Mrs_O

I am a pickle addict, not just that ... a fermented foods addict. I am most looking forward to the day I can have my kraut and fermented pickles again.

I have peeled my pickles before (at a time when I had to eat soft foods) with a potato peeler, and the pickle was still delicious!

Just a thought!

right now i am doing well but of course i am still on liquids until tuesday. i was just wondering when the time comes, which is the best to get. i am not really planning on adding in any tortillas for weeks still maybe more but i had time to kill at the grocery store today and it made me wonder.
most curious about the pickles though as i would want a piece with my tuna salad in a few weeks when i try that but didn't know how the "skin" is tolerated

ok so i am getting ready to start soft foods on Tuesday (YAY! FINALLY) but i actually have a few questions about future foods. at what point did you eat pickles? i would assume with them having the skin i would wait until right about the last stage to add them in but just curious.
also, when checking packaging and such for carb count do you just go by regular carbs or net carbs?? when i get to that stage, i would occasionally like to add in a Protein tortilla for a meal with meat and cheese. i was looking at tortillas today and found two options and one has a little less total carbs but the other only has a few net carbs. just want to choose the right option! and yes i understand this phase is not what i am on or fixing to start but i just wanted to ask while i was thinking about it!!! thanks in advance!

"where did the rest of my legs go"...probably the thing i am most ready for! I've always had bigger legs and am so ready for skinny jeans and BOOTS! can't wait

"where did the rest of my legs go"...probably the thing i am most ready for! I've always had bigger legs and am so ready for skinny jeans and BOOTS! can't wait

I agree I am sooo tired of all the sugar free junk! It tastes soo nasty to me! It actually gives me this numb sensations on my fingertips! As soon as I get to eat real food I'm not having another sugar free product.

Awesome news! I too start soft food Tuesday and I'm counting the minutes it seems!
Have you tried a heating pad on the shoulder/back pain? Hopefully that helps!

My surgery was Wednesday. Woke this morning feeling a ton better. If I could get rid of the gas pain in my shoulder for good I think I'd feel like a new person. Had one BM during preop liquid diet and one on surgery morning at hospital (think that one was nerves) none since and I am on liquids until the 10th. I am SO just wanting some real food even though I am not hungry. I am super struggling with these liquids. And also everything sugar free tastes so artificial and nasty

hi all. my surgery was wednesday and i still have today and tomorrow on Clear Liquids and then i can't start soft foods until the 10th! I'm going nuts. so far i feel much better today but Water is still the only thing that doesn't hurt when going down but even then i am struggling to get enough in. hope this gets better. i just want to chew something. i don't even care what. and all this sugar free stuff is so gross as it all tastes so artificial.

I am also trying to look at the other side as well. I can handle if someone doesn't like it or is snarky but what if being honest about it causes even one person to go through with as well and save their health. Sometimes all it takes is to see one person not ashamed and then others will join in! if I can change one persons life then the shade from haters is SO worth it!

I have recently had to fess up about having surgery to a few people I know from church and work clients so they know why I am not working for a bit. I found that telling them I was having it because of some health concerns makes them actually think about it not being a vanity thing. My boos pressure was starting to get high and my dad passed away at 51 due to MANY complications of being obese and it's like they understand and aren't judge mental at all thank goodness. Also through in that the doc and I have decided to do it now before it gets out of hand is best. Seems to have gone fine so far!

Yep! I have two people that are watching and may do the surgery in the future. Very good point about not being ashamed, I have had that happen to me and their not being ashamed help me find some help I needed.

I am also trying to look at the other side as well. I can handle if someone doesn't like it or is snarky but what if being honest about it causes even one person to go through with as well and save their health. Sometimes all it takes is to see one person not ashamed and then others will join in! if I can change one persons life then the shade from haters is SO worth it!

I am also trying to look at the other side as well. I can handle if someone doesn't like it or is snarky but what if being honest about it causes even one person to go through with as well and save their health. Sometimes all it takes is to see one person not ashamed and then others will join in! if I can change one persons life then the shade from haters is SO worth it!

I'm in he same boat. Every protien I could stomach pre op now makes me at least dry heave. My saving grace is fat free milk at this point. I keep trying everyday hoping it will be better all of a sudden. Other than that I am feeling pretty good. Usually get tired early evening so not having any late nights but so far so good. Ready for the 10th and those soft foods!

I don't feel regret but I totally feel like this liquids phase is dragging on even slower now. I thought it would get better by now but OMG this sucks. Been on for two weeks. Tuesday I can have soft foods and I think I'll be a much happier person!!!

I TOTALLY got that email this morning too! Even more torture since I'm still on full liquids for a week!

I'm in he same boat. Every protien I could stomach pre op now makes me at least dry heave. My saving grace is fat free milk at this point. I keep trying everyday hoping it will be better all of a sudden. Other than that I am feeling pretty good. Usually get tired early evening so not having any late nights but so far so good. Ready for the 10th and those soft foods!

I've also been wondering about pickles as well down the line. How do they effect your tummy after surgery? Obviously I won't be eating bowls full but curious about the acidity of them

i am in the same boat as my surgery was the 27th. i am so beyond sick of nasty liquids that i broke down in tears today. i don't regret the surgery but i just can't deal with all this nastiness for 9 more days! liquids are hard to get in and i have to start Protein back tomorrow so its just going to get worse. praying this next little bit goes quickly. i am not craving my fav comfort foods but simply anything!!! mostly a scrambled egg or some Beans sounds amazing. I've been feeling much better the past few days but today was miserable. i feel so weak and i know once i can get something in i will feel much better!!!

@@Mrs_O
my doc allows regular Gatorade (not more than 20 oz.) to get the necessary carbs....it is slightly better

Thanks for sharing your experience. Those are my favorite thins to read. I like hearing about how everything is from someone who is doing it right now. I guess thats my issue. I like to be extremely well informed before anything. Even though I feel informed about the lifestyle change, its hard to know what I am going to feel. If that makes any sense. Thanks for calming me a bit though.

My surgery was Wednesday. Woke this morning feeling a ton better. If I could get rid of the gas pain in my shoulder for good I think I'd feel like a new person. Had one BM during preop liquid diet and one on surgery morning at hospital (think that one was nerves) none since and I am on liquids until the 10th. I am SO just wanting some real food even though I am not hungry. I am super struggling with these liquids. And also everything sugar free tastes so artificial and nasty

hi all. my surgery was wednesday and i still have today and tomorrow on Clear Liquids and then i can't start soft foods until the 10th! I'm going nuts. so far i feel much better today but Water is still the only thing that doesn't hurt when going down but even then i am struggling to get enough in. hope this gets better. i just want to chew something. i don't even care what. and all this sugar free stuff is so gross as it all tastes so artificial.

Surgery went great. Resting off an on and getting ready to be discharged. Not as bad as I thought. Feel like someone is sitting on my tummy and I'm tired but other than that I feel pretty normal