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My NUT told me to cut out the Quest bars if I wanted to lose. I only use one on Sunday morning because church and Sunday School go from 9-1 and I need something in the morning.

I make "cheese" crackers. 275 degree oven, break slices of cheese into smaller pieces, put on parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes. Makes the cheese crunchy like a cracker. You can bake longer if you want them crunchier. Protein and crunch all in one.
I've used cheddar, swiss, havarti, colby jack.

I make "cheese" crackers. 275 degree oven, break slices of cheese into smaller pieces, put on parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes. Makes the cheese crunchy like a cracker. You can bake longer if you want them crunchier. Protein and crunch all in one.
I've used cheddar, swiss, havarti, colby jack.

I make "cheese" crackers. 275 degree oven, break slices of cheese into smaller pieces, put on parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes. Makes the cheese crunchy like a cracker. You can bake longer if you want them crunchier. Protein and crunch all in one.
I've used cheddar, swiss, havarti, colby jack.

I make "cheese" crackers. 275 degree oven, break slices of cheese into smaller pieces, put on parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes. Makes the cheese crunchy like a cracker. You can bake longer if you want them crunchier. Protein and crunch all in one.
I've used cheddar, swiss, havarti, colby jack.

I had the band. Note I said had. It was fine for the first 2 years. Then we couldn't get it adjusted any longer so that I wasn't throwing up everything including liquids. I had a revision to the sleeve on June 1st and I do not miss that band at all.
I don't miss throwing up. I don't miss having that port in my body that would slide across a nerve and give me a major sharp stabbing pain. I don't miss those giant needles being stuck into my stomach. I don't miss having to go for adjustments to the fill all the time.
I don't have quite as much restriction with the sleeve, but I also don't have an appetite. I don't get hungry and don't think about eating all the time.
With the band after surgery I could not eat chicken. I don't care which part or how you cooked it, it would not stay down ever. Now I can eat chicken again. I haven't had problems with any foods so far.

I make "cheese" crackers. 275 degree oven, break slices of cheese into smaller pieces, put on parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes. Makes the cheese crunchy like a cracker. You can bake longer if you want them crunchier. Protein and crunch all in one.
I've used cheddar, swiss, havarti, colby jack.

Cream Soups were on my post-op liquid list as approved. You probably can't eat enough of it to make the calories be too high.

At one month out I could eat 5 oz of steak or chicken or pork with a small salad or some other veggies. I think the carbs in your deal are really high.
I don't snack - I have Breakfast, lunch and dinner. I try to have 25-30 grams of Protein for each meal minimum. Depends on what I eat.

My NUT told me to cut out the Quest bars if I wanted to lose. I only use one on Sunday morning because church and Sunday School go from 9-1 and I need something in the morning.

Bariatric Advantage's chewy bites in chocolate - tastes just like a chocolate truffle. The lemon isn't bad either.

I know that same full feeling - I got that on Saturday when I took one bite too many of the hamburger patty I was eating.
I have had no trouble whatsoever with any foods. I went to solids on day 10 with my surgeon and NUT approval.
My surgeon did tell me that he only took out about 75% of the stomach because I had scarring at the esophagus from the band and he didn't want to run the risk of leaking at that spot.
I haven't thrown up once in 7 weeks. With my band everything was coming back up.
Sounds like your experience is similar to mine.

I make "cheese" crackers. 275 degree oven, break slices of cheese into smaller pieces, put on parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes. Makes the cheese crunchy like a cracker. You can bake longer if you want them crunchier. Protein and crunch all in one.
I've used cheddar, swiss, havarti, colby jack.

I make "cheese" crackers. 275 degree oven, break slices of cheese into smaller pieces, put on parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes. Makes the cheese crunchy like a cracker. You can bake longer if you want them crunchier. Protein and crunch all in one.
I've used cheddar, swiss, havarti, colby jack.

I make "cheese" crackers. 275 degree oven, break slices of cheese into smaller pieces, put on parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes. Makes the cheese crunchy like a cracker. You can bake longer if you want them crunchier. Protein and crunch all in one.
I've used cheddar, swiss, havarti, colby jack.

I used a Blue Cross/Blue Shield Bariatric Center of Excellence. Along with the surgeon it comes with the nutritionist as well. Both are used in conjunction. I saw the NUT before surgery for the pre-op. At that time there was also a 2 hour class on the surgery, what happens after, and the stages of the diet plan.
After surgery when I was still in the hospital the NUT came to see me, my surgeon came and the bariatric coordinator came. I was given everything I needed for the 2 weeks after surgery.
2 weeks after surgery I saw the NUT for the next phase of the program. I saw the surgeon at 3 weeks after.
I had another appointment with the NUT 2 weeks later. I see the surgeon again tomorrow. My next appointment with the NUT is in another 3 weeks.
The follow up care continues for the first year. And I can call or e-mail the NUT with questions any time I want.

