Sullie06

I highly recommend the products GNC offers in terms of protein. I had a lot of issues with shakes fresh out of surgery. They offer protein waters and teas that may be easier to stomach. Also their Lean25 shakes were a god send. They are thinner and better flavored than the Premier and still pack 25 grams of protein per shake. Also try adding unflavored protein products to your soup or any "foods" you eat. Also maybe make your own protein shakes and play around with ingredients that sit well with you. There are so many recipes online that you can chose from and once you find some that work go with it. Protein is so important especially early out.

I was not allowed actual fruits per my plan until 3 months. I was allowed baby food, stage one fruits during pureed but only in moderation. I would had the some baby food peaches to cottage cheese and puree that for example. I still rarely eat fruit now because I would rather get my carbs from veggies personally and fruit has so much sugar. I will occasionally eat an apple since they are actually good for your metabolism. As for shakes I had to try many different ones and change them frequently but I found the GNC Lean25 worked best for me and they have so many flavors.

I'm at about 1000-1200 calories a day and I'm still slowly losing. I lose fast on lower calories but I feel sluggish if I'm below 1000 calories. I'm guessing right around 1300 will put me in maintenance.

Sorry to hear that. I don't dump it just gives me uncomfortable intestinal cramps for quite a while after eating them .

I eat cereal about once a week. I will either eat some sort of grain based cereals or homemade cream of wheat. I don't eat super low carb.

You did it, you can't go back and change that but you can change the future moving forward. Eating like that is not going to be conducive to your long-term success and could be very damaging to your still healing stomach. There is a reason that our doctors give us a plan to follow early out. We have all been there, but it's up to you to make the best choices you can now while the surgery is fresh and you can really cash in on the benefits. There will be time for burritos in the future.

You would have to really work to stretch your pouch, to the point of eating to beyond full pretty much constantly. At this point just focus on getting as close to those goals as possible because water and protein not only fuel weight loss but also they will help the overall healing process. I didn't count calories early out but my NUT wanted me up to about 600 a day by the time I was on soft solids and to get up to 1200 calories by 6 months so calories will come later but at this point just focus on water and protein.

I eat carbs, usually try and keep it between 50-100 grams a day, so as long as it's part of your plan I don't see why not. I use tortillas for a lot of things including pizza crust, quesadillas, turkey tacos and just plain old wraps.

I had wings again right around that 6 month mark. I don't eat them very often because I'm not a big fan of meat on the bone but there is a bar here that has the best wings so I've had those a few times now.

My plan does not personally require super low carb and I don't count fat at all. I avoid low-fat products at the encouragement of my NUT because she said fat is good for body functions and with my intake being so low fat wasn't a big concern. I didn't count carbs until I began soft solids and prior to 6 months I was below 50 grams a day and now post 6 months I keep my carbs between 50-100 grams.

My NUT stressed to me the importance of vegetables at my last meeting with her (8 months post op) and that often our focus on protein leaves little room for important vegetables in our diets and we need those balanced meals. She actually had me decrease the size of my protein by an ounce at two meals a day and add more vegetables.

I feel you! I would be there all night if I drank the whole thing and since I don't like to drink on an empty stomach, never had, and I cant eat and drink at the same time it would be a marathon of sipping, waiting, biting, waiting and repeat

I've found that my doctor tends to run middle of the road but leaning towards the stricter side of things in most cases. Especially carbonation, which he said is more of a discomfort causing space issue, his words

Most fats don't bother me, really the only thing I've eaten that's had a negative impact is eggs (unless it's hardboiled), I'm in the bathroom within a half an hour.

My doctor told me to wait 6 months before having any liquor and 1 year before any liquor with carbonation (beer, campaign and mixers with seltzer/soda). I've had wine maybe a handful of times and a couple mixed drinks here and there. I can't even finish a glass anymore and usually sip about half and pass it to my hubby. It doesn't effect my tolerance but I feel I'm wasting space in my small belly.

I 100% live by the anything in moderation idea at this point in my journey because I know my triggers, what to avoid personally and when I can allow myself a "treat". I didn't want to live on a "diet" for the rest of my life but instead wanted to learn to eat normally. I will be the first to admit that I allowed myself to indulge a little over the holidays and now I'm back on track with my normal diet. That being said, I'm a year post op and 12 pounds from my goal weight. When I was a month out from surgery, I was still on pureed and I followed my plan to a T. I was also not allowed alcohol before 6 months. It is absolutely dangerous to stray from the plan this early out for multiple reasons, most importantly your stomach is still healing, which I think is what many previous posters were concerned about. If you are allowed alcohol and sweets per your plan at this point, great! Indulge, enjoy and get back on track but if you are not, I would stick to the your doctors plan. Sweets, alcohol, carbs and all that will still be here in the future and you can indulge when you want then.

Hope surgery went well, welcome to the losers bench.

It's natural to be afraid, especially if you have never had surgery before but the risks are far less than obesity overtime. As for the Anesthesia, my husband is actually an Anesthesia Tech and in the last 11 years he's been doing his job they have never had an anesthesia related death at his hospital, it's not a common place thing to happen.

I wasn't able to tolerate protein shakes after surgery due to the consistency. GNC makes some good protein waters, they don't taste awful and were much easier to tolerate than shakes. I wasn't able to tolerate shakes again until almost 6 months post op.

I get a lot of my clothing at Ross/TJ Maxx/Burlington. I have to wear dress clothing for work so I have spent a bit of money on work wardrobe because I have to be comfortable too. I have bought new jeans at each size because a good pair of jeans can make you feel like a million bucks. Otherwise I buy a lot on local yard sale sites. Thrift stores have been very hit and miss for me.

Great job, you've done amazing, keep up the good work.

It's likely going to be in your medical chart, I know my whole prior surgical history is and I had to update my past surgical history for the pre-op for my pending gallbladder surgery. While prior surgery might not directly relate to current surgery in location, your surgeon is going to want to know you past medical history because it could effect medications they give as well as how they proceed in case of emergency. I mean my brother has hardware in his ankle from an accident (plates, screws and pins) and his actually had to change the way they treat him in office due to that.

I'm a year out and my eyes are still bigger than my stomach for sure. I used to keep everything as leftovers but it began to take over my fridge so now I pick and chose, sometimes I just chuck it, there are only so many days I can eat the same things.

My husband has always been with me pre-op and stayed through my surgery for all of my surgical procedures. For my VSG he and my Mom were there pre-op and then once I was out of surgery they came to see me in my room. My hubby stayed most of the time but I had a roommate so he could not stay the night. I was in the hospital for 3 days/2 nights so he spent most of his time with me and his parents watched our kids who were 1 and 3 at the time.

As always follow your doctors orders and the meal plan he/she provides to you. But my meal plan looked like this: 3 days- clear liquids 1.5 weeks- full liquids 2-3 weeks- pureed 4-5 weeks- soft solids 10+ weeks- regular diet