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Yikes!! So we can only absorb 500mg at a time so do you take the calcium pills or chews separate from protein shakes or yogurt?

I'm jealous of your three days! I do two weeks of slim fast and applesauce/pudding/yogurt. It's been hard so far, I'm on day 5 and have lost 5 pounds. (I cheated last night for Valentine's day. I couldn't resist having a last night out for a while!) But otherwise, I'm doing really well and it hasn't been too hard, except when I can smell my dad cooking. I just plan on staying away from the kitchen.

ait- we have the same surgery date and I too started my 2 week liquid diet. I actually started yesterday for some reason i felt like starting a day early, bad idea......i had a very tough time getting through one day!So today is actually day two and I can not get rid of my headache...today I actually had some egg beaters... and finally my headache went away for 4 hours....of course it's back again. I am thinking I am going to have to modify this whole liquid diet plan a little....I'm going to need to work my way towards the full liquid thing....today i had 2 Adkins Advantage shakes, 20 oz. of broth, 1 Dannon Lite and Fit Yogurt shake thing, 6oz. of broiled tilapia and a sugar free popsicle...I'm hoping this isn't so bad, it's not totally liquid, but really I need protein. I had to pull my car off the road today because I was so weak and dizzy I thought I was going to faint. I am thinking and praying that I can work my way towards total liquid for most of the 2nd week and then clear liquid for 48 hours...I just can't deal with the headache....what do you think?:w00t:

B - 1/2 cup cottage cheese S - Greek yogurt L - chicken salad (1/4 to 1/2 cup) D - grilled chicken breast tenderloin with some kind of sauce to moisten it up S - if I need a snack, I might have some more cottage cheese (i use fatfree)

I eat from ounce cups still but i'm supposed to stay on mushies for 4-6 weeks. This was today's meals: 1oz of hummus 1oz of yogurt (tomorrow I'll switch these. I was craving salty in the am cuz fam was eating bacon) 1oz of ground turkey with mayo and dijon I get the quantities will increase with time but I can't imagine the food will. I'm not very picky so far I've also had pureed chicken cacciatore. I'm looking forward to an avocado, but being the only person who likes it in the fam I don't want to waste it and i'm saving it for when my quantities increase. Hope this helps bring it back to basics. Oh, & today I nearly yanked and gobbled a ritz cracker from my 5yr old, so nope, no judgement here!

I started the 10 day sugar free liquid diet on June 6, I lost 10 lbs in those 10 days, surgery was June 16-since then I have lost a total of 26 pounds. keep in mind 10 of those was before surgery. I am on solid foods-typical day is 1/4 cup egg beaters with cheese, lunch is about 1 to 2 ounces of tuna, fish, or chicken. If I add anything I add greek yogurt, pickles or sugar free spagetti sauce and fat free cheese to the chicken.Supper is usually one of the things mentioned above with a vegtable or black Beans with a small amount of baked potatoe and cheese. I am sipping all day but have not gotten in more than 2 bottles of 16 oz. Water. I know I am not getting enough Protein because I honestly can't get more than 3 ounces in during each meal. I am walking an hour at least 4 times per week. The scale hasn't move in a week and a half. I am so very discouraged-Every diet I have ever tried I have lost about 20 and then it stops. Please tell me I didn't have half of my stomach removed for 16 pounds. The discouragemnet is making it hard for me to continue with the foods I have been eating, nothing tastes good and I really don't want anything. If I knew it was working I would be fine--- Suggestions?? Thank you for reading the long post

Eat some FF cottage cheese or yogurt and THEN explore Pinterest. It makes it easier for me to explore and plan recipes if I'm not starving. Lots of WLS recipe posts. Banded 10/12/16

Congratulations sisters in surgery! I plan on going back to work on Monday. I am feeling much better and have driven quite a bit. I live in Los Angeles and commute around 20 miles to work each way! Needless to say, I plan on leaving super early so I dont have to sit and traffic and risk getting super tired. I should be fine since I am off the vicodin except at night. I agree with the other posts that its hard to pinpoint the weird rumblings, discomfort etc I am feeling every once and a while. I havent gone #2 but I think its because there is virtually nothing in my intestines. Tomorrow I get to eat more like thinned out oatmeal, cream of wheat, yogurt and pudding. I think that will get my bowels back on track. I have lost 12 lbs since my April 10 pre-op appt 17 lbs since my first consultation in March. phwmn

Coming out of recovery was awful but the second night was awful as well after the second day I was a little better today is the third day I'm doing much better I'm able to drink liquid having a little bit of yogurt a little bit of Jell-O so I'm tolerating stage III which is good but now I got the pain in my stomach and the gas is still there. So I'm just taking it easy and relaxing make sure I got my liquid then just sip sip sip

