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Right there with you, Heidi! I've read that people usually stall because they aren't getting enough Protein and I know I'm not but I can't seem to eat enough to get the 96g that I'm supposed to have and I'm so sick of choking down those awful shakes!
I actually haven't had issues racking up calories on regular food, but it's oh so easy to rack up carbs. It's like everything that tastes good is loaded with them.

Hummus. By itself. I would love to have a pita or pita chip to dip it in. Sigh. A girl can dream.

Thanks for sharing, butterfly. It's been really discouraging. I wish we could tell our bodies to use all the fat instead of storing it. That's exactly what I DONT need! I hadn't lost any weight for over a week but saw that I lost 2 more lbs when I weighed yesterday. Hopefully it's starting back but I'm not holding my breath. I'm finding it so difficult to get in my calories and Protein. Eating is like a chore now. I get little to no pleasure out of it. I guess that was sorta the point, but it's very depressing because that was my primary source of pleasure or consolation before the surgery. Very difficult adjustment. Being able to talk and share with you guys has helped though. At least I know I'm not alone!

Mysleeve, I think switching to puree foods has also caused me to stall and the fact that I been constipated for days. Ughh who knows, just got my fingers/toes crosssed that Im not stuck for weeks.
Melodica, trust me being on here has helped me tremondously as well. Reading everyones stories, comments and issues has really helped me. Its like a therapy session for me to be able to come on here and vent or just simply ask questions and for your opinions.
In fact this particular forum is my favorite. I have learned so much from all of you.

I totally understand where you are coming from though. I've already had thoughts of how great it feels for this weight to be just falling off during the liquid phase and started wondering how quickly it will stop once I start purees then soft foods and eventually normal foods. So, I think it is totally normal for us to panic a bit based on previous failures....but, they are totally right and we just need not freak ourselves out either. It's so new to us though....so I guess we still have so much to learn. Thanks for sharing.

Über excited. vacation booked by my sweetie to go back to one of my favorite places on earth - Isla Mujeres. I have until September to get my bod bikini ready!
* my fingers are pointing to the stretch of beach Playa Norte where we hang out. The island is tiny 1/2 mile by 4 miles. A short ferry ride away from Cancun.

Im at my first bbq function with friends. Sipping my Water slowly and enjoying the view of all the different types of food lol I will survive!

I forgot to mention that I had my two week check up yesterday when I went in with my pain (which turned out to be a UTI). I was moved on to purée food. Whoo hoo. I was craving Mediterranean food tonight and had my DH bring home a plate of lamb/beef Schwarma, hummus, salad and rice. My plan was to purée the meat with a tad of the salad and hummus. I ended up just eating a 1/2 cup of the meat and a few bites of hummus. I am stuffed! Normally I could finish off all of the take out plate and the pita that came with it too. Now lets hope it stays down! So far, so good.

Praying for you, BlueSea. Hope it's nothing serious. Take care and let us know.

Thanks I took a Prilosec I had and it worked immediately

That stinks! My nutritionist told me to go back one stage in the diet if this happens. For example, if you are on all liquids go back to Clear Liquids or if you are on purees go back to all liquids. Just for a day or two until you start feeling better. Then, slowly add in one food at a time so you can see if there's a certain food that you aren't tolerating well. I'm still on Clear Liquids so I can't offer anything from experience.....but that's what I wrote down from our visit. Hope you feel better.

Congratulations to all that have joined us April Sleevers!!! Good luck to us all!

I can't have milk products until week 2.

Beneprotein is unflavored and can be added to anything. I add it to my broth. Just make sure it's cooler than 140 degrees.
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Also Isopure has like 40g of Protein and is thinner than New whey. I thought it was gross preop but I like it OK now. It's at GNC and the Vitamin Shoppe.

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Hello, I had my surgery April 16th. It all went well. I am excited but also nervous. I am glad I found this forum and to have support along the way.

I think staying connected with others is key to this being successful. We are going to hit bumps and no one wants to feel alone. The stigma that can come from wls still can be trying and I for one need like minded positive people in my life. I'm up for any topic too. If I don't say it or ask it how am I to know if someone's riding the porcelain hell train with me. Buahaha! This is my go to lifesaver and since we are all discovering our bodies at the same time what better people to share everything with.
I have decided that my crappy start today is because I think everything is settling internally to where the space of my stomach used to be. I'm feeling a lot better the more time goes by. Biggest complaint at this point is energy. I do my treadmill but time I'm on it is getting shorter and right after lights out.
I have a question though. So now that passing gas is a relief is this a forever thing or just an body adjusting thing? :/ I have so many people trying to come see me and I'm embarrassed but if they know me they will get over it as fast as I do. Lol
Thank you girls for sharing too!

