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An hour?! Wow, my rules stated 30 minutes. I still follow that rule at almost 3 years post op. The reason for the post meal delay is to allow the food to be broken down as much as possible and feel satiated longer. Drinking too soon can flush the partially digested food into the intestines prematurely. The wonderful side effect of that can be flatulence that is especially potent as well as malabsorption since the food wasn't completely digested. And of course feeling hungry sooner than necessary. Sent from my phone. Please forgive brevity and spelling.

Man, I had forgot about the crushed pills. One important note for anyone reading this thread that may not be aware - not all pills can be crushed. Some medications are coated to pass through the stomach and break down in the intestine. Do not blindly crush all pills! This is one of the reasons that you need to go over your medication list with your surgeon, to determine which pills you may crush. To the OP, I mixed mine with yogurt. Back then I ate the strong fruity flavored ones because they were the texture I was used to. (I only eat plain greek Fage now) Strong flavors allowed me to mask the bitterness of the meds. I am now back to normal with taking pills. I take 6 pills with a sip of anything. And 4 of those are rather large vitamins.

This is me. I have 5, one of which is like a second navel. I don't really care though because of the scars from stretched skin are far more ugly in my opinion.

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@jenn1 - I'm getting a sense of deja vu... It's already been about a year and a half since the last dead horse beating. Kinda surprised it took this long. Remember when I made the grammar rant? Man, that was a shitshow.

Meaning that any unflavored protein powder will have the taste of the power itself. No vanilla or chocolate to mask the taste. Flavorless would mean you could add it to something and not know it is there. In my opinion, that doesn't exist. Sent from my phone. Please forgive brevity and spelling.

I would like this post over and over if I could. I wouldn't go tattling that someone hurt my feelings. I would more likely get in their face and make them feel uncomfortable. Draw attention to their stupidity.

Heck, for you Jenn I'd do that pro bono!

That'll be $1 please.

I had to increase my sodium intake. You could have knocked me over with a feather when my doctor told me that. Since I was 13 I have had high blood pressure and made it a habit to avoid salt. Now I have to use it on food to keep from falling over! I still love the fact that I am off both BP meds and metformin. Totally worth the trade off.

This sounds a lot like hypoglycemia or hypotension syncope. If you had high blood sugars or blood pressure pre-op it is not uncommon to go the other way post op. Happened to me.

I don't know if it was an insult honestly. They were probably remarking to each other you were hot or something to that effect. Don't get me wrong, they are pigs. But it sounds like a objectifying action more than a personal insult.

I don't have a recommendation unfortunately, I just wanted to reply with some information. There is a huge difference between flavor free and unflavored. I never found a protein powder that was worth having that was also free of some sort of flavor. Unflavored protein powder means just that - nothing added to mask the taste. Flavor free means no taste whatsoever. The only thing that comes to mind in that camp would be Genpro which is snake oil and should be trashed. Of course, after their latest lawsuit loss, I don't know if they will be selling it much longer. The only way to use the unflavored powder is to add it to something with very strong flavors. Any curry soups would be good, chicken noodle not so much.

Clown cosplay, duh!

The "pouch reset" is actually only a exercise in habit reform. You most likely did not stretch your sleeve. I say "most likely" because it is a very rare thing for a properly performed VSG to stretch. The esophageal sphincter or the pylorus will weaken long before the sleeve will stretch enough to cause tears that heal back with a larger volume over and over again. Or if someone had bypass, the opening created in the intestine could be stretched which would allow food to go through too quickly. The pouch reset is a name given to reverting back to the post-op basics. Fluids for a short time, then soft foods, then dense proteins. It is an exercise designed to train your mind to recognize the sensation of fullness. So are you too far gone? No, of course not. The only question is how important is it to you to make the change that is necessary. Don't think about eating less crap, think of not eating that crap at all. There is no need for it. I will admit that I miss the convenience of fast food, but I do not miss anything else about it. I am actually quite proud of myself that I have not had a fast food sandwhich in almost 3 years.

Please point out where I was rude. I can accept dispassionate or curt, but I don't agree that I was rude anywhere. Rude would be telling someone to take a stick out of their rear. Dang, just saw that you were done here so that just fell on deaf ears.