I make "cheese" crackers. 275 degree oven, break slices of cheese into smaller pieces, put on parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes. Makes the cheese crunchy like a cracker. You can bake longer if you want them crunchier. Protein and crunch all in one.
I've used cheddar, swiss, havarti, colby jack.

Permanent? Well duh! I don't think anyone who had a sleeve went into it not knowing they were having anywhere from 75% to 85% of their stomach removed. It's not like it can be glued back on.
You asked "You want to live with only 15-20% of your stomach and eat 4-6 ounces of food at a time? Forever?" Well yes, actually I do. That's what I signed up for. But I can eat more than 6 oz of food at a time. I can eat 6 oz of Protein and a serving of vegetables like a salad or some zucchini or green Beans.
I don't need to eat a whole large pizza and a bag of potato chips like I used to. I don't need to eat ice cream and Cookies and candy bars. I feel so much better eating steak and salad.
And I'm not in the least bit deprived. Yesterday for lunch I had a broiled lobster tail with a small salad.
I'm sorry you had a bad experience but that doesn't mean the rest of us feel that way. And it doesn't mean someone going into the surgery will feel the same way. Actually I'd rather have most of my stomach missing than be dead which is where I was headed. And a lot of other people have that same situation.
I only wish I had done this in my 20s. I missed a lot of my life being morbidly obese.

My surgeon told me the pain around the port is often the port sliding over a nerve. I had that a lot. The sharp stabbing pain drove me nuts.

Do you have Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield? That's what I have. I had to have the following:
- 6 months supervised weight loss program - my doctor just wrote a letter that I had been doing Weight Watchers under her care
- 2 visits with a psychiatrist
- 2 visits with a nutritionist
- sleep study
- Mammogram
- Pregnancy Test (mind you I'm 52 and can't get pregnant but they still made me do it)
- H pylori test
- Bone density scan
- EKG
- Blood work
- Chest X-Ray

I had it all done at once. Pretty much no pain - pain meds twice in the 2 days I was in the hospital and one was because I had a really bad headache. No pain meds when I came home. No nausea, vomiting or anything. I love it!
Surgery tips are the same as with the band - get thee out of bed and walk, walk, walk.

Alex - I buy mine at either Amazon or BJ's bariatric pantry.< /p>
I like the chocolate truffle the best. But I also like the caribbean cooler, Crystal Sky and Twisted cherry. The strawberry and vanilla are OK. I have a friend who loves the mint cookie. I liked the Peanut Butter cookie okay too. Hated the oreo.
I mix mine with milk only. 12 oz of skim milk and either a scoop from the big jar or one of the packets if it's the grab and go. I use a shaker cup with the wire ball.
I have a friend who puts the mint cookie in her morning coffee.

I had a band to sleeve revision on June 1st. I've lost more weight since June 1st than I lost in the past 2 years with the band.
I haven't thrown up. I don't have nausea. I don't have that sharp stabbing pain when the port moves and slides over a nerve.
I can eat chicken again. I was never able to eat chicken in any shape, sort or form after the band.
My tastes changed. Sweets don't taste good and don't even look appealing. I've eaten more vegetables in the past 2 months than I've eaten in the past 6 years.

I had a band to sleeve revision on June 1st. I've lost more weight since June 1st than I lost in the past 2 years with the band.
I haven't thrown up. I don't have nausea. I don't have that sharp stabbing pain when the port moves and slides over a nerve.
I can eat chicken again. I was never able to eat chicken in any shape, sort or form after the band.
My tastes changed. Sweets don't taste good and don't even look appealing. I've eaten more vegetables in the past 2 months than I've eaten in the past 6 years.

I used a Blue Cross/Blue Shield Bariatric Center of Excellence. Along with the surgeon it comes with the nutritionist as well. Both are used in conjunction. I saw the NUT before surgery for the pre-op. At that time there was also a 2 hour class on the surgery, what happens after, and the stages of the diet plan.
After surgery when I was still in the hospital the NUT came to see me, my surgeon came and the bariatric coordinator came. I was given everything I needed for the 2 weeks after surgery.
2 weeks after surgery I saw the NUT for the next phase of the program. I saw the surgeon at 3 weeks after.
I had another appointment with the NUT 2 weeks later. I see the surgeon again tomorrow. My next appointment with the NUT is in another 3 weeks.
The follow up care continues for the first year. And I can call or e-mail the NUT with questions any time I want.