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I am suppose to have 75-80g of Protein a day. Since I am on creamy liquids that's not a problem, Protein shakes w/milk. Protein powder in yogurt, etc. But..... starting Monday I am suppose to add some "real food". With a 1/2c stomach, how am I suppose to eat food and still get all the protein? The following Monday, all restrictions will be off, How do I get it all down, I'm not even hungry as it is??? Never dreamed I would be worried about not eating enough, what a new life, and I'm so excited!! lol PS I am down 14 pounds since I started the pre-op liquid diet to today (3 days post op). I am feeling really good except when my Corgi jumped on one of my incisions. Still having gas pain in my shoulders though, but I know that shouldn't last.

Everyone is different & I would always recommend following you drs advice. That being said, I still drink Protein drinks daily as I am not crazy about meat. I also do dairy & Beans & lentils, etc. I love the Premier @ costco & they have 30 g of Protein & 160 cal, 5 g carb, 3 g fat & 1 g sugar. I usually have a couple a day & sip on them. At first I could drink a whole one but not now. I was banded 9/7/12. I've lost 75 lbs & have not had any issues. Actually, I seem to be losing less hair than I did before upping my protein & taking all Vitamins daily. It's a learning process but so worth it! Good luck!

I need some help. I was sleeved on Aug 26, 2016, weighing in at 312, today I weigh 272! I was down to 265 about 3 weeks ago and now all of a sudden I've gained 7 pounds. I've come to the conclusion that I'm a slow loser, and I accept that, but what I don't accept is this gaining and not losing consistently! Everything I'm about to list is the God honest truth: 1. I faithfully drink 1 gallon of Water a day, no matter what! 2. I consume about 1300 calories a day (sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less) 3. I get about 120g Protein in a day (my doctor actually told me to reduce this) 4. I plan out my meals everyday and do a pretty good job of sticking to what I'm supposed to eat that day. 5. I don't exercise as much as i should, but from my understanding "weight loss starts in the kitchen", so I am conscious of what I put in my mouth 6. I don't get enough sleep, maybe 4-5 hours a night, and this does cause me to be a little stressed during the day because I am tired. 6. Occasionally I will eat something I shouldn't but I don't go off on a bender. Can someone please tell me what else I need to do?! What am I doing wrong?! I've never been this frustrated before, it makes me want to cry I'm so angry! Yes, I'm losing inches, but honestly that is not what my concern is. I want to drop weight!

It seems like I'm meeting my milestones on schedule as usual. My Sunday weigh in just revealed that I've lost no weight this week. I'm still rocking the 313. As I've seen on the forum, it seems to happen 3-4 weeks post op....the infamous "STALL." Nice to meet you! I'm staying on course and it didn't even phase me as a negative. It just happens. I'm still working the program and exercising....the dreaded exercise....Man' I'm going to somehow learn to like it. I also had another milestone yesterday. For the 1st time since surgery, I felt the "restriction" that so many mention. I attempted to eat a small piece of BBQ sausage and got sick. I felt uncomfortable for about 10 minutes and finally hurled. I came home and told my husband that I finally found a food that my sleeve didn't agree with and I hurled. He looked at me and shook his head....He said you're the only person I know that would be happy to have something negative happen.....He just doesn't understand me. I guess I'm complicated. LOL. Or just crazy as all out, but it was good to experience the boundary and feel the uncomfortableness and know what it feels like. I hope things can get moving though soon. I had a personal goal to lose 30 lbs by my 6 week check-up. I'm still finding the eating schedule to be a challenge with my work schedule. I hope once I'm on regular foods that should go away, since I will be able to eat beef jerky and quick protein meal bars by then. Currently I'm bringing my food with me daily. If I"m in a meeting with a client, I can't just get up and go to the lunch room, heat up my food and bring it to the meeting! AWKWARD. Overall I think I've earned a B+ with staying on schedule and eating the right foods. So far I've given in to a corn chip and salsa craving and a chick-fil-a nugget serving (the small one).

My doctor is the same; only clear liquids the day before surgery and nothing after midnight. But, I am going to start conditioning myself to protein shakes and a low carb diet a week before, just so it won't be such a shock post-op.

HI Daniel, welcome to the boards! I totally get what you are saying. I honestly wondered how some little band would keep me from feeling so hundgry, I mean, come on, we aren't cutting anything out of the system here, right? Wrong, so wrong, the difference was amazing, I was truly NOT HUNGRY!! How is that possible I thought to myself, but there it was. Now, I am about a month out from having had surgery and the swelling has definately gone away so my restriction is far less (my dietician described it as being like a bucket with a huge hole in it), I am still feeling less hungry than before. And, I decided to track my food calories as well as the Protein and I am eating so much less than I was before and truly honestly not feeling the same need for food as before! Facing down the need to have this surgery is serious and give yourself time to work through it, but know that you are the only one who can make this decision, you will know if it is right, follow your heart. Don't worry about not being able to imagine yourself skinny, I don't have any idea what that would be like, so I just imagine the clothes I wear now getting baggy! It's already starting and that's motivation too! Good luck and keep us all posted!

