Billy363627

I know there is a lot of differnt opinions. What my dietician tells me is that when you are on the liquid phase all your liquids count as water.. soup broth,sugarfree popsicles,water, vitaminwater,,etc... But be aware if you drink gatorade and like certain vitamen water and sobe life water they do contain carbs. I know there is propel zero, some gatorade type drinks are zero carb.. You just have to look but be really careful with the carbs and the sodium. I was counting protein drinks that I used water in as water intake.. they all count.. Also,,if you drink things with caffene in them they do not count..tea,coffee,etc..

I was told 60-80 grams of proteins and under 50 grams of carbs..They didn't give me a specific caloric intake. My dietician told me that if you get 60 to 80 grams of protein your calories should fall right in line to what you need.

I would have told her I was eating better and watching my caloric intake... NOt a total lie..but I do understand old folks are very opinionated as well as stubburn..I don't think at all not for a minute you took the easy way out. I think having the sleeve is not that easy. Yes it controls your hunger and the amount you eat, but their are days when I want bad foods.

I too was all hyped up for the greek yogurt with all the proteins. Not!!!! This stuff is horrible..lol I took one bite and I was spitting it back out.. I even got the strawberry flavored one..Geez couldn't they have made it taste a little better.. I guess since surgery my taste buds aren't quite there yet. I think I will just stick with plain yogurt for now..

I agree with oregon daisy. Try to reduce your carb intake and increase your water. You will get the scales moving again. I average around 30 to 35 carbs and eat mostly proteins..You will break the plateau .

If you are having problems with foods coming back up your may not be ready for solids. Go back to things that go down easy. Then a couple of days go back to foods that your having problems with. You doctor can prescribe you Hyoscyamine for he stomach spasms. Your stomach is going to take some time with gettting back to real foods. Listen to your body. I had sugery on Feb 1st and I Just now getting to solid food that I was having a hard time with..

I don't think anyone sleep very well before sugery. You will sleep very well afterwards..lol.. anyway all of you will do good in surgery and be positive for the outcome..

just what ever you do get up and walk asap.. sip and walk.. the more you walk to the less pain you will be in and just think tomarrow you will be a loser like me..

The story sounds so familiar to all of us. I think you are making the right choice..I believe that without the sleeve I would be yo yoing all the time..The sleeve is actually a very good tool for making the right choices.. Will you be able to eat wrong? It is not going to change that. It will make you choose the right foods based on eating to live and not living to eat. It is awesome and I didn't know why it took me so long to make the decesion to have the surgery. If you are dedicated to your weight loss you can acheive anything. You should be really glad that your husband is going to be a good support system. There are a lot of folks on here that their spouses don't support them too much.. As far as the surgery I would do it again 100 times over tomarrow. I only wish I could have had it 10 years ago.

That probably would be a good question for your baratric doctor. Since you are already sleeved you should contact your doctor and ask would a wls be reccommended for someone who has a lots of protein in their kidneys. I do know that the recommended daily allowance of protein is 60 to 80 grams of protein so I really don't know if that would effect her situation right now. I know my wife is pretty much in the same boat and she has talked about getting the sleeve. But again I am not a doctor and I would hate to steer you wrong . I would get a professonal opinion if I were you.

Well I am sorry you had such a bad surgery experience, but you are better now and that is all that matters.. YOu will love your sleeve when you heal. It is such a blessing to me since I don't really think I could have lost very much on my own.. It always came back...I love my sleeve so much...

Your tired because you are not getting any calories or carbs. It will get better a couple of weeks after surgery and when your able to start eating solids foods again.

The Baratric advantage calicum chews can be taking when the doctor say to start taking vitamins. I would chew it up as much as possible though..

Awesome story. I had my sugery and was much like yours. That really large incesion gave me fits too. I really do wish you all the luck in the world..Just remember don't push yourself and if you get tired listen to your body.. The Anesthesia will last for a couple of weeks, so if you feel beat down and tired all the time it will get better before you know it..

I take Celebrate multiviatmins and my doctor said that I wouldn't have to take a b-12 sublingual. I had my blood work done last week and I will update to see if I have a any Vitamin issues. I do take calicum citrate it is the most absorbable type. Carbonate will not absorb in sleeve patients..the calicum you are using is cabonate. I know it really suck because there is items containing carbonate every where and it is really cheap. If you feel like you need a b-12 sublingual you can get it at GNC really cheap..

Milk is a thick liquid,small curd cottage cheese is a mushy,sf pudding is a thick liquid, I would consider egg drop soup as a mushy because of the egg content.. and lastly sf cool whip I was using it on the thick liquids..I would use lite cool whip in moderation because the values are really not that much more than sugarfree..But be aware what ever you do keep a look at the carbs..they will sneak up on ya.

Well Diva that is really really awesome. Girl you can really tell that sleeve is doing a good job for you. The smiles say it all..

Everything other than Mc Donalds Diet coke or unsweetened tea has too many calories and carbs..lol

Everything other than Mc Donalds Diet coke or unsweetened tea has too many calories and carbs..lol

Molly everyone on this forum is or once had problems with their carbs. You need to try to stick with the liquids. Not only does it srink the liver it also reduces your caloric intake so it will not be hard after surgery.. You have to get the carb thing under control. You have to be honest to yourself as well as be commited to your pre op diet. The level of commitment during your liquid diet will show how committed you are going to be with the sleeve.

yep you need to get that protein in. How is your water going??

Be patient your at the top of the hill and the only way is down.. You will get to thick and soft foods soon..I know eating the same thing sucks but you have to realize it is only temporarly.

Recently I went to a new sleeve support group. I do enjoy following this sleeve talk, but there is something to say about getting face to face with people that are having issues and getting them resolved with a dietician right there. I think I have learned soo much from the group. I am soo looking forward to going again. I wanted to thank all the Nashville sleevers that went.. It was a pleasure to meet all of you..

Well you are doing soo good..Just keep walking and sipping. Right now you need to work really hard in getting you 64 ounces of water in. When you meet your water goal start working on you protein..

Looking good girl keep up the good work.