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If be happy to help with screen shots or copy/paste what they give me for each of the of the six diet phases.

Also wanted to add my surgeons office provides both counseling and nutrition services for life, free of charge. They also required us to complete monthly online classes and 4 in person weigh in classes during the optifast liquid diet. During that time we had to lose 5% of our excess weight or not be approved for surgery. I had to get an EEG cardio clearance including an echo, and a nicotine test, so lots and lots of hoops. Now that surgery is over, I have a phone appointment before I can advance to full liquids abd an in person class before solids, along with a two week, four week, six month and 13 month follow up appointments. If your office doesn't offer this, I would suggest scheduling follow ups on your own.

I'm day 5 post op RNY and the shoulder gas pain is the worse. I'm weaning of the pain meds- just taking oxycodone when needed and will be done with gabapentin tomorrow morning. But tylenol every 6 hours still. Nausea has been bad, especially trying to get in the last 20 out of 60 grams of protein. No hunger at all, so it's hard to get in everything they want you to. They do have me on two nausea meds as well.

My surgeon died not recommend premier protein at all. I am planning to use Unjury for the liquid phase and also Vade. I then am going to use Pure Protein (the cartons not the can).

My nutritionist says that is a symptom of dumping syndrome. From eating to much sugar and carbs.

I had this problem. I was unbanded 1.5 years ago and gained 150 pounds in that time. I ate very little and still gained weight. The nutritionist said it was too little and I was essentially starving my body so when I did eat, I essentially holding on to every calorie. I started the liquid diet 3/11 and have to have optifast 5 times a day plus a meal and I've alresdy lost 16 pounds. I agree with the person who said it's not about how much. It's what and when you eat that matters. Trust the process. I will have gastric bypass on April 13th.

April 13th here!