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Good point, sigh. If I could do a week with diluted apple juice, I can do this, too.

OMG, do I agree. I am really ready to move on to mushy food but my surgeon says 2 weeks of protein shakes -- and i just started those today. How are we gonna do this?!?!?

That was a fairly epic rant this mroning, Fluffy! But seriously, I fear the stall after reading your post, 'cause it'll happen to me, too. Now have you checked your measurements?

I had the same thing! When I started fluids, I literally set up a timer on my phone and had one ounce every 15 minutes. The next day, I had one ounce every 12 minutes. The next day, it was 2 ounces every 24 minutes. Now its 2 ounces every 20 minutes -- which is perfect for timing four 16-ounce bottles of fluids in-between four protein drinks, with 30 minute rest periods before and after the protein drinks. It sounds a little crazy when I type it out, but it works.

Day 8 -- protein shakes and vitamins start. Holy cow, I made my favorite shake pre-op and just couldn't handle it after a week of diluted apple juice. So I dumped it and made a nice mild shake (vanilla with a mandarin orange) and I am sip-sip-sipping :-) Who knew I'd be excited about a protein shake? Perspective is everything. ETA: after about 5-6 ounces, I'm stopping because I feel...satisfied. Is this the same as full?? I need to keep learning about my new tummy. On a negative note, I have a minor rash around my incisions, and my surgeon said to start working the tape off.

Bummer!!!!

Dude, I am aggrieved by everything -- I've been on clear liquids for a week now! I'm hangry!

Never!!!

I have the same, but I haven't gone yet. My first meeting is tomorrow night. :-) If I came off glib, I apologize -- it may be my crankiness at play today. I am a huge fan of professional therapy.

If you eat a pint 1/2 cup is 60, 1/4 cup is 30.

Ha -- I like the analogy!

You can use this group as a support group, right? Isnt that what we're all doing?

Maryland here: pre-op was two weeks of lean protein, veges, and 3 fruits/yogurts per day.

I'm Week 1 with clear liquids (50% diluted 100% juice x 64 ounces) and I am getting about 400 kcals per day.

Following surgery 6 days ago, I've had some interesting apnea results: 90% pressure has dropped in half (from 16-20 to 10), and AHI has dropped from the upper teens to 1-3. ????? This isn't from losing weight or pain meds (stopped those on day 3), but could repairing a medium-large hiatal hernia cause this effect?

With linked studies: the evidence suggests that freezing can preserve nutrient value, and that the nutritional content of fresh and frozen produce is similar (2, 7, 11).

Thanks for mansplaining without providing any actual evidence. You were making a point about frozen foods losing fiber benefits in the post I responded to -- not juicing, which can remove fiber.

Good luck today!!

Day 7 Clear Liquids: soooo ready for a protein shake!! Soooo sick of "sweet". But I've busted through the last of the surgery water weight gain and I'm officially a loser now, so there is that! My abdominal tenderness improves every day, but the incisions itch like crazy. I'm drinking 2 ounces of clear liquids at a time now, every 24 minutes over 12 hours -- its an all-day job! Best wishes for safe, uneventful surgeries this week, peeps!

I don't think this is actually true.

I wonder if you could throw this in a vitamix (or the like) and get a quicker result? I'll be a guinea pig and try this when I reach full liquids.

I have problems when I use my ipad, too!

Wow, you really just cant catch a break! The good news is that antibiotics work well for UTIs, and coupled with your probiotics, things may be OK soon.

Very nice!!!

Even without hunger, this first week of clear liquids is a challenge mentally!!