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That totally works!! You aren't lying. Your sromach IS a little 'off.'. :-). Have fun!!

...hit Send too soon! I realize now what 7-up did to me, and I have no desire to go back to it. Not even a sip. And I don't feel deprived. But...everyone is different! Some people go overboard if they feel deprived.

I agree with ButtertheBean. I CANNOT go back to drinking 7-ups. My addiction. And I

I'm doing pretty good. My 3&4th days were hard, but thats in the past. Yesterday i had horrible heartburn. I took a PPI and went back to Clear liquids for the day. I think the SF choc pudding i had didnt agree w me. I've had no problems getting my liquids down. I was so worried early on because I wasn't getting full!! But i've been told that liquids don't fill like food does. I'll find out tomorrow becuase its my first day of soft foods. I'm not sure yet what I'm going to eat. Prob cheese. Maybe tuna? Lol. I'm anxious!! Tomorrow is week 3 for you too! Have you started soft foods yet?

Hi! I'm 3 weeks tomorrow too. My energy is pretty low. I'm a dog trainer so I've cleared my schedule until October. I'm glad I did because I'm not too sure I could work right now. I'm just reading, sleeping and concentrating on my 'new' normal life.

Uh oh! But that happens. The first few days I actually had an empty cup by my bedside for a 'spit cup.'. Sounds gross, but i'd take too big of a sip and think 'Oh S%*!!'. Most of the time I was able to catch myself ahead of time. I'm 3 weeks out tomorrow and every once in a while i still glug too much.

That's great!! Don't do too much at home yet! Still pamper yourself.

Did your doc/post-diet specify protein the first week? Mine, and many others here, didn't have to get the protein down until week 2. However, do what YOUR doctor has recommeded.

I have Atena; it's your starting date. Day 1 when all this started. :-).

Same here!

Our local library had some good selections.

Animals are amazing! We have 4 long hair doxies and they have been next to me while I'm recovering. They know!! What's all in your bed besides the chiuhuha?

I can eat on Tuesday. And its a choice betwen Pasta alfredo or a salmon dish at the Cheescake factory. Yummmmyyy!!! What a fun post. How about if you just eat a few bites of the top of the pizza, not the dough. And chew really well. You can always spit in out discreetly.

Oh wow!! I was eating those post-op! They are in a blue box, right? I think I still have some in my freezer! Gonna go look. :-)

This happened to me last week! I went over what I had done the previous day and I realized that I'd picked up my 15 pound dog a few times. When it hurt I just held it in tigjtly and by the next evening the pain was gone. But DO call your doc.

I was the other way. 4 days out and the 'never trust a fart' warning I've read on this forum came true!! Now I'm almost 3 weeks out and I need miralax, but I take half the required dosage every other day and it's been smooth sailing. LOL!!

Looks great!! You got your hair cut last week, didnt you? It looks adorable!!

Thanks Justine! I haven't had to deal w heartburn yet. I am propped up with a bunch of pillows, but tomorrow I'll sit at the kitchen table and see if that's better. Thank you!

Yes, it was my period! I am SO SORRY I didnt make that clear. It's my TOM, so I expected it, but not that amount. Sorry!!

When did you come home from the hospital? And what are you drinking? Is it teeny tiny sips? 3 days out is still very new. You may be drinking too much, too fast?

And I've been doing SO well!! Tuesday i'll be 3 weeks out; on full liquids until then. Here's what happened.... This morning at 5am, after feeding the dogs, I grabbed my SF pudding and Protein shake and crawled back in bed. I read for about an hour, eat my pudding and sip about half the shake. Then I go back to sleep until 9ish. That's been my schedule since week 2 when I started on Full liquids. This morning at 9 I woke up with an INTENSE pain in my chest, right between where my breast bone is, so it's pretty high up. Holy Toledo!! Is THIS what you all have been experiencing with heartburn? Ouch!! And I had some nausea too. I took Omeprazole & Promethazine and went back to sleep. On hindsite, I should have gotten up and walked. I KNOW better. I woke up a few hours later with cramps. Went to bathroom and whoosh!! Massive blood. (sorry guys.). I kinda expected it because of what I've been reading on here about hormones stored in fat, but WOW. You really don't understand it until it happens to you. So why the pain & nausea? I have two theories, but if anyone has any other ideas, please speak up. The pudding I ate was a dark chocolate. I'd been eating vanilla only until today. Maybe it was too strong/rich for my digestive system. OR, yesterday I started taking my Vitamins. I had 1/2 at lunch and half at dinner. They are chewables & very tangy. Maybe the combination? I'm laying here reading all your posts and thinking that I still don't have it as bad as some of you, but I sure sympathize for those of you who are having a hard time. This sucks!!! I've been hurting all day, I can't imagine feeling like this for weeks. In Sympathy to my fellow sleevers, Judy

It's still kinda early to be able to sleep on your side comfortably, but it will get better! Make sure you really tuck a pillow tightly between your tummy & the mattress. You want your belly totally supported with no pulling downwards.

I think I've learned that when my tummy is mad at me, to go back to the basics. Go back to ice chips, clear liquids, no food. Sometimes introducing too many new things to our new tummies just makes it mad at us.

Awesome!!! Look at that sexy pose! Work it, girl! :-)

Whoa! You look amazing! You are pretty & happy in both pics, but you've got that healthy glow in your thinner pics. Congrats!!