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OMG please tell me HOW you get 800 calories in a day... I just got told I had to do this... UGH I'm so freakin lost... I can't keep down mushys other than Yogurt and Applesauce...and Protein drinks work great for me... but sucking down 64oz of water.. AINT HAPPENING... oh please tell me your secret Obi Won... You're my hero

I was sleeved the 6th.. Lets see I've had 2 breakdowns and bawled my eyes out in my sons arms and shook and shivered for about 2 hours... I have tried everything imaginable..I LOVE refried Beans... I eat them and I take a bite every 5 minutes and I chew, mash, etc to keep it mushy and within 20 mins I'm miserable and I only get 4 bites in... I've tried Canned chicken in Water with Cream of Chicken & Herb soup and blended it to runny soup.. and it came up in 10 minutes and I had the most awful cramps in my chest area thought I was having a stroke.. so no chicken for this gal... About the only thing i can muster to keep down is apple sauce and yogurt.. I've been on Protein shakes I really love unjury so I take a double scoop and Blender Bottle shake it or MagicBullet it into a frothy shake and that gives me double the protein and i don't mind just the liquid I actually felt better just on liquids... But now my Dr. says to raise it to 3 meals, 2 Proteins shakes and 64 ounces of Water a day an 800-900 calories... Ok.. HOW the hell do you expect me to do THAT? Hang on let me poop a watermelon cause THAT is what my stomachs gonna feel like after trying to get ALL that in! SERIOUSLY? How on earth can a 3 oz stomach hold all that... I mean really! I've stalled.. haven't moved for 3 days again.. I'm extremely tired, weak, dizzy and I walked for 2 hours today around the store looking for things to create and eat to reach 800 calories that I'm beat... I was told I'd never need to count calories again... WTH? WHO LIED! LOL Any input is graciously accepted and appreciated And when I come back as a new person.. I wanna come back as Tiffykins... without the pregnant part I'm 50 she has this down to a freakin science!

I sang professionally in Vegas/Nashviile for 25 years.. I still sing hell can't shut me up LOL... I haven't had any problems, I did a local show here in Austin and had no problems under the 300 degree lights, I had Water at a reach and I found I could hold notes longer since dropping 50lbs and I had a really high range now that I didn't have before LOL Maybe I need to come out of retirement! LOL Try singing around your house.. see if taking that gasp of air to hold a note hurts or not.. if it does.. relax and try a few days later...

I was sleeved on April 6th as well and I've only lost 21lbs but I was on a plateau for a week and boy did I get depressed, cried everything.. I can't keep some mushy foods down, it's like they are stuck in my chest area so I am only on Protein shakes - unjury and Mootopia Milk 3x a day and Vitamins.. My weight isn't coming off as quickly as others and that is discouraging as well ... I keep thinking I'm doing something wrong.. I average 80-95g of Protein and maybe 34 carbs and 600 calories... but everyone I've talked too likes to rub in that they lost over 40lbs their first month.. I'm so disappointed I swear I stay in a funk... I'm tired, I'm weak.. I have no get up and go.. I have slight pains under my left breast quick stabbing sharp pains... It's like... What the hell did I do? LOL Grant it.. Ive lost weight that WONT come back... but I don't know what I'm doing so wrong.. I'm hungry.. like REALLY hungry.. I can drink an drink an drink... but gosh I'd like to have some food at least once... Any ideas?? Congrats on the weight loss hun.. Keep up the good work.. Don't let it get to you like I'm letting it get to me.. UGH UGH UGH!!!

You look amazing... and I'm sure you feel amazing too... So happy for you.. isn't it great to be losers.. Hugs!!

So is Peach Mango... (GAG)

I take Biotin5000 and put it in my protein once a day...

had a pedi done the mornin before and have them every week still While we're feeling bloated and blecky its the one thing that made me feel like a lady again

what kind of refried beans are y'all having...I LOVE refried beans.. are we talking like out of a can or do I have to make my own? LOL I'm nutrition stupid and I don't cook! I don't make dinner I make reservations! LOL I would love to try the beans cheese and sour cream that has me salivating at my keyboard LOL

I take Biotin 5000 From GNC I take one a day and put it in my yogurt or my broth etc...since it's a capsule I have two friends who had the sleeve and started on the Biotin5000 and had no hair loss at all.. that's why I chose to use the Biotin It's your own personal preference..

I spent 400 bucks on Proteins cause i couldn't stomach many on my pre-op... then I found unjury chocolate and I bought a Blender Bottle.. I add my skim milk 8 ounces and the powder then some crushed ice and I mix it with a hand held beater and throw in the little whisk for the blender bottle and it's like a shake an I just keep shaking it to make it frothy to get down I hated all the proteins.. OMG.. I tried them all and this is the only one I could stomach!!

That's proof right there... THAT IS NOT A FRIEND. And damn sure not someone you need or want in your corner!!!

Shadow.... Welcome this place rocks!! Are you from Austin as well? I love love love Dr Ganta!!! Look forward to more posts from you

I can't wait to try something in a smaller size but I'm only 16 days out I have to wait a few months...then LOOK OUT!!! Lol

WOOHOO. Ya. LOSER!!! Lol. Good luck can't wait to hear how you're coming along!! Sending lots of good juju to ya!!! Very happy for you!

