NellieBean

Look up After Weight Loss Surgery on Amazon and you will see several books to help you. http://www.amazon.com/Weight-Loss-Surgery-Cookbook-Dummies/dp/0470640189/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376321749&sr=8-1&keywords=recipes+after+bariatric+surgery http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Post-Weight-Surgery-Cookbook/dp/1440503869/ref=pd_sim_b_5 here are a couple basic ones to help get you started. I picked up the Dummies one myself and found it to be useful.

Hello, I did not have to do the 6 month diet with BCBS- IL. My first appointment with the surgeon was May 23rd and I was sleeved on July 17th. It probably could have been a week sooner but getting the psych eval in with my work schedule was a challenge.

It is different for everyone. I was sleeved on the 17th of July and went back to work the 29th, so not quite two weeks.

Sleeved on 7/17. Really tired of pureed food. Desperately, tired of them. I just am not that creative to figure out anything that doesn't look too disgusting to eat. I go back to the Dr on Tuesday and meet with the nutritionist again. I have not been weighing myself just focusing on meeting my daily goals. So Tuesday will be a surprise, hopefully good. I am also hoping for a pass onto soft foods.

I am one of the geeks on the board. I manage a Technical Support team for a software / hardware company. My team works with our Enterprise level customers and our products are used by the large fleet / logistics companies in the country.

double post.

My doctor sent me home with Miralax which has prevented any issues, it seems. He has me taking it every day right now which isnt difficult mixed in with a bottle of water.

As much as the liquid diet sucks, the pureed part to me is the worst, worst, worst.

I am three weeks out today and I eat four times a day on a schedule. 7 - 11 - 3 - 7 I am not hungry and have to actually remember to eat. I also find that it helps for me plan ahead and manage my Protein over an entire day. The first couple of pureed days, I was at the end of the day short but now I have a pretty standards Breakfast, lunch and snack which leave me room to try new things at dinner and not have to be trying to get 30g of protein in.

My NUT and Dr said not to worry about calories during the pureed stage, too. According to MFP, I am between 500 - 600 a day right now. Once I move on to soft foods, then the aim would be 800ish a day. I have more to lose than most, so that probably plays a part in the decision making on calories.

These are the stories I love to read, so thank you for sharing. No disappointment at unattainable goals, happy and healthy and enjoying life. I love your outlook at moderation and that you measure your success with what works for you not with some magazine idea of what real women are. Congratulations.

Such an inspiration! Congratulations on your accomplishment!

For now, until I reach soft foods, calories are not my concern per the NUT. I have been given 60-70 as a goal and the 64oz of liquids. I have been tracking in MFP and am averaging around 500/cal a day. Once I get onto soft foods, it will be 800/cal a day.

http://www.walkathome.com/ Leslie Sansone and Walk Away the Pounds. I love them and you definitely can do it any any level and you do get a workout.

I make a shake in the morning and use a scoop and a half of Protein I add 8 oz of almond milk and some ice and that is half my protein for the day. I drink it over two hours or so. It seems to set up the rest of the day and getting in protein easier. I also eat every four hours. After Breakfast that leave three meals to get 30 grams of protein in. So ten each. Bariwise had a strawberry kiwi flavored protein that is 15 grams and I will sip it over the course of the afternoon. Oh and the Syntax Latte is also good too to sip over time. The ice tea syntax flavor was beyond gross. If anyone who reads this forum has any influence, instead of ice tea how about a Chai tea flavor? Because that would be awesome.

My doctor told me that this was changed because people were dying during the waiting period.

You should call your doctor and ask this kind of question.

There are some people who have had a difficult time with the surgery but there are so many more stories of people who have changed their lives because of the surgery. I think there were four or five new stories tonight, alone. This is not an easy fix, you will have bad days. You will have to redefine your relationship with food. You will have some discomfort and you will wonder after if it was the right thing to have done. I am only two weeks out but I can say what gave me comfort through the process was reading the stories and the encouraging words from the veterans. Good luck on your journey and may you have peace with your decision.

I would never think those pics are the same person! Congratulations on your success!

You look so happy and beautiful! I am always amazed how much younger everyone looks. I think its just health and happiness radiating out! Well done!

Mine was considered part of FMLA. You might want to ask for the paperwork from your HR dept. I had surgery on a the 17th and came back on the 29th. The original paperwork my doctor turned in was for three weeks but I did not need that much. I work for a pretty awesome boss who lets me be flexible while I finish recovering, and for that I know I am very, very lucky.

How inspiring! Congratulations on your success.

Sleeved on the 17th, working since Friday on pureed and to work in my Protein. I had a rare moment of brilliance this morning when I realized a scoop and a half of my protein is 30 grams. I drink it in the morning in the car on the way to work and finish it off at the office instead of coffee. This made getting my protein in so much easier today. I have basically gone to eating 4 times a day (7, 11, 3 and 7). At three I have a second shake which puts me right around 50 for the day and getting in my remainder between the other two meals is not as complicated. I have been having a greek yogurt at 11 ( which puts me at 60 grams) then trying different things at dinner at 7. I tried egg beaters yesterday and it was like i was eating shards of glass. I like my eggs not runny and that might have been the problem. Today I used canned white chicken with garlic herb seasoning and light mayo on wheat saltines and I am in love. I am not weighing myself until I go back to the Dr on 8/13, especially since I am entering into the dreaded 3rd week stall and don't want to drive myself crazy. Have a good day!

This really is not the place for religion or politics.

I was told that saltines were okay because they pretty much melt in your mouth. Nabisco has a great wheat saltine. My nut warned against any other kind of cracker or bread, pasta or rice because they can expand in your stomach and cause major discomfort.