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Starting weight today 10/31/13 239.4....Thanksgiving goal is 230!!

HI! I am going to a reception this weekend and am wanting to have a glass of wine or non-carbonated alcoholic beverage. I feel great, am losing but unsure of trying this. I am almost 2 months post op. Thoughts?.......Thanks!

Im a nurse and took off the full 6 weeks as advised by my MD. Im so glad I did, started to feel almost back to normal, got a eating and exercising routine started which I feel made things easier to flow back into the hectic worklife. Good Luck!

I also stalled at week 2 for 7 days, then lost 10 pounds the following week. I am currently at week 6 and have been stalled now 10 days...hoping this one breaks soon. I just kept plugging along with the same routine.

I also had this happen, it dissolved but the MD said I could 'snip' it if it bothered me...but please check with your MD.!!!

I am drinking the Premier Protein premade from Costco. 11oz, 30 g protein and 160 cal, comes in choc and vanilla and also powder form. This has been the only one I can tolerate post op. Pre op I thought I would go with syntrax and unjury- tried both before surgery and loved them. Post op- hated them.

Was is your average daily calorie intake at this point? Thx

I know the feeling, had a week 2 stall that ended after 7 days and now almost 6 weeks and have been stalled now 8 days. Gets hard to stay positive.........

Was 5 weeks out on Monday and am needing some menu ideas. I am curious to see see what others at this point are eating and their menu. I have been on soft foods now for one week and have been given the ok as of today to advance and try foods as tolerated. Please share your menu. Thanks!

Yep, for me the pre op diet was the hardest. Here's some tough love. Get your head around this now, you want to shrink your liver pre-op and have the best possible outcome for surgery and after. It's hard, it gets easier, you've got this. Try to picture self 6-8 months down the road. Don't let your head sabotage your success. It's still a head game post op as well. Good luck!!!

I am 3 1/2 weeks post op and am able to drink normally, I do get full sometimes and slow down but do not have to sip.

I just started on soft foods today and was also looking for something a little different. I found a recipe in Cooking Light that turned out to be delicious, very soft, able to mush it with a fork. I dont have the direct link to the site but you can Google it and it comes right up. It is called 'Diner Meat Loaf Muffins' from Cooking Light. The nutrition facts are good and the serving size is 2 muffins. Of course I could only eat 1 and made each of my muffins between 2 and 3 ounces. I hope you enjoy this recipe, let me know what you think!

Mine was a week 2 stall. My last post was Wednesday in which I hadn't lost anything for 7 days. I didn't change anything up, just kept plugging along and I have lost a pound a day since Wednesday. The waiting game stinks but hang in there the stall wont last forever.

My little pillow I was given in recovery room and my nausea medicine-Zofran!

Ok, thanks for the replies. I was a straw user because of very sensitive teeth. I'm not a rule breaker but wanted to find out others opinions as I would like to use a straw. I see MD tomorrow and will talk about it.