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Leederz, the 30-30-30 rule is stop drinking 30 minutes before eating, allow yourself 30 minutes to eat and do not drink while eating, then wait 30 minutes after eating to drink fluids again. This allows us to eat more of the food (protein) we need instead of filling up on liquid. Also, drinking to soon after eating can make the food move thru too quickly and you don't get the nutrients from it. It makes me hurt if I drink while I eat or too soon after I eat.

Hi all, I was sleeved 2 weeks ago. I lost 12 pounds the first week and week 2 NOTHING! It seems impossible to not drop the pounds when I'm barely eating anything. I'm working on getting that Protein in. Anyway, my question is about drinking Clear liquids. The first couple of days I was sipping and feeling the pains and gas bubbles like I've seem so many of you talking about but after the first week it seems like I can drink normally. I do follow the 30-30-30 rule but I'm kinda shocked that when I drink I don't really have to sip. I can take serveral drinks in a row with no problem. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy about it because it's so much easier to get my fluids in. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I guess I'm a little worried that I don't have enough restriction in my sleeve. Then again, maybe I'm just a fast healer and the swelling is gone. I haven't had any trouble adding different foods back into my diet so far and I feel great.

I'm on pureed foods right now too. I used canned chicken breast and pureed it in my mini food processor with a little mayo, dijon mustard, salt, pepper and a little onion powder. It was very yummy and really hit the spot. I also made stuffed green peppers and pureed it with a little extra tomato sauce and it was really good.

My surgeon said they repaired a small hernia when they did my sleeve. I'm 9 days out and I haven't used pain meds since day 3. Everyone is different and maybe your hernia was more complicated to repair.