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@@Kiba Awesome, the test doesn't take long, although it will be the most boring time of your life. It is better to know exactly for sure instead of guessing. Don't forget to post and let us know about your results.

A food scale.

@ I have to get to work so I don't have a lot of time to refute you but there are about 20 studies since that study that counter it. Also you have to consider scientific advances in this century as opposed to the past. That was a post WW-II study and we are now in the post modern era. Also, we have to remember RMR is if you do absolutely nothing but lay in bed. No one posting is in a coma doing nothing, everyone is burning above their RMR, just living, even if they are a slug. So the deficits are much higher than what people think. I don't know if you missed the whole massively long thread we had about the Biggest Loser contestants but to make a long story short they ruined their metabolism on low calories and excess exercise and years later the results are perm. I have lost weight increasing my calories and never keeping them below 800, and I have a normal metabolism, most people don't lose 150lbs in a year and keep a normal to high metabolism. What @@JamieLogical said ... Is something I think we should have a more serious discuss about and it would be nice if all the experts that wrote for the magazine would address the topic of post-op eating disorders. We see more of that being posted about here than anything else but it is glossed over and ignored.

I didn't have a drain, another person on my floor that had surgery with a different Dr had a drain. The only difference I can see it that she seemed to be in a lot more discomfort than I was.

Honestly it depends on my mood. Sometimes I weight myself every morning. Some weeks I weigh myself only on Monday morning. I keep my scale in a corner in my bedroom. If I am avoiding it, I just slide it under the bed.

@@fatgirlsvelte Best of Luck. You are intelligent and have a great outlook on life.

I'd never tell any trainers/fitness type people I had surgery. When I went to crossfit, I didn't tell them I had surgery and when they gave me food recommendations, I just smiled and nodded my head, like I do when chicks tell me that makeup isn't necessary (and it is always the chicks that need some makeup the most). They know for a fact that exercising makes people hungry, but they try to pretend everyone can portion control without surgery easily and like being active doesn't mean being constantly hungry. Even the great Arnold has complained about always being hungry. You can erase 2 hours in the gym with one bad food choice in 90 seconds. What is funny is I know a few professional trainers personally. Which is lucky for me since I can't afford their rates of $300 plus an hour. The thing is, they almost never give nutritional advice, ever. That isn't their focus.

@@linah Not sure if you are low carbing but when you are low carbing you crave/need more salt. My body go nuts for salt. Congrats on your success so far.

If you can drink fluids you can get your Protein in. Try drinking protein that are the consistency of Water, like Syntrax nectar, or broth with unflavored protein powder. In the short term you can go without protein easily. However the longer you go without nutrition, the lower and harder your recovery is going to be. You don't get energy until you can eat.

@@Kiba So they didn't actually test your physical metabolism? Like I have mine tested at a university, so I know exactly what it is. It actually matches or is higher than most online calculators, but just using a calculator won't tell you what yours really is. Having your RMR tested requires laying still for 20-30 minutes and breathing into a tent or a machine that is taking measurements from your breathe to determine your resting metabolic rate which is how many calories your body burns just being alive with zero activity.

@@Kiba How was your metabolism tested? Since you still have a normal metabolism, you have to treat it like that, which means eating more. I try to eat within 300-400 calories of my metabolic rate, with a few days a month of planned higher calories. It is hard though. I basically have to eat every 2-3 hours. I eat high Protein high fat, minimal carbs. I do best with basically no carbs, just green veggies. Like @@OKCPirate said, log and experiment. Everyone is different. You are lucky though, you still have a good metabolism, which is awesome. Lots of people aren't that lucky, they are stuck on low calories forever. So the fact you have lost weight and still have a good metabolism is great.

Antacids are not enough. You need a PPI to lower your stomach acid production. Your body is still producing acid for a full size stomach. It takes a few months to balance out. At one year I don't take Antacids or a PPI but I did the first 6 to 9 months and it made life a lot easier. Also like someone else said. Most hunger is dehydration.

My first week of Clear liquids, I was allowed Protein shakes. So it was more Water thin liquids, than clear liquids. I had Premier Protein and broth with protein powder.

Almost every single study out say that the tube sizes doesn't matter in forming the sleeve in the weight loss, but people and Dr's still insist on the smaller ones or act like it makes a difference when science and common sense, says it doesn't When you look at the size difference it is so minimal it is comical.

@@mrstkgreene I had a straw in the hospital, and I drank my Protein shake in the hospital from a straw, about 22 hours post-op.

I found right after surgery, I thought about food but there was a complete disconnect between my brain and my body, so it was just a passing thought. I would just drink Water or a Protein shake and that bit of discomfort I had in the beginning took my mind off of it. I was pretty terrified of ripping my staples open, especially since I live and work alone.

12W to a 10/10.5 regular. I have long feet. I don't expect them to get any smaller, they were never smaller than this when I was thinner.

I would get some soup at the buffet, and the seafood.

It really depends. Usually 2 hours, but I don't really have hunger, so that isn't a good answer. I have to go 12 to 16 hours without eating to feel hungry. I have trained myself to eat every 2 to 3 hours when I am awake so I can get all my Protein in. I feel the most restriction from dense meat. So if I am having a "hungry" day, some days I just want to eat more than other days, I have steak and chicken wings almost all day. Other than that, I mix it up withe different protein types all day so I don't get bored.

@@vegbeth I live alone. My friend drove me home and spent the night. However, I could take care of myself. You to be up and moving around anyway. Just have things on the counter so you don't have to reach or bend over.

Everytime I shave my armpits I am annoyed. That is the only fat padding I really miss. I think I am going to go back to Nair for that area, luckily I'm not hairy so it doesn't matter much. Prior to losing weight my legs were so big and everything so far apart, it barely looked like I had leg hair. Now that my legs are small I see all the little hairs all the time! driving me nuts. Someone posted a picture in a different thread about the proper way to sit and for the most part, that has solved my painful butt issues. Still can't find clothes in my size. All women have the same problem, no matter what size you are, everyone is wearing that size. When I was wearing XL, I thought there were no XLs because everyone was in them, Now I wear a L, still nothing. My friend wears a small or a xs, same problem

I know a lot of people are against food funerals. I however am not. I ate whatever I wanted until I start pre-op and I found that it helped me get through the weeks of not eating, and also I really didn't eat as much as I thought I would. Most people have anywhere from 3-5 weeks they are not chewing anything. Looking back on those food funerals I was able to get over not eating. I'm sorry about your family, but you don't need your aunts approval or support. It would be nice, but you can do this alone. Good luck.

I took pills even my huge metformin pills after surgery no issues.

I like to drink it from the bottle and pretend it is Fiji water.

@@busybeebug Not sure most people are usually just temp sensitive. If broth goes down fine then just drink broth.