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Yes yogurt makes my tummy come ALIVE! But cheese is okay so far.

Long story short, I needed to lose 10 pounds in 10 days and ... I lost 12.5. My surgery date is set on January 16th. Thanks for all the emotional support and tips you guys shared. So-- for those nearing their weigh in appointment, I can share what I did, hopefully it would work out for you as well. 1. I bought a good old Rubbermaid pitcher with 64oz measurement on the side to force myself to drink it and used one packet crystal light for flavor. Drank this all say long at work (10 hours) . Drink Water to curb appetite! 2. I used Crystal light ENERGY ( with caffeine, coz I gave up my espresso, and can't deal with headaches) Got myself peach mango, grape, wild strawberry and citrus flavors to make it more appealing. 3. Breakfast :Greek yogurt small only 4. Lunch: Tofu mashed with 1 scrambled egg- looks like a pancake when cooked 5. Boiled egg for snack when I am hungry, upto 2 eggs/day. 6. dinner is I cup sautéed Brussels sprout. Or 1 bar zone double dark chocolate 7. I used costco premier Protein drink 30 grams protein) occasionally to substitute a meal. And when I am really really hungry around midnight. 8. Elliptical machine 30 mins & dancing wii (just dance) 30 mins everyday. I walk a lot at work and take stairs instead of elevator. Park far to force myself to work. Basically trying to burn calories if I can. 9. Dry sauna for 5 days before my appointment. 10. Looked at my calories, weighed everyday and logged what I ate at myfitnesspal app. Meeting the goal weight is too important for me to mess up on so I really forced myself to take it seriously. *So that's it! i just want to share -- take it or leave it Everyone's different so I wish us all good luck On our weight loss journey. Hope these tips will help you as well.

I got sleeved on 6/6. The first week i lost 12 pounds, which brought me to 230 pounds. But since then i haven’t lost a pound. If anything, I’ve been yo-yo ing between 230-233. I started the purée diet yesterday. I’m still having the protein shake for breakfast, a drinkable yogurt for lunch and for dinner yesterday i had be ricotta bake and tonight i had purée refried beans with a little sour cream. And i couldn’t even finish my protein shake this morning or my dinner tonight. Am i doing something wrong? I don’t understand.

Great! I just mixed a "Tillamook Raspberry Light Yogurt" with vanilla protein powder called "Elite Gourmet" and a cup of water. It was smooth and very tasty. Not chalky like some of the pre-mixed shakes.

I am almost one year post op. I just got back from a Caribbean cruise where food was everywhere. I ate anything I wanted. It's a little bit difficult to eat much meat if you eat bread when the bread basket comes, when eating out. You have to pick and choose what to eat because your portion is going to be small. I don't have a problem with the changes in my eating habits. I take my kids to pizza once a week. I can eat one piece of pizza. I am very satisfied with that and I don't feel badly watching them polish off the rest of the pizza because I am full. I think it's more common than a small percentage of us that become lactose intollerant after the surgery. I can eat yogurt and cheese just fine, but drinking more than a few sips of milk gives me gas and diarrhea. If I haven't answered all your questions, just let me know. The changes in my life are so worth it. I love wearing cute clothes again and being able to do things that there is no way I could have done, without losing 100 lbs.

Acadia... Our nutritionists and surgeons give us the 60-80gm of Protein a day to protect our muscle mass. You're information is not accurate and you risk truly misleading someone. To the original poster... Try the Greek yogurt instead of protein powder, how about chili homemade with lean ground turkey and topped with lowfat ricotta cheese. Of course I highly recommend this only as a stop gap until you speak with your nutritionist. Keep your protein at a minimum of 60 gms as was recommended to you, else you risk compromising your metabolism by losing lean muscle mass. Get you Water up to about 96 ozs and that should help flush things out for you. I hope you are feeling better soon.

