed me their way. Once I added in the full fat stuff and other healthy fats, I was finally able to go long periods between meals and feel totally fine. Now, I eat the full fat cheeses and Greek yogurts. I have a little Protein granola, nuts, avocado. Each of my meals has a healthy fat as half of the meal. The fact that I can now go 4-5 hours between meals is key to my weight loss at this point, combined with the healthy fat stuff. Low carb may work great for the beginning but eventually the body gets used to it and needs a change to resume the loss.

I used a heating pad on my belly until all the gas was gone. That with the gas x strips got thr gas moving and out fast.

That's about the same for me. Took quite a bit for others to notice, but once they all did notice, the questions never stop. It depends on how I dress too, living in upper Midwest, ive usually got layers on for cold so im able hide it still.

The drug stores all have liquid adult tylenol. Get that. It will go down super easy and you wont risk getting a tummy ache from the pills.

Puree was like torture for me. Eek. I went back to yogurts for that stage.

Soup is a slider. I was told to keep it out of my diet long term. What your describing is totally normal!

Drink more Water. That's a symptom of dehydration. That's one of my ques that I need to up my fluids. I would say your eating too few calories. Have you tried adding in some healthy fats? Full fat cheeses/yogurts, nuts, avocados..etc. Keeping your intake at such a low level for that long can really mess up your metabolism. Does your dr/nut know you're at such few calories like that on a regular basis?

I barfed up white chicken each time I tried until just a few weeks ago. Im 6 months post op now. The dark meat is moister naturally. Its very common for a lot of people post op. I saw lettuce mentioned above..I was eating small salads each night at 3 months out, but you do need to focus on chewing really well for the first 6 months. Just about anything can be eaten, as long as you chew it really really well. I'm talking like baby food consistency well.

I totally did when I was at that point. I had a partial stricture for the first 3-4 months..so I wasnt crazy about going further threw the stages either. I just kept eating the stuff I did like and that would agree with me sleeve. My program didnt mind it because I wasn't hitting my fluid goals either and they wanted me to go slower. Good luck in your journey.

Try adding in a little healthy fat to your meals you guys. A little full fat yogurt, full fat cheese/cottage cheese, avocado, nuts etc. It will help you to feel satisfied and not hungry. Once I added them in, I could easily go several hours without eating. I regularly go 4-5 hours between meals now..which I could never do until I added in the healthy fats at each meal. Its just your body wanting some more nutrients, thats all.

Im 6 months out and love them. I usually get chocolate chip cookie dough, white chocolate raspberry, Cookies n cream, or double chocolate chunk. People complain about the carbs...what some fail to realize is out of the 21 grams carbs is 17 grams of Fiber. You subtract the fiber from carbs, leaving you with just a few active carbs. The fat...they do have fat in them. But our bodies get to a certain point where its been low carb for so long that the body won't let go of anymore weight. Thats where adding in healthy fats and some carbs come into play. Our bodies need both in order to function. They can be sliders for some people tho, and eating too many supplemental Protein products will mess up your blood levels at your surgery check up. It did mine, and I was told to eat more food by the dr and surgeon to bring a few things back up to acceptable levels.

6 months out and I still get it. But I also have hypoglycemia. My trick is to quick eat a light cheesestick and some cashews. They pick me up fast and I recover quickly. Also, being dehydrated will exaggerate the passing out feeling as well. Make sure you're drinking enough first off..then maybe add in cheesestick n nuts if you like that stuff. But you need to be careful for too many extra Snacks.

I drink a pot of decaf now at 6 months post op. Tried with just one cup a few times earlier in recovery but the sleeve just wasnt having any of it until I hit the 4 to 5 month post op time frame

One week post op, you are still really swollen. You'll know when it goes down, but that wont be for a few more weeks. Just measure everything until the numbness wears off and yes, when you hiccup or sneeze or the nose runs, stop eating or drinking. If your only trying to drink, just wait a few minutes and then drink a little bit more. Not huge gulps. I've had the hiccup since day one. Any food after the hiccup and its coming right back up. drinks, I will hiccup from them yes, but I wait a good 5 minutes and still at this point have to take small sips to get past it. Drinking too soon after eating causes more of an issue than between meals. Once the numbness wears off, it will be easier to gage the size of bites and gulps.

Im 6 months post op and only started hitting fluid goals at around month 5. Some days I just can't drink that much..regardless of what it is. But decaf coffee and propel zero are my go too.

I did track. Up until last week. I was really struggling with what I thought was an acceptable caloric goal, because my nut won't give me one. They practice the hunger trust model. So, I took a giant leap of faith and decided to trust my sleeve and that the surgery did it's job. One thing that I discovered in this is that my body is now at the point of needing healthy fats. Yesterday I had a full fat yogurt, half an avocado, 2 servings of cashews, at least announce and a half of reduced fat cheese...you get the idea. Try adding in a healthy fat to each meal you have. That will keep you full longer and feeling satisfied way longer. I'm able to go up to 5-6 hours as long as I add in a healthy fat source. You are welcome to come find me and add me on. Myfitnesspal....I haven't tracked for a week but everything up to that point is there. Or add me on Instagram...I've been posting pics of my meals for those following me on there...I'm gomekast on both apps. Here is what I've been doing food wise..I'm a creature of habit and cook in batches, so I tend to eat the same things for a while. Breakfast-Quest bar and dannon light n fit Greek yogurt. Snack-cashews..if I need it Lunch-half an avocado sprinkled with verde salsa topped with 3 oz tuna salad(made with aprox 3T ff miracle whip and 2T relish) Dinner-half a chicken breast burger, half cup cottage cheese, two strawberries.(sometimes skip cottage cheese and add in half of an egg muffin I have made up) If I get hungry later after dinner, I will snack on some planters brand Peanut Butter chocolate spring mix I found at target. It's a yummy treat. Hope some of this helps... My stats are HW 286 SW 279 CW 189 Kelly

Ive been reading the debates on telling vs not telling. Ive told my personal circle of people I trust. I just recently got back on Facebook, and am not ok with publicly blasting it on there. Its just my choice and I dont like attention. But what bothers me are the people on here thst say...their going to figure it out after you've lost 100 pounds. To me, thats sounds like you dont have a single ounce of confidence in your own abilities. Wls or not, we've all had to bust our a$$es. Why spend any time thinking others will call you out on it and wonder if you've lost it by making changes to your eating and working out..or by surgical methods?? Because afterall, weve still done the hard work to get to where we are. If we've got so called 'friends' who will speculate if we have done anything surgically, then they really arent a real honest genuine friend then are they?!