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It's your choice I would say -- based on your recovery and your Dr's recommendations though. Many programs would discourage it, mine included. In my case, that early, I wouldn't have even considered it and probably would have just thrown it away/given it away. I might eat a small piece of something like that today, but generally do not.

Yesterday I had naked buffalo chicken bites with some garlic roasted vegetables. Today... a Quest Cookies & Cream protein bar. No excuses, just in a hurry!

For me it was easier to just do the gummies. I like the vitafusion adult gummies and the kirkland signature adult gummies. They do have calories and carbs, but they were negligible in my mind.

I prefer Premiere Protein chocolate flavor. Sometimes I add PB2 and half a banana along with some ice and blend it. Generally I drink it plain. I've been drinking it for over a year now. Initially I liked the vanilla, but it became gross to me over time. I did not care for the strawberry flavor at all. It looks like the have Bananas & Cream and Caramel as new(er) flavors. I haven't tried those (or seen them to be honest).

This might be stupid, but I'm also 10 months out (just about) and my energy wasn't good the week before last. I came down with strep and some sort of unknown virus. I think my energy level had more to do with my body trying to fight of an illness. So, while I hope you're not getting sick or anything, that is what happened to me. My energy level is slowly returning to normal.

Hell, who would have thought - I am in onderland! I just hit 197lbs this morning. I'm not at goal weight or anything, but I told myself that I would post pictures here showing before WLS to now. I'm attempting to post some photos in the gallery. Some of the pics are pretty bad, but they are accurate. :-) http://www.bariatricpal.com/user/244434-no-onions/ http://www.bariatricpal.com/gallery/album/23630-my-photos/ This website and its members have been an amazing source of information and I hope to have more time to contribute here.

I ran 11 minutes on the treadmill without stopping. Unheard of. :-)

I can eat 1/2 a slice of toast with some Peanut Butter and have done it twice since surgery. Teeny tiny bites and over about 45 minutes. I hadn't considered it with cream cheese. And if that foul yeast spread was required, well, wouldn't be eating it ever again.

For your amusement: I've donated hundreds (not kidding) of articles of clothing now and each time I donate, I take a peek at what they have inside. The irony here is that I sometimes see things I like, that are way too big, and then realize, "oh, that's something that *I* donated last week." :-) I've been AWOL for a bit (sold house, bought house, busy with everything) and thought I would peek back in. Best of luck to everyone!

Concerning the constipation complaint, I've had it too. Miralax and Dulcolax never seemed to work very well for me. On a whim, I drank some straight up apple juice and had a bit of a harsh result. Now that I'm some weeks out, eating about 6 slices of apple, daily and with peel, seems to keep me in good shape. I know some cannot tolerate peels well. so consider a small amount to test and/or talk to your doc/nutritionist.

CW 258.8

I bought things from the JCPenney website. They always have sales/coupons. Clicking on the big and tall section will let you easily sort items by size.

Costco adult gummies here. Ok with my program.

It was explained to me by the nurse practitioner that it is normal for most most patients she sees. She said we often feel good the first week and then may over do it with bending, moving, etc. I went through something similar to what you've described and it lasted a couple of weeks. I also went in to see the Dr just to ease my mind. If you are feeling concerned, consider contacting your program. Good luck and speedy recovery.

