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About six months out my NUT wanted me to start getting a few more carbs, so I use flat out lite wraps. 8g Protein, and they taste good. Few vegies, lots of meat (4 oz). I hate bread.< /p>

Here are the issue I ran across:
Make sure you are stocked up on recovery liquids before you get home from the hospital. I did not have the juice, popsicles, and broths that I needed and I really did not feel well enough to get them myself. My husband is not a good grocery shopper and I had to send him back a few times to get the right stuff.
Walk walk walk. If you do have gas pain, walking really does help to get rid of it.
Take before pictures. You will want to see how much better you look even just a few weeks afterwards!
Expect to feel a drop in your energy. I took two weeks off from work but still was not prepared for how little energy I would have once I went back. Even now I have issues with feeling so tired all the time. But I am just beginning my 5th post-op week and I am told over and over again that this will get better. Especially as I get more protein!
Get your bariatric Vitamins before the surgery!
Find the right Protein supplements before the surgery! I am still struggling to choke down ones that I do not like as I try to find one I do like.
Expect to have very watery poops for a few weeks - my surgeon said "liquids in liquids out". Don't worry too much about this, it is normal. Especially if you have to do a bowel prep the day before your surgery. Do not trust a fart!
Expect to not feel like yourself for a little while. I have heard that for women especially, your hormones are really out of whack as your weight drops. I was not so all over the place, but a friend of mine who had the same procedure done a few months earlier, she wept all the time, even when she was happy. It lasted for about 2 months for her.
Make sure you have comfortable clothes to wear for the first few weeks.
Um.... I think that is about it for things I wish I knew before I had my surgery! Hope it helps.