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Oh I was just saying i have a ways to go yet but yay, look!

Still have over 100 lbs to go but I feel happy so far

Still have over 100 lbs to go but I feel happy so far

Still have over 100 lbs to go but I feel happy so far

Still have over 100 lbs to go but I feel happy so far

Still have over 100 lbs to go but I feel happy so far

It does. When you go to the nutrition tab it shows the pie graph of %, but there is also a spot that has like a set of long lines followed by a dash ___- (right under the arrow pointing to the right) this will give you the grams break down.

it does track grams. I saw this a few weeks ago. Just go to your diary... Then click on the little pie chart icon. Then u see a big pie chart with the percents.. Look up in the right corner of the page and you will see another little pie chart icon, right next to that is about four little horizontal lines. Click on that and u can see all your grams of everything. It's verrrrry helpful!

I was sleeved 1/16 and lost 20 pounds on the 2 week pre-op and 22 pounds since surgery. I'm eating everything (meaning veggies, fruit, protein) regardless of consistency now and have been since week 2. I average 1000-1200 calories a day. No exercise yet as I'm not cleared for it. Not sure if that pace will remain in the coming months. My start weight was 374.

I get the low fat, low sodium ones. When you are in week 2 and 3 and are just trying to stay hydrated and find something your tummy (and taste buds) will tolerate, sodium isn't a huge worry. My NUT told me not to worry about fat, calories or anything the first month. Just keep hydrated and train your tummy to accept foods. I'm eating mashed potatoes a lot now. Something that is not going to be a part of my diet later on.

I'm on week 3. I used mild salsa and mild rotel so it wasn't very spicy but still good. I couldn't handle the taste of any plain old cream Soups but this has really worked for me. I used the healthy heart low fat soups for all of them and it was great. The canned chicken blends up real easy too.

I made chicken tortilla Soup using cream Soups and blended it to take out the chunks. Was amazing.
1 can chicken
1 cup smooth salsa
1 can cheddar cheese soup (or nacho for spicier)
1 can cream of mushroom
1 can cream of chicken
1 can cream of celery
1 can chicken broth
1 can Water
1 can rotel
Season with red chili pepper, salt and pepper to taste
I made this in crock pot and blended before I ate. Very yummy.

Very well said!!!!!!!

We compare ourselves too much! But I do it too! I think if you ate it fine with no problems then don't worry. I am only a week out and I can almost finish a whole one myself. (Over a period of time) if you are like me, then you are afraid that something isn't right with your sleeve and that you won't loose much weight. Oh we worry too much don't we?

Someone suggested somewhere to top the Beans with enchilada sauce and cheese. That sounded wonderful to me

Gman I adore your attitude

I was sleeved the 16th and can easily handle a whole container of yogurt, pudding or Soup. I don't know what "full" feels like on this new stomach yet and it's kind of confusing me.

In honor of my wife's shabby chic decor trend I dress in harmony.
Ok, I'm cheap and don't care how I look. I went through a phase when I reached goal of buying expensive clothes. Now I am used to being slim and have moved back to Slobivia.

Had surgery thurs jan 16 and stayed one night in hospital. Went well but I had a horrible time with thirst and dry mouth. That was by far the worst part.
Now I'm supposed to be on full liquids and the only thing I want is Water. Plain old Water. I used to drink flavored waters and teas and whatnot and none sound good at all now. I can handle Jello. I tried a little cream Soup and pudding and it went down fine but i didn't want it all all. I am not yet sure what "full" is on this new stomach, but I also don't know what hungry feels like either. It's only thirst.
Finding my extreme lack of appetite a bit odd. My pain is low and I have no trouble with stomaching whatever I try, few as those things may be, but I bought all this broth and flavored water and expensive tea and what am I drinking? Tap water. lol. Oy!

My surgery is scheduled jan 16. This is my first post here. I start my pre-op diet jan 1. New year for certain!!

My surgery is scheduled jan 16. This is my first post here. I start my pre-op diet jan 1. New year for certain!!