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I eat steak all the time starting at about 6 weeks.

I started eating steak at 2 months and have had not problems! But I eat a VERY small amount and chew it well!

Ohhh I like steak. The trick is to only eat a few bites and then wait a bit to decide if you're full. Dense Protein like steak is something I enjoy, however I have to be extra careful to eat slowly, chew it a lot, and not put anything like oil or sauce on it, otherwise it hurls itself right back out of my mouth.

I love beef. I can only have about two bites of it where chicken I can have a lot more.
I cook it in my slow cooker to make it extra tender.

Just upset stomach...almost like it was too hard to digest. Honestly was the only food that ever gave me an issue.
I haven't thrown up once since surgery 14 months ago

YES, steak should be rare. My husband always orders his well done and I'm like why are you destroying that piece of meat?
oh my gosh that looks TASTY!!!

I love love love a good medium/medium rare steak! I couldn't tolerate steak for the first 2-3 months, but YES steak is do-able for me now. In fact, we had bacon wrapped filets last night, and I can eat almost half of a 6oz one LOL! Leftovers are guarded and used for lunch the next day!

Weirdly enough my sleeve does not get along well with chicken, but steak agrees with it! I love very rare steak, so it probably helps that it's very tender. I started at about two months post op with very small portions/bites and tolerate it fine

I had a lovely 2 oz filet for dinner tonight, and I'm 7 weeks post-op. I cooked it in a cast Iron skillet to get a nice crust and it was medium rare. So yummy! Served with a garlic Parmesan spaghetti squash. My favorite post-op meal so far!

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I am three days post op, and I struggle to get in an 11 ounce Protein Drink. I have been drinking the Adkins 15 g of Protein, and I know that 15 g per day is not nearly enough. Any suggestions as to what I can drink that has higher protein than that?

I'm 4 weeks out and my doctor says to wait until 6 months. I can't wait to try it. Love my beef.
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I just found an EAS Protein drink that has 42 grams of protein its called myoplex I believe it's expensive but worth it

Me too! That one spot is a bugger, and I can't wait for that isolated pain to disappear, it will make it so much easier to move around!

Me too! That one spot is a bugger, and I can't wait for that isolated pain to disappear, it will make it so much easier to move around!

That is awesome to hear. I had to LOL though, I have no clue how much I am down, I just realized I don't even own a scale. LOL Guess I will find out at my 2 week post-op appointment HAHA.

I'm okay. Down six pounds ☺️ however, my main incision next to my belly button is giving me a fit. It hurts bad!!!
I want to feel human again and am going to get out of the house with the family today.

I'm doing ok. Can't wait til the week is up so I can go outside. Though I'm nervous it may be cold by then. I'm down 5lbs. Still fighting to get fluids in. My program is all liquid first 10 days. 1 oz every 15mins. I don't think I've ever been so excited to anticipate cream Soup next week lol. I just added a Protein Drink starting yesterday. Going ok.
Glad everyone is doing well!

So for all you October 19th sleevers---how are you all doing? I feel like now that we have hit day 5 post op, things are looking good! For me, I'm moving around better, sleeping great, still a little sore, but getting used to my new eating pattern. I've had zero vomiting...no pain meds....and getting up to 40 G Protein per day. And 15 pounds lost since Monday! Things are looking up!

The unjury chicken Soup is good. There is also another chicken bouillon that I like- Health Wise chicken bouillon. It has 18g of protein/serving.

I missed coffee. So I use cappichino from Syntex nectar. It has been my experience that it is essential for sucess to find a Protein drink or powder that you like and will use . I tried at least 7-10 before I found Nectar. Also, your tastes will change as you progress, so try new ones as you venture on. I also was told to use whey isolate and not the Premier shakes because they don't use the protein that my doc required that the body used readily. Ck with your doc or nut for the best for you and you will be sucessful if you find the right one.

I was nauseated for at least 24 hours. It did subside after that. First few days is hard!

At two weeks post op, Decaf coffee and tea is on my list of suggested stage 3 foods. I could not drink the entire cup though. I drank about 1/3, and I added some non-dairy Creamer.< /p>

I probably drink way more coffee than I should, which is probably one of the reasons I still have to take omeprazole daily, even though I'm 14 months out now. I can't help myself! I've already given up so much by having this surgery, I couldn't bring myself to give up coffee too! Though I was a good girl and didn't drink any coffee those first 30 days post-op. I started out with one cup a day with lots of cream at the 30 day mark. But now I'm back up to 3 cups a day, sometimes 4!

Try Decaf tea (I really love fruit flavored) with vanilla Premier Protein as creamer. YUM!

I'm the same way, Jamie! And on top of that, I drink it with that terrible for us flavored creamer! But I've still lost weight doing it from almost day 1 (well a month out) because I add it to MFP, so there!
I try to limit to 2 cups, and I did for a whole year. But i'm slowly sneaking in another cup every once in a while. I can't have chocolate, so a girl has to have SOME vices!