WillowsAngel_32513

Well, I took my first trip to Whole Foods today.....I bought a few things for when i go on regular foods in a couple of weeks. So while I was there, my kids were going around getting samples from all of the little sample people, and we come to one table where they had different chesses and preserves to taste together, an before i knew it i had tried the goat cheese and strawberry-basil preserve......OMG, it was DELICIOUS, then i realized what i had done????. So the good thing is that i am on day five of pureed foods and smooth cheese is included in that, but i really thought it would have that "slider" effect but nope new tummy was fine even with the preserves.....I will definately be more careful for the next few weeks though, until i'm cleared for regular diet. But I LOVE Whole Foods...these are some things i bought to try when I can....... Sent from my iPad using VST

Nashuanutrition.com, type samples in the search box Sent from my iPad using VST

Glad to see you are ok Diva T....good thing you went when you did Sent from my iPad using VST

thanks

i scramble it really soft or beat it and do it kinda like a "scrambled" poached egg

how did you find their info? do they have a website or something? I was just sleeved and am definately going to need plastics.....any info is greatly appreciated, thanks.....

From 280 to 264 since 3/25/13...WooHoo!!!! Since i started pureed diet, i have found a new love for Hummus....whoda thunk....

From 280 to 264 since 3/25/13...WooHoo!!!! Since i started pureed diet, i have found a new love for Hummus....whoda thunk....

for now, i eat an aounce at a time with my egg in the mornings.

wow, hope everything turns out ok.

From 280 to 264 since 3/25/13...WooHoo!!!! Since i started pureed diet, i have found a new love for Hummus....whoda thunk....

From 280 to 264 since 3/25/13...WooHoo!!!! Since i started pureed diet, i have found a new love for Hummus....whoda thunk....

Talk about crossing the line.......Sounds like she needs to find a new Endocrinologist because the one she has seems to have a problem focusing on her scope of practice instead of being a bariatrition or an orthopaedist for that matter.............you're a grown up, you should not be made to feel you have to lie about you exercise in order to Not get scolded by your doctor, if anything she should try to help you find the help you need to find the right exercise regimine for your condition; the doctor I work for would never talk to his patients like that, let it be an immediate life and death situation, maybe so.......I say tell her bye..but thats just me???? Sent from my iPad using VST

Ok, so at 1 week post op, I am feeling great, I am still struggling to get my fluids in like i should but i pee twice a day and and i haven't had a fever or low blood pressure so i think im ok for now, but i am trying really hard. So today was the first day since surgery that I actually FELT up to doing something...so we took the kids to Carowinds, which gave me the opportunity to walk as much as possible, but i did get a wheel chair just in case, which i am glad i did because my abdomen did start to hurt after a while and i was exhausted. When we got back home, i did some pureed food for my diet next week; so here's what I did: So from top to bottom: beef from the Atkins Beef Merlot meal, its not quite "pureed" but its already pretty soft and any strands left i will remove before eating Broccoli from the same meal, i did add alittle bit of seasoned water that i used to boil potatoes in to getit the right texture Canned potatoes, i boiled them in their own water and just added an extra can of water and seasoned it with salt and tiny bit of pepper then i pureed them with lowfat plain greek yogurt, and seasoned it with just a bit of salt and a tiny bit of garlic Then here are some frozen carrots that i nuked in the microwave and seasoned with salt and pepper and added a little bit of water to smooth em out I will freeze these and put them in freezer bags and thaw over night in the fridge. Sent from my iPad using VST Sent from my iPad using VST

Ok, so at 1 week post op, I am feeling great, I am still struggling to get my fluids in like i should but i pee twice a day and and i haven't had a fever or low blood pressure so i think im ok for now, but i am trying really hard. So today was the first day since surgery that I actually FELT up to doing something...so we took the kids to Carowinds, which gave me the opportunity to walk as much as possible, but i did get a wheel chair just in case, which i am glad i did because my abdomen did start to hurt after a while and i was exhausted. When we got back home, i did some pureed food for my diet next week; so here's what I did: So from top to bottom: beef from the Atkins Beef Merlot meal, its not quite "pureed" but its already pretty soft and any strands left i will remove before eating Broccoli from the same meal, i did add alittle bit of seasoned water that i used to boil potatoes in to getit the right texture Canned potatoes, i boiled them in their own water and just added an extra can of water and seasoned it with salt and tiny bit of pepper then i pureed them with lowfat plain greek yogurt, and seasoned it with just a bit of salt and a tiny bit of garlic Then here are some frozen carrots that i nuked in the microwave and seasoned with salt and pepper and added a little bit of water to smooth em out I will freeze these and put them in freezer bags and thaw over night in the fridge. Sent from my iPad using VST

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So i am one week post opand started pureed foods today....???? I had a scrambled egg with a tsp of melted cheese and 1/4 of a banana that i blended with 2tsp of soy milk and 1 tsp of natural peanut butter.........not too bad; i do think i needed to blend the eggs with a tad bit of broth or soomething cause they were kinda dry and felt a bit "strange" going down, but i ate about half the egg and half the banana and i was full.......i can also start taking my supplements today which is good because this feeling of weakness has got to go.......but doing well, i have lost 30 lbs from my high weight and 16 since day of surgery, unbelievable.........???????????????? Sent from my iPad using VST

So i started pureed foods today....???? I had a scrambled egg with atsp of melted cheese and 1/4 of a banana that i blended with 2tsp of soy milk and 1 tsp of natural peanut butter.........not too bad; i do think i needed to blend the eggs with a tad bit of broth or soomething cause they were kinda dry and felt a bit "strange" going down, but i ate about half the egg and half the banana and i was full.......i can also start taking my supplements today which is good because this feeling of weakness has got to go.......but doing well, i have lost 30 lbs from my high weight and 16 since day of surgery, unbelievable.........???????????????? Sent from my iPad using VST

So, i keep having this feeling of extreme hungrr in the top part of my new stomach; i know its gas trying to get out butitwont budge!!!! I have been sucking down gas-x strips for three days and NADA........ I even beat on my chest while my husband beat on my back, and i could feel it move, but it wont come out, what else can i do???? It makes me feel nauseous and throwing up is just something i really dont want to do right now........this is the ONLY thing that is bothering me right now???????????????????????????? Sent from my iPad using VST

Ok, so I had my sleeve done on Monday and have done fine so far. I have been drinking the clear Isopure RTD, water, and clear soups. Today I started mixing pedialyte and powerade zero to try and avoid dehydration because i really dont think i am getting in enough of fluids. I really dont have any pain except the area where they had to take out my stomach. i haven't even needed to use the lortab syrup i had to get from the pharmacy, which is good for me since i dont really like taking narcotics unless i have to. has anyone who alread had surgery experienced a not-so-pleasant smell a few days post op? my family thinks i am crazy, but there is a smell which is so indescribable that i started smelling today and it wont go away, and i seem to be the only one that smells it. I did go out with the family to the supermarket today and b the time we got home, i was exhausted but the walk did me some good. so thats my day 4 postop update, i start pureeds on monday and cant wait for the transition.

Sleeved yesterday with Dr. Gersin, surgery went great, and he says I should not have any problems. Just restarted my BP meds and will probably go home tomorrow. So far doing well holding down liquids, i try to drink 30 cc every 15-30 minutes, and have no pain except on the side where they took out my stomach. I am so happy and my husband has been great....???? Sent from my iPhone using VST