I've only lost 27-1/2 pounds since my pre-op diet.....and I've added crystal light to the greek yogurt, works well too just don't add too much

Congratulations on ur 50 Pounds lost!! Can you believe it? You have lost 50 pounds in matter of ONLY 2 month!! You shouldnt be beating urself up now, you should be so proud and ecstatic. I am so sure your doctor will tell you the same. You say you FEEL like u put on some pounds? there is a big difference between feeling and knowing. Did u weight in and find the scale going up? If so it may be cause of different factors, like water consuming ( when it goes low) U actually put on some water retain weight, but not FAT weight. Also if ur period is around thats a huge factor, I can keep fluctuating around this time for 20 days!! But if you just FEEL heavy then it is just a feeling, dont rely on it. You feel like you have made the wrong decision with the sleeve, I Will tell you that with bypass the outcome in a matter of 2 month will be the same or just few (5-7) pounds different, think of the Pros of having being sleeved that bypassed. ( Not that I am against bypass) But I must have chosen getting sleeved for a reason and thats why I will always encourage sleeve over bypass. I am sure your doctor will help you with some guidline for this period, but I am sure if u are following the simple rules ( protien first + at leat 64 OZ of water) that u wont need any guide lines, The stepper is a real nice form of exercising, I have always heard it from ( Jillian Michaels) that working up the biggest group muscels which is in ur legs and thigh is a killer burning calorie form of exercise, SO YAY for u keep it up and as soon as u get the time to do something else change this routine cause your body get used to it easily. ( Unfortunately ) You dont have to snack on meat/chicken .. you can chose a handful of nuts which is a good source of good fats ( cashews/peanut) Also yogurt ( if u are low carbing there are many brands with low carb ) I choose to have fun with my snacks, I can have a skinny SF caramel macchiato from starbucks and sometimes if I am out I just head to any supermarket and grab a quick corn flakes ( kelloges) cup. Also I tried quiche and I had a bite or 2 of it. When I was on the road. Now u said it " u need to drink More water" Make sure if u are out that u are stuffing ur car or bag with small bottles to be accountable of how much u are consuming, and dont let the day fly by without consuming at least the least amount recommended. This is really a big key when it comes to stalls or putting on water weight. I love love veggies and I see no problem eating them, sometimes when I am in hurry in the morning I grab a cucumber and cover it with some cottage or just low fat white cheese and run my errands. I consume peas, okra, eggplant, green beans and I have no problem with them. But I make sure I got my protein fair and square:) I am no expert when it comes to vitamins, I just take my B-complex and B12. also GNC hair, nail and skin formula Vitamin, and biotin. The only chew-able vitamins I take are the calcium ( i have them in chocolate falvor from VicatIv) Over all I think u are doing just great, and you are only 2 month out think of it when u are 4 month out and have nearly reached 70-80 pounds lost overall, how fabulous this would be? U will be sooo much closer to ur goal. SO as a summary: 1- UP UR WATER ( make it ur job) 2- Protein first then veggies then carbs!! 3- have good form of fats in ur snack they help with ur metabolism 4- Change ur working out routine whenever u can to trick ur body 5- BE PROUD AND HAPPY WI?TH UR RESULTS AND DONT STRESS:) Best of luck:)

Maybe your bites of the yogurt are too large. Your so lucky to be able to have yogurt! I can't wait until it can. I found a thread with a bunch of people who had surgery on the 13th like us! I think it was under support. It's nice to read how everyone is doing at the same time! My husband brought me a drink at gnc called isogin (I think) it looks like Gatorade and has 40 grams of protein in it. I haven't tried it yet but I will start sipping on it tomorrow. I'm looking taking care of protein and liquids at the same time! Have a good night!

For full liquids you can eat unsweetened Greek yogurt (I put splenda and cinnamon in mine), sugar free pudding made with skim milk and Protein powder mixed in; pretty much anything that would fall between the tines of a fork. Your fullness will happen after about 6 weeks out. You're doing good not to search for the full feeling! Just stick to the prescribed volume of food and you'll be just fine.