I have never thought this surgery was an easy out... But I do believe some do it for the wrong reasons.... I.e. A ex friend of mine was almost 350lbs 4 years ago, married to a minister had beautiful children raised with great values, etc.. Hated being married cause she got married young and he was 12 - 15 years older than her... She got onto aol and started attending parties, flirting with men, dating some men all lieing to everyone she was divorced etc... She talked her hubby into getting 2 loans and his insurance to pay for gastric bypass..because he was so madly in love with her ...he did it. She had surgery dropped tons of weight and walked out on him AND her kids ... Said the ppl who made fun of her on aol will never get her attention ...she's now shacked up with a man 25 years older looks like her grandpa and was the biggest jerk to her when she was heavy from the aol parties ... She wanted men to notice her that's WHY she had the surgery...WRONG REASON!! We all have tried every diet on the planet I'm sure... But this is life changing .... I damn sure dont see it as an easy out or a quick fix ain't nothing easy or quick about it lol

I think my first excitement was I had knee caps lol strange I know but when you have nerf basketballs for knees just to see some kind of definition in them was awesome at least to me and being able to sit on the toilet without feeling like your butt cheeks are on the floor or your feet are going to sleep is almost as better It's the little things that we missed by being fluffy that makes us smile I'm sure we are all going to have many OMG moments

Way to go!!! I'm only 12 days since sleeved I can't wait to start seeing a smaller waist and seeing the change in myself... So very happy for you!!!

I went into work today after being out since the 5th of April... many compliments on how great I look.. I've lost 17lbs since surgery but I've lost 44 or so since March 6th but I DON'T see it either.. the only thing I noticed is I can reach my butt LMAO to wipe TMI I know sorry LMAO and I have knee caps like defined knee caps.. LOL But I still do not see a change.. My daughter made me get in a bra and panties and take pics and that just about made me wanna throw up 5 times over those got hidden in a storage drive on our home server never to be seen by ANYONE! But like many.. I don't see it... My surgeon the wonderful Dr. Sashidar Ganta told me if I don't learn to control that fat demon, I'll never notice the change and I will never believe that I'm actually succeeding.. so I work on it every morning I weigh myself EVERY morning cause I'm anal like that... so I get up weigh and see i've lost a pound or two and I look at the mirror and say WAY TO GO STARR YA LOOK GREAT.. KEEP IT UP.. CHECK YOU OUT GIRLFRIEND!! Corny I know.. but affirmations are everything Besides.. we ALL are beautiful women whether we were 500lbs or 100lbs.. it's society that is UGLY!!! I think you're all beautimous!!!

Tiff..you amaze me! You should be a traveling VSG motivational speaker.. you said on a blog you felt you lost YOU...this is what YOU should be doing as a profession girl ok good news I'm NOT dehydrated.. YEAH ME! ... I don't sip though.. dammit why can't I sip... I don't have problems drinking maybe I should be concerned? i mean I don't gulp but I can just drink like normal .. everyone says to sip sip sip I drink drink drink LOL I feel some kind of displaced.. I was having the lapband knew everything about it but my dr changed me the day before saying he really didn't feel it would be good for me and wanted me to really think before surgery... so I said do it then.. you know these better than I do.. DO IT... now I know NOTHING about VSG not enough time to learn before surgery but I trusted my surgeon an so glad I did cause I've lost 14lbs since surgery But I still feel lost. I'm going to keep drinking.. he told me that on Tuesday he wants me to go to cottage cheese / yogurt / tomato soup etc.. I can't wait I LOVE CC and Yogurt and so burned out on broth Thanks for all the great info.. I'm slowing trying to learn it all... just scared of messing up.. I'm 50 I realize I've lived my life but dammit I want 50 more!!

It also helped me with walking from my bed to my kitchen you have surgery and you feel like your stomach is hanging without any support this just keeps you firmly tucked in everywhere and keeps the gas pains minimal... it was something I learned from a friend she wasn't kidding it's awesome Good Luck!!!

AH thanks so much... I'm still nervous over everything still worried about screwing up but hey I can't learn it if I don't feel it Besides I have ALOT of support here from everyone how can any of us fail with so much knowledge and everyone is so NICE without drama crap... I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!! :success1:

I added unflavored unjury to my chicken broth 3x a day and I also added my biotin5000 from gnc cause I don't want to lose hair LOL

now you all have me concerned.. I have 8 ounces of broth 3x a day and maybe 4 Popsicle the entire day and i milk a 16oz bottle of Water all day long with crystal light there is NO way I'm even near 64oz UGH.... how will I know if I'm dehydrated.. I've not learned or 'felt' the resistance yet...all I know is I'm still losing weight and I think I feel ok..

Yeah you had it done!! So happy for you!! I have 3oz of chicken broth with unflavored unjury Protein 3 times a day it takes a good 20/30 mins to get it down and in-between i will have a sugar free Popsicle which during the whole day I have my favorite crystal light with my Water and sip sip all day I'm 9 days out saw my Dr today I've lost 17lbs since surgery he said I was doing everything great So proudly you!! Starr