I don't want to sugarcoat anything for you so I'm gonna tell you just how it is when you got out of anesthesia you're like oh my God it was awful it was awful pain the first night was awful and if it was because of the gas that you fill up your belly with I bought Gas-X strips and brought them with me but they they didn't really help I need to give you a lot of pain medicine but it still doesn't help at all and then the second day I was better today is the third day and I'm doing like 100% stomach still hurting! I can't even think about drinking any protein shakes right now I'm just trying to stay hydrated sugarfree Popsicles ,sugar-free Jell-O just sipping water that I can't even think about anything else I had a little bite of yogurt and is just too much, but I'm very mobile, up walking around! First nite was rough , just prepare yourself as much as podsible

Tomorrow will be 1 week post surgery. Today I'm not just having protien shakes but have added yogurt, cream of wheat cereal, fat free ricotta cheese and creamed soups. I'm not a hot cereal lover so that didn't go over too well but everything else I had small portions of and liked it. I even had a small fat free pudding which was good too. I've got to remember to fit my protien shakes in there too inbetween but sometimes it is hard. Maybe once I get back to work tomorrow I'll have a better system and I won't be taking 2 naps during the day! That sort of messes things us too but I figured I needed the rest.

I just went back and reread your post.....did you have yogurt and cream of wheat at the same time?.....I assumed you meant two different meals....I can just barely get a whole yogurt down.....I don't eat things like cream of wheat because I'm staying away from carbs while I'm in the weight loss phase.

I have not journaled since before surgery. The trip was good. We accidentaly drove into Mexico instead of parking in the San Diego side. Thankfully, Rene came and got us and drove my mom's car to the hotel. The hotel was awesome, Dr. Ortiz and his staff were awesome. The surgery went very well. I did have sensitivity to the anesthesia so I vomitted 2 times after surgery. I went home on Saturday and helped drive home on Sunday since my mom was so tired she was falling asleep!!:faint: I had bad gas pains the first 3 days. I don't have gas pains today. I felt good enough yesterday to get frsky!!:nervous I was very hungry yesterday and got clearance to eat cream soups from Dr. Miranda, but when I tried, 2 small spoonfuls made me feel FULL. It was that dreaded head hunger I hear so much about. I just felt super tight and restricted when I woke up. I had a cup of Gano Mocha coffee and soymilk. That made me feel very full. I had the two bites of cream of chicekn and couldn't do anymore. I actually felt super full after one, but just wanted to see if that was really what I was feeling. Also, I had not drank enough fluids so I was really thirsty not hungry. I am going to keep liquid near me at all times and sip, sip, sip!! This is what I have had so far today: TODAYS' FOOD INTAKE Breakfast: 1 cup of Gano Mocha Coffe and soy milk; 200 cal, 6 grms protein (9:30 am) 2 small bites of Cream of Chicken, 30 cal 20 ounces of crystal light 20 ounces of crystal light Lunch: Dannon Activa Mixed Berry Yogurt 12:30pm; 4 oz., 110 calories, 2 f fat, 5 g protien (enough to make me feel VERY full and give me a very tight feeling and big "sigh" Snack: 2 Skinny Cow cheese 2:30pm (melted in my mouth to a liquid yogurt consistency) 50 cal. each=100cal, 2 g protein each=4 grams (I feel slightly satisfied. I will try some cream soup now.) Snack: 3/4 cup of Cream of Chicken 50 cal, and a Skinny Cow cheese melted into it for extra protein, 50 cal, 2 grms protien 3 pm Dinner: 1 cup of Carnation Instant Breakfast; 130 cal, 1 gm fat, 5 grms of protien) with 1 cup of soymilk ; 100 cal, 6 grms protein)(I was feeling super restricted, more than the morning and didn't feel I could drink anything till about 8:30pm) Total Calories today: 740 calories Total Protein today: 28 grms EMOTIONS I AM FEELING TODAY I am feeling really good today. The only thing I feel is restriction and like something is squeezing my stomach. I feel so full that I keep on taking that "sigh" I usually take when I have eaten more than enough. I feel happy and at peace. I am also praying and fasting during this time. EXERCISE TODAY As of 11 am,none yet! Walking around the house and cleaned up a bit, washed dishes. This proved to be too much because I got very, very tight. SUPPLEMENTS TODAY 1 tbsp. of liquid vitamins FLUID INTAKE TODAY 20 ounces of Crystal Light 30 ounces CL I think Feb. 16 is 6 weeks. I will see if I can get a fill then. I felt really restricted in the evening, like I couldn't drink anything. I felt like I had to sit up to get in a deep breath like when you are full. It felt better after the Carnation drink I had it warm.

Hi Ladybug3, I'm sorry you're having trouble swallowing Vitamins. Unless you have a swallowing problem, the vitamins shouldn't get stuck. I take 4-6 at a time and they're different shapes and sizes. Four years ago, I had trouble swallowing them, too. But, I'm able to take them now with no problem. Here's a swallowing tip . . . If you're tilting your head back to swallow vitamins, try the opposite. Tilt your head forward a bit. It helps keep your throat open. Works for me. Or try this . . . My aunt and mother take their vitamins with anything soft, like yogurt, pudding, applesauce or mashed potatoes. They put the food and Vitamin on a spoon. Even though it's OK to cut the vitamins in pieces, they're easier to swallow with the smooth coating rather than rough edges. And then you don't have to struggle thru 3 or 4 swallows either. Since you love Shaklee vitamins, have you tried Shaklee CitriBoost? It's a powdered vitamin you mix with orange juice. Ask your distributor. She/he may have other suggestions.

