DonRodolfo

The day after surgery i could only take in about half an ounce at a time. Within days I could down one ounce at a time. I just noticed a few mins ago I gulped about 4 swallows from my water bottle. I can still only eat about a half a cup of food so it's all good. You're probably okay but talk to your doctor anyway.

If it's not too personal for me to ask, how much were you injecting before you split it up into every week?

Eating solid food right now can put you in the emergency room so please don't even consider it. After surgery I would feel a hunger pang even well into a Protein shake so I didn't even know what to think. Do your best to consume what your surgeon told you to and when. At some point I'm sure we learn to interpret the signals our new stomachs send us.

Proton-Pump Inhibitor (aka Prilosec, Lansoprazole, and other names)

I'm only four weeks out. pizza used to be one of my favorite foods and there was a time in my past that I could eat half of a large one. Today I see myself passing over the pizza for a better Protein source. Can someone pass me a box of tissues?

Tell me if I'm wrong later, but I think your chief regret will be not having been sleeved sooner. Best of the best to you and welcome to your new life.

Well come to find out I wasn't supposed to be crushing two of my pills so I stopped. They were small anyway so I took a chance and Sleevie Ray Vaughn was okay with it. Ask your doctor - you might be able to stop crushing yours soon too.

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Hi, if you could reach over there and hand me that asbestos fireproof suit I'd really appreciate it. (Might want to grab one for yourself. )

Welcome Scarlett!

The AMP Wheybolic is just fine with water, not sure I would recommend any other brand chocolate with water. Oh I forgot to mention unjury Chocolate Splendor, it's actually my second favorite chocolate. I'd only use milk with this one (skim or no fat). The Syntrax Lemonade doesn't taste so much like Crystal Light to me but I like it.

I was snappy, irritable, and wanted to sue people during my 2 week preop liquid diet. Thank God for chicken stock!

Congrats to you!

GNC Amp Wheybolic Extreme 60 - it's made for bodybuilders but I consume only 2/3 serving. It's delicious mixing it with just Water, it's even better with milk. I got sleeved 5/28 but I still have this for Breakfast every morning. I'm also a fan of Syntrax Fuzzy Navel and Roadside Lemonade flavors.

Sleeved May 28 - no drainage bag.

In middle school, my teacher was impressed by the work I had done on a particular project. She kept trying to compliment me and I kept downplaying it as I felt uncomfortable with all the praise. She called me into the hallway and tore me a new one! Now I just say "thank you".

Pfft, try living on 5 Protein shakes a day for two weeks and nothing to eat - by the fourth day, tree bark was starting to look good (hey, it's fiber!).

Actually, it should have started during your two-week preop liquid diet. If you didn't have one, then it'll depend on what your surgeon allows you to have postop.

Actually, right now it smells like tuna salad!

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You are going through the same thing I deal with daily. I get all disappointed when I don't lose at least a pound a day but when I do the numbers at the end of each week it's a little less than a pound a day. 4 pounds a week is nothing to dismiss - that's 14000 calories!

I suppose next you're gonna tell us you don't have a picture of your scale in your purse. If this is the case, just unfriend me now.

For me as well - 2lbs lost overnight. Not realistic but I'll take it

Protein isn't optional for us. Our nourishment firstly comes from protein, veggies second, and carbs last (if there's even room). Your NUT should have given you a protein goal each day - I find mine is easier met through Protein Shakes. At some point in the future we're supposed to wean off of protein shakes and onto food only.

Me too - check this one out: http://www.toulousecafeandbar.com/menus.php I don't know if any of the usual local places sell them - I've only gotten them online.