DivineRN

Hi. I'm 5'10 and day of surgery I was 361. I lost 30 lbs in a smidgen over 2 weeks and stalled out. By adding exercise in I'm starting to see the scale move again. My goal is 175. I think we can do it! But I do also think it will be hard. Oh. I was sleeved 12/10/15 and I get anywhere from 800 to 1000 calories daily

@@NoMoreWeightNJ I'm so happy that stage us over. I'm doing much better now that I'm eating food again. I'm able to get anywhere from 85 to 100 in protein. Water is a whole different beast.

I personally was moved to soft foods yesterday. I am 3 weeks out. I was also trying to get all of my Protein in via liquid avenues but I also worked out heavily prior to surgery and was getting at least 150 a day of protein. My soft food diet entails boiled chicken mashed to death, tuna, tilapia, cod (any other soft fish) turkey meatballs...basically anything you can mash up with a fork. Beans will help also because you can puree those to a Soup. Today is the first day in three weeks I have gotten 54 gms of protein and the day still isn't over so I'm hoping to hit 70 by days end. It is hard. You feel like you are either eating or drinking every hour to get your nutritional needs in. It gets frustrating because there is no blanket answer. One thing I have learned is doctor's use the diet they pick based on how they did your procedure. Every surgeon has a different technique and the post op diet facilitates the healing of the staple line. Now research I have read has leaks occurring 1 out of 100 patients. You have to know how to read your body and follow it's cues. Initially a leak will happen within 3 days, after that it can be attributed to excess tension on the staple line. The problem at this point is our nerve endings are not heeled yet and we may overeat and place tension on our suture line without even knowing it. I know it's hard, but this is going to pass before you know it! If it gets really bad, take the meat you want to eat and run it through a food processor. It will give you what you need. Considering we both have been in the gym, I know you know that there have been some protein products that we have had to just choke down. I will say soft fish is very easy to mash with your tongue. I hope this helps.

I miss salads so much right now. Im POD19

Hi everyone, I'm POD19 from my sleeve surgery. I'm doing pureed now although I still get comfort in my liquids. I'm honestly having a hard time getting my Protein in...and my liquids. Looking for anyone who is willing to be a friend during this process who understands how hard this ish is.

North brunswick, nj. Hi everyone

I'm going to have one friend with me. No family. I'm nervous.

I'm scheduled for 12/10