OK, here we go again. This is an information site that members use for support, but it is first and foremost for the exchange of information. From this websites description: Discussion is the primary focus. lol, if your information is correct and your surgery date really was only a month ago it will be interesting if you are still here a year from now and still feel that way. And that is a pretty good recommendation. Even more conservative than most. I can only assume you are talking to someone else here because I neither belittled the OP nor acted high & mighty.

You're right, the poo-poo'ing the idea of imbibing a blood thinning barbiturate shortly after surgery on the stomach is so immature. Only the most responsible and mature amongst us consider it a good idea. People love to throw out the words judgmental and bully so freely and quickly. How about just plain old speaking from experience and have already answered this question several times? Since I have been a member here, there have been so many people that have started drinking long before they should have. Some trips to the hospital and one death, but there are many that have had no ill effects. So if you want that drink bad enough, go for it. But don't call it grown up and don't say that people are judgmental because they say it's a bad idea.

I think I found your problem.

This is an extremely popular topic this week. Ask your surgeon. What is the rush to use a blood thinning barbiturate? If you don't feel like asking your surgeon for whatever reason and prefer the wisdom of strangers on the internet, there are 588 threads about the topic: https://www.bariatricpal.com/search/?q=alcohol&sortby=relevancy&search_in=titles

I completely agree with the tracking of food that has been mentioned already. I measure and track everything myself just so I can not hide or sneak anything. Here is an example: I really only do the protein first routine at a sit down dinner. Most of my eating is done either at my desk at work or while I am doing something. Right now I am having a kale, cranberry, and sunflower seed salad with lite poppy seed dressing. There is literally no meat or anything on it. My next snack though will only be protein. This morning I had a protein bar for breakfast, hard 2 boiled eggs for a snack and oatmeal prior to the gym. I pretty much have only one thing at a time. It's the macros and the end of the week that are most important, not just one meal or day. You mentioned you lift 4 days a week. Please don't take this the wrong way, but do you just lift weights or do you train? Keeping a log of what you are lifting and how many reps? That's the difference between exercise and training. Lifting weights, getting hot and sweaty, and getting the heart rate up are fine for exercise, but that is not a training regimen. If you are not doing a barbell training regimen, perhaps look into it. You may find the structured routine helps. If like me you become more interested in the weight on the bar than the weight on the scale, you may find that you will start eating to accomplish what you need rather than to feel some sort of satisfaction. When you are constantly lifting at the limit of your strength and trying to increase that limit, it can become all encompassing. Best of luck.

If you want to be accurate in your diet, you absolutely must weigh/track your food. You say you have cheddar with your eggs. Is that extra sharp cheddar or actually velvetta? 1 oz of velveeta is approximately 60 calories while Boars Head Extra Sharp Cheddar is 110 calories. (that is in no way an endorsement for velveeta, yuck!) The amount of calories in a sausage link varies so wildly that they could be as little as 25 calories per link to as much as 150. On the wrap, you say meat and cheese again. How much meat and how much cheese? Is it Aldi pressed meat that is swollen with water or Boars Head smoked ham? These kind of differences make an incredible difference, not only with calories but also in regards to nutrients and macros.

6 weeks post op is a bit early for any drinking from my memory. This is most definitely something you should ask your surgeon and not a bunch of strangers on the internet. There are very good reasons not to be drinking alcohol that have nothing to do with the calories. A blood thinning barbiturate is not the best thing for someone who just had surgery on their digestive system. A bleed or death is not unheard of because of alcohol consumption. After you hit 6 months or a year, you'll have the rest of your life to drink. Is it really worth it to have a drink now?

If you are talking about yoga pants: Joking aside, what type of workouts are you doing? After going through quite a few types of shorts and pants in the gym, I've found that the ones that give me the fullest range of motion and the most comfortable of all are the old fashion fruit of the loom jogging pants. They are not a fashion statement by any means, but they work the best for me. On shorts, avoid the wicking material. While they are stretchy to an extent, they bunch up in weird ways on squats.