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Very helpful. I find that as time passes by since my surgery, I am feeling okay with the lifestyle changes I am making. Its okay to not eat as I once did. I am loving the results I am seeing. Checking nutritional labels is routine and planning my meals is necessary. So glad to see you are making good choices.

Very helpful. I find that as time passes by since my surgery, I am feeling okay with the lifestyle changes I am making. Its okay to not eat as I once did. I am loving the results I am seeing. Checking nutritional labels is routine and planning my meals is necessary. So glad to see you are making good choices.

This post is for those people who are in the very early stages of gastric sleeve and are wondering what they can eat on atypical day at 3 months.
My day:
Breakfast 100 calorie Greek yogurt vanilla
1/4 fresh sliced peach mixed together
20 ml sugar free tea
lunch baked chicken leg, 4 green Beans
My 3 Gummy Vitamins for desert
20 ml sugar free Hawaiian punch
snack
1/2 premiere strawberry shake ( yummy)
1/4 c cottage cheese
dinner
Protein snack pack ( cheese, almonds, diced
ham)
Snack
1/2 of strawberry Protein Shake
2 chocolate Calcium chews
Yogurt is a slider for me, my go to snack is boiled
eggs, turkey Jerky bites, Oscar Myers Protein snack pack and imitation crab meatIt doesn't take but about 4 bites to fill me up. I have more head hunger then actual hunger. It's worse when I watch tv and see all of the food commercials . I keep a drawer of high protein Snacks in 4 oz cups ready to grab and toss in my lunch bag for work. I haven't been exercising like I should, but I'm losing about 2 pounds a week except for the 2 week stall. I have lost 40 lbs since being sleeved
Hope this helps

Your post reminded me of how I was when my hubby has wls and I wasnt sleeved. I feel bad looking back as now I have had wls and would be pissed off if hubby bought cinnamon Buns in the car (they are my fav sweet lol). Good job on sticking with good choices.

Your post reminded me of how I was when my hubby has wls and I wasnt sleeved. I feel bad looking back as now I have had wls and would be pissed off if hubby bought cinnamon Buns in the car (they are my fav sweet lol). Good job on sticking with good choices.

I had to smile when reading this because I can just see this happening in my house when I finally get sleeved. He can't understand why Dairy Queen won't be considered soft food!

It will get better - when I was a month out, I felt the same way. Eating, counting, logging, drinking...OMG, it was difficult, tedious and annoying. I can remember wanting something "quick and easy" because I was in a crunch for time - yeah, that doesn't work.
I'm almost six months out now and am doing well - life is pretty normal for me. I don't feel the same way I did at one month out. I enjoy food. I don't obsess about it.
Be patient. You need to learn how and when to eat. I think I started feeling normal at around 4 months.

one of the things that makes us obese is mindless eating. we eat quickly, we gulp our food without chewing, we eat large amounts. after surgery we need to MINDFULLY eat slowly. very slowly. we need to take small bites and chew slowly and throughly and be mindful of every single thing that passes our lips. we need to plan what we will eat, when we will eat and make sure we get enough Water in, in between eating. it takes a lot of effort to pay attention to all this. it can be a lot for people who are used to paying little attention to how and what we eat. thats why its so so important to practice all these things as much as possible BEFORE surgery.
its also important to expect that recovery is 6-8 weeks. that learning to live with your sleeve can take 3-4 months or more. i know people who are still vomiting from eating too much or too fast 9 months out. most people learn really fast how to eat with the sleeve. most people get past the first 6 miserable weeks and feel so much better from losing weight that its all worth it. its not easy, but most people dont regret it. you have to have reasonable expectations too. its major surgery. its life changing. its going to forever change your relationship with food. you have to be willing to give that up.
its not by accident that we are here. if we knew how to eat healthily, how to listen to our body's clues about hunger and fullness, about how to be mindful about food and eating, we probably wouldnt have gotten obese in the first place. turning all this around, esp if you dont practice before surgery could seem exhausting. but you have to accept that this is a lifelong change, you will need to be mindful of everything that goes in your mouth the rest of your life. so if you arent committed to that, arent willing to put that kind of effort in, then this isnt likely the choice for you.

I egg beater with 1 piece cabot cheese melted in. 12 g prot. 110 cals
1 protien shake 150 cals 14 gr
1 protien shake 110. 23 grams
2 ice pops. 95 cals
1 string cheese 50 cals 6 g prot
Hummus. 70 cal 6 g prot
1 Jello. 10 cals
3 bottels Water
Total. 595 cals. 61 gr prot. Getting there. Dr says 800 cal by day 7

Hi, I did some shopping today at trader joes and picked up a container (think parmelat milk container) of black bean Soup. It is completely liquid. I had 2 oz for dinner and it had wonderful flavor. Just a suggestion for the new sleevers.

