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Im 10 days post op and at first i was regretting it, asking myself what on earth did i do... however when i started on pureed foods and was able to take in more Protein n Water a day, i felt better. Remember ur stomach is healing so it's going to hurt when u drink or eat. It's hard for me to eat slow so i get some pain but spoke to my NUT and she says i have to remember my tummy is healing so it's normal for some discomfort.
I crave the lasagna and pastas etc...or when i cook for my family but i always keep in mind that i did this for ME...my health and it's a matter of time. Give yourself time to heal...it WILL get better be patient. My prayer go out to you..seek advice from ur NUT, Doctor that's what they are there for..you shudn't have to feel that way by urself...

I am so glad you posted this! While I am considerably older (48), I have similar stats to you (5'10" / HW 336 / CW 170). I just booked my LBL and arm lift yesterday for October 13 but all I can think of is feeling guilty for taking risks on an elective surgery not to mention putting others out to help take care of me and to take time off work. (I am hopefully about to start a new job and though I have told them I needed to be out on medical leave for a few weeks when I first interviewed, they are acting now like it is a real inconvenience.). Anyway.... it was good to see your post and realize it is perfectly OK for me (and you!) To get this surgery. The skin IS uncomfortable and I do not want to continue to live in it if I do not have to! Best of luck on your journey!!
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I have an app on my phone that reminds me with a little noise or vibration every fifteen minutes to drink. It also helps you track Fluid. It's called Water drink reminder. There are probably dozens of similar ones. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

I do Syntrax nextar sweets...cookies double stuffed with 1% milk. I like it so far.
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They put me on it for only 10 days... wow 2 weeks?? I wudve died lol
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I dnt play with that i male sure i get my Proteins daily...im still struggling with the Water part but i get most of it in..5 to 6 cups at times
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I dnt play with that i male sure i get my Proteins daily...im still struggling with the Water part but i get most of it in..5 to 6 cups at times
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The pain will be there as ur stomach is swollen from surgery...sip small amounts. I used to rub my belly down and do the rocking back n forth to minimize pain..it will pass give ur tummy time for swelling to go down. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using the BariatricPal App

It does get better...im week 3 and i feel awesome. Im still struggling with telling myself i WILL get full with a cups worth of food lol. But i can eat pretty much anything with no pain..except wen i forget to eat slow lol. I think now rice is to heavy for me so i dnt do rice much..and sweets n fried foods make me nauseus so i guess its a good thing
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I do Syntrax nextar sweets...cookies double stuffed with 1% milk. I like it so far.
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Erik. I take the flintstones multi Vitamins. Feels like I'm a kid again! Lol
Good job!

I'm a gym rat...have been for years.
And I can tell you that true gym people admire those who show up obviously out of shape yet committing themselves in spite of any perceived barriers.
So people are not judging!!

I dnt play with that i male sure i get my Proteins daily...im still struggling with the Water part but i get most of it in..5 to 6 cups at times
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It does get better...im week 3 and i feel awesome. Im still struggling with telling myself i WILL get full with a cups worth of food lol. But i can eat pretty much anything with no pain..except wen i forget to eat slow lol. I think now rice is to heavy for me so i dnt do rice much..and sweets n fried foods make me nauseus so i guess its a good thing
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I dnt play with that i male sure i get my Proteins daily...im still struggling with the Water part but i get most of it in..5 to 6 cups at times
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I'm 3 weeks post op.
You are in the worst of it now, so stay strong. Days 3-5 were the worst for me, and even made me question my decision. Believe me, you will start feeling better soon.
It's very unlikely you are feeling real hunger, as your stomach was just literally cut apart and reassembled. It is injured and swollen. However, as was already mentioned, stomach acid can feel similar to hunger. I thought I was feeling hunger, but I had forgotten to take my morning Prilosec. As long as I stay on top of that, the feeling hasn't returned.
Try not to focus on the scale. It's easy to forget that our body just went through a major trauma. The first few weeks are about healing and taking good care of your new stomach. The weight will come off in time. I've only lost 10 lbs since surgery, and in the past 2 days I actually gained 2 pounds. I'm not worried. I am eating a max of 800 calories a day (simply because that is all I CAN eat) and at that low of an intake, it is literally impossible to gain weight from fat. Your body needs more than that just to run basic functions. Water retention is the most likely culprit, so make sure you stay hydrated or your body will hold onto Water even harder.

Why aren't you making a lower fat option with the cauliflower for you? That sounds much better than a potato. My comfort food is pizza or a calzone (right now anyway).

They cudve had the cake and as I wud have done, take a small square...wasnt going to hurt
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Definitely not intending to knock anyone down. I would just hope that everyone closely examines how a food like that would fit I to THEIR plan. I was told by my nutritionist to try to get up to 100 grams of Protein as quickly as possible post-op, so I was always looking for "protein bargains", because I could eat so little food, I really needed to make sure the food I ate was pushing me toward that daily protein goal. To me, the calorie to protein ratio on the food you mentioned didn't fit that bill. If others can work it into their daily totals, more power to them!

It's tough with text. It's hard to know the intent. Hey shortstuff4ever78, I didn't think JamieLogical was trying to knock you down. I think they may have been trying to put it in perspective. When you posted the counts, the first thing that ran through my head was, "Are those numbers good?" I am newly sleeved too - March 16th and I do think what to eat has been a challenge. Your points about ice cream's fat and sugar was helpful and points out it's not all about certain numbers, but looking at the whole.
I get helpful information from almost every post and got some from both you and JamieLogical.
Thanks.

Ah, but then they'll compare the amount of carbon dioxide that's produced per pound of fat and compare it to the amount of corn products we needed to consume to STAY fat and I'm willing to bet our personal carbon footprint will reduce our individual contributions to climate change, making us greener citizens!
Science

Great, now they are going to blame WLS for global warming and the government is going to ban it. ;-(

Thank you all for your encouragement and kind words! I still have 80 lbs to go but at least I'm seeing changes. You all inspire me as well and I'm glad we are walking this journey together!