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That's rough on you. If you think you might be dehydrated, go to the doc and ask her to give you some saline. That should make you feel a lot better. Other than that, just take it easy and rest yourself and your tummy. I was lucky, I had a stomach virus that began at 4am and was over at noon. It was the only time I've ever thrown up or had diarrhea since the surgery, and was a different experience altogether than what I was used to. Lol...nothing in there most of the time to throw up! Still, it was not fun.

I didn't seem to have much restriction at first, but now I'm over 2-1/2 months out and I can definitely feel the restriction. Maybe it has something to do with healing the nerves that were cut. If I over do things, I won't feel very good, but I won't feel nauseated. I'm slowly learning to "eye" how much food I can eat. I still have a tendency to overload my plate, and throw food into the trash, but I just have to remind myself what 4-5 oz. looks like, and I've been getting better at it.

My mom passed away last summer, and I kept a lot of her nicer clothes. She was a size 14. This morning, I pulled one of the blouses out and decided to wear it to work. This particular blouse is a Large, not an X-Large. It fits perfectly, and reminds me of her. I think I'll be smiling all day.

Best bet is to use email, and make sure your address is in your signature block. If they don't take your address by phone, I don't believe they'll attempt to send you replacements.

Hey everyone... A while back I got a 4 pack of Premier Protein drinks that were a bit clumpy, even though they didn't expire until June 2014. I emailed the company asking if they were still ok to drink. They assured me that they were fine, they just had a tendency to clump due to the high level of protein they contained, and to make sure I shook it up really good before drinking it. About a week later, I received a box of 18 Premier Protein drinks! I really appreciated that they wanted to keep me as a customer. Now, nearly a month later, I receive another box of 18 Premier Protein drinks! The letter that came with it said that they changed the formula a little so it wouldn't get clumpy and they wanted me to try out the new version. The new ones taste a little weaker, but definitely not a bit clumpy, and with the same level of protein. I was actually able to drink it a bit quicker than the normal ones. I rarely give reviews for things like this, but I was so impressed by them, I just had to post this. It really helps me out too because these are really expensive drinks unless you can find them on sale or find a coupon for them. Best Protein Drink ever....and best customer service ever!

Breakfast: 1 poached egg with cheese & ham, 1/2 strawberry, 2 red grapes, bite of cantelope & honeydew melon, 3 blackberries & 4 blueberries. Snack: 1/2 Protein bar (Quest) Lunch: 1 oz bbq chicken, 2 bites bbq Beans, 2 oz pork with mandarin oranges & sweet glaze (yummy) Snack: 11 oz of V8 fruit juice Dinner: pulled pork on 1 slice low carb bread Later on I'll have one or two sugar free popsicles. For lunch I've gotten into the habit of going to Golden Corral and getting takeout. They have a great selection and I generally pay less than 2.00 for a small container. Sometimes it will last me for two meals.

Raisin bran sounds good. I'll have Multigrain Cheerios with 1% milk and splenda when I need a cereal fix. I can never seem to gauge how much it takes to fill me up though, and wind up throwing out a lot of it. I used to eat a lot of Special K Protein cereal pre-surgery, but it just doesn't seem to appeal to me now.

Refried beans with cheese were a good starting point for me.

Yay!!! Good going SandeeD! I've not made it yet, but I'm not too far behind you. I can finally tell I am losing though. I've given away two boxes of 2x clothing, and just realized that some of the pants I've kept are too big also. Feels good!

I spoke to my surgeon about this pre-surgery. Both my mom and my sister had to have theirs out, and they weren't overweight. He said he would look at it during surgery, and if it looked ok he would leave it in. Well, it looked ok, so he left it in, but he did prescribe the medicine that would prevent gallstones for six months. I've only been two months out from surgery, and have had no problems, so I think I'll be fine. Still....I wonder if that will always be the case.

I know how you feel, I was the same way. I made a post very similar to yours (minus the wine), and got a host of replies telling me that what I was doing was dangerous and basically getting on to me for not having more discipline. It kind of hurt my feelings, but I got over that and realized that they weren't just being mean, they had a point. I went back to my basic diet of Protein drinks and what my plan said I could have, and I have had no problems. I must say though, that my sleeve hasn't given me any nausea or pain or any problems with any food I've eaten to this point. (Except for a short lived stomach virus I had with nausea and diarrhea starting at 4am a few weeks ago. It wasn't food related.) The time will pass quickly, and you will be able to eat a lot more normally, but of course, a lot less.

