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I have always wondered that too. I have seen people posting here about their post op timetable and everyone is so different. I have seen people say they were on fluids for full month and I have seen people eating soft foods a few days post op. the important thing is to follow what YOUR doctor says

looks like you already had a couple of sales, that's awesome! I have an etsy shop too and if you don't mind some free advice, I would tweak your title a bit. Add some keywords to the title, like cookbook, recipe, bariatric, etc. It helps people find your item in searches you might also think about listing a PDF instant download of your book best of luck to you

I use straws too.

my doctor is ok with it. I was only told not to have any for the first month. I drink diet soda and carbonated beverages whenever I want. Not a lot but it doesn't bother me at all I had my sleeve 8 month ago and have lost 175 lbs

call your surgeon's office if you have any concerns. The pain in your side is most likely gas from surgery, it can take a while to go away as for the incision...is it red and warm to the touch? It is possible to get an infection at the incision site.

I try not to look at statistics too much because they don't really mean much to the individual. If something says that people loose an AVERAGE of lets say 100 pounds, that means bunch of people lost a lot more and a bunch of people lost a lot less. so it's hard to judge based on that. your weight loss will depend entirely on YOU and the work you put into it

"grazing" on Fluid is the only way you will get it in. You can't just gulp all that Water down in one sitting "grazing" i more about mindlessly eating, not drinking

congrats on the loss! Great job! those recipes look good

first, talk to your surgeon second, yes it is possible. My sleeve was this past september, so 8 and a half months ago and I have lost 175 lbs

everything about protein and water was basically hammered into my head pre op. I had to meet with the nutritionist several times, had to go to some group sessions, had a "quiz", got a huge packet of information, had to sign forms that I understood everything. I was quite happy about that in the end. Post op I was very well prepared

it's not the best thing for you but it's far from "poison"

my doctor is ok with it. I was only told not to have any for the first month. I drink diet soda and carbonated beverages whenever I want. Not a lot but it doesn't bother me at all

I drink soda quite often. Not a lot at a time, half a glass that I will sip on. I generally shake it a bit first to get out some bubbles. But it doesn't bother me

my tolerance for spicy food has not changed

wow, two weeks out I was on liquids and soft food

I have to admit, I eat fritos and chips fairly often

whether you make it is up to you and how hard you work

well, that depends on where you are in your recovery, what your nutritionist tells you, and what your calorie goal is for the day. avocadoes are a little high in calories but generally very good for you. The fritos on the other hand.....

My mom used to send me articles about pills and the latest fad diets and I kept telling her, don't you think if you could just take a pill and loose weight that there would be no more overweight people? And I'm pretty sure if there was a pill that actually worked it would be all over the news

Two main factors, one, people who have never had to struggle with their weight, and two, they don't know anything about the surgery There is a very common belief that it is a magic wand, that you will have surgery and magically loose weight and never have to worry about your weight again, that it will be easy, that it's insulting to people who do it the "right" way by pure diet and exercise pisses me off

you've done great so far. in my experience yes, 40 pounds in two months is doable. But that was me. I lost 150 lbs in 6 months

you don't necessarily have to, but it helps cut back on calories and fat and such. There are some things I find that the light version tastes nearly just as good as the regular and there are some things that I will absolutely NOT substitute like sour cream or mayo. I would rather use a little less, but the real stuff.

had a couple of "best" feelings...and I'm still loosing so I know there will be more to come the first time I went shopping after loosing 100+ pounds. Tried on one size, it was too big. Tried on the next size, still too big, and so on and so on. Ended up going down 6 full sizes. getting an invite to someone's house and not worrying about what their seating situation is like I have two weddings coming up and I'm NOT freaking out about what to wear. I'm actually looking forward to going and showing off my weight loss

yes! I was laying on my side the other day and put my hand on my hip and felt this hard thing. Took me a minute to realie it was my hip bone LOL

have you seen the commercial for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2? When they pose for a picture "ready on three pull my neck" LOL