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I bought some Bariatric Advantage chews, but bought 250 mg by mistake. No way I'm eating six of those per day. So I bought some BariMelts brand as well to take too.
I'm hoping this thread will have some more good ideas for getting the full amount in without taking tons of pills or chews. If I don't find an alternative, I'll probably go with the Bariatric Advantage 500 mg chews, but I'm not thrilled about three chews per day indefinitely.

Don't assume the poster is mistaken. I was on full solids at 10 days out. That's the plan my surgeon uses. He doesn't want people using Protein shakes as a replacement for real food for very long.
Everyone is going to be different. At 14 days out I could eat a small salad and 4-5 oz of steak.

I'm a stay at home mom, and my son just turned one. I'm nervous about this.. I was told I can't lift more than 10 pounds for 4 weeks.
My sister will be helping the first week, then my husband is working from home the second week. I'll have to play it by ear after that. If I need to, I'll have my husband put him in the car for me in the mornings, and go to my parents house.
He is walking, and can go up stairs, but not down, and we have a lot of stairs in our house. He can eat on the floor if he has to, so I don't have to worry about his high chair, and I can do my best to avoid leaving the house and dealing with putting him in his car seat. My biggest concern is getting him in and out of his crib.
Hopefully it will all be smooth sailing, and I'm worrying for nothing!

Can someone clarify this image? The caption says regular stomach is on the left, and sleeved stomach is on the right... The right and left photos both have some sort of bypass indicated in the image, and I guess the middle image would be the normal stomach... I don't see a sleeved stomach in any of the pics.. The left pic is similar, but has the small intestine bypassed.. What's going on here?

Wondering at the start of each season whether my clothes from last year will fit (almost always, the answer is no).
My feet hurting just from walking around the grocery store.
Turning down social invites because they involve too much walking and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up.

I totally disagree. I often look at someone's previous posts if I feel their words are interesting/out of left field/questionable/humorous/ very wise/etc -- ESPECIALLY if they are very new or have very few posts. Doing so gives me context on their mind set and experiences so I can more understand their point if view.
I personally think the words "bully", "manipulate", "shame" are being very much overused lately and do not apply here. In fact, I find their very use (along with the words dangerous and pathological) a bit manipulative/bullying in and of themselves.

I hated realizing I was one of the biggest people in the room. Also, I have 3 other sisters and was always the fattest.
Now I weigh less than 2 of them

I'm glad that it's becoming more socially acceptable to be an unbeliever.
Twenty years ago -- even ten -- people would assume you were a pedophile or something.
Hope all of us infidel sleevers are doing well!

I started with nasal pillows? And I hated them. Switched to a mask that covered just my nose, and it was so much more comfortable!

I think it is important for people to hear all size and experiences before they make the choice to proceed, so thanks for sharing and I AM sorry you are struggling.
BUT just as you don't want people who have had an easy time to paint the picture as ALWAYS being sunshine and light, please be careful with your own phrasing. You say people WILL experience X or Y in your initial post. It might be more credible and thus more powerful if you said "you might" or "I did."
When people post things as absolutes whether sunshine or darkness it can make people close their eyes because very little in life is certain.
I do feel your message needs to be heard so I am just trying to help truly!

Exactly I'd like to know if it works I'm not scheduled yet either but I am taking it all in. ..I like to be well informed

Absolutly, I've done too much the past few days so today I'm sticking to walking, but I'm hoping to be back at it tomorrow so I'll let ya know if it works.