Hi all. I was 21 months out on Sept. 14th and went to my doctor for follow-up. I go see him every 3 months. I am still doing great. I have lost 75 lbs. (I really only had 60 to lose all mainly in my abdomen). Those of you who know my story know that most of my stomach had protruded through my diaphragm. I had a Nissen Fundiplication surgery for my reflux in 1999, and this was a result of that. Anyway, my stomach was lodged between my lungs headed for my heart so with my sleeve surgery at the same time he had to repair that which took and additional 2 1/2 hours. My doctor told me that your restrictions change at 18 months post-op so it is important to stay on track. This time when I went, he said I have lost too much muscle mass in the last three months, which will affect my metabolism, so he said I need to start working out with weights on my upper body and get that up before December hen I see him again. I was doing endurance training on the treadmill but I had to have unexpected arthroscopic surgery on my knee to remove a meniscus tear in July, so that slowed down my walking and treadmill, so that contributed to my muscle mass loss since I was not exercising everyday for awhile. So today I will see a personal trainer and start on a weight program for my upper body only (I lost so much I need to tone my biceps so they don't look like crepe paper!). Also I need to increase my RTD protein drinks to two per day. He also said that the powdered protein drinks were not as good as everyone thinks, because people add so much to them, ie, bananas, sugary fruits, yogurt, etc. that they end up having too much sugar and calories in them. I have always used the RTD anyway, because I couldn't stand the aftertaste or consistency of the ones made from powder. So at this point, the surgery is still the best thing I have ever done for myself, went from an 18 jeans to a 2 jeans, and couldn't be happier. Not on any meds anymore whatsoever and healthier than I have ever been my entire adult life. Don't give up or get discouraged. It does not happen over night, but you be stay on track and stay committed. The weight is bound to come off if you are only eating about 8 oz. at a time. I still have a hard time getting in 1,000 calories a day! Good luck to all of you. Also, you will love this forum. You can learn so much from others who have done it before you. Don't be afraid to ask anything on here! I learned so much from this forum.

THANK GOD I LOGGED BACK IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was sleeved 10/15 and have only lost a total of 49 lbs. I'm constantly in tears about it. I wake up at 5am every other day to go to the gym before work. I admit to having a cupcake in the office here or there...or a frozen yogurt with toppings but still, I haven't lost ANYTHING in 2 months...if anything, I've gone up 6 lbs. And it makes no sense. The quantity isn't bad, I'm not eating fried foods, fast foods, I'm getting in my Protein, drinking tons of Water, I'm working out...and it's gone UP! Looks like the 7 month - 8 month time is whre people are truly stalling...I've been feeling like such a failure... :-(

So, I decided to go to the "Wellness Expo" that Jungle Jim's had today. It wasn't too bad - the focus was really on gluten free foods, with a smattering of other "health" related items. Many of the booths had samples to try of course - and I did try just about everything. Although, I would take just a small sip if it was a drinkable item, or about a half a baby-spoon full (occasionally a full baby-spoon full) of solid food and toss the rest of my sample in the trash. I think I did well by doing that. I never would have in the past that is for sure. There were 2 exceptions though. 1 was for some greek yogurt that had fruit in it - a bit high in sugar, but otherwise, I still don't think it was too bad for me to eat about a whole tablespoon full of it. The other was some ice cream that was gluten free, lactose free and sugar free. I had a couple of tablespoons of that - it was really really yummy. I'm trying to log my food for the day - how the heck do I log such tiny tastes as that? I'm certain there wasn't much Protein in those foods - more sugars than anything else probably, but definitely calories that should be counted - although I have no idea how many. By the way, I did find a food there that I absolutely MUST get when I go grocery shopping again - it's Bilinski's sausages. They are fully cooked chicken sausages that are anti-biotic free, nitrate free, gluten free and have no pork casing on them. The guy who owns the company was the one demonstrating them - and had several on a grill. There was NO grease on the grill and he allowed me to try about 3 different kinds. Each of them was scrumptious! I also came across another line of products from Organicville - various sauces and condiments that had virtually NO sugar - including BBQ sauce. Sadly, there weren't any samples of that brand, but I did pick up a couple of coupons so that I can try some. They sounded good though.

Since our meals are so small, many people eat every few hours in small amounts. Choosing the right foods becomes paramount in this regard. Breakfast then perhaps as a snack a protein shake, lunch then apple slices with peanut butter or a cheese stick, dinner then a SF jello or yogurt.

