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They don't know. It went fine. I had the soup and was able to eat most of it. Thank you!

I like the way your nut thinks. Congrats on losing 14 pounds. That is awesome!!!

That is awesome that you are off until the 12th. Enjoy your time. Are you picking up anynew hobbies?

Good morning @Sweet as peaches. Thank you for always posting such encouraging words. Today is a much easier day at work. All the emails are caught up so I have some time to check in. Today will be my first lunch outing with co-workers. We are having a going away party for one of my students leaving for grad school. I will order soup and hopefully nobody notices how little I am eating.

Can't wait to hear how your appt. w ent this morning @Newme17. That is one disadvantage to have surgery in Mexico.. no checkups.

My high weight is just a little under yours. You have absolutely inspired me. Reading about your typical week made me tired.. lol.. great job!!! I can see I need to kick up my exercise a little as I get to 6 weeks post-op.

I definitely feel more full eating things like eggs, puréed fish, and chicken. Liquids tend to go right through my sleeve.

You have a good point @Newme17. The only carbs I eat are "good carbs" from veggies, low sugar berries, and legumes. simple carbs don't really have much nutritional value and for a diabetic are bad.

I have to keep my carb count down because of diabetes. So my plan is to eat low carb, but not ultra low. I will base the level on my bs and go from there. So far my daily carbs have been coming in around 30-35 and my bs has been great.

lol....

I would feel better if I was at 70-75g. I don't want to lose too much muscle.

Yes, lm taking the biotin also just in case.

I managed 15 minutes on the elliptical tonight. I don't want to push it too hard especially while I can't seem to get more than 65g of protein in a day. I am going to add an extra snack of maybe a cheeses stick to see if I can get to 70 g. how much protein is everyone else getting?

My hair is so thick I'm hoping no one will notice if I lose a little.

Hurray for the NSV @Newme17. Sometimes when you give kids healthy choices they surprise us. Kudos to your daughter. My grandson loves fruit so I try to always have some in the house. i really need to get my eye brows done and my roots are really looking gray.

I don't blame you!

I have been too chicken to try breast meat lol pun intended ?

I managed to eat about 3/4 of the chicken and 2 bites of veggies lol. It was good though. I think my max capacity is 3oz for right now.

Ok so this is my first meal where I am trying to eat both protein and veggies. I measured it out and it is less then 4 oz. I doubt I am gonna be able to eat even half? I am gonna take my time and eat the chicken first.

OMG... @patty0715 300 emails is super crazy. I got tired today too. There was so much to do!! I left an hour early. I have a one hour commute each way and I was just done. I hope you made it through ok. I bet each day will be a little easier for us.

Good morning ladies. I have been at work for over and hour and I still have over 50 unread emails in my inbox! so just wanted to stop by for a second and wish everyone a good day. I'll check back in with you all tonight. I'm busy but excited to be back at work?

I like your plan. I am excited to add in veggies to go with the protein, but I have no idea how to fit them in the same meal?? I was so full after eating the chicken (which was really 4 bites) there was no way I was eating anything else. I guess it will just be trial and error..huh..

Wow 5"7 sounds like me growing up. I was always one of the tallest girls in my class. My dh and I have been empty nesters for many years now, but I am so blessed to have my grandchildren living so close. They are only 6 minutes away by car. listening to yours and newme17 stories about your children brings back so many memories.

So glad it seems to be a normal pain. I haven't had that yet, but now I know what to expect.

@Sweet as peaches it sounds like you had a restful day? I took your lead and I ate about half of a small chicken thigh. I chewed it up really well and it was so delicious. We ended up going to my daughters house for a barbecue so i didn't have to cook after all.My daughter hooked me up with some egg salad to have for a snack later. I was able to snap this cute picture of granddaughter and my hubby today.