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My first day was good. I was able to get all my protein and fluids in. Walked around on breaks and took a few minutes a couple of times outside of breaks to walk as well.

There are hundreds of people around that have had the surgery. The support groups at GHP would be a great place to meet up with people who have had the surgery.

I ended up taking some meat and cheese roll-ups with me and ate on the way there and then on the way home as well.

Are you looking for powder to make your own or do you prefer the pre-mixed? Pre-mixed: I like Muscle Milk and Core Power. Powder: I've really only tried a couple so far that were plant based protein. Both were a very noticable plant sort of flavor. I prefer to mix up my own smoothie using either the powder or pre-mixed. I add in things like powdered Peanut Butter, fruit, avocado, spices (cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice), pumpkin, cottage cheese, silken tofu, extracts...the list is very long.

@ My surgery is scheduled for December 30th at noon!! I'm crazy excited and cannot wait!! I had mine October 22. My mom is having hers December 23. I live in the GR area (Comstock Park). She lives in Greenville. I'm happy to get together sometime for walking, talking...whatever you need.

Thank you! I always seem to drink more water at work as well.

I'm glad you were able to get going. From experience, I know that it is very uncomfortable. I have not had to take anything for mine. I increase my liquid intake and walk around a lot. Both of those seem to help get things moving.

I hope it went better than you though it would. I head back to work tomorrow and am a little nervous about it as well.

Thanks for the encouragement. I don't tolerate well people who put others down. I did look at the menu online. I went last night armed with my own food on my car as well as a few menu options. I didn't end up ordering anything.

I had the surgery for things other than just the weight loss. I seldom went to bars before surgery. When I looked at the menus, most of the foods are fried. I was asking so that I can prepare myself and make better choices. That's not setting myself up for failure; it's setting myself up to make the right choice with some advice from others.

I think the thing to remember is that everyone's reactions to foods is different. I have friends that mention their taste buds have completely changed since surgery. I have not experienced that at all. I do not crave sweets like I used to, but my taste for foods is the same. One of my best male friends had the surgery almost 4 years ago and was eating his hot foods once he was able to handle solid foods and had no trouble. I had IBS before surgery and couldn't handle much heat to my foods. I plan to try a little bit of heat soon and see how it goes.

I am 6 weeks out from surgery. I have a few events that will be happening at bars. I have not tried fried foods yet, but I was thinking of getting the mozzarella sticks and just peeling off the breading. There are other options on the menus, but has anyone been able to eat breaded things successfully or do they cause issues because of the breading (ie: chicken wings)?

I am only 6 weeks out from surgery and I eat every 2-3 hours. Definitely talk to your doctor if this is not normal for you. It could be something to do with your blood sugar levels. Make sure you are getting enough liquids. If you are exercising more, then your calorie intake needs are usually greater. Another thing you could do is review what you've been eating and make lower calorie substitues (fat-free or low-fat options, soup, etc.).

World Market. They are $7.99 for a 750 ml/25.4 fl oz bottle.

I have yet to use the Torani syrups as my wallet says other things are more important. I use the extracts frequently. I have used mint, almond, and vanilla. There are lots of recipes out there that use the extracts. I have "pinned" a lot of them on Pinterest.