Spellbound

Hi everyone, I’m 6 weeks out and 19lbs down. I’m not eating much because my tummy can be moody and the idea of eating makes me anxious. I’m trying to build my courage with recipes but I see so much cheese everywhere - and as a patient who had terrible constipation, it makes me weary. So I have two questions: 1) Why is there so much cheese out there? Is it because of macros or nutritional value or taste? 2) What are your non-cheese recipes? Thanks in advance!

I loved my old clothes. I have been a very stylish person and I have many favorite items. I’m sad that I can’t just rebuy them smaller. Some of my old clothes fit loose and flowed a lot, some of them were flattering to my figure (despite being a person of size). So now I’m struggling with shopping and dressing my new body - smaller chest and oddly pear shaped (was not a pear before). I agree with @redhead_che when she muses, “how to dress this new body?” I am going to hold out as much as I can, but even my belts are too small now.

Foods That Make You Poop from Eat This (Not That) https://www.eatthis.com/foods-that-make-you-poop/

This is a good list of foods that make you poop and many of them are my favorites for fiber. I’m big on beans, grapes, pears, chia seeds and oatmeal.

I had the same experience being sickened and I switched to flint stones last week (6 weeks out) but I’m nervous that it’s not enough nutrients. @S@ssen@ch What types of gummies do you take?

I’m so glad you shared this. I’m working to get to this point. I’m six weeks post-op now, and I’m a slow healer (always been this way) but looking forward to a year from now and encouraging others. Congratulations to you and BEST wishes on continued and lifelong success.

I had a similar situation and it was a week before I went - and it wasn’t very impressive either. My, friend you are normal. I was recommended a stool softener and Miralax, which I took regularly until I started going daily. I once stopped too soon right after moving to a stage 2 diet, and had the worst constipation of life (also, many of the stage two meals and recipes had CHEESE which made things much worse). But I got back on it for another few days and cut out most cheese. I’m still very cautious and only eat cheese if I have beans, or vegetables What helped me: 1) Eating yogurt regularly (no pun intended) 2) investing in a squatty potty 3) drinking warm beverages 4) Walking before going to the bathroom I never drank smooth move (my stomach has been really temperamental) but hot tea was great for me. Good luck.

@smm86 Everything you posted I experienced as well. I was really annoyed that I seemed to feel more bad than good and even though I was cleared to progress I couldn’t hack it with water (I liked sparkles too before I had to cut them out), I had a hard time with eggs, I ate tuna salad ok, but the lunch meats and cheese went down ok - just didn’t like them. Ground turkey went down, but sat like a ball of lead. Chicken was a major “no” and my taste buds rejected anything with sucralose. I went back to liquids and mushy foods and stayed there longer than the NUT required. I ate all kinds of soups and started smoothies with spinach, using Greek yogurt and BiPro protein water as my wet ingredient. Protein powders were a firm no to my taste buds. And for me, it worked. I had to continue Premier Protein to ensure I had enough protein and calories (was hovering below 500 when I was going through it) and still have yet to meet a water goal — but the step back was really helpful for me. After a week of going back to mushy and liquids, I tried refried black beans, turkey chili w/beans, and egg salad. Success! I’m still kind of doing wet and soft foods but I’m able to tolerate flavors and spices better and I get a better sensation in my stomach when I’m eating. I did feel terribly tired for about three weeks. Just freaking exhausted. So... you’re normal, love. I think your instincts will take you far. Still trying to figure out the multivitamin situation for myself. I vomit every time I take it.

Yep, my multivitamin makes me nauseous- and I’m sick every day going to work because of the nausea. I have been looking for easy alternatives since I started vitamins. My little sleeve is just way too sensitive.

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2018/09/weight-loss-surgery-wisdom-from-friend.html?m=1

Thank you so much @James Marusek. I need to remember to take it slow and that the speed of my dieticians is not necessarily the speed of my sleeve.

Thank you for all the help, great suggestions and compassion.

Actually - I’m over the water thing. Severe bathroom issues have now helped my mind cross over to suck it up. I will get watermelon tomorrow though.

I'm struggling with this too as well now. Can't seem to get water to go down easily (including Hint) and the artificial sweeteners in most "sugar free" items has become nauseating. Here's what I'm drinking now, but would love any other ideas: Herbal Teas Caffeine free coffee Coconut water (has carbs so can't have it daily) Plain water (yuk) Vitamin Water 0 (but it's beginning to get to me) I know this could go away in a few months, and I wish I knew the science behind why my brain wants these things to be intolerable... but any hydration hacks? So far I've captured: Watermelon Sugarfree popsicles Watered down juices

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