Hi Vee! I am 2 days post op and excited also. I live in Texarkana (Hooks) but chose to have my surgery in Shreveport. I stayed overnight in the hospital and was so glad to get home, that first night was rough! I am instructed to have 4oz of liquid or liquid food every hour that I'm awake. I've had yogurt, cream Soups, popsicles, pudding, Water, tea, etc. It's all going down quite well! It is good to meet another Texan going through the same thing as me!

Maybe you need to add in some carbs to your daily diet. Eat small "meals" throughout the day - every 2-3 hours to keep your blood sugar stable. Try to eat healthy carbs (yogurt, milk, nuts, etc) and not junk carbs (flour, sugar, etc).

Some of my favorite frozen Protein treats.... Syntrax Matrix vanilla powder + milk + Mio tangerine drops = dreamsicle Premier chocolate + milk = fudgescicle Syntrax nectar lemonade + Syntrax Nectar cherry Muscle Milk red velvet cake + Greek yogurt + milk + Torani caramel syrup Muscle milk cake batter+ Greek yogurt + milk + Torani pumkin pie syrup But really, your imagination is the only thing that sets the limit

I'm the same way picky picky lol!!! I never had Greek yogurt with brown in the bottom but its definitely a lot thicker than regular yogurt! Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

What is greek yogurt? How do you eat the hummus? I am being banded Nov 14th and I am trying to make sure I am fully aware of each stagge of food intake and tomake sure I have it available. You know when you are so hungry you can not think:)

Hello all, I had my surgery on November 3rd 2010. I had my third fill last wednesday 2 March 2011, they had a hard time getting to my port on that day, but managed to get it done. Then Monday I noticed as long as I ate Cream of Wheat or Yogurt I was fine, but if I tried to eat anything like Chicken, Salmon, anything that wasn't SOFT, I would get stuck. So, went in yesterday (3/10/11) to have .6 cc removed and she couldn't get to the port. Called the Doctor, he couldn't get to the port. Off to X-ray we go, and after about 30 min of pushing on my port, Doctor decided that it is fliped on it's side and so I have to go in for a Port Revision to fix it. I would have had this done today, but I had no one to take me to the Hospital as I have to be put under. (Hubby is at Disney World with our son.) My question, has anyone had this done, and how long did you hurt? I am not looking forward to this, since that is the spot that hurt for a few weeks, and on the 22nd my husband is having surgery on his Knee and I will need to be able to help him.

Hey Lindsey, Glad everything went ok with your surgery! I'm day two postop of my surgery and I haven't been hungry either. Today I've had four sips of Protein drink and one spoon of yogurt. I feel like I've eaten at a buffet. I am sooo full. The main problems I've had is gas. If you do not have any liquid gas medicine please get some. Other than the gas everything else seems ok. Congratulations and lets keep in touch with our progress.

Avasmommy- you're going to get many different answers on this Welcome to the board and Congrats on your recent surgery. What stages did your Dr give you? I believe at two weeks I could start full liquids such as blended soups with no chunks Yogurt with no fruit At 4 weeks I could start soft foods like apple sauce consistency. Your best answer is going to come from your surgeons office just because on here we all have different phases. Not sure why lol There isn't an universal diet *yet* This is temporary and will allow you to heal so treat yourself good and follow your surgeons guidelines

Thanks to all of u who replied... I am on depression meds.. Maybe I'm not eating enough... I do start with protein first... Mostly eat only fish the greek yogurts and such.. Have to be honest to put anything in my mouth prior to 12n or lpm usually doesn't happen.. Not feeling hungry usually just downing a cup or two of coffee.. And yes I hadn't thought of it but I am on thyroid med and haven't had my levels checked in quite sum time!!! Will call MD for blood work and ck in with the office with my mostly likely not so good eating schedule/diet... Thanks again to u all! Lucy

5/20 sleeve what are you eating? Soft & starting some solids I am eating chicken Breasts chewing very very well.. Malto meal & Yogurt and tried chocolate shake for the first time yesterday just a couple sips to see how I would do and it was so good.. And I felt great

I have but I don't think I'm any help, I have done fresh fish and chicken since everything tastes like metal, yogurt and cottage cheese, and shrimp chewed to a pulp Plus Protein shakes