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I had Surgery 12/28/15 so going on 13 post op. I am having a difficult time trying to change old behaviors and get over my food addiction. I am on the purée stage of my diet. I find myself grabbing some of the things I can tolerate and feel like I am over doing it. For breakfast I am having 1 scrambled egg, 2oz of no sugar apple sauce, and a laughing cow light cheese. For lunch I had 2 oz of tuna with a little light mayo, another laughing cow light Swiss, 2oz mashed cauliflower, and 2 oz of apple sauce. For dinner I had 2oz of finely cut up boneless skinless chicken breast, 1 oz mashed potatoes, another laughing cow cheese (I am addicted to this stuff) and 2 oz of no sugar added apple sauce. In between I an drinking an Isopure and water. Tonight I found myself grabbing another laughing cow cheese, spoon of peanut butter, and sugar free popsicles. I am only 13 days out and scared to death that I can eat this much and not feel full or miserable. I feel I am eating way more than I should. Are we able to still have sugar free Popsicles at this stage or was I suppose to leave that with my liquid diet stage? Please anyone, help??? Am I stretching my pouch??? Any feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance.

Thank you so much to each and everyone of you! This forum has really helped me thus far through my journey and I want to thank you for all the support and feedback. I did fail to mention I do have a plan I was given by my surgeon. It indicates on the 2nd week home to start purée diet. It allows me to pick items off a very small list Breakfast: 1 off list A 1 off list B and for lunch and dinner 2 off list A and 2 off list B. No sugar added apple sauce is on my B list. Also, In between I am suppose to drink protein and water. For protein I drink my Isopure which is 40 grams of protein. I do the fruit Isopure premade drinks because I really like them and easy way to get in my liquids and some protein. I have found the protein powder makes me gag and sometimes I can't. Keep down. I think I am going to go back to the previous stage for a few days to get refocused. Also, has anyone found any premade protein drinks they really like besides the Premier Protein? I found and fell in love with the new Slim Fast high Protein 20g protein 1g sugar Carmel Latte. Unfortunately, the make my stomach go into a volcano and give me diahera so I had to discontinue. Thanks again everyone for all the feedback I am going to try and really focus on getting more protein in. You all are super AWESOME and I am grateful to have found this forum.

So I started the liquid Zoloft today which has to be mixed with 4oz of specific liquid which include water, lemonade, or orange juice. I just mixed with water and let me tell you BAD BAD BAD taste. Taste like unflavored perfume or something. It was horrible being I couldn't down it quickly and had to sip it. I told myself I would just deal with pill form. After talking yo a friend about it I am going to give it one more try with Crystal Light a Lemonade. Not very optimistic it will be any better but at least worth a try.

Thank you WannabeH and best of luck to you through your new journey! Hoping it will get better for both of us as for the head hunger. This group has helped me a lot and has given me good insight and support. I finally was able to talk with my surgeon's office today after the holiday weekend. I have to go back on the 2000mg Metformin for now. I started today and with medication and being on this liquid diet I have had extreme gas and not able to stay out of the restroom (which is one of the side effects I have dealt with prior to surgery and was in hope I could get away from"). (Sorry if TMI). One day at a time and I am sure this will be all worth it in the end.

It's great to have such a great forum like this. As I was reading your post it was as if it was reading my own story. I had my surgery on 12/28/15. I feel like I am starving all day. Between sipping on water and protein throughout the day for breakfast I eat 1/2 Greek yogurt thinned with water. For lunch I eat 6oz blended split pea soup, and the same for dinner. Even after eating a whole 6oz I don't feel full. I read others stories and they say they are stuffed after 2oz or just a few bites. I see a lot of people say it's head hunger but it just does not seem like that's the case. Besides the pain and war wounds it doesn't feel like I had the surgery. I don't know why I thought by having surgery it would be different and I wouldn't be able to eat the amounts I am and would feel full and not want to eat like a lot of others I read out there. Very frustrating.

I thought the 2 week pre-op liquid diet was bad after the surgery (had surgery 12/28/15) that was a piece of cake to post-op. It's been difficult for me because I have always been an emotional eater and highly addicted to food. I don't know why I thought after my surgery my addiction and behaviors would be different. I feel like I am starving all day. Between sipping on water and protein throughout the day for breakfast I eat 1/2 Greek yogurt thinned with water. For lunch I eat 6oz blended split pea soup, and the same for dinner. Even after eating a whole 6oz I don't feel full. I read others stories and they say they are stuffed after a few bites. Besides the pain and war wounds it doesn't feel like I had the surgery and I am more emotional and irritable then ever. Also frustrated because I was Diabetic before surgery taking 2000mg Metformin, Glipizide, Byetta and Large units of insulin twice a day. Here almost a week later my blood sugars have been staying mid to high 200's without meds and I am scared my Diabetes will not be better or in remission. I hope I don't end up regretting this surgery...sigh

I agree and have had a very hard time with protein and have tried a lot. I have been doing a lot of research on how to get the protein in after surgery and this is what I found works best for me. I went to GNC and purchased ISOPURE premade fruit drinks. There are different flavors a few a lot better than others. They are 20 fluid ounces and has 40 grams Whey protein, no sugar, no carbs. So you get in your water and protein. The apple melon and alpine punch are 2 of my favorites. There have been some comments about the after taste but by far way better than the blended protein powders I have used. Also, today I picked up the new slim fast high protein (20mg) low sugar (1 mg) Carmel Latte and they are pretty good too. I would recommend going on you tube and looking these up and there are a lot of videos of tasting the products and figuring out flavors are best.

So I have taken Zoloft for years and up to 2 pills a day. I had my surgery Monday the 28th and have been taking pill form ever since. I too have been experience some pain which feels like heartburn x100. I was contributing this all to the healing but now seeing this post thinking other wise. I just got my prescription for the liquid and going to start on it to see if it makes any difference.

Hello SaaxtSam09! Your post caught my eye. I am new to this forum and I am also scheduled for surgery 12/28. I would love to give and receive support.