Mike, that is crazy! I have had a leak that I'm nursing since surgery. I think your situation is worse. Can you go to someone for a second opinion? Can you drink protein shakes/liquids that will stay down?

Be careful! Lol the fullness feels very strange! But puréed gives you a lot of options!

I move to week 2 post op tomorrow and get to transition from Clear Liquids to full liquids (Soups, yogurts, milk, Protein shakes) What is your favorite week 2 food? I am so excited!!!!

Hi can anyone give me some recipes for pre-op liquid protein shakes. I need ideas , not sure what I'm aloud to put in the shake. HELP!!!

If you are doing a lot of broth, your sodium intake is probably high and causing you to retain water. Did your surgeon specify you had to be on Atkins shakes? If not you could try some other protein shake options.

@@aron how awful bad enough to gain weight because you are over eating, not eating well etc but when you are taking meds that make you gain too?? horrible - no control over meds you must take are you still gaining weight? or was it just those couple of years at the beginning? can your doc research your problem with that medicine/pill? hopefully he can find something comparable that won't have weight gain as a side effect my 13 year old grand-son was diagnosed with ADD a couple of years ago he ballooned up from head to toe with his weight gain doc took him off that med - changed it to something comparable!! new med did the trick for his ADD weight came off gradually in a few months (probably less then 70 lbs) you must continue to work with the sleeve/WLS for the rest of your life eat in moderation, lots of Water, eat slowly, plenty of Protein etc remember, "I'm watching you" I "THINK" you should/will lose weight with the sleeve but due to the med, will the weight stay off?? doc can advice you more than i can (i'm not a professional med person!!) whatever your health issue is "maybe" it will lesson with weight loss/sleeve tough decision surgery or not hope to see you in sleeveland good luck kathy

Thank you all for the encouraging words! It's so nice to have you all along with me on this ride! I did hit a stall at 2 weeks and it lasted alittle over 2 weeks. It was awful!!! But finally the scales started moving! I am having some issues with 3 things which could make a huge difference 1. Not getting to my protein goal 2. Not reaching my water goal 3. Sorry tmi but no bowel movements I am trying to reach my protein goals but at 6 weeks it is still difficult. I'm probably getting half my water intake too! Could this be the reason it is going so slow? I haven't weighed myself in 2 days and I'm waiting until tomorrow! I go in to see my sleeve dr in Friday and my goal is a total of 30. I would be happy with 30lbs!!

I am 7 weeks out! Surgery was 11/12/13 HW: 259 SW: 242 CW: 225 I am currently at the beginning of week 4 of a major stall. I am getting my Protein in, about half of my Water. I am trying to exercise more but that is slow going. I have spoken with the dietitians at the bariatric center and they keep saying to be positive and trust the sleeve. Anyone have any ideas? I am very discouraged!

how long have you been banded.. ?? sorry, ive forgotten. so you dont rely to much on meat for protein?? im starting to wonder if i can. i put some lamb chops in a slow cooker for about 6 hours. they were cooked slowly and the meat was tender... but when i ate one mouthful it got stuck. i chewed like there was no tomorrow.. lol. but it still got stuck. it took about 15 minutes to clear. it put me right off eating my tea. i just made a protein shake. So.. now ive discovered that fish poached, lamb slow cooked, dont go down well with me. i know im not six weeks banded yet. maybe it will change?/ i hope so. i like my meat. How does the jerky go?? i would have thought it would be very tough and stringy??

Not like Isopure or anything like that. I had tea, juice, water, broth, and Gatorade. Liquids to prevent dehydration are more important than protein the first few days. I couldn't get any protein drinks down until about day six post-op.

