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I weigh every day but it’s fluctuates and I have to just watch for downward trend and ignore when it goes up a pound for a day or two. It used to bother me but now I realize that when it goes up a pound it usually goes down two a day or two later which balances out.

36 minutes ago, Blueslily said:

Today is my one month anniversary. Overall, I've been doing ok.

However, the past few days, my little tummy is not happy in the morning. I usually have 8 oz of Water while I prepare for work so I can hydrate first thing in the morning. Then I have a Protein Shake when I first get to work so I can get that out of the way and start the day with a nice load of Protein. But, now my tummy says that a Protein shake is a no no first thing in the morning. An egg is a no no. Yogurt just doesnt do it for me. So, I've tried lunch for Breakfast. That works ok. BUT, now I am also hungry in the morning or something is happening with my stomach. It feels like it wants more substance. I'm on the soft foods stage.

Does anyone who is also in the soft foods stage have any recommendations for Breakfast? If I don't drink the Protein Shake first thing in the morning, I also seem to get a little behind with protein for the day. Its hard to catch up once I get really busy with work. Any suggestions?

My little tummy has been a happy camper so far. Just started getting pickier during the weekend. LoL.

Have you tried the unflavored Protein Powder? You could mix it in a smoothie? Or crystal light, maybe. I’m not a big fan of Water but I just tried it in water to see and it’s horrible (it’s not truly unflavored) but I put it in my smoothies and can’t taste it. Also have you tried any of the clear Protein Drinks such as premiere protein fruit punch? You could rehydrate and get protein in first thing with that then eat something that doesn’t upset your tummy.

31 minutes ago, vicaria said:

Hi everyone!! I’m inspired by you all, good luck thru your journeys, it feels great to be a part of a bariatric familia 😬💪🏼💪🏼

Hello vicaria. Good luck to you as well.

That is so incredible. Keep up the good work!!

Glad it worked out for you.

Congrats and good luck.

There is a december thread already. I do not know how to link it but if you do a search for December 2020 you will find it.

Congrats on your surgery date.

I was able to take them the morning after surgery in the hospital but I would still call and ask your dr just to be certain.

56 minutes ago, JDLane said:

I am but it's the mini pill so there is no placebo week to skip 😫 . For now I'll just continue to hope it comes and goes before the 12th. I did ask about it during my pre-op call and they basically just said you're not allowed to wear a tampon during surgery so they would provide the mesh underwear like you get after giving birth and a pad. So it's honestly not the worst thing, just not my preference.

Well ideally like you said it will come and go but if not, hopefully if you do have it it won’t be too big of a deal because like others said you will be up and down for the bathroom a lot anyways plus you are supposed to walk a lot as well. I was up and around the room the first night pretty easily you just have to drag your new friend around with you who I named Charlie (the iv) but that becomes second nature.

17 minutes ago, JDLane said:

How is everyone doing with their pre-op diets? Mine is honestly much better than I anticipated although I am one of the lucky ones that is not restricted to only liquid. I'm definitely having some head hunger and cravings but I'm not actually hungry most of the time.

Question for the ladies: anyone else due for their time of month around surgery? I'm praying mine comes soon and is done by the time I go in. I don't want to have to be dealing with that on top of everything else.

Are you one the pill? I was supposed to be on mine the day after surgery but called gyno and he said okay to skip the placebo pills to hold it off for a few weeks.

Did you tell the surgeon about your previous experience when going off that medication. Or does your general practitioner know about the event. Perhaps you can ask their opinion and if they disagree with you going off of it they can call to discuss it with him. I am on mood stabilizers and my psychiatrist and surgeon worked together to figure out what to do about my meds.

On 1/23/2021 at 4:10 PM, SAS11 said:

I have found several great foods recently, and I’m going to post each in a different comment. I absolutely love these muffins. They come in multiple flavors. I eat one every day after I’ve gotten all of my Protein in.

It took forever to figure out who carried the various flavors of these, but I found them and tried the banana chocolate chip Verion and they are really good. Thanks for the tip.

On 8/22/2020 at 9:49 AM, kellym1220 said:

I had these last night with some salsa and YUM! The regular chips don't do much for me, but these were really food! I'm going to try and make nachos with them!

The ranch flavor are really good too (just tried them). Thanks for the tip.

If you are a lower BMI that’s normal. I am averaging about 2-3 pounds a week as well. I agree that you shouldn’t pay too much attention to your weight right now though.

Idk of any wine to suggest but I do suggest that you try a glass at home first just to see how your body is going to react to it. Wait, have you had your surgery yet. I was assuming you had.

I was worried the same. I was told that you don’t really feel the restriction until you get to soft foods and that was true for me. I still could eat more than they suggest for what stage I am at so I just measure my food and eat what is expected but I couldn’t eat a lot more because I do feel the restriction eventually. I learned this because three ounces by weight of meat is more than three ounces of volume and I was weighing it at first.

It sounds to me like they had a cancellation if they just scheduled it 7 days in advance but obviously the surgeon thinks 7 days is enough to do it safely or they wouldn’t do it. Did they not talk to you about what your preop diet would be like before they called and scheduled your appointment?

One “pro” for losing some before surgery is that you lose it slower so less loose skin from that weight.

I don’t understand the science behind it but basically your body thinks you are dying and it is running itself on reduced calories to try to keep you alive. Using less calories means less weight loss. I’m sure it’s not that simple but the important part is it will not last. I’ve said it many times that a human being cannot maintain their weight on the amount of food we are eating. Stalls happen to all of us (I am in one right now) but they always eventually end and for me they usually end with a lot quick few pound loss which almost makes up for the time in the stall. Downward trends are all that really matter.

I am coming up on two months post op and I do not have any regrets. I haven’t tried everything yet but I’ve already eaten quite a variety of food. I thought I’d miss my Coke Zero (I drank a 12 pack a day) and I honestly don’t. I drink crystal light now and I am totally content with that. And I wake up easier now that I’m off the caffeine. I don’t see why you couldn’t have red meat or Reese cups, especially with the sleeve. I am eating lean ground beef now. It will probably be a while before I attempt steak but I ate a lot of that on the pre op diet anyways so I don’t really miss it.

I did the liver shrink diet for 14 days (mine allowed low carb food) and liquid only for two days. That was tough enough and I lost 14 pounds with a lower starting BMI so two weeks is really enough as long as you stick to it.

Are you allowed yogurt? I mixed ranch dressing seasoning with plain Greek yogurt to make a ranch dip which I just ate with a spoon but that and pickles were my savory go on on my pre op diet (mine wasn’t all liquid the whole time).

I hope everything went well today. 🍀

On 4/25/2021 at 7:41 PM, Bari_KS said:

Dr. Matthew Weiner (YouTube channel) is very good too.

I was going to suggest him too. He helped me a lot. He also wrote two books. One is “pound of cure” which is a new lifestyle for nutrition that I found pretty informative.