caglefan69

I am SHOCKED you have tried eggs and chicken meatballs! I have never seen anyone progress to those foods in a week. In fact, my first week was clear fluids only, the 2nd week was full liquids eg Protein shakes and strained cream of chicken Soup. The 3rd week was purees eg cottage cheese, yogurt, etc. I'll be 4 weeks out on Wednesday, so Im still on purees but progressing to soft foods. I think you need to consult with someone about your diet or you could be risking serious complications!! Please be careful.

I don't understand why some new people are so sensitive. I am only 8 weeks out, so I am no veteran. However, it appears that not all doctors set their patients up for success. Having a real meal at such an early stage can't be healthy. When a person is that new, the stomach, staples, stitches are still healing. Adding excess textured food and stomach acid can't be a good thing. I would hope/suggest people take most comments for what it is meant to be, which is concern not criticism.

Sorry but..
I wasn't talking about you specifically,
If I were I would of quoted you

HAHAHA. DR. EVIL!!!!

BTW, I noticed you just posted yesterday you were "looking forward to the next week passing, and the purees stage". Hmmm, so.... Are you doing the post op diet in reverse? Lol. Im confused, but best of luck!

I am SHOCKED you have tried eggs and chicken meatballs! I have never seen anyone progress to those foods in a week. In fact, my first week was clear fluids only, the 2nd week was full liquids eg Protein shakes and strained cream of chicken Soup. The 3rd week was purees eg cottage cheese, yogurt, etc. I'll be 4 weeks out on Wednesday, so Im still on purees but progressing to soft foods. I think you need to consult with someone about your diet or you could be risking serious complications!! Please be careful.

Call your dr and/or nut...always be cautious....especially in the first six weeks...

It has been 4 weeks since my surgery and I am still trying to get back all my strengh. I never have been one for excerise since I have been so out of shape and too heavy to move. When I did move my knees and feet would hurt too much and I became out of breathe so fast. I know I should have started excerising before this but I just want to be careful that I do not cause any problem with my incions. Well, 6 days ago I decided to take baby steps so I began (don't laugh) walking for 1 minute on my treadmill and did that for 3 days on a row then moved up to 2 minutes my 1st goal is to walk a whole whopping 5 minutes every day. I should reach that goal in a few days from now. I also bought myself stretch bands and started doing leg and knee excerises today. Once I reach my goal of walking 5 minutes each day, I will work up to walking an amazing 10 minutes each day. My ultimate goal is to walk 40 minutes each day. I really am not used to making time for myself so this is all new to me. Just doing something to help me for a change is going to take time so these baby steps are what I need to do. I am so impressed that some of you are already up and walking 30 minutes each day since your March surgeries. I am so proud of all of you for getting out there and moving.

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Hi everyone hope everyone is doing well today just reading everyones comments and want to say thank you to everyone... when i start feeling down i come here and read the comments and it makes me feel better i was feeling a little down about not losing the weight fast enough im goin to be a month out on the 6th and lost 28 lbs so far i felt i should have lost more already but reading helped me see im not the only one feeling this way..

I love you guys! I can always come here and get advice, learn things, know that Im not alone, be inspired, and get a laugh. Thank you to whomever started this incredible forum. I cannot imagine what this process would have been like without it! And a great big thank you to all of you who have been brave enough to go through this and thoughtful enough to share your experiences! I LOVE YOU GUYS!

I love you guys! I can always come here and get advice, learn things, know that Im not alone, be inspired, and get a laugh. Thank you to whomever started this incredible forum. I cannot imagine what this process would have been like without it! And a great big thank you to all of you who have been brave enough to go through this and thoughtful enough to share your experiences! I LOVE YOU GUYS!

Hey Diva T,
How are things? Have not heard from you, hoping and praying you are ok. Check in when you can!

I love you guys! I can always come here and get advice, learn things, know that Im not alone, be inspired, and get a laugh. Thank you to whomever started this incredible forum. I cannot imagine what this process would have been like without it! And a great big thank you to all of you who have been brave enough to go through this and thoughtful enough to share your experiences! I LOVE YOU GUYS!

I am laughing..because in reality if I had my stomach my kids wouldn't have any Reese eggs right now..lol..

