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Be careful with that Fairlife chocolate protein milk - it's got a not insignificant amount of sugar in it and can upset your new tummy!

I'm only 4 weeks out, so I haven't experienced "normal" yet - but all of my reading and research tells me that yes, you will be able to eat just about anything you want to. Most vets talk about doing so at 18 months+, though I believe many say they could have as early as 9-10 months out, they just chose not to because they were still in the losing phase. The time right after surgery is not our "new normal".

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Keep in mind that your body hasn't had solid food in days, and won't for days yet. If there's no solid in, it won't really be solid out.

I second what @@Inner Surfer Girl said! Stay off the scale, walk, and sip! Just keep on keeping on and you will feel better, and you will lose weight.

Don't overdo it! I'm not allowed to exercise until 6 weeks out (other than walking/biking).

You will eventually feel fatigue from your body healing + lack of calories. Keep in mind - people post about complications FAR more than they do feeling good. That's why you feel like that's all you've read. I didn't feel quite as good as you, but I did end up feeling like my surgery was an anomaly because I had no complications, no pain, no vomiting, no constipation, etc.

It's unlikely, but it can happen.

I also assume that if bariatric patients have been using it and all of their labs come back and satisfy their doctors, then it's also generally okay and doing what it claims.

That's our recommendation as well. Except the fluid part - if I count it as protein, I can't count it towards my fluids. Interestingly enough, I've now hit the point where my portions are just enough. I'm not fighting to finish 2 oz (by volume, not weight) like I was, but it satisfies me.

My nutritionist allows it, and honestly - that's enough for me. It helps me get my Protein in especially since the shakes are now making me feel sick.

As everyone else said - it will get better. Don't strive for the full 64 ounces every day - just make your goal to get more in than the day before until you get there. When you get into your second week, you should be able to average between 48 and 64 ounces each day no problem.

Good luck! And welcome to the rest of your life!

I agree! I was a Cheezit fool! You know how they put on the back of the boxes "Get your own Box".....I think they wrote that for me! haha. Sadly, I will never be able to have Cheezits ever again.....but that's my own rule for me. Oh man, those Zesty Ranch Cheesit cracker crisp things? Those are like crack to me, and I should never ever eat them again - because I surely can't eat just one!

So does mine! But they're very clear on amounts, and that you can only have 1-2 tbsp if and only if you've eaten your entire Protein portion first. And, as I type this, I'm eating some chicken on crackers. Yep! I'm allowed - and the protein in my chicken is more than double the carbs in these itty bitty crackers, so I have no issue with it. The only cracker I was expressly forbidden was Ritz, because they're so buttery and greasy - but they prefer Saltines if we're going to eat them at this point.

Are you taking a PPI? Acid really can feel like hunger. I scoffed at folks who said that, but after talking to my surgeon I started taking a Tums whenever I started feeling those "hunger pains" - and it really did help.

Even if I liked sushi (which I don't), we aren't allowed it during the first 3 months on our plan. Seafood is hard for me - I hated it and never ate it growing up, so finding things I like now is a challenge. Though I can do crab cakes and mahi mahi (and tilapia if it's seasoned well). They're just never going to be favorites.

They'll give you a pad, and make you toss yours. You even have to wear their special underwear... Which were surprisingly comfortable.

Unless you're at a point in your plan where it is specified 2oz by volume not weight (which is where I am).

My Fitness Pal will also let you enter recipes and set serving size. When I make something, I determine how many servings it is by how many quarter cups I can fill.

I averaged between 200-300 my first two weeks post-op. I was shooting for 400, but couldn't reach it since most of what I was allowed had no calories. Once I moved to soft foods at 2 weeks, I was given a goal of 600-800 calories, but the Protein number is still the most important.

I'm guessing it varies by practice. The last time I was weighed before surgery was at my pre-op appointment. Prior to that, I was only weighed at my consultation, which is the weight they used in the paperwork. After surgery, I was weighed by the bed in the hospital!

I hate seafood. But I'm trying to learn to like it.

Honestly, the best thing to do is call them and talk to them. But be aware that the reps can be wrong (mine were) and working with outdated information. Have the list of what you believe are the requirements and your source, and then just ask them.

I knew that title would get lots of folk to click, ready to chastise me.... But I do seriously have a question about overeating. Does anyone else find themselves still eating more than you should, not because you want the food but because you want the Protein that's in it trying to hit your goal for the day? I push myself to finish my appropriate portions (1/4 cup, generally speaking) so I don't waste the protein and get it in.