carolyn24seven

Do you have Protein Water over there? We have kellogs protein water additives. I like the pink lemonade. It makes me drink the whole bottle of water. We have a premixed product called Isopure. I have tried it in grape. I do not like it. I am trying the EAS muscle builder for protein intake also. Milky though not so tasty. I can get 3 OZ of it down at a time now. Get your protein, any way you can. You do not want to loose your muscle.

Helen, comeon! you must have a television? there are a ba-jillion different exercise programs on at all hours. find one. use it. no trainers needed. I have found one the you do while sitting in a chair. The music is fun and all you need is a out of breath feeling for awhile. In the US you can go to the public library and get videos for free for a few weeks and them take it back and get another. They are/can be kinda fun. No one gets to see you in dumb poses. HA! anyway stop with the excuses, we know them all, we made them up before you. ha again!

wow. wait till you getsleeved! you are gonna look fab. I am envious. I just joined gym yesterday. can only do 5 min on bike.

I have a dog now, Lovey, a 12 year old Cocker spaniel. She is a funny old girl. The dog that was most special to me was my Min. Shnauzer ,Thurston. I swear, that dog owned me. He had so much personality. I only had him 10 years and he died of a brain anuresim. It was horrible. I already had lovey at the time so no getting another dog for me. Lovey is so aloof since T died. She no longer sits with me or sleeps on the bed. She has to be in the same room as I am though. she does not like to go on long walks. Short ones yes. So,, we are walking together well these days.

Oregon Daisy thanks for that. I am most concerned that this works in the long term. So glad to hear you are not hungry!

I bought baby food. I mixed the peas with clear chicken broth to a Soup texture. I loved it. Did NOT love the meats. ick, poor baby's. I liked the applesauce and pears. I haven't tried the carrots yet. Thought I would mix carrots with beef broth for a soup. I am loving eating soup broth and "creamed" W/ N/F milk. not cream. I am eating FF cottage cheeze. and have had 2 eggs so far. I like the cream of wheat W/baby food fruit. What I like is the jars are so small and I don't waste much. My husband will not eat FF or SF stuff. He does not need it. So, I try to find stuff in little jars for me and regular stuff for him. I am adjusting to this new shopping mode. I can make this work.

I am drinking the Protein EAS muscle builder. So far I have gotten one half bottle down a day. am working towards full. I am now off of mashed pots. I did not know they were a bad thing until I read it here!

I cannot wait to get back on my treadmil. It has a fan and everything. I will do it in front of the TV, during a show I like, that will take away the boredom. Right now, at 11 days post, I am not supposed to "exercise" so I walk outside alot, not working up a sweat but breathing hard by the time I quit. I have met a few of my neighbors that I had only known by sight before. Kinda nice. Try walking instead of the elliptical? for awhile anyway?

Your back and forth are normal responses. I wavered for months until I finally decided it was for me. I am only 11 days post. I am down 21 lbs. I am grateful for this. The "do it again question", I cannot answer yet. THis sleeve for me is about the long term. It will be worth it to me only if it is the tool I need to keep the weight off. So I will be answering that question next year some time around my "anniversary" date. I say go for it if your mind and heart tell you it is right for you. Take a leap of faith it will work long term. I have.

welcome Hailey, great to get to visit with peoplearound the world. I am finding out that we are all alot more similar than I thought. I have traveled extensivily in the United States and some of Mexico and Canada. Not so much Europe and elsewhere. so it is really interesting to me to find out your views and opinions. Have you been to the post your diet thread? I would like to know what you eat daily. Bet it is different from what we eat.

yes, getting them out was....um, not the best thing I have done in a while. I had a followup Dr. appt on the 11th day post with my Dermatologist. I asked him to remove the stiches I could not get. He was kind enough to do so. Still do not know if I got the last one in the main port line. ???? Go to my knee Dr. tda so will ask him for a little help too.

11 days post.

herbal tea, 3/4 cup over 30 min or so.

B-Fast: poached egg, got down about half.

snack; Protein drink 2 oz (eas brand, chocolate)

I take Kellogs Water with me all day long. usually get down 16 oz

Lunch: tilapia fish, herbed and fried in light EVOO. 1 teas of lite mayo w/capers. The fish was 3 oz I could only eat about a third. Could not eat the capermayo. Just used it for flavor on the fish. 3 oyster crackers. these I just suck on untill disolved. satisfying for me.

snack: s/f popcycle

dinner 1/4 cup NF cottage cheese.1 teas of peach jam on cc.

