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I wasn't allowed fresh bread until after 6 weeks. I was allowed a day old bread before that. Now I eat whole wheat tortilla once in a while, usually leaving a lot of it behind, and I eat a high protein bread if I ever get a craving for bread.

Just out of curiosity, how can you be in a stall of you have lost 4 lbs? A stall is not loosing anything for 3 weeks or more.

Here in Austria we go through the whole clear liquids, liquids, pure and solids in 4 days. Both sleeve and bypass. I have been eating solids (with some restrictions like no seeds of any kind, no fresh bread and some veggies were not allowed) since day 4. But, everything has to be chewed down to puree. That is my program, from my surgeon/hospital. I'm not encouraging anyone to do the same, I'm just saying that not all programs have you on liquids for weeks on end. I didn't have to be on liquids before either, just soft food the day before surgery.

It did clear up after surgery....for 3 months. Now it's back again.....

My hospital doesn't release you until you are able to get 34 oz in a day by yourself. I went home 2 days after surgery day.

Look at the post I quoted ☺️

@James Marusek I have been getting my protein in with food for a while now, and I track everything. My protein goal is only 60g a day, but I'm often over 80g or more. But, my meals are basically only protein. It is possible. There has been a lot of yogurt eaten, that's for sure. And the one I have has 11g pr 100g. My program has had me on solids since day 4 though. I used protein shakes in the beginning, but not after week 3-4. 6 small meals a day it was. Down to 4-5 now. I eat max 5 oz a meal, which has been allowed since I first started. You don't have to drink protein shakes if you meet your protein goal for the day with food, but reaching it, is your second priority, first is water.

If you are more eating enough, you should at least hit your protein goal with the help of protein shakes. Getting enough protein is so important. I maybe 1-2 week ahead of you, I started at 255 and I'm now at 186, I'm also down 3 clothing sizes. I have been hitting my protein goal since 2 weeks post op. More days than not I'm over. You body seriously need the protein, if not it's going to take it from somewhere else, which is your muscles.

My surgery plan had me on solids by day 4. So I have been eating solids since day 4. No harm done. Granted I had RNY, but my program has you on solids by day 4 if you have the sleeve as well. As for sciatica pain, it is why I had the surgery. To try and prevent an other back surgery to alleviate the pain. I did end up having to get a nerve block after wls, because things had moved around during the surgery so the pain was so bad, but now at 3.5 months out, I feel so much better. I'm also 69 lbs down, including 2 weeks pre op diet.

It is normal that you can't eat that much. I was allowed to eat up towards 5 oz in one meal, but I was nowhere near that for a long time. Also, eat slow. If you are not able to get the 2 oz in, then don't eat them. Chew everything well, take your time. If you eat fast you might really stuff your pouch. Your first priority should be protein and water. Not fiber, fruit and veggies. Those come later when you are able to eat more food. If you have met your protein for the day, and are still able to eat something, then you can have some fruit or veggies, but not really before that. Are strawberries allowed on your list? I wasn't until 6 weeks because it has seeds in it that can get stuck in your internal surgery wound. We all have different list though, so it might be.

The water goes straight through though, it doesn't stay. Did you do the leak test after surgery? If so, it shows clearly that liquid goes straight through. We are not talking about drinking 10 oz right before you eat, but maybe an oz or two 10-15 min before.

Exactly this!

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Not necessarily. I have a dog, I'm outside all the time, yet I had dangerously low D Vit levels in September a few years ago, after a super sunny summer here in Austria. Just because you are outside it doesn't mean you automatically absorb what you need. Also, some countries don't have enough sun, like Northern Europe, UK and other places with less sun. It's just not enough.

I know why we don't drink while we eat and why we should wait a good while after. What I'm curious to know is why people have to stop 30min before they eat? I have 10-15min, and it's to clean out the stomach before I eat.

I go by weeks an months. I'm 15 weeks out right now. July 17th, which is a Monday, same day as my surgery, I'll be 17 weeks, and on July 20th I'll be 4 months.

I have to stop drinking 10-15 min before I eat. Sometimes I drink almost right before I eat. The reason I have to drink that close to my meals is to wash out the stomach so to speak. After I eat I have to wait at least 30 min before I can drink again.

So for people with gastric bypass, water is sometimes too hard on the stomach. It can bee too cold, too warm, and just in general. My support group, with people 10-15 years out, suggest to try tea, cold tea. Or anything that is not plain water, but dosn't have a ton of sugar in it. I drink cold tea, a bottle has 10 calories and 1.6g of carbs. The brand is Teekanne here in Austria.

Quest bar for sure. I love those. 20g of protein and only 4 carbs. I usually get mine from iHerb

I was quickly up and walking. sadly I had some back issues that made it very painful for me to walk, but after a nerve block, I have had over 10 000 steps every day (mostly over 15 000) since 2 weeks post op. It would hurt a little to bend over, because of internal surgery wounds, but other than that, no problem. I only had bandages/band-aids on my wounds. I had the staples removed at one week post op (had to have an MRI, it's usually done at 10 days). The quicker you get up and moving, the better it is.

@Jeffrey Stern it's all about the chewing. I had to, and still have to , chew everything to puree. No way around it. Tiny bites and chew chew chew

I had RNY just over 3 months ago, and only regret is not doing it sooner. I'm down 66.4 lbs, 12.3 lbs was during a 2 week pre op diet. I'm less than 40 lbs from normal bmi. I did the surgery to try and prevent another back surgery. I am scheduled for one on October 3rd, and just looking at my MRI pictures, my surgeon would do it in two weeks. Then he looked at me, and what I have accomplished in the past 3 months, he postponed it, and thinks we don't have to do it at all. I have had no problems since surgery. First day was uncomfortable, but I was quickly up and walking. My program had me on solids by day 4, and I haven't had dumping or food problems. I have had 3 foamies, but that was due to my stomach not ready to go off acid reducers after 8 week (almost all programs will have you on that for some time, no matter what). No problem staying on them longer. I'm walking 15-20 000 steps on average a day, lift weights twice a week and swim with a team once a week. (2-3 000m) I feel great, I sleep great, several of my aches and pains are gone or less. My health is just so much better.

My program puts us on solids by day 4. If you stay in the hospital until day 3, which most do, they'll feed you a bread product on that day. It's this crisp thing that basically falls part when it hit your mouth, but it's a bread product. For the first 6 weeks you are allowed to have day old bread, nothing fresh. After week 6, everything is allowed. I'm just over 3 months, I have had tortilla, protein bread, Finn Crisp and a few other things. I don't eat it every day, but almost every week.

@mrsroyaleIt sounds like you had something called foamies. I have had 3 of them, and they are so freaking painful. Hope this helps a little. A few answers copied from another threads. "Foamies" are when you vomit up part of your meal (a nasty saliva foamy mix). It happens if you eat too much, eat too fast, or don't chew well enough. Foamies result when your stoma becomes blocked and the body's natural reaction is to produce a slimy foam liquid and copious amounts of it. After you experience this once or twice, you tend to detect the warning signs and stop before you get to this stage." " You can avoid them by taking small bites, chew-chew-chew, eat slowly, measure small portions and stick to them, and avoid dry food " " It hurt right in the center of my chest and I started to get juicy jaws (when saliva starts pouring) "

Oh, it was acid. I have seen my surgeon, and I'm on new meds and the problem is gone. Acid symptoms can be painful hungry pain, and that is exactly what I had. That is gone with new meds.