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I found it at Vons - it is made by Imagine

I was on a Full Liquid diet for 14 days before my surgery. It was protein shakes, jello, broth, cream soups and other liquids. About 1000 cal. a day. Not fun but it did the trick. Good Luck.

I think Bunny is right. This is a marathon not a sprint! Slow and steady and the more you have to lose the fater it comes off at first! You are moving in the right direction! I am down 33 lbs but I started at a higher weight of 257 and I am counting pre op diet. Since surgery I am down 12 since 12/18. I figure it took me many years to get to this point and it might take a year to get to a good weight.

sleeved on the 18th and down 33 lbs

wow that is crazy! But cool to know!

If you didn't freak out that would be unusual. You will be fine. It is all worth it in the end. I almost walked out of the prep room IV and all.

I cant bend at the waist yet. I am still sore and have a big bruise where they took my stomach out. I tired some blended bean soup today and it did not work. Lots of chest pain so I only got one spoon full in. Back to shakes for the rest of the day! Cream of Rice worked well I just added cinnimon and a littel butter. Two bites and I was full.

I love the passion leamonaide with splenda, decaf skinny vanilla latte is great too. Just order a tall because it takes forever to drink it and it gets cold.

Hi! Welcome this a great site and very helpful for all kinds of infromation! You got sleeved on the 19 and you are eating? I got sleeved on the 18 and I am still on liquid until Tuesday when I can start blended food. My biggest problem is that I am getting bored of soup! You got through the process really quickly! And you are doing so well! I am down 33 lbs since the pre op diet and only 92 to go Good Luck and keep up the good work!

I just transitioned as well and cream of rice is fantastic

Yippie one step closer! I am sorry you got so much grief but you will get a lot of support on this site! The best this I've ever done. I just wish I had the guts to do it earlier! Good luck!

So I am sitting on the bed in the prep room with an IV in and I think "nope, not gonna do it!" "What the F... am I doing!" "What is this goes wrong?" "how do I escape?" I had to calm down my mom had to talk me down. I really freaked! I had been uneasy for a few days before, I didn't follow my pre-op diet 100% maybe about 95% I was scared of the anethisia (sp ?) but I know this is the best thing I have ever done for myself. I am almost two weeks post op. I have lost 33 lbs. since I started my pre op diet and 10 since surgery. The hospital was blah but not to bad. The worst part is that they keep waking you up to take vitals. Now my biggest complaint is my stomach is sore. You will get through this you will ge great and so handsome!

My pre op was six months and we had to weigh in once a month so if that is what you are doing you should be good. Call your insruance company, mine was very helpful. good luck!

Papaya enzime will help any food digest quickly. They have chewables at Walmart.

Do you have any papaya enzime chewables? they will help it digest faster.

Dont think so unless your wounds are completely healed. My doc said three weeks post of for a bath, Sorry

nope no bits!

I like that one! There is another I just found Roasted Sweet Corn and Pepers. It is very good as well. Kinda sweet but if you add a bit of hot sauce it makes it even better!

Mine includes creamed soups strained and yougurt

water water water! Everything I have read and seen says to break a stall increase your water and move more. Unless you have blown your eating which it sounds like you haven't then try that. Stalls Suck!

OMG you look amazing! Keep up the great work! WOW I hope I get to where you are I would love to wear that suit!

Welcome home!

Ticker- Go to the top of the page and click on your user name. The ticker part is on the bottom left of the list that comes up. It is kinda fun to set up!

My doc said to walk at least a mile a day starting two weeks before surgery and everyday afterwards. He insisted that we walk a mile as soon as we could and kept a chart in our rooms to mark the number of laps around the hospital floor. I just got off the treadmill and went about half a mile but I got dizzy so I stopped. Maybe too much considering the number of calories I'm taking in? I was sleeved on the 18th. I will try a little more each day.

Hi, I am 4 days out and have some pain on my left side but if it is bad call your doctor. Better safe than sorry! Feel better