theantichick

How about making some bone broth, adding some nutritional yeast to increase the protein, then drinking it either hot or cold?? Might be a nice savory change.

I used to drink the Unjury chicken broth a lot as well. It was a nice change from all the sweet protein drinks. I still drink it once in awhile.

The Unjury soup was ok, but not great, and I ran out of my samples. We're working with different methods of getting protein powder in broth or boullion, that's better but it's tricky with the powder. I picked up some premier protein, it's better. I'll get through it.

five years out and I still don't get hungry. Once a "routine" for eating/drink gets established it will become easier for you. You're going "Maaavelous, Daaaling". really--great job!

Glad to hear you're doing good!

Great news!

You will totally get the hang of it in a weeks or three. I drank a lot of 50/50 water Gatorade (not G2! blech!!). I couldn't drink plain water at all. I also poured my protein drinks over 20oz of crushed ice. It made them MUCH more palatable and I got in an extra 20oz of water.

Yeah, I mixed it up today because I feel like I'm coming down with a cold... drank some chicken bouillon and that really did the trick... sucked down 8oz of that in about 30 min, and then turned around and sucked down another 8 oz of water in the next 30 min. Guess I either needed something hot, needed the salt, or needed something different. So I'll hit my goal today for fluid, no problem. I was starting to get mildly dehydrated, so it's good timing.

I totally get the needing to change things up with warm and cold, sweet and savory. For me it is the only way to get it all in.

Glad you are doing so well. Congratulations!

I am glad to see the progress you're making. you seem like you are doing well, and making good progress. I have arthritis in my spine diagnosed since surgery, just talked to the NP at my visit this week about starting a supplement to help me with the pain. will probably order it this week to give it a try. I don't like to feel so much physically better in so many areas and to be held back because of that, you know?

Thank you for the update, it's good to hear from you. I hope things continue to improve, and that your arthritis symptoms start to let up a little bit. Heal quickly, my friend!

You're quite a "ray of sunshine" amidst all of the WLS regret stories. You got this!

Ok. Ok, get your slimming arse up off of the "Losers' Bench" and get on with the rest of your joyful life! You have SOOOO got this I'm surprised you were allowed to sit at all on "The Bench". With your attitude and determination you will probably become the new "poster gal" for WLS. You've worked hard ---learned hard and seem to have more common sense than anyone in my family . It will be a joy to follow your journey. You're off to a wonderful start! Congrats!

Happy recovery! Keep well

Here's to a smooth recovery!!! Cheers!

Thinking about you @theantichick and hoping all is going well!!!

I hope everything went well!

YAHOOOOOIE!!! Waiting to hear from you!!

it'll be here before you know it!!

not long now! we are very excited for you.

Now, take a deep breath and ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN.

Meet you up at, "The Losers' Bench".

how many hours? :-) it's very exciting!

Half the fun of any journey is the planning. You, my friend are doing a smacked up job of going into your WLS with eyes wide open and your head in the right place. I look forward to observing your joyful and successful journey.

Oh my dear, things are about to become great! You will be so amazed at how those foods that you loved before no longer have that draw.

I can't wait to hear from you after your surgery! This is, other than marrying my husband, the best thing I've ever done for myself. I hope it's the same for you!

I'm excited for you!!! You're going to kick ass at this!!!

I hope you have a great deal of success. I have come to believe I do not like fish due to all the PCB warnings about not eating fish when I was a little girl. somehow I got that groove stuck in my brain. as an adult I try different seafood when my husband has it, but I really don't like it. I keep trying though.

Yeah, I try but I physically gag with most non-starchy vegetables, and can't force myself to swallow without puking. That's the reason I started seeing a therapist, I needed to fix this whether I had the surgery or not. She's not a huge fan of WLS, but respects my choice and approved of the thought I had to use the post-op food progression as a sort of re-feeding/re-parenting kind of experience to try and reset my taste buds and deal even more with the food reaction.

You are going to do great!!

You've got this!!! Stay strong!

Great job! I will say that my head starting playing tricks on me the second week, so stay strong! I just moved on to the next phase last night and its amazing what a difference it makes.

doh. I typed post-op when I meant to type pre-op. I *wish* I was 1 week post. LOL #imadork

you're trying it now.......... right on time, I'd say.

great! you're doing really well.

I've lost about 3 lbs, looks like. I'm trying to be conservative because my scale seems to weigh 3-5 lbs lighter than the doctor's scales. My scales say I've lost about 5. I could be eating cleaner dinners, but it's a heck of a lot cleaner than the way I have been eating, so I know it's an improvement.

With your great attitude and determination you will (are) do faaaabulous, Daaaaling!

Great time for a simple cup of tea and a sizzling hot novel. Can't hurt.

I second Valentina's suggestion. I have this problem every month before shark week.

I'm on day 2 also. Not headachy but hungry and crabby, read B****y! I AM HUNGRY ALL THE TIME! I can't wait for surgery, maybe then I won't feel like this. I keep trying to be busy, and that helps a little.

the weekend challenge indeed! the liquid diet after surgery was the hardest part for me, but I would imagine it is even more so before surgery.

What makes that little ol' ant think he can move a rubber tree plant. Everyone knows an ant can't move a rubber tree plant. BUT he's got HIGH hopes. He's got HIGH hopes. He's got HIGH apple pie in the sky hopes. get it???

Keep going! You've made it this far! Don't give up!

Oh my gosh. This was a rough day. Headachey, brain foggy, tired, and hurting pretty badly. I did eat a protein bar instead of a protein shake for one meal. And my "sensible dinner" wasn't the best choice, but it also wasn't horrible. I did drink a huge amount of water (and had to pee constantly) and managed a whole heck of a lot better than I actually thought I would. Learned a bit about how I need to space my protein drinks through the day. Tomorrow will be better.

There's a statute. You're supposed to hate your insurance companies along with your banks, phone company and utilities. Also most of your municipal gummint depts.

hottest month of the year. ugh.

Yeah the chronic pain is the worse kind. I had to go off Celebrex and baby aspirin 7 days before surgery. Oh my the fibro was horrible as well as every arthritic bone in my body! Even the liquid vicodine didn't help much except for the incisions. Wish I would've done this before all the chronic pain set in!

It is not fun that is for sure. I am finally off all the crap they had me on for the last year trying to deal with my spine pain. I have Oseteo Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthrits. They had me on a fentanyl patch, desiprimine, Lyrica, Cymbalta, cyclobenzaprine all at the same time. I was drugged out and barely functioning yet my pain was still severe. I decided enough of this crap and made them start weaning me off. I have been off all of it besides the muscle relaxer. That is the only thing that actually helps my pain.

Now i see a new pain specialist on wed they are talking about trying Botox in the muscle below my right shoulder blade. Anyone tried that?

It took me 3 months to wean off of all of it too. I still have severe pain but at least I am alert and semi functional. I spend a lot of time in the swimming pool because I don't feel pain in there. I wish I had a job that I could swim to. LOL. For me, no work until they get that pain resolved at least to a tolerable level

LOL, I will likely need both!

as do I from time to time.

I think you are going to be a champ at this. Best wishes for a perfect surgery and an easy, fast recovery.

I hear ya! and when I leave today I am off for a week and 1 day, so it feels like the clock is going backwards

Oh the clock is going slow...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7AmIQcKAsE