Snack: 1/4 cup potato leak Soup, just the brothy/creamy part.

I am not getting all the Water I want to, but, I am working up to it. I am doing better each day. and have started on chewable vits. I am walking alot, have started taking the dog with me. ( I walk further with her)

Even though I take a tiny bite, things still wad up in my mouth, I spit out the wad. Thanks to this board I know not to swallow a wad. I am so happy to be off liquids and on to mushies. just to chew something is great!

darn, I was looking forward to noodles. I am not there yet. Ryansgirl is right though, they are hi in carbs, I was gong to try the whole wheat noodles. Well, I have to wait awhile anyway.

Have you tried the gasX strips? they melt in your mouth and control the gas really well for some. Are you walking still? that works the gas out too. Try lactaid milk, also, there is a product called Beano. a pill that reduces gas before you eat.

Hi Charitymarroquin, I do not know if that is too much. I am on day 10 and cannot get 2 full OZ down at one sitting. When you were eating your Soup, did you feel full at the half way mark? I am trying to pay attention to my stomach and what it is telling me. I am so happy, I got to eat a soft poached egg this morning for Breakfast. I got about 1/2 of it down. Slowly. But it felt so good to eat a"normal" food and tasted great. Looking forward to cottage cheeze today and tuna! Try to listen/feel to your tiny tummy and eat only what it wants. I am trying really hard to get the head hunger to shut up. Maybe your Dr. left you a little bigger tummy than mine did? I do not think that will hurt anything. You may loose a little slower than me, but, you will still loose!

I am going to start today on getting more Protein in so I do not loose my muscle. THere is a lot of work involved in this deal! How are you doing on getting the 60 grms of protein a day?

Are any of you thinking of doing this before one year of surgery? I have been told to wait to see how my skin shapes up, give my body a chance to naturally come back as much as it is going to. What advice are you all getting? AND what about surgery likeTT in Mexico?

I have the "hunger " also. No where near what I had before sleeve. I just drink Water and clear Soups and now I am on cream soups it is much better. I can only hold 1 1/2 oz. I am FULL at that point so I know this will work. I am oging to mushies after tomeorrow. I will keep ya posted. I am worried about the "hunger" big time.

wow, that is me too. I take great pride in having my house cool. Hubby hates it. we have been married 36 years, for the first 20 I suffered, he would tell me to put on a sweater. In these last 16 the table has slowly turned. Now I get to tell him, put on a sweater. I think this is all coming to an end though with the weight loss I will probably go back to being cold again. I am never cold, but, I am post menopausal and overweight. I love San Antonio and the beautiful Hill country. you are lucky to live there.

my Xray is cool looking. can not see the staple line exactly, just the shape of my new stomach and no leaks. My diet is a bit on a struggle to know what is right to eat now. I am on liquids still. I am 7 days post. I am liking most watery Soups. Hot herbal teas. Popcycles. Jello. really do not want to eat much. and then when I do it is about an ounce. that is all. amazing. and I am not hungry. gotta love that.

frustrating! not looking forward to that phase of this deal. doyou weigh more than once a week? I can get scale nutty somedays, but, I only write down the weight on Mondays.

great info ladies. when do I start the Calcium? I am 7 days post op now.

yea judy you go girl. so quick you will be on your way!!!! welcome to the club.

The burning, is it in your throat? If so, that may be from the intubation. My throat was VERY sore for several days. I am still a little horse from it. I am 7 days post. I am really suprised they gave you soup! I was on clears for 4 days and then Soups, watery, no lumps Soup. I can only tolorate one oz at this time. fine by me as I do not want to eat anyway. I am forcing the water/liquids.

no not everyone goes thru that. Look in another thread for the weightloss blues. They will tell you to measure,and see the tape come together, even thu the scale is not moving. Do not worry about a stall. If it happens, up the exercize and your body will show up well at the end of the stall. It is just that, a temporary stall.Donotloose your commitment.

This protocol is much more regulated than what I recieved from Dr.Almanza. I have to say yours makes more sense. I am only 7 days out and I am on cream Soups already and yogourt, pudding. I may have mis understood the info. will go back to clears until 10 days out.

Is it hot where you are? Is this something new for you? could be peri-menopausal. ??get your Gyn involved.