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I am trying very hard to get all my fluids in, and I struggle with plain water. I've tried adding lemon, frozen fruit, etc, but I'm looking for other options to mix it up. What are your favorite water enhancing drops (i.e., Mio, Crystal Light)?

I'm 3 months out, had a couple bites of everything (including dessert), paced myself and stopped when I got full. I did indulge in a bit too much wine though. Don't beat yourself up too much, it's just one day

I made chicken crust pizza using ground chicken and it was amazing. Verrryyy filling though.

I'm 9 weeks out from my sleeve, and was in the habit of weighing myself every day, until my surgeon told me to stop driving myself crazy and just weigh myself once a week. So I decided to weigh myself every Friday to hopefully have a positive start to the weekend. I weighed in at 263.5 last Friday, but last night I had a dream that I stepped on the scale today and it said 355! In my dream I remember feeling like all the progress I made went down the tubes and that I would never be successful in my weight loss. Even though I knew it was just a dream, I woke up this morning feeling very anxious about weighing myself. Well, I did get in the scale this morning, and the number read 257.5! That's 41.5 lbs down from my surgery weight of 299 and 56.5 lbs down from my highest of 314 lbs. Not to mention I haven't been in the 250's in about 8 years. I feel completely optimistic and motivated for the progress I'll be making going forward, and so grateful for this tool. As for my nightmare last night, I suppose it's Halloween, and we all deserve a good scare

I like unjury and genepro

Wonton soup broth was my savior during the liquid stage. I didn't have anything other than clear soup until the pureed stage, when I did get some La Madeleine tomato basil soup and mixed with unflavored protein powder.

I like mixing the Crystal Light pink lemonade with unsweetened iced tea, it's like a half and half, but a little more on the tart side. One of my new fave concoctions is Crystal Light grape mixed with Crystal Light lemonade, it reminds me of my favorite Kool-aid flavor when I was a kid. Otherwise it's Powerade zero or water with frozen fruit.

The liquid diet has been tough for sure. Then last night my husband got me a large wonton soup from our favorite Chinese restaurant. I strained out all the wontons and other bits and gave them to him, and had the broth for myself. It was the most glorious thing I have tasted in 2 weeks. Although it's essentially just chicken broth, all the different flavors from the spices they used, and the bits of pork and scallions that had been steeping in there, made it so flavorful and delicious. Sometimes I think we just need a little something different after all the protein shakes and sugar free jello ????

Hey everyone, so I was sleeved on the 24th, it's been a struggle dealing with the pain and discomfort, but nothing I can't handle so far. My biggest concern is that I've only lost 1.5 lbs since surgery. I know it's less than a week, but since I started out over 150 lbs overweight and haven't consumed more than 400 calories in a day since, I would have thought it would be more by now. Any thoughts for what I should be doing at this point?

