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MoJo119 I liked your post. I am 5 months out and have lost 55 lbs but seem to be plateaued around 200 lbs. My goal was to get to 150 lbs but I'm starting to wonder if that is a realistic goal given my stall. I'm following the food stuff really well, ski 2 days/week and do weights and core 2 days/week. The problem for me is with the stall I am starting to feel frustrated and feel like ccheating on my food (although I'm not). MoJo119 I am about the same height as you and before I had WLS I had a tough time getting below 185 even with starving myself and working out consistently. I saw your post and can imagine being in your shoes in 6 months.

I am consuming probably 80 gr protein/day. What are isopure clear drinks?

I am 9 weeks post-op. I used to love to exercise and was looking forward to being able to do it again after losing some weight (which I have done). I have started trying to walk and sometimes attend a bariatric exercise class. However I am finding that I just don't seem to have the energy to enjoy this. I am doing well with my fluids and Protein and am eating 800-900 cal/day. I'm wondering if I am just not eating enough. I used to love to walk and now it is not enjoyable and is a real struggle. I'd love to get some suggestions. I wanted to be in shape for ski season but the energy thing is really holding me back.

those chicken breasts sound yummy. Think I illgo to Trader Joes tomorrow and check them out.

Do have to cook the pregrilled chicken strips from Trader Joe's? If not, that would be convenient.

I am about to move to the soft food stage and somehow I am supposed to be getting vegetables in. Right now I am in the pureed stage and the only way I can get all my protein in is by drinking protein shakes. I am so sick of those shakes. The volume of food I can eat is so small that I am worried about being able to tolerate an advance in my diet.

I'll try the egg over medium. What diet are you on now? I am still on pureed foods for another 9 days. I am not allowed grilled chicken yet. The moist turkey from Boston Market sounds good. At nighttime I have been eating a couple slices of turkey lunchmeat (well chewed) and this has been good as well. Today for lunch I had Tomato Basil Bisque soup and this was delicious but I could only consume a 1/3 of the bowl.

Dragonfly78. Good going. I'v ebeen able to eat eggs although they are not tasting as good. I'm not sure I could stomach a piece of saugsage. I have managed a couple of eat out meals. One I had a cup of tomato Soup and that was good. The other I had a bowl of chili. I had a few bites and took the rest home and packaged into 2 oz condiment cups for 5 additional meals.At this point cottage cheese seems to agree the best with my stomach.

I am 2.5 weeks postop and had been struggling with energy since returning to work this week. It was suggested that I try walking. Well I'm proud to say that yesterday I walked 15 min and today I walked 20 min. It wasn't easy but I definitely felt good afterward. I'm going to keep working on this. Good luck to everyone!

Mine took a whole month and there were no denials or appeals. I didn't get my approval until 2 days before surgery. A real nailbiter.

I am now 15 days out from surgery. I felt great during the 1.5 weeks I was out of work. I have returned to work and feel weak. I am getting my Protein in through Protein shakes and some food but I just feel weak now that I am trying to return to my life. I am consuming 600 cal/day and having problems getting in more. Any suggestions? Oh and I am also getting adequate fluids in.

Dear Beliobloom, Thanks for calling me out about the chocolate chip cookie dough. You are right it is too early to slip up. I had terrible diarrhea after the fact this AM to remind me again that I made a bad decision. Live and learn.

I found the easiest way to get through the pre-op diet (2 shakes and 1 small meal and one small serving cottage cheese) was to eat the regular meal in the middle of the day (so I would not be hungry at work) and have the Protein shake in AM and PM. Then I had small serving of cottage cheese at night so I wouldn't starve all night. It really sucked for the first 3 days but was easier after this.

Statistically you are more likely of dying from an obesity related condition than from the surgery. I am 9 days post op and I can share with you that having this surgery has been a huge relief. I had a ton of anxiety before the surgery and now I'm fine. My biggest fear was that I'd wake up and be miserable and regret my decision to have surgery. None of this has happened and I have not yet once regretted my decision. It's pretty great to not be hungry, and then to eat a little bit and not feeling like eating much. I have never had this feeling of early satiety EVER in my live. So forge ahead, you'll do great. Hopefully you can get some help with your kids.

Keep up the good work and sorry to hear you are having complications. I am 9 days post op and doing well although I haven't pushed myself that hard physically. I felt compelled to answer you because I was feeling guilty today about slipping a bit and having a few bites of chocolate chip cookie dough. Just enjoy that your sleeve is working well and preventing you from overeating. From your description it sounds like perhaps you are eating too much carbohydrate. Try to up the Proteins a bit. Good luck!