Hi Snow, Congrats on your new band, this is such an exciting adventure isn't it. I felt the gas pains in my chest, shoulders and back for about 4 days, thank goodness that's gone. After about day 5 I was starving too, my stomach was growling and I was truly feeling hungry. I had tons of yogurt, pudding, applesauce, sugarfree popsicles, I got wonton soup and didn't eat the wontons so I could atleast think I was eating a real meal. After my first full week I felt great so I asked if I could go ahead and move on to mushies. I didn't throw anything up and everything was staying down, so now I'm happy to be on mushies for a couple of weeks.

Hey everyone! I was banded last thursday and I've already lost 12 pounds, very happy. I feel great now, still a little sore in my tummy, like I did 1000 crunches, but other than that I'm good. I'm able to keep down all my liquids, yogurt, pudding, etc., but everytime I eat or drink anything I get a couple of hic-ups and burp a little, it's almost like a combination of a hic-up and a burp. Anyone else get this feeling?

My fav was cottage cz and yogurt

2 ounces = ¼ cup I regular sized ice cube is approximately 1 ounce (helpful if you make a large batch of Soup and want to freeze it for later use. Conversion chart I tried Premier Protein RTD. I found it insanely sweet and preferred diluting it with Water & ice. If you use milk you might want to get skim or 1%. Plain greek yogurt is higher in protein. I buy FAGE 0% and add my own fruit I was prescribed omeprazole (generic prilosec) in the hospital.

Thank you Chele & STW Your help is appreciated. Will go to target tomorrow. Don't think ill buy a scale , I'll use the 1/2 measuring cup for solids like yogurt, broths, cottage cheese etc. Have you ever diluted the Premier shake with Milk instead of Water? I think I will try that Also, for a shopping list could you make sure I have the essentials for the first two weeks: ( money is tight, so im doing the basics) Protein shakes Crystal Light Measuring devices chewable Vitamin sugarless popsicles sugarless pudding or Jello. Cream based Soups ( any recommendations?) Greek yogurt. ( I think Dannon Fit light is the best in protein?) What else do I need for the first two weeks, I've seen a lot of people having gas issues. I'm having the Sleeve , if either of you had the sleeve do you recommend Gas X strips or any liquid kind? Cal Citrate ( after 2 weeks) Thanks in advance!!! Im very nervous for this but am excited at the same time!!!

I've been taking them whole. I tried opening them and putting them in yogurt and I couldn't stand it. I did chewables for maybe three days and then switched to my normal. Can't do the chewin on chalk thing. I just don't take them all at once. I take a my small ones (biotin, colace, regular) when I wake up. Take a shower the do my PPI then with breakfast my multivitamin and probiotic.

pureed baby foods was on my list of approved solids. However, I could not bring myself to even attempt the pureed baby food meats. No way,no how. For my mushie stage, I pureed/chopped meat in a mini food processor with either mustard or light miracle whip/mayo. Chewing is essential in the mushy stage. I ate tuna A LOT, and just chewed and chewed until it was mushy in my mouth. I had mashed potatoes, and greek yogurt through a lot of the mushy stage as well.

No one time won't help but it would be better to plan a nutritious meal you can make that will give you that Mexican flavor without sabotaging yourself. Try layering re-fried Beans with a bit of shredded cheese. To that add a tsp of 0% greek yogurt, it will taste similar to sour cream with less calories/fat and more Protein. Add a ½tbsp of salsa if you are at the soft food stage, leave out if you are not. Add some shredded or even pureed chicken. Top with a bit of diced avocado or smash the avocado into guac if you are still on purees. Viola! Mexican flavors, full of protein. People can and do regain after WLS surgery. The physical work has been done, you now have to do the mental work. It's not about depriving yourself it's about finding healthier alternatives. Do not tell yourself "No", ask yourself "what can I do instead?"

Unflavored protein added to Soups without noodles or rice. Hummus Egg salad Imitation crab salad Guacamole Refried beans with cheese and green chili sauce Unflavored protein powder added to cheesy mashed potatoes Greek yogurt Ricotta bake Salmon/cream cheese balls Mashed cauliflower with butter and cheese String cheese

I made the ricotta bake and liked that a lot. But mostly I ate cottage cheese, yogurt, hummus and tofu plus chicken broth with unflavored protein.

When I was on soft foods I ate refried Beans with cheese, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, tuna, grilled salmon, etc. I didn't have room for much more than the Protein. I did start having some green beans on occasion, but I certainly wouldn't have had room for mashed potatoes (plus, I avoid starches). The World According To Eggface blog has some recipe ideas for the soft phase.