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When we get stuck I always ask am I drinking 80oz of Water a day? Am I taking my Vitamins? Am I drinking 2 25gram Protein Shakes a day? Trust me check that fix it and off you will go again. But yes the pouch test works great but stick to the pouch test diet. We become malnutritioned and dehydrated very easy!

Hello my beautiful darlings!
I had surgery in 2007 at gastric bypass of America. And it was the best place ever for the surgery! If your stuck at a certain weight my dr would tell his patience " are you drinking 80oz of Water? Are you taking your Vitamins? Are you drinking 40 grams of Protein powder everyday?" He said I can not tell you enough how important those 3 things are for your health and weight loss! And I have lost 137 lbs since 2007! I put some weight back on a yr ago and started doing those 3 things again and the weight fell off again. I am 134 lbs today.
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I get dumping syndrome from even 1 chocolate chip! Or from even skim milk or anything with sugar elements in it! I get the sweats feel like I am gonna puke and feel like I have the very worst hangover I ever had for an hr or two. As far as weight gain well grazing is the most common reason or eating past full.

Oh goodness ok I had my surgery in 2007 at 357lbs and today I am 132lbs! So during my journey I have had plenty of trial n errors but I wasn't afraid to admit it and ask for help. Listen 3 things you can't go without or skimp on no matter what is 80oz of Water, prescribed Vitamins and 25grams of Protein 2x a day! If you don't your gonna feel hungry, your gonna feel tired your gonna loose your hair your gonna over eat your gonna get light headed! Also really don't eat little bits of food through the day it's known as grazing and defeats the purpose of what the surgery is intended for. Weight loss... don't focus on the what failed instead focus on the why? Trust me it's going to get better and your going to love the new you!

Oh goodness ok I had my surgery in 2007 at 357lbs and today I am 132lbs! So during my journey I have had plenty of trial n errors but I wasn't afraid to admit it and ask for help. Listen 3 things you can't go without or skimp on no matter what is 80oz of Water, prescribed Vitamins and 25grams of Protein 2x a day! If you don't your gonna feel hungry, your gonna feel tired your gonna loose your hair your gonna over eat your gonna get light headed! Also really don't eat little bits of food through the day it's known as grazing and defeats the purpose of what the surgery is intended for. Weight loss... don't focus on the what failed instead focus on the why? Trust me it's going to get better and your going to love the new you!

It's frustrating isn't it! Lol it actually has made me a fantastic cook though. I can't stand frozen boxed pre made food anymore so I just make everything from scratch and now it taste fine. Processed food helped get us to the mess we had become so steer clear of that baby.

It's frustrating isn't it! Lol it actually has made me a fantastic cook though. I can't stand frozen boxed pre made food anymore so I just make everything from scratch and now it taste fine. Processed food helped get us to the mess we had become so steer clear of that baby.

Listen guys you got this! Your body adjust trust me when you get stuck I have a secret I reboot by doing a week of liquids with some soft food but no carbs that are not Beans or Peanut Butter so chili is allowed in moderation... don't tip your head back n chug it! You do have to blend it still. Also normally when we get stuck we are not doing one or all of three must always do things!
80oz of Water a day!
Vitamins as prescribed every day!
25grams of Protein 2x a day always!
PS! No carbonated liquids or sugar!
Trust me you won't regret this!
I had my bypass in 2007 at 457lbs today I am 133lbs and have been since 2009. So trust me you can do this!

I make chili n purée it and add crackers makes a great dish! Taste just like chili too.

The thing about Protein is it's important to our survival after this surgery. Water, Vitamins and protein are our 3 must always do's. They sustain our heart function and brain function along with helping aide us in weight loss and weight management. If you notice yourself being tired or loosing hair or scatter brained or gaining weight check yourself and ask am I drinking 80oz of water every day? Am I taking the dr recommended vitamins? Am I drinking 25 grams of protein 2x a day? I have learned when anything is off inside me I am slacking off on one of those things!

Listen guys you got this! Your body adjust trust me when you get stuck I have a secret I reboot by doing a week of liquids with some soft food but no carbs that are not Beans or Peanut Butter so chili is allowed in moderation... don't tip your head back n chug it! You do have to blend it still. Also normally when we get stuck we are not doing one or all of three must always do things!
80oz of Water a day!
Vitamins as prescribed every day!
25grams of Protein 2x a day always!
PS! No carbonated liquids or sugar!
Trust me you won't regret this!
I had my bypass in 2007 at 457lbs today I am 133lbs and have been since 2009. So trust me you can do this!

It's frustrating isn't it! Lol it actually has made me a fantastic cook though. I can't stand frozen boxed pre made food anymore so I just make everything from scratch and now it taste fine. Processed food helped get us to the mess we had become so steer clear of that baby.

Oh goodness ok I had my surgery in 2007 at 357lbs and today I am 132lbs! So during my journey I have had plenty of trial n errors but I wasn't afraid to admit it and ask for help. Listen 3 things you can't go without or skimp on no matter what is 80oz of Water, prescribed Vitamins and 25grams of Protein 2x a day! If you don't your gonna feel hungry, your gonna feel tired your gonna loose your hair your gonna over eat your gonna get light headed! Also really don't eat little bits of food through the day it's known as grazing and defeats the purpose of what the surgery is intended for. Weight loss... don't focus on the what failed instead focus on the why? Trust me it's going to get better and your going to love the new you!

People can still eat way too many calories/carbs after WLS, its difficult to do in one sitting but not hard to do over the course of a day, We still have to watch what we're eating, make healthy choices, etc.
I have had days that I've gained, usually if I've gone out to eat or gotten takeout and then grazed on the leftovers.

I was told very few people actually have dumping syndrome, it's a small percentage. If you still eat poorly you will gain weight.

The thing about Protein is it's important to our survival after this surgery. Water, Vitamins and protein are our 3 must always do's. They sustain our heart function and brain function along with helping aide us in weight loss and weight management. If you notice yourself being tired or loosing hair or scatter brained or gaining weight check yourself and ask am I drinking 80oz of water every day? Am I taking the dr recommended vitamins? Am I drinking 25 grams of protein 2x a day? I have learned when anything is off inside me I am slacking off on one of those things!

Muscle Milk

I just measured everything until I was on solid food

I'm two weeks out now I wish I could have seafood ha. I'm on a soft food diet only until a month out then I can add seafood. Must be why I'm dropping pounds like crazy. Basically I eat eggs, Cottage cheese, Cheese, Yogurt, Split peas. Gets a little boring but that's ok. Its worth it !

ok thanks. ive been trying to stay away from cheese because i haven't gone to bathroom in two weeks but thank you. i'll try some Beans
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When I was on soft foods I ate a lot of Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, tuna, turkey, salmon, refried Beans, green beans, etc. You can still do everything that was allowed during the clear and full liquid phases, too.

i know most get so annoyed to hear the "newbies" ask the same questions over and over again. yes i've used the search bar. there is soooo much information that i'm sorry i do not know it all, either do you i'm sure.
i'm on soft foods and i'm so bored with it can someone give me some ideas? sick of mashed potatoes and fish. if i eat fish again omg lol
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Canned chicken with some franks hot sauce, fat free ranch, and a little bit of cheese. Bake it at 350 for about 20 minutes. And fat free refried beans... those two things were my staples for the soft food part.

I have a board on Pinterest called Bariatric. I found a lot of good ideas there. Good luck!

Baby food is disgusting. Better to take a day and make your own and put it in the freezer. If you like the idea of the little jars, you could buy it and dump the contents. Ice cube trays give a tidy way of portioning out food (freeze in the tray, then bag the cubes).