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Is anyone tracking calories and carbs 1 week post op? If so, what is your calorie intake? I am under 300 but wanted to know if anyone else is tracking.

6 minutes ago, Glacious said:

I’m at weak and beginning soft foods. I have this terrible taste in my mouth since my VSG. Anyone else experience this? If so, how long did it last and how did you get rid of it? I can’t stand to eat or drink because of the taste!

No not a terrible taste but could not sta.d the smell of food. At first, I could not drink the Protein Shakes due to the smell. However, within 4-5 days, I got over it. I do anticipate a taste change once I get to puréed food.

On 12/23/2023 at 7:34 AM, sfugate89 said:

Hi friends!
I’m now 9 days post op. I’m in the puréed food stage and although my diet plan had this amazing sounding broccoli and cheese Soup (puréed) recipe, it did not set well on my tummy. I ended up experiencing my first “dumping syndrome” last night as a result of about 3 teaspoons of that Soup. I’ll say it has been a challenge to learn what my body will and will not tolerate. Just because it’s in a recipe book doesn’t always mean YOUR body can handle it. The experience I’ve had so far was that when I take a bite of something I’ll sit and let it digest a little to see how my belly feels about it. Most of the time it responds with gassy feelings, but the times where it feels PAINFUL, usually means it’s a no for me, at least for this stage. But last night the soup gave me no indication that it was going to end badly, so I had three teaspoons-to my delight as my family was eating it too-so I didn’t feel so “odd-man out” for this meal. But regardless, I’m feeling that cheeses, even smooth cheeses, for me may not be an option right now. If you’ve experienced the “dump”, what are some of the indicators you’ve had to tell you BEWARE?
Also, did you feel absolutely depleted afterward? I felt like I just ran a marathon and all I wanted was rest. It was awful!

Thanks fornthe heads up. I have plans to cooked broccoli cheese soup next week. I will let you know if it was a no go for me.

4 hours ago, DestinyAlcala said:

Hey guys, I was sleeved 12/14. Anyone else having issues mentally? Also my husband got McDonald’s tonight and I stupidly ate a French fry now all I can do is cry because I’m terrified I’m going to fail and that French fry was the proof. 😭

You are not going to fail! You are so strong!!! You have alreay made leaps and bounds toward a better you. Dont worry about one fry. Did it taste good? Has your taste changed since your surgery?

I am a huge Pasta and pastry lover. To make matters worse, I made a human just like me and have married and man who can eat all day and night with no weight gain. Since I was loosing so well on my own, I wanted to schedule a Spaghetti night prior to surgery but felt guilty even thinking about it. I was going to my last nutrition appointment and told my nutritionist about my plans. She said so it! If we deprive ourselves, we will only want it more and then end up over doing. That night, I came home cooked a huge pot of sauce and boiled the noodles. I did walk that day to make myself feel better and that night settled in for my last big bowl of pasta. The anticipation was far better. It did not taste as good as I remembered and did not provide the comfort I had anticipated. I felt like I had cheated myself but at the same time, glad I got it out of my system. Surgery is tomorrow and I am down 55 lbs since I started. Morale of the story - you are human! Eat in moderation, exercise daily, and enjoy the ride! Don't have off limit food! But when you do have the not healthy kind, think about the taste, texture, and how you felt before, while, and after. Best wishes to you.

On 12/15/2016 at 1:59 PM, lisan82 said:

Thanks everyone for the replies. My surgery is tomorrow and I've now lost 5 or 6 pounds while on the liquid diet. I was expecting closer to 10 but we will see what the final number is in the morning I suppose. I'm not freaking out about not losing weight anymore, lol! I'm nervous now about surgery in general, but I'm sure it will all go well!

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I came here looking to see if anyone else had this issue. I lost 55 lbs. before the liquid diet and have only lost 3 lbs with these 3 shakes, Water, sugar free Jello, and broth. Still getting my 10k steps a day but dont have the energy to do my 2 mile walk to get my heart rate up. Surgery is Friday - Dec. 22. Going to try to push hard these next two days.

I am so happy for you! Please let us know how your surgery went? How are YOU doing? Wishing you the best of luck!