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You need to slow down because when you get to the food stage if you eat to fast it's much worse. I learned the hard way. You will get horrible pain in the chest and then I started sliming and threw up. It really isn't pretty. Just slow way down and when you feel full STOP.

I pureed a couple of prunes in with my mushies. Worked for me

Modified from the blog of one of my doctor's dieticians. Check it out! www.foodcoach.me
Mix together 8 oz. softened fat-free cream cheese, 1/2 c. canned pumpkin, 1/2 t. cinnamon, 1/4 t. nutmeg, 1 t. vanilla. I also added 1 T. Torani sugar-free vanilla Syrup. Fold in 8 oz. fat-free Cool Whip. Spread out in a pie plate (no crust) and refrigerate overnight.

I hope this makes you feel better. I had my surgery on the 12th at a Bcbs center of excellence and on our diet plan starting week 2 you can have mashed potatoes. You can also have cooked vegetables, Beans, lowfat cheese, eggs, crackers and smoothies made with blenderized fruit.< /p>

My surgery was the 12th but I still can only take a couple of sips of Water. Had to stay for three days because I couldnt keep anything down and they were afraid Id get dehydrated at home. Doing a little better today. I think its just slow for some of us.

After 3 weeks of being sleeved, especially if you have a lot to lose, start going to the gym IMMEDIATELY. You DON'T have to start cardio but you DHOULD start a weight training regimen. This will greatly assist in the saggy and loose skin problem. TRUST ME. As a trainer, one of my clients is 44 years old and weighed 402 lbs. He had the sleeve almost a year and change now and I realized after losing all that weight he has little to no loose or saggy skin... He weighs 202 right now and looks like a trainer himself.
I understand some drs may tell u to wait a little longer but three weeks is the best time to start! Even if it's light training every bit helps because your body will notice it before you do.

Congratulations, every victory counts. I was sleeved on Monday and between preop and post op have lost 26 lbs. Today was the 1st day after my shower I felt like I could dry my feet easier! LOL

My surgery is Monday also. Im on the 10 day liquid diet. So far things have been better than I expected as far as not being hungry. Today is the first day Im feeling kind of emotional like I could cry at any time. Im trying to look forward and think about all of the positive changes there will be but I'm anxious about the surgery. I just want it to be tuesday and know that Im alright and ready to start losing weight.

I just saw this on my Facebook page, and reading through it, I thought it sounded pretty good (being a mushroom lover) and a way to sneak in some extra Protein through the greek yogurt addition. Thoughts?
Mushroom Bisque

I'm preop, surgery the 12th, just a few days to go. I've got 140lbs to lose so your post is encouraging. Congratulations

I discovered this in a related article on diet vs exercise for weight loss results.
http://www.pbrc.edu/...loss-predictor/
Though it doesn't provide quite the extreme for caloric restriction that we undergo, it DOES show how regular exercise can really impact the results.
I entered my gender, age, height, weight, and caloric reduction. I had to play around with this for a few minutes to see how it worked and to make connections between how it worked and corollaries to the unique nature of the sleeve and our general nutritional plan.
If I have a caloric deficit of 1,000 calories a day (It would take 2,665 calories a day to maintain my current weight of 187), then in 12 months I can be down to around 147 pounds. If I add in exercise that burns just 250 calories a day (a brisk walk for an hour), then in 12 months I can be down around 137 in 12 months. But I'm not in a nutritional deficit of 1,000 calories a day. I'm in a nutritional deficit of 2,100 calories a day as of today at the weight of 187. See how the calculator is not "extreme" enough for us? However, it does provide a fascinating comparison, and if you are great at math, you can do a bit of estimating and calculating to envision results specific to you. Of course you will have to figure in that your daily caloric needs will decline as you lose weight, so the deficit number will go down for each pound lost.
Unfortunately I'm really horrible at math so I can't calculate my exact results, but I can guesstimate that it is possible for me to be at or near goal well before 12 months are up, IF I maintain a consistent nutritional plan with significant caloric restriction and IF I maintain a consistent exercise program that includes adequate length and intensity for each session.
I did do enough playing around with it to discover that when I do reach my goal weight, I can maintain it with around 1,600 calories a day if I remain active. If I am sedentary, then I will need fewer calories.