I am not trying to compare myself to others as much as I am seeing what's normal and get suggestions to help get you through. As someone said earlier there are some people saying how much energy they had etc and it was good for me to know I wasn't the only one that felt like I needed to go straight back to bed after getting the kids ready for school this morning. Sometimes just random things like someone's suggestion to strain Hibachi Restaurant Soup to get a little difference in the clear liquid diet made a HUGE difference in the way my day started out. I feel like I'm a sponge right now soaking up and and all advice I can get. Glad we are all going through it somewhat together. I've never been one to be on foruma or post stuff online but I've really needed it post op. Thanks again for everyone's support!!!!

I'm 1 wk post-op today, I lack energy big Time also. .I'm beat after a shower. .have my follow up Thursday. Taking Vitamin doing ok with water and Protein Shakes. Don't know why I m feel so much fatigue and no energy. I get winded soooooo fast. Having buyers remorse big time.

I just had my first post op visit yesterday & asked my dr about having no energy. He assured me it is usual because of your body dropping weight so rapidly. He said when the weight lose slows down some you will have a lot more energy. I totally know what you mean I get played out getting a shower. I couldn't handle the canned broth so I made mine with boulin (spelling) cubes and Water & it was good. Also I had strained cream Soups which were awesome.

Hi again and congrats!
My nutritionist told me later that they wanted to 'wean' me off of the protien shakes if possible during the soft phase of my eating around week 4 and get my stomach used to thicker foods. So I think if possible you should try to eat a little bit each day to help the stomach adjust. I am only a few weeks ahead of you and I'm working on tuna, eggs, thicker Soups etc. I did get sort of a manual with all the phases in it and am working on that for now.
I do my six week check up on Monday the 21st then won't do another till June. Ask you doctor or dietician what they think at your next check up.
Congrats again and hang in there.
Weight loss is a marathon not a sprint. I think I'll try to add that as a signature

. I ordered win ton soup and had the broth- also Thai soup- tom ka chicken and took out the chicken! So yummy!

I know that everyone is different, so everyone will have a different recovery. I just read so many posts about how great it was and how great they felt and how wonderful it is. I didn't seem to read as many about the extreme pain and the adjustment that this takes. I'm sure for some it wasn't a huge thing, but for me it has been. I had the hernia repair as well, so that may be contributing to some of my difficulty. Though I can say I haven't had it as bad as some. I've had little nausea and no vomiting (thanks stomach of steel). So I'm thankful for that!
I guess I'm also experiencing some depression. food was my way of coping with any issues because it made me happy. Now I don't have that, so I'm trying to find some outlet.
I worked half a day yesterday, but I couldn't go in today. I had to bend over and get on the floor for something yesterday and it made my stomach hurt like nobody's business. I spent most of the day in bed. For the rest of the week I've got to do half days because I don't have enough paid time off to cover this week. My work isn't physically difficult (desk job), but there's a lot of crap going down right now, so it's very stressful mentally. Again, my normal reaction to that was to eat, so now I'm going to have to find some other way to deal with it rather than tearing heads off, LOL.
I know how you feel, butterfly. I feel about the same way. I'm hoping that once I can add more nutrition and Protein to my diet and after I begin taking Vitamins I will get more energy. We'll make it through this! It's just going to be a tougher road than I thought.

You guys have been so helpful to me by sharing your experiences and your knowledge - it's made this a lot easier and less scary. I've never been huge on forum posting either (especially not about such personal stuff) but here I feel like I can share anything and find someone who will understand what I'm feeling.
So I want to offer a huge thanks as well to all of you!!

For those of you that have done the preop diet. Can you give me an idea of how many days of body cleansing you experienced. This is ridiculous I cant work like this. Lol, TMI I know but im struggling over here.

I am not trying to compare myself to others as much as I am seeing what's normal and get suggestions to help get you through. As someone said earlier there are some people saying how much energy they had etc and it was good for me to know I wasn't the only one that felt like I needed to go straight back to bed after getting the kids ready for school this morning. Sometimes just random things like someone's suggestion to strain Hibachi Restaurant Soup to get a little difference in the clear liquid diet made a HUGE difference in the way my day started out. I feel like I'm a sponge right now soaking up and and all advice I can get. Glad we are all going through it somewhat together. I've never been one to be on foruma or post stuff online but I've really needed it post op. Thanks again for everyone's support!!!!