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Thanks. I'm headed to the grocery in a bit and am making a list of stuff to pick up. I'll def. add carnation to the list!

I never thought I wouldn't be able to finish an Atkins shake. Seriously. But I can't. I know it's par for the course and over the next few days my stomach will acclimate, etc., but if I can't finish a protein shake, I'm worried I won't get enough protein overall. And for the record, I do have a box of assorted nectar and unjury packs, but I thought I'd start off with an atkins shake this morning to see how it went.. ugh!

So I'm 6 days post-op (last day of clears, WOO HOO!) and having some serious cravings. I know it's mostly all psychological... but MAN can we stop with all the food commercials? I could seriously kill some pizza right now! Anyone have any kind of "replacement" that could kinda SEEM like pizza while I'm still on creamys/etc.?

Ooookay. I was a bit worried- glad to hear that it's because I'm healing well! Thanks a ton guys!

So, as the topic suggests, I'm five days post-op and wondering about restriction.. the first day was rough, i could barely drink 1/10 bottle of water, and of course, as the days went by it got better... and today I can nearly chug. Is this normal? I'm not forcefully chugging or gulping water, but I'm surprised at how I can go from barely a teaspoon to killing 1.5 liters of water in about 2 hours. Is this normal? Should I be worried?

Fair enough- I just know that the plane ride home is going to be hell and I want to be as comfy as possible!

So I'm curious- can spanx be used instead of a binder for compression? I ask because I'm being sleeved in Puerto Vallarta in two weeks and KNOW how uncomfortable it can be to sit with a binder on. I thought maybe spanx might be a smidge better? Thoughts? Yes? No? Maybe? You're crazy?!!

As the title suggests, I'm going in the last week of August.. and I have ZERO idea what I need vs. what I don't need! HELP!