MrsMurky721

Good work!!!

whoop whoop!!! awsome!! congrats great job!

Way to go!!! What an accomplishment!

It took me about six months to tolerate slald greens and raw foods, but at 13 months out, I can eat that stuff in small amounts. For example, if I want a taco salad, I will heat up 1/2 cup of taco meat, shredded cheese, and salsa to put on top of 1/2 cup of greens and chopped tomato, and will eat about 2/3 of it....no chips.

I haven't yet had the guts to try lettuce. Have you tried using baby spinach, kale or other types of salad greens?

Isn't it the best?!! GREAT JOB!!

Me too!

Me too! Yum!

well if your using like basic whitefish heres a couple one brush with olive oil and top with chopped herbs or mrs dash, two mix 2 tablespoons of olive oil with 2 teasponns of red wine vinegar and a teaspoon of Dijon mustard wisk up and brush over he fish about 2 to 3 mins before its done. 3. mix 1/4 to 1/2 cup of no sugar added chopped or diced tomatoes in a blender with 1 clove garlic, about 1/8 of a cup or a good amount of chopped fresh cilantro, a dash of salt and pepper. blend to puree like ketchup consistency, ( you can put this in the fridge for over a week easily, bste fish to start cooking then bake the fish and baste every couple minutes and brush just as it comes out of the oven let rest for a minute, makes a great Mexican fish.

Oh my gosh thank you!!! Woohoooo I just need to get the ingredients now!

Actual food will make you feel better. Also, I've been told that after a while the shakes will no longer be effective for weight loss. I also have struggled a bit with the no drinking for 30 minutes before and after eating. I try planning it around activities. For example: I wake up in morning, so have not had anything to drink for 30 minutes, so I have breakfast. Then I get my shower, dressed, etc. and the 30 minutes after time is up. Good luck.

One other thing: try adding just a small bit of canned fruit to your meal (like one or two peach slices). The moisture helps make up for lack of drink.

Those are great ideas!! I never would've thought of those! I'll have to get up early tomorrow to try the breakfast thing. Thank you!!!

Good idea about the apple juice. Regarding protein, you might want to look into the no flavor protein powders that you can add to your foods. That may help you get the boost you need! Good luck!

I have Genepro but I have no time to eat, or maybe I just don't? I spend all my time sipping on my protein shakes and water. I just don't understand where I have time to eat between that and work even though at this point I'm allowed to have soft foods. So I'm pretty much still on a liquid diet and that must have something to do with my low energy level as well.

I started feeling better once I began eating real food and not just the shakes. There are soft foods that are easy and portable like String Cheese sticks and Greek yogurt. Also you can prep hard boiled eggs and divide canned goods into serving size amounts that you can take to work. Take some time for YOU and make a plan so that you can feel better! Good luck!

Well dang! Hope it gets better for you soon!

good to know. I bought some, and have them ready for when I will need them further down the line.

Good choice! I was struggling so much the first few days with how much of a regular spoon should I fill to count as a sip or a bite or what-have-you. The baby spoon happened to be exactly what was right for me! And it really makes my head feel like I'm eating more than I am.

How sweet! I haven't been ice skating since I was a teen.

Sounds so fun! I hope you had a great time

It was so much fun! But my husband CANNOT SKATE!!! Poor thing fell down 7 times and now he's sore LOL I'll have to find someone else to go with me next time.

@BLERDgirl, do you mean I shouldn't be trying to drink for an hour continuously or the shakes lose nutritional value (kind of like caffeine has a half life) after an hour?

I'm drinking an 11 ounce shake but it just looks so huge now! I'll try an 8 ounce shake later with no added ice! Thanks guys!

Just give yourself a break after an hour. That's too long to be constantly drinking. I agree breaking it up into smaller portions may be helpful

Oookay! Gotcha!

Yup, that really sucks! After 7 days I was ok to sneeze and cough again so hopefully you will be able to also. If you feel a sneeze coming in the meantime, pinch your nose on the bony part as hard as you can tolerate. Most of the time it will pass without you needing to sneeze.

Thanks guys! So far I've warded them off by the nose pinch but this one snuck up on me ! I'm a week out and still hurting to cough.

grab a pillow!! I remember my first sneeze in my room after waking up..my hubs tried his best to divert me from sneezing! lol..but I did it anyway! hang in there!!

Congrats.... great job!

Get your protein and water in and your muscle will stay!!!!

I'm trying but it's so hard! Nausea has prevented me from getting any protein for the past two days :/ Waiting on docs to ome with a solution.

Can you take some zinc or ziticam or that airborne stuff? It always works for me.

Oh! that's a good idea! Thank you!

Congratulations!

Daunting, huh? I'm 12 days out, but I'm sure it will become real soon.

So exciting !

Time will fly! congrats!

Thanks! I'm hoping it does fly but it seems with me that whenever I'm waiting for something time stretches on and one!

awesome...one step at a time!