@@Sharon1964 Good god, this is a big bowl of "word salad." I'm going to guess it was made by someone trolling. http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-word-salad.html The term word salad refers to a random words or phrases linked together in an often unintelligible manner. Often, a listener is unable to understand the meaning or purpose of the phrase. Mental health issues can often be the cause of disorganized speech such as word salad. ** See: "Beg your pardon?" Conditions that Lead to Speaking a Word Salad ** Trolling, alcohol and recreational drugs Dementia Schizophrenia Logorrhea Schizophasia Receptive aphasia Anoxic brain injury Word Salad Examples ** the original post by the op and most of the follow-up The sheep languished blue trains suffer Windows books dogs hands run Run desk making dinner sunglasses menu Folders pile swimming red clouds Sadness cups coffee printer power outage Porch steps run come here Dogs sleep chicken pencil trees E-mail purple orange swims blackened Garbage pink composition solely bags speak deodorant Take sharpness filling soda cans Wetness smooth dancing sheep Horse paper handbags skipping forests play together In worlds with pencils, schools page drink slime Loving living nectar of bees of pollen and butterflies run amok Children bikes cars sliding Typing while sleeping and running while cat Over the hills, cloud blue a shelf lay fuschia Labels and rash, files are landing Wall speaks windy hot mess Brightness foresees the rug Dirty slime amidst antiquated hoopla Take shirt slam crazy bike tires in afternoon Amongst all confused working fly Sensibly effort compound bed bubble Kings sense jester realize tongues poetry Words hard journal describe impossible Religious hair coma machine idea hate Interesting hospital interpreting description extreme encounter Junction one distant fragile mine Death wretched addled else finally chant mind sea backgrounds Obey space cat disjointed languages swearing admit stranger bit dressing Picture cake chocolate rambling UFO solar here fuse barking Online signature basic color sleep ideas class Dog bike cat sat sit down under sleep jump Now later red cat boat ship house girl Word Salad on TV Word Salad is also sometimes used for comedic reasons on television, in music, movies, and other media. Some examples are: The Muppet Show's music often contains words strung together that do not make sense The Happy Noodle Boy comics by Jhonen Vasquez Hubba Hubba Zoot Zoot, a song by Carumba Worm Quartet, a comedy music act Drinking Out of Cups, spoken word by Dan Deacon Hatsune Miku's song Francium Popular website LOLCats Rutland Weekend Television's sketch “Gibberish” by Eric Idle Monty Python's Flying Circus Some of the comics of Calvin And Hobbe's A stand-up act by now deceased George Carlin included Word Salads such as “Niz fluk bwarney quando floo!” The play Dogg's Hamlet by Tom Stoppard Now you have seen a lot of different examples of word salad. Since word salad is just nonsense words or phrases, you can easily create your own examples at any time.

The adjustable machine is great. I don't know what kind of mask you use, but I have the nasal pillows -they allowed me to tolerate CPAP. Since surgery, I have a wedge shaped incline pillow (keeps your head up and at an angle) - I believe it has helped me with sleep apnea in addition to just general surgery recovery. Good luck to you.

Personally, I would call the Dr. But I do that at the drop of a hat. :-)

I'm not sure if a lot of people filter down to the regional forums. Looking at the dates on threads in this forum, the traffic looks sparse (?). :-)

@@Rovobay @@CowgirlJane and @@AvaFern have both talked about plastics on some different threads. I think they share a lot of good info. I'm not anywhere near considering it - I have a ton to lose yet. I might consider it in the future too.

@@JessterNC I can vouch for the fruit, pears specifically. I didn't mind them at all, reminded me of applesauce and it was something different than applesauce (which was getting tiresome). I have some baby food sweet potatoes in the pantry that I've yet to try. I cannot imagine that they are too terrible.

@@TexasGirl86 Well to be honest, your dinner sounds delicious as I sip my Protein shake. I'm told that bread, rice and Pasta are not comfortable for many people as they can be "sticky". Beef is also difficult for some people. I haven't tried any of the 3 starches yet and they are specifically called out as something to avoid on my program. If you're in tremendous pain, you shouldn't hesitate to call your Dr. Some people have luck walking these things off. Me, I tend to worry about everything.

@@The Candidate Very pleased to see and read these posts. Happy to have you up and around! :-)

A mistake for you -- your truth, not mine or many others. The truth is that you have regret and it only hurts you. Your post is lazy and long. You could have summed it all up in 5 bullet points.

I do not have much patience for this story. Of course it's permanent - what wasn't understood about "gastrectomy"? This is a permanent tool, not a panacea. I guarantee that I could lose weight without the sleeve - what I was unable to do was keep it off, ever. I fail to understand how you could not be aware of the facts relative to the surgery. Many programs provide just loads of information concerning what you can expect (risks, benefits, etc). I think the internet existed 3 years ago and nothing stops a person (choosing surgery) from asking any and as many questions as possible of their actual Dr. I'm sorry you've regained weight with the sleeve. You know the correct steps to do something about it, if you choose. And if you do not know, then search this board (using Google - the built in board search isn't good, imo). I predict this will be a trending topic.