Well, just checking in. My sleeve was on Mar 13th and just had my first post surgery Dr. visit with surgeon. He removed me from blood pressure meds, cholesterol meds, sleep meds, and all I have to take is Synthroid for my thyroid now. So happy about this because the cholesterol meds were horrible. My blood pressure has gone from 226 over 150 down to a low of 100/70 but no higher than 121/70 over the last 3 weeks. I have lost a total of 30 lbs. and well on my way to 40 lbs. My incisions are nicely healed, 4 of them almost gone completely and the other 2 just still a bit pink but not too awfully sore. I have not had any horrors with the gas, the bloats, or depression like some people I have read about and basically the biggest challenge is being diligent to get down 60-80 grams of Protein daily, which right now is not too hard because I am using the liquids (Premier Protein, choc and van. available at Sams Club - case of 12, each 11 oz, for around $20, worth every penny). I have progressed from the Clear Liquids, week 1, into and through the week 2 of full liquids, and now have been able to add protein smoothies and applesauce and baby food. Wasn't crazy about the baby food available - tastes horrid, so I have made my own thanks to my wonderful NUTRIBULLET. That sucker is great. I have also incorporated the following organic foods and am adding a little bit to my Nutribullet smoothies and this is giving me a lot of nutrition along with the Vitamins (Centrum adult chewables are good) Here's what I have incorporated into my fruit protein smoothies: (all organic, all available to http://www.nuts.com) Mangosteen powder, Gogi berries, Tart Cherry powder, Cacao nibs and powder, Chia seeds, Medjool Dates (if you need to sweeten something, just remove pit and put in the drink), Maca powder and Spirulina powder. You can find recipes online just about anywhere for smoothies and other health concoctions to use in your blender or Nutribullet. I just like the Nurtibullet because I can instantly make delicious homemade fruit puree for the baby food phase (made pureed bananas for part of Breakfast and pureed fresh pineapple to go along with lunch protein shake.) I also bought some fresh Kale and snip off pieces with a scissors and added it to a carrot, cucumber and apple smoothie I made (cucumbers is a diaretic) and the Kale turns to a little green but it's delicious. One thing I have noted since coming home from the hospital about TASTE. If I make something as sweet as I would have been comfortable eating before the surgery, now that is WAY TOO SWEET, so before you make a smoothie with fresh fruits, vegs, etc. TEST IT so you don't add a Medjool Date and get it way too sweet. One other thing, if you are using any UNFLAVORED "UNJURY" brand Protein Powder in Soups, etc., or the chicken flavored in hot Water, if the temperature of the beverage or liquid is over 140* the protein powder will CLUMP and it will be horrible, so get yourself a Thermometer so when you are heating it up it won't be TOO hot and ruin your "meal". I got the Taylor Digital from Amazon. Works well. http://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Compact-Waterproof-Digital-Thermometer/dp/B00009WE4B/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1364872298&sr=8-4&keywords=taylor+thermometer+digital Well that's it for now. Hope everyone else is doing great. I am so glad I did this. It wasn't half as bad as I had worried it would be. BUT word to the wise: BE PREPARED. Make sure when you come home from hospital your house is ready, no bad foods in the house, no temptations. With the small amount you will be eating, you need to be sure to get 60-80 grams of GOOD HEALTHY protein, not junk or food with refined sugar, or high fructose corn syrups, etc.

Thanks, I feel better today almost at my goal for 64oz for the day

Went to Dr today labs are all about normal again... Down 12 pounds in 12 days he said because i have lower BMI will lose slower than maybe others this week pureed next week mushy food....

I had the same thing. My right side incision was the one that bothered me. Around day 6 you should start feeling way better. Hang in there. The first week is rough.

I had a hernia repair too. The area around my belly button is very bruised! Had a lot of gas the first couple of days but has decreased significantly!

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.
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I'm not going to lie I was close. With Easter dinner it was one of the hardest things to deal with. BUT I conquered, removed myself from the situation and had some Water and some ice pops!!! THANK GOD FOR ICE POPS!!!!! I feel right now we really don't have any room for error and we have to be as strong as can be in the beginning!

At the hospital mentally holding hands with my sleeve sisters (or brothers). Didn't sleep and want a nap.