I also work in the healthcare field in a hospital. I have told pretty many of the people I work with and I get mixed reviews. I've been following a 2100 calorie diet since the end of February, stopped candy and carbonated or calorie filled beverages, also doing Zumba twice a week. Anyways, making a long story short I'm getting from people now that I shouldn't bother with the surgery because I've lost almost 40 pounds already. I've dieted before with south beach and lost 60 pounds but then gained it all back plus 30 after suffering a miscarriage. I'm getting the surgery in August, and that's happening no matter what people say..

I just told mine. Everyone will notice weight loss and think something's up anyway so I caved. They'll either think I had the surgery since I was off work or think in on drugs. It's none of anyone's business though. People have the misconception that WLS is the easy way out but there sure ain't an easy thing to it!

I can eat anywhere from 1/4 c to 1/2 c depends on what it is . The grits where watery and I knew they would swell so I only ate 4 bites. My dr said that our stomach would be sticky and flat and to always take one bite and wait a few minutes to let it slide down and open the stomach up.

I hope and pray that you see someone about your concerns. Your body needs more than the sugar-free chocolate Easter eggs, wanton Soup, and teaspoon of Peanut Butter that you gave it. It's great that you reached out on the forum for help but I believe what you need is much deeper than what readers can offer. Fall back on what your nutritionist taught you. You can never go wrong with that.

Hey queenbee, I am on day 10 of my liquid diet. I am literally climbing the walls. Have 4 more days of this crap! I feel your pain. I am so glad to know none of us are alone in this journey. Keep strong:)

Two weeks of just milk and yoghurt. I was mooing by the day of surgery!

Hi, welcome...I'm not sleeved yet but I can tell you a few things I have read about. Everyone is different! Some have nausea, pain, bloating, dizzy right after surgery to hardly having any pain at all. Some go back to work within a week after surgery, some cannot. Drink or eat Protein first, drink Water, vegetables second and starches last. It might take a few weeks to get all your protein at first. Most people never go over 850-1000 calories a day after surgery, even two years out. Eat and chew slowly. Make wise decisions. I am taking hand-me-down clothes from friends who are 2, 3, and 4 sizes smaller so I don't have to buy as much during each weight loss stage. Expect to be thinner!

I'm new to group but I got my surgery date Friday I'm so excited and scared my date is May 13 Happy Mother's Day gift to me lol my question is what are some things I need to know beforehand I realize this is life changing

I try to just drink until I'm going to bed because I find that if I'm sipping and laying down it doesn't feel too well and can easily come back up. That's just me though good job getting all the liquids in!

Isn't that a great feeling! I'm on my 2nd set of smaller undies.... It's getting kinda costly, but it is a lot of fun!

Best feeling, needing smaller underwear going, from an xl (40-42) into a L (36-38). Never thought I would be so excited to go underwear shopping also never realized how expensive they are.

My surgery was 3/19 and I also have no hunger. Pre-sleeve I was hungry ALL THE TIME, never full.
I would never have believed it had I not experienced it. I do have to remind myself to eat sometimes, especially the Snacks.
I can tell when I haven't eaten enough - I start to feel a little weak.
I have read that after some people start to add carbs to their diet the hunger starts to come back. With the recommendation of my dr of only 10% carbs in my diet--i a m hopeful I won't feel hungry.
I don't think about food like I used to - bag of potato chips here, handful of candy there. Walking in the kitchen and opening the pantry "oh look, a cookie". Now i an far more focused on things I used to hate, which some I now love. Planting flowers, cleaning the garage, organizing the house and the best one---EVERY WEEK purging my closet.
I seem to keep so busy and now can't sit still I don't even have the desire to think about food.< /p>
It is wonderful

I was just like you and that was my main concern too. I could understand the physical hunger going away but what about the psychological hunger? Well, I don't know how or why this works but it does. food is simply no longer an issue. I'm not anorexic, I want to eat and I enjoy my food but I'm happy with a lot less and I can make all the good choices without feeling the compulsive need for sugar and carbs. It's not all easy - there are days when my stomach acts up and when I vomit but these are becoming less and less frequent and it;s nothing compared to the feeling of being able to take charge of my life again. So talk it over with your surgeon and find the right procedure for you. Good luck

I hope and pray that you see someone about your concerns. Your body needs more than the sugar-free chocolate Easter eggs, wanton Soup, and teaspoon of Peanut Butter that you gave it. It's great that you reached out on the forum for help but I believe what you need is much deeper than what readers can offer. Fall back on what your nutritionist taught you. You can never go wrong with that.

My husband is 5 months out and does not complain of being hungry. He basically has to remind himself to eat. However, another family member of mine, complains of hunger. So I think it depends on the person. It is a weird concept for me. I guess I will find out tomorrow when I have my sleeve procedure.