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I sat near a clock with a second hand. I still didn’t slow it down as much as some but I made sure wash bite took a minute at least to chew. I never had any pain though. If you need to go even slower though, you can just measure more time between bites. I was thinking of learning to use chopsticks during the process but I never did go buy any.

Follow YOUR teams plan. Trust the process and try not to compare yourself or your journey to everyone. We are all in the same boat but All of our experiences are unique as we are.

That’s weird. I never noticed that warm fluids kept me any more full feeling. Then again I still haven’t experienced what I think is real hunger. I say do whatever works though. I mean if you like soup and warm beverages, and they make you satiated longer.

It sounds like others have you covered. I will just add that that I would definitely still run this by your doctor in case they have anything to Add.

That sounds about what I was doing when I was at your stage. I think you are doing fine.

It’s rare but some people do not lose weight on the liver shrink diet. Of course those that already lost their water weight lose less but i have heard of the rare occasion of people losing nothing (still their liver was fine to complete the surgery).

I agree with others. Best to get advice from your team. Hope it gets better soon.

I am 7 months out and I have around 8-900 a day. My team did not give me a calorie goal so idk if this is ideal or not. I actually have an appointment Wednesday and this is a question I will be asking.

It seems to me that your loss is pretty normal (unless you had an extremely high BMI). Some of us are slower losers than others but time and time again I hear of people who lose the weight even if they are slower losers. I’m not sure where you read about 5-15 pounds a week but maybe they meant per month??

I am only seven months out so I can’t say from experience but if I were you I would slowly add in healthy fats like avocado, nuts/ nut butters and healthy oils as well as healthy snacks but maybe at 100 calories at a time till I found my maintenance calorie amount. You may lose a little more doing it this way but you can always gain it back if you really want to. Many people have about a ten pound gain after they reach their goal anyways.

Surgeons seem to be all over the place with where to start. All of them do labs and adjust from There individually. Best to listen to your teams plan and make Certain to show for follow ups and labs.

No, but I guess it would be like a meat lasagna (sounds good). It wouldn’t be a good idea during purée stage though, when most people first have the ricotta bake.

Just had some of the birds eye roasted garlic and they were delicious. Thanks for the tip.

Are you on regular food? I can’t remember if I was at one month but if so Hershey’s makes zero sugar candy bars that taste exactly the same to me. And one serving is FOUR little bars so if you eat just one it’s not bad calorie wise. It’s of course not on plan because it’s empty calories so I shouldn’t recommend it but i had them. I figured if it’s this or the real thing this is a better option. Just make sure the first time you have it at home cause the artificial Sweetener (I think it’s called malitol) acts like a laxative for some people. Another option would be quest candy bites. They caramel one is really good and at least that has some protein in it so it’s more on plan. The only problem Is they don’t seem to carry them in stores (at least not near me) but they sell them on Amazon and they are very tasty little treats. The Hershey’s brand candy bars they sell at Walmart.

Found some Keto cookies that look good. Basic choc chip. I think I would make them with Splenda. https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/keto-cookies-recipe/

I was going to suggest beans as well. Loaded with protein and not as stinky as fish when heated.

Good for you. You look great!!

If I were you I would keep a log of exactly what you eat when you feel like This and then get in touch with your nutritionist. Dumping can also happen because of fat?? Not sure if you considered that as a possible culprit. And some people develop food allergies like dairy?? A food log will help eliminate these things.

I don’t think it’s from the weight loss but I got dehydrated quick right after my surgery. I had to go back to the hospital as an out patient to get fluids one time just a few days out.

I only spent the one night in the hospital. It was supposed to be two but I didn’t have much pain and I was able to drink as expected so they let me go a day early. I am not working right now so I can’t speak about that but I know from these forums that people vary Drastically with how much time they take/ wish they could take off of work.

Congrats 🎉

I am amazed at your will power to not even try a bite after smelling them baking. They look delicious.

Congrats 🎉

Does it need any water? Don’t laugh I’ve only used it to steam veggies thus far.

Thanks.