Friday surgery day Feb 24, 2006 11 AM ((((189 LB.)))) 3:30 in my room to rest. Boy do I need it! Pain in tummy pretty bad, gas, I am sure! (Ice chips yummy!) Vitals checked frequently, too Frequently! 4:30 Was able to pee with some coaxing...very.. slow.. intermitent stream 7:30 Tried to walk outside the room- Not far before I threw up nearly hitting passersby how rude am I?? 9:00 pm Sent husband home for his stint at visiting is not restful for me. Told I would be released tomorrow.Vicodin all day. Potassium drip.(LOW) Saturday Feb 25,2006 ((((184 lbs???)))):faint: 8:00 am Walked a little to dump gas. Not successful!:tired Need to say how physical this surgery seemed. I felt like every muscle in my body had been used and abused. From neck to my calves. It felt as if I had been mugged and beaten. I could not imagine why?...The GAS ... If I didn't mention this I would be cruelly:omg: misleading you>>> The feet compressor doobies kept me awake all night. Didn't know I didn't have to have them on. 11:00 am Dumped the doobies and was urged to walk and I did (Lots). Not a problem! No gas came.. 2:30 Pm Released to go home. Prescriptions faxed to drug store (closing 3:00 PM) Husband on the way but live 20 miles from the hospital. 3:40 Drugstore drives over to hospital to deliver the prescriptions. 3:50 On the way home. Bumpy road unpleasant! Vicodin??? 5:00 pain...did I mention gas pain? all night long...Pain...gas! Gas-X, Vicodin Sunday, Feb.26 8:00 am through the day Gas pain but a little less than before!Taking all liquid meds, vitamins and smaller pills. 1:00PM visitors came to the house and I announced my surgery had been done. Only inlaws so not too judgemental....My family (only my kids and hubby know)<<> 2:00 excused myself to go rest...More Gas-X 3:00 Sent them all to the only restaurant in town for dinner. That is not at all unusual since being fat has made it not fun to be in a restaurant anyway...Was nice to not have to go with them and suffer. Vicodin, Gas-X 4:30 to 7:00 restless and not really hungry.Gas-X 8:30 to bed for rest _Gas-X, Prevacid, other meds as prescribed. Monday Feb, 27 3:30am. Pain is greatly reduced suddenly...Feel I could do anything. Told my husband I could probably go to work if I had a job...Well, almost anything! Gas is moving, urine is normal, BM not so much...nothing since last Thursday before surgery.. Daytime....Rested alot. drank coffee, tea, protein shakes added P-Nut butter, chicken cream soup(strained) No lumps...Gas is moving! albeit slow. My tummy let me know when...was enough. Reassured my husband I was doing Fine. Evening. Hunger hitting. Feel weak and needy....Took an hour nap 4 to 5 PM. Watched TV drank my fluids...still needy! 8:30 Back to bed Vicodin, meds, Gas-X, all the scripts. Tuesday Feb.28. Slept pretty well until 10:30 am Up to make todays delites. SF jello (one box)... using half cup water. Other half with SF applesauce instead of the water Plus Added Non-fat Dry milk (DRY) and stirred thoroughly....Dissolved..Yeah...Tomorrows. Delites!:hungry: 12:15 Drinking Propel...Writing Journal..Not much to report except that about 10:00 am I had my first BM. A little crampy but tolerable and Lots of it. Where did that come from...??? (TMI) but fluid to solid/mix.. I don't work outside the home so good luck to those who do.:bored Drink those fluids!!!

I'm on this type of pre-op diet. I was told by my doctor's office that black coffee with splenda was fine, sugar free Jello, and if I absolutely had to eat something make sure it was lean protein

I've been losing 5lbs a week I work out everyday 2 hours a day and have a 1000 calorie intake which is hard to even I'm lucky to get 800 a day but I make sure I get 70 grams if protein a day which comes from my shakes.. Like everyone said each person is different and a loss is a loss.. I'd be happy losing 2lbs a week..

I've lost a total of 25 pounds since I started Kaisers Options class I still need to lose 8 more pounds and I have about 7 more weeks of class. I also have been using the FitBit which I love so much it shows you so much that you do throughout the day. After my class I'm hoping I get an appointment with the surgeon right away and get to have my surgery within 2 to 3 weeks after that date.

At my 1 month check in with my surgeon yesterday, and I told them I was getting 60-80g of Protein a day, and to my surprise their reaction was shock. I didn't think quick enough to ask them why, but they said that I really should just shoot for 60g. I thought it might have to do with the idea that more protein=more calories, but they said I shouldn't even be thinking about calories, Does anybody know why they wouldn't want me eating more than 60g of protein?

You're right - it does help repair muscle tissue. I don't believe too much protein breaks down muscle - if anything, excess protein is stored as fat as I understand it. I, too, am no doctor so consult accordingly.

I feel the same way. Are you counting protein or measuring food?

You didn't say what you've been eating. Are you sure you are getting enough protein and calories? You're post-op diet should include plenty of protein shakes and fruit juices, broth, etc. You need to make sure you get enough so that you don't get low in blood sugar. That's all I can think of. Do contact your doctor tomorrow and possibly the nutritionist. God Bless.

Some of the pre-op diets seem pretty restricitive. Garcia's seems okay. Dr. Illan has a liquid diet for 1 week. With at least 3.5 litres of fluid. It includes Jello, broth and yogurt. Only 1 protein shake a day though. It seems survivable.