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I try to avoid the "white" carbs, things like breads, Pasta, white rice. I do eat the good carbs like Beans, veg. I suppose eventually I will eat whole wheat or brown rice pasta and brown rices. The difference is what your body does with them. Good carbs are called complex carbs. In addition to carbs, they also contain Fiber and other nutrients. White carbs have been stripped of all of that. For example in making white rice the husk, bran & germ are been stripped off. So all that work your body would have done to break it down has already been done. Your body doesn't have to work as hard to break it down. Unfortunately that processing also strips it of nutrients. So your body doesn't burn any fat breaking it down and it has lost most of it's nutrients. This is true of pretty much all processed foods. So if you are trying to lose, simple carbs don't help. Hence why most people avoid them.

Not everything bad for us is going to make us sick. There are going to be some things we have to use our own will power against.

Check with your doctor/nutritionist. If they don't want you on caffeine, pre-op is the best time to ween off of it. Black tea & even green tea both have caffeine in them.

There's no a lot you can do today, but the usual drink plenty of fluids type of thing. If you ave any peppermint oil a drop of that in some tea will provide some relief. Gargling with salt water may help your through feel better. Vick's vapor rub will help the congestion and help you sleep easier at night. If you can hold off until tomorrow, you should be able to call your doctor and see what otc meds he recommends.

So far I'm not having any difficulties eating out. I would suggest that when you eat out you keep the food simple. Baked chicken, steamed lobster, etc... You may have to ask the wait staff to tell the chef limits seasonings. Heavier foods like mac & cheese may be too challenging.

No. Beside it being empty carbs, it was fried in oil. Fried foods are not our friends. Then there was the fact that you're introducing spicy food to a healing tummy. That fry was simply not a good choice. At 2 weeks post op you really need to focus on Water & Protein.

Sparkpeople has a good youtube home workout. The Walk Away series is also good.

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As mentioned too much Protein can effect the kidneys, however as @tamg26k mentioned you can tolerate higher levels if you are working out frequently, especially if you are lifting weights or body building. You doctor will likely check this as part of your bloodwork. I keep my protein intake between 65- 75 with one protein shake and 2 meals a day.

I tooted like a brass horn the day after I came home from the hospital. After hearing of everyone's experiences with painful gas I'm glad that's the worse thing that happened to me.

Are you taking a PPI. Often it's the build up of acids in your tummy that give you that heavy feeling. Try prilosec, the generic omeprazaloe. I take 40mg of omeprazaloe in the morning and that usually gets me through the day. if not I take 2 tums chewables.

@@GenaW828 - since you can eat the greek yogurt why not mix 1 scoop of protein powder with greek yogurt and a bit of fruit? Depending on your brand of greek yogurt and protein powder that should give you at least 30gms of protein. That's half you daily requirement. Do that once in the morning and once in the evening and you've hit your protein goals. You can then drink your water in between.

CONGRATS!!!!

What are you doing for Water now? Do you buy bottled? I've never experienced foamies or frothing. I don't use artificial sweeteners because I am allergic. On the few occasions I have coffee or tea I still use either organic sugar or raw honey. I just don't use a lot of it.

Will you have an annual follow up on check up with your program? You need to speak with the nutritionist so she can help you plan how to eat on maintenance.

That's what dysmorphia does to us. It's good you recognize it.Just take it one day at a time. The holiday's will be over soon enough.

I like FAGE0% greek yogurt. It's 18 gm of Protein per 8oz. mixed with fruit you can get a pretty decent protein boost that way. If it's too think for you, add some lowfat milk and mix in a blender. As a vegetarian there are some organic protein powders out there: Biochem, Vega , Orgain organics to name just a few. There are also great unflavored Proteins that can be mixed with food. GENEPRO, Procource, Isopure and the infamous Un jury. FYI- you may want to talk to your doctor about the gummie Vitamins. They are complete and may not be giving you all the mineral and nutrients needs. My doctor said even flintstone chewables were better than gummies.

I'm not sure what you are asking. Couldn't you just drink a bit of hot water? I thought frothing came from eating too fast. Have you tried eating slower?

I did a comparison of a few hair Vitamins. Should have made a chart, but I actually just googled. Bottom line is pretty much all of them are a combination of Biotin and a multi-Vitamin. Biotin needs a mult to work effectively. These just put it in one pill. The only difference is that some also include collagen in the mix. Personally I think they are over priced. Biotin by itself is fairly inexpensive. Most of us are already on Multivitamins as bariatric patients. Save yourself some money and just buy plain biotin. The other thing is diet. Hair needs Protein. Bariatric patients sometime lose hair because we need higher protein levels. Make sure you are getting your protein requirements in as well as your Water. I've been taking biotin for some time now. I am menopausal and that's another thing that can cause hair loss. I've seen some improvement pre-WLS. I was experiencing thinning at my temples and my roots were starting to feel thinner. After taking for biotin for over a year, my temples are no longer thinning and the hair there appears to have grown back. My roots feel a little stronger, but I also think that's do to being gentler on my hair. I'm 3mths post-op and so far haven't experienced any hair loss.

It gets better as you heal. It's one of the reasons why you have to sip sloooowwly. It the spasms get too bad you can ask your doctor to prescribe something but try and remember to be gentle to your healing tummy.

Here's another weird thing since some one mentioned body image. I had to look at myself. I mean *really* look at myself. I have never been a shrinking violet. I always thought I was cute. I dressed nice, kept my hair done and wore cute clothes. When I admitted I needed to loose weight I had to look at myself and allow myself to see those fat thighs and giant belly. I had to admit that I simply was carrying around far too much weight on my 5'3" frame.

Hang in there guys, Those first 2 weeks are the hardest! Once you start adding food back it gets easier.

It will subside but you're going to be uncomfortable for a while. I'd suggest anything you get rid of anything in the house that might tempt you. You don't want to sabotage your surgery.

I was cleared for water aerobics at 3 weeks. I only had to wait that long because the last incision took a little longer to scab. After that it was anything else as tolerated.

Have you talked to your doctor? I didn't have to bring anything because they started me on omeprazole in the hospital and discharged me with a 90 day prescription.