I know what you mean about appetite weirdness. I'm a little over two months out, and after I got off the pureed diet and started the soft foods, my head hunger took over, and I really craved a lot of the stuff I had been eating before. Now that I'm not restricted, I'm finding that I am getting to the point of being not really interested in what i usually ate pre-surgery. If I can't eat that big mac because I just can't fit it all in my tiny tummy, then I don't want any of it. It is really difficult going grocery shopping as well, because there is nothing that makes me want to spend time in the kitchen fixing such small portions. I finally found a routine during the work week that is working for me. I'll drink a Premier Protein chocolate shake for Breakfast, with a cracker or two, then at lunch I'll head over to the Golden Corral buffet where I'll get one of their small take out cartons and fill it with protein based items. They weigh it and you pay for it. The most it has cost me at one time was $2.25, and I had plenty enough left over for dinner that night and a snack the following day. The beauty of this is that they have such a wide selection of foods, and you don't have to worry about cooking. My favorite is from their salad bar, they have small pieces of steak that have been smoked in something really savory. Yummy!

I went to Red Lobster with a friend. He got a platter, and shared. I tried the baked flounder which was excellent, and a surprise since I didn't like fish before surgery. I also tried a shrimp, but it wasn't as tasty as I remembered. Oh yes, I did have part of a biscuit.

Dang....I totally forgot about watermelon. I'll have to get me some tomorrow!

I'm over two months out, and I'm learning to visually estimate my meals. I like to go to Golden Corral and get their small take out box, fill it with Protein items and let them weigh it. It has cost me between $1.25 and $2.25 each time. I never seem to be able to finish more than 4 oz. or so at a time, so there is always enough for leftovers. This is a great place for lunch with plenty of good choices. I love the small pieces of steak that they serve on their salad bar.

I use Centrum Silver chewables, they are yummy. I also take B-12 sublingual cherry flavered.

My primary care physician just took me off my omeprazole prescription. She said all the doctors in her clinic are no longer prescribing it because of some new research that shows that omeprazole prevents your body from absorbing Vitamins. She wasn't specific about which vitamins, but gave me a prescription for Zantac instead. I just thought I'd pass on the information so people can ask their physicians about it. She also told me that Metformin isn't a good long term solution for diabetes either. I had first hand knowledge about that. Being prediabetic, she put me on Metformin last year. It took my body about 3 days to adjust to it without the nausea and diarrhea, but I couldn't take the entire prescription. I was doing good taking half of it, and my A1C was coming down, then I started getting nauseated every other day, running a low grade fever, and having episodes of diarrhea again. I went to see a stomach doc, who examined my stomach for ulcers. When I didn't have anything notable, he took me off the Metformin, and then everything resolved. Now after my surgery, my A1C is back to a normal 5.2.

No, I can too. I don't usually eat them, but tonight I had a PB&J. Half at 5pm and half at 9pm. I don't eat rice or Pasta though, just not interested. I think that tonight I wanted the sandwich because all I've eaten today was Protein, except for a slice of tomato.

I found it at our local Big Lots store. I'm planning on going back and cleaning them out because you never know if and when they will get them in again. Other than that, you will just have to check other grocery stores, or maybe online.

The main concern with it I would think would be the sodium content. It is 660 mg. I don't really restrict my sodium, so I don't know if that is a really bad number or not.

I have discovered Hickory Smoked Bacon Jerky by Trails Best, with the Duck Dynasty folks on the package. Each oz. contains 11 grams of Protein, 1 carb, and 8 grams of fat. Talk about getting your chewing fix!

I don't think marfar7 has an eating disorder, unless it is the same one that all of us have that caused us to resort to WLS. After all, she is at a 25 BMI and has lost nearly 100 pounds. She must be doing something right! I think her post was to let us know that you don't have to be perfect at measuring everything and not ever cheating in order to succeed at weight loss. Of course...that is my opinion, and every one of us has one.

I think there is a lot of middle ground between weighing, measuring and recording every morsel that passes your lips and keeping bon bons in your refrigerator. If the statistics follow a normal bell curve, then most everyone fits in the middle ground, with the few perfect ones, and the ones that absolutely do not worry about what they eat, at the edges of the curve. I know I am in the middle, not perfect, but no bon bons either! Well, maybe a cookie every now and then...

Some of us have the capability to follow the rules perfectly, writing everything down and tracking everything. Some of us don't have that mental toughness. I don't. I'm glad to have this tool to help me keep from overeating, and I generally eat healthy, but even though I've tried to journal my eating choices, I can't keep it up. I envy those that can, but don't feel bad about myself because I can't. My results will speak for themselves.

I will be two months out on the 25th, and ham gives me no problems whatsoever. It was one of the first meats I tried, and is going to be one of my staples. You need to go slow though, and see what your sleeve tolerates because everyone is different. I saw my surgeon last week, and he told me that at this point, nothing is really off limits to me, just to remember that eat Proteins first, then veggies, then fruits, then if you have room left over...carbs. Soft drinks are allowed if they are flat, no carbonation, even though I mainly just stick to Water.