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Never did care for Burger King. Now, Carls Junior is more like it. Even Jack in the Box. Either one i can pop into and get a Breakfast sandwhich, throw away the bread and satisfy my hunger and get some of my Protein in.

Sorry, just couldn't resist throwing this in.

Never did care for Burger King. Now, Carls Junior is more like it. Even Jack in the Box. Either one i can pop into and get a Breakfast sandwhich, throw away the bread and satisfy my hunger and get some of my Protein in.

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My understanding is that carbonation will stretch your pouch out so never going back to them is my plan. That is a pretty cheap price to pay, in my book, for a better quality of life. The size of my stomach is a great tool when combined with a total, lifetime change in my eating and drinking habits. Not being willing make that lifestyle change will destroy my tool.
Your doctor or nutritionist should have already explained this to you.
There is a lady I know of that had had weight loss surgery 2 times so far and one of the reasons is because she refused to quit drinking carbonated drinks.

I was on a date last night. She ordered a chicken fried steak, baked potato, steamed broccoli and Texas cheese toast.
I ate about one fifth of her chicken fried steak or about two fingers almost and a couple of bites of her baked potato and a few small broccoli tops. Stuffed!
Had a good time!
My wife is awesome!

I was on a date last night. She ordered a chicken fried steak, baked potato, steamed broccoli and Texas cheese toast.
I ate about one fifth of her chicken fried steak or about two fingers almost and a couple of bites of her baked potato and a few small broccoli tops. Stuffed!
Had a good time!
My wife is awesome!

I think that applies to other types of surgery. According to my surgeon a lot of foods that cause problems with bypass surgery do not bother sleevers after their stomach heals.
Sugar has not bothered me at all. I just do not want to reestablish a craving for carbs so I avoid sweets, for the most part.

How long until you feel like "yourself"? Well honestly, it took me 5 weeks. How long before I felt okay enough to do something like a craft show? I think at 2 weeks you should be fine. You WILL be tired though, so plan on that. Make sure you bring enough water/shakes for the day to stay hydrated. Oh, as far as caffeine goes, I have a half a cup every day, and switched to tea so I'm not getting as much. My NUT recommended none, but gosh darn it, I gave up a lot to have this surgery (smoking,for instance) and I wasn't about to give up my caffeine!

MyFitnessPal and CalorieKing.com. The app for CalorieKing is a little easier to do a quick check before you eat something but I like to log on to MFP to log my daily intake. Problem for me is I cannot remember to log it in every day.
BTW, my MFP name is papamick48.

Do we have a group for those of us who use Myfitnesspal?
My sign in is papamick48 if you want to check out the website or if you are already on there and want to share your progress. My trouble is that I can't remember to log my daily intake in. Maybe belonging to a group of us would help me to do that.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/

I had it bad before my surgery. It started after my heary surgey in '05. If I did not take Prilosec every day I would wake up with acid reflux or whatever, in the middle of the night.
When I asked my doc about continuing to take Prilosec post op he told me that I may have some kind of hiatal hernia. He said if that was the case he would repair it when he did my sleeve. He later told me that I did have one and that he had repaired it.
I have not had acid reflux or heart burn since my surgery.

I used "Grape Mist" and was able to tolerate the taste. A lady in our Kaiser Options classes brought a bottle of it to class so we could taste it and that is why I bought a case of it, I do not remember how much I payed for it but I do remember shopping online for the best price. I have not tried the other flavors but heard you really need to try one before you buy a whole bunch of the same flavor.

Kaiser referred me to Bakersfield Surgical Associates. http://bakersfieldsurgicalassociates.com/about_hirani.html
There are three surgeons. On my first referral I chose Dr.Hormuz Irani based on his experience. Five days before my surgery date Kaiser cancelled our insurance over some silly thing. Got it restored but did not go set up the surgery date again until almost 2 yrs later.
This time I just let them assign a surgeon and I got Dr. Nirav Naik. He is great! really instilled confidence in me as far as going through with the surgery and has closely monitored my progress since my surgery July 23rd.
Right after my surgery Dr. Naik left Bakersfield Surgical Associates and took his patients with him to Valley Advanced Surgical. I am sure glad Kaiser allowed him to continue with my aftercare.
http://www.drnnaik.com/Loss-Surgery-Location-Bakersfield-CA.html

You have done an awesome work with this website and I really appreciate you!

You have done an awesome work with this website and I really appreciate you!

Drinking a lot of Crystal Light kept me full and helped me get started on the pre op liquid diet. chicken broth was good for the same reason.
You will be surprised how much this helps with feeling hungry.
Also, when you see the weight start coming off you will really be encouraged. I did not notice the weight loss until I started getting on my treadmill every day for 30-45 min along with the liquid diet.

Somewhere around week five I started feeling a little energy if I remember right. Now, at about nine weeks I feel great!

It took me 6 weeks to feel "normal". 8 weeks to feel good/energetic! You'll get there, it just takes time....believe me it's much easier to say that at 5 months out....those first few weeks just dragged for me. Take care!

I was on a date last night. She ordered a chicken fried steak, baked potato, steamed broccoli and Texas cheese toast.
I ate about one fifth of her chicken fried steak or about two fingers almost and a couple of bites of her baked potato and a few small broccoli tops. Stuffed!
Had a good time!
My wife is awesome!

I was on a date last night. She ordered a chicken fried steak, baked potato, steamed broccoli and Texas cheese toast.
I ate about one fifth of her chicken fried steak or about two fingers almost and a couple of bites of her baked potato and a few small broccoli tops. Stuffed!
Had a good time!
My wife is awesome!

You'll know when you've eaten too much. My mouth fills with saliva, sometimes I break into a sweat, and then I know it's time to find a bathroom because a PB is on it's way.
Remember that with your new smaller stomach, one extra bite may be an ounce too much.

@@azwin
Hi, I had my VSG on September 18th also. I would NEVER eat things the Dr. says not to eat, because at this point we are in danger of rupturing our staples. There has not been time to heal our stomachs.
Please follow the Dr.'s instructions. If you are bored, you need to get up and walk, read up on how to change your lifestyle after VSG, etc. (there are lots of great books on Amazon, etc.) Also there is a GREAT BLOG on this site written by "Queen of Crop"
I'm a little worried about your lack of compliance. (I say this with sincere concern) This is such a HUGE investment in improving our lives, that we need to see it as a "second chance" and take COMPLETE advantage of it. Please read all you can about improving your life and health. The best of luck to you!

Why fool around and take a chance on damaging your sleeve? It was strongly impressed on me to not take chances. Give my stomach plenty of time to heal. This takes weeks not days. Just because you don't feel much pain does not mean you can't damage your sleeve.

Why fool around and take a chance on damaging your sleeve? It was strongly impressed on me to not take chances. Give my stomach plenty of time to heal. This takes weeks not days. Just because you don't feel much pain does not mean you can't damage your sleeve.

Follow the plan your surgeon provided for you. They specialize in this surgery for a reason, do the liquid diet and stick with it.

I am trying to think of something encouraging to say but all that comes to mind is "May God keep His hand on you and you have a speedy recovery."