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Yes, you can have Protein Soups like that without straining. The Tomato protein Soup is pretty good too. Any soup with noodles or solids would need to be strained. When you hit puree stage you can just throw any soup in a blender and it will be ok.

My urologist recommended adding 4 ounces of lemon juice to my drinks daily. Citric acid helps prevent stones from forming and can possibly partially dissolve existing stones. I would add lemon juice to a glass of sugar free lemonade.

https://www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/news/20060524/lemonade-helps-kidney-stones

I worked remote prior to the "pandemic" breaking out. I had surgery on a Thursday. Was out of the hospital on Saturday. Took the next week off and returned to work on the following Monday. I was tired all the time and went to bed about 8 pm every day for a couple of weeks. I think you shouldn't have much of a problem with your plans. Good luck!

My heaviest weight was 445 lb. When I started dieting in July 2019 prior to surgery I was 427 lbs. My surgen wanted my BMI to be at 50 before surgery. My surgery weight was 335 lbs. Almost at my one year surgivesary and I am around 200 lbs.

I have a desk job in IT. I had surgery on a Thursday. Got out of the hospital on Saturday. Took the next week off and was back to work on Monday. I was very fatigued an pretty much went to bed about 8 pm for the first three weeks after surgery. I slowly started to build up more energy. It took a couple of months before I felt somewhat back to normal. I work 100% remote even prior to the whole "pandemic". If you know you will still be doing remote instruction, then you should be OK. If you are going to be back in the classroom, it will be difficult. If it were me, I would wait until summer. You can take theses months now to work on improving your diet and exercising to get in better shape for your surgery. If you do plan on doing it over spring break you might want take an extra week off.

My only regret was that I didn't have this surgery years ago.

My doctor had me take omeprazole for 6 months after surgery. I haven't had any issues after i stopped takiny it.

I would check with your doctor about adding some Fiber, like benefiber to your Fluid intake. That will help. If not fiber yet you might be able to take Miralax or milk of magnesia.

When I made the move from soft food to regular food, it wasn't the type of food, but how dry it was. Any type of dry food caused me big problems. I had to add a little broth or sauce or gravy to my meat to make it "sit" well in my stomach. My dietician recommended starting with canned or pouched meat like chicken or tuna because it was softer since it was more processed. I did that for about month and then moved on to more "regular" type foods. Now at 11 months out I can handle most anything, but drier dense foods still fill me up very quickly.

At about a month after surgery I was probably doing 500 to 600 calories daily. I found that if I did bump my calorie intake up to 800 to 1000 for a couple of days I would have a weight loss spurt, i.e. losing 6 to 8 pounds in a week instead of my average 3 to 4. At 600 or less calories a day you body is probably thinking it is in starvation mode and will resist losing weight. By bumping up your calorie intake you get your self out of that "starvation" mode.

You can calculate your BMR, basal metabolic rate, which is the amount of calories your body needs at a minimum to maintain. Small, routinely dispersed meals increase BMR. On the other hand, starvation can reduce BMR by as much as 30%.

https://www.calculator.net/bmr-calculator.html

Here is calorie calculator to see what intake you need to lose weight.

https://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html

The more you walk, the more you will lose, the more you lose the better you will feel. Keep going!

I had very little hunger for a couple of months after surgery, but I made myself consume something trying to follow a schedule of three meals and one or two Snacks. At first it could take up to an hour to finish a Protein Shake. When I got to purees and soft foods I started with two to three ounces of food. I was just striving to meet my Protein goals of 60 g per day. Don't focus on calories. Instead focus on meeting your protein and Water goals whether you are hungry or not.

Surgery is just one part. You have to be willing to put in the work and effort to change a lifetime of bad habits. For the first month or two you will probably struggle to meet goals set by your doctor or dietician to get your Protein and Water goals. But, that should be your number one task as it will give you a good foundation to build healthy habits. Exercise is also a big part. Do what you can an work at doing more. If you realize that you get out of this what you put into it, you will be on the right path. Change is a scary thing, but it can also lead to great things.

5 hours ago, catwoman7 said:

a lot of Protein powders (maybe all?) do that when whatever you're mixing it with is too hot (I think over 140 degrees). I've never mixed them with coffee - so someone else may have a tip on how to do that (other than waiting for the coffee to cool down a bit, that is). I did drink a lot of Unjury chicken Soup Protein a few years ago, though - and I had to add hot Water (although not too hot) other than boiling Water - otherwise that would clump, too.

+1 on hot water causing the protein to clump. I use a milk frother when mixing Hot Drinks. It can also help to mix the protein with room temp water to make a slurry, then mix in the hot drink.

My surgeon allowed walking right after surgery. In fact that was a requirement to get released. Two walks per day. I was cleared to start exercising two weeks after surgery.

My recommendation is to start exercising NOW! Start doing what you can, no matter what, even if it is just a 5 minute walk and try to build up to doing 30 minutes per day for 5 days a week. This will help you build momentum going into surgery and hopefully you can pick up your routine after surgery when you are cleared. The added benefit is the better shape you are in going into surgery will probably help you recover faster as well.

Might have them check for kidney stones. They can cause back pain and nausea. I had kidney stones prior to WLS and woke up in middle of the night to throw up a few times because of it. Disclaimer: I am not doctor nor have i ever played one on TV.

Think of it as building momentum. If you start to build good habits prior to surgery it will help after surgery because you are headed in the right direction.

No one is perfect, slips happen. It's what you do next that counts. You recognize your mistake and learn from it. Then you get right back after it!

My approval from Aetna took about 5 business days. My BMI was about 60. Try not to stress out too much, imho you should be approved. With the whole covic mess going on it may be slowing things down.

Just remember as you lose weight, your BMR, basal metabolic rate will decrease. BMR is the amount of calories your body needs to maintain it's current weight. For example my BMR at my surgery weight was 2366 calories/ day. 11 months post surgery my BMR is 1776 calories/ day. That is 600 calories per day less! So of course I am losing weight at a slower rate than I was 11 months ago. Just something to think about. Yes losing all that weight is great, but also concentrate on building healthy habits as well.

Isn't it great to be just overweight! Congratulations!

I couldn't have turkey sausage until week 8. I got to soft foods on week 6. For soft foods my dietician recommended sticking with canned or pouch meats because they are softer than regular meat because of the extra processing. I ilke the buffalo chicken in a pouch mixed with a little cream cheese to make Buffalo chicken dip. It wasn't too bad.

There are quite a few websites with bariatric recipes. I like Bariatric Foodie. Just do a search for bariatric puree recipes and start browsing.

https://www.bariatricfoodie.com/category/bariatric-recipes/purees/

I was able to have ricotta bake during my purree stage. It's listed on this page.

https://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/08/pureed-foods.html

Look at it this way, you have lost 25 lbs total. It is most likely fluids. Don't obsess over the scale too much. I am about 10 months out and have had 3 week stalls, i gained 5 lbs one week, then lost 8 lbs and gained 3 the next. Try to keep a mindset that it is a life long journey. We didn't gain this weight overnight and we can't lose 8t overnight either. Work on developing good habits to replace the bad ones that caused us to gain the weight.

I have been "big" all my life as well. I wish I had had my surgery much, much earlier than i did. It is a big change and it isn't always easy, but if if you are willing to commit to change, it will work. I am 9 months post surgery and feel better than I ever have in years.