After struggling with my weight since middle school, I attended a seminar on weight loss surgery in January of 2015, fairly certain that I would have the lap-band procedure if I decided to go through with it at all. My weight has always been a sensitive subject for me, so I told no one that I was going, not even my husband. I listened to everything the surgeon said, including the issues that people with lap band were having, and that many people who had opted for lap band ended up getting a revision to the sleeve eventually. I left the seminar, impressed with the surgeon and his knowledge, but very embarrassed that I was even considering surgery. After all, I had known a few people that had surgery and gained all their weight back, and for me surgery meant that I was weak, and couldn't do it on my own. I immediately hid all the materials from the seminar in one of my dresser drawers and decided I would give losing weight on my own another shot. I decided to do a Whole 30 (for those not familiar, it's essentially an elimination diet where you get rid of all processed food, sugar, wheat, soy, alcohol, etc.) and I just knew that this time it would stick. I adhered to the Whole 30 program for the full 30 days, lost 18 pounds, and felt great about myself. Then, as is what always happens, I slowly reverted back to my old ways, and ended up gaining 25 pounds back. Just as I had every year, every diet, every resolution, every demonstration of will and determination, I had failed. Flash forward to January of this year, when the time came to consider making a change again, I gave another thought to bariatric surgery. This time, I had examples of a couple of people that had surgery and were successful. I researched more on the sleeve, and began to see where it could work for me. I had a tough conversation with my husband about my decision, who wanted to support me, but was very apprehensive. The man, whom I adore but who has never struggled with his weight a day in his life asked "Can't you just try to diet and exercise? This surgery seems very extreme." I explained all that I knew about the surgery, and, for the first time with anyone, I was completely honest about my weight and my struggles with weight loss since I was a child. While still apprehensive, he agreed to support my decision and be there for me. I attended another seminar with a different hospital in March, met with the surgeon and made the final decision to have gastric sleeve surgery. Everything was going well. My surgery was looking like it would take place in August. My insurance only required 3 months of supervised diet, I quit smoking as the surgeon required, had an endoscopy, sleep study (where I was diagnosed with sleep apnea), visited a cardiologist, was trying to do everything I was supposed to do. Then I called my surgeon's office at the end of June to check in and make sure I was still on track for an August surgery. The program coordinator got on the phone and told me that she was going to contact me, as the surgeon had made the decision to stop performing bariatric surgery, and I would need to find another surgeon. I was devastated. After everything I had done so far, I was going to have to start over. What was the point? I allowed myself to wallow for a bit, then decided that I was going to get right back on track. After all, the worst that could happen was that I may need to start from the beginning again, but if I did, what was a few more months delay compared to decades of struggle with my weight. I wound up contacting the surgeon whose seminar I attended back in 2015 and made an appointment to see him. Fortunately, they were able to get all of my records and fast track me through. After an initial denial, my insurance approved on the second request, and I was able to schedule my surgery date for August 24th. So, here I am, 5 days post op. The gas pain in the hospital was unbearable for the first 2 days, but that subsided. Right now I have pain in my upper right abdomen that is exacerbated depending on how I move or sit. Hopefully that will go away soon. I joked with my husband that this is probably how I would feel if I had stab wounds in my abdomen. I have only lost 1.5 lbs since my surgery, but I'm guessing that may be due to Fluid retention and lack of nutrients, as I am only now starting to drink my Protein and take my Vitamins. I am excited for what the rest of this journey will bring, and love reading about everyone else's stories. Sorry for the long post, this is the first time I have ever sat down and wrote about what led me to this. I hope to have some positive updates in the near future!

Thanks for the encouragement! I guess I just read too many stories of people who lost 10 or 15 pounds their first week, and felt I should be there too I will do my best to stay away from the scale for a little while longer...

I love mixing cold brew coffee with the caramel, vanilla, or chocolate premier protein. Since I'm cutting out caffeine, I need to find a ready made decaf cold brew coffee (I know I can make my own, but I don't have that kind of patience).

I just found out that my surgeon is no longer performing bariatric surgery and I have to find a new surgeon. I am completely blown, having been going through this process for 4 months now and expecting to have the sleeve done in the next 2 months. Hopefully the clearances and tests I've done already will be accepted by the new doctor, but this news has me so discouraged [emoji20]

Thanks! The office sent me a list of other surgeons, so I called one of them today. It's disappointing though, I really liked my surgeon, but I'm sure there's a good reason why she's not performing WLS anymore.

My surgeon will likely remove my gall bladder at the same time, so my story is gall bladder surgery. I've always been private about my weight loss attempts in the past, so I've only told a handful of people I trust. So far, everyone I have told has been very supportive.

Hi everyone! I'm in the pre-op stage, likely looking at a summer surgery. I'm incredibly excited about the journey ahead and am prepared to put in the work I need to be successful. These forums have given me a lot of help and insight, and I wanted to know what other tools or resources have helped you along in this process. It could be a website, blog, or even a gadget that has been beneficial (I've seen some portion control plates that look interesting). TIA! Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App