Well I got sleeved on Monday morning and I?m already eating Cheese dip and Pizza. My son want to know why I didn?t save him any I told him cause he was sleeping when I ate it. Is this too soon being I?m only 5 days out. Well I?ve being eating this since day 3 of the surgery in my head. When I told him that?s where I have been eating it he fell out laughing.:001_tt2::001_tt2::001_tt2: Well the way I see it I can eat what every I want it my head without felling guilty.

Well the SF Jello has been tasting like so many different things the last 5 days. Well I?m going strong and hasn?t deterred from my orders yet. I?m feeling great too. I thought it would get some laughing too. :wink1:

:thumbup: Nice! Pass me a slice of that imaginary pizza!

Ok , Ok < oK, :lol0::lol0::lol0: You got me... I had to re-read your post to "get it".. I am sorry for getting on you at first. I do care... I know that I havent physically met you but this is so serious for all of us. But we do need to laugh sometimes also. thanks for keeping it real.. It will get easier for you . the weight will go and so will your "nightmares" about food. You will have to disontinue your horrible relationship with food and began to have a positive one with food. take care :lol0::lol0::lol0::lol0:

My NUT said I cant start the full liquids four days out, but cause of shared stories I’ve read with other doctors wanting a full 7 to 10 days , I’ve decided to just stick to the SF Popsicles and broth for the 7 days.

Thanks Again for all the advice.

Ok to this part that was not a joke :lol0: I would say stick with your docs recomendations--why? Protein, protein, protein! full Liquids usually includes Protein shakes. Drink slowly and you will love the healing and energy protein brings you. Not because I said so of course--but to follow your doc's guidance. My doc had me on full liquids day 3 and man I loved getting some nutrition in and started feeling human again. Maybe it will clear up the pizza dreams :lol0:

I was laughing b/c I had read it through and realized you were kidding. I had a horrible time the first week after surgery perhaps b/c that grehlin (sp?) is still in your system. I could not find a calm state and I was in an all out food panic. But suddenly after all my hormone surges, and a bit of crying which my husband still says was the worst part (I think I was in shock b/c I hadn't taken enough time to prepare my head) - I was able to calm down and take things a bit slower.

Now I'm a little over 3 mos out. I honestly can have pizza and cheese dip now. It sounds good still actually, but if I do eat those things, especially the pizza, it usually wouldn't set well with me. I'm not a perfect sleever story, by any means, but with me I feel most content after a meal that is largely lean Protein, although a salad is nice with it, and this meal goes directly into my little sleeve rather than sitting uncomfortably in my esophagus first for too long. That improves little by little, but for me I still have to plan my meal so I choose foods that will pass through my esophagus and into my sleeve readily so I can feel full.

Truth is, we can never eat the way we were used to before. It is a physical impossibility now b/c our tummies are literally in the trash bin. I guess for some of us the only way we can live a healthier life. But your mind does adapt, pretty much. I'm not one of those that doesn't get hungry or have cravings still. But what I want is different b/c I want to feel comfortable and I want to have energy and I want to continue to lose weight. And I don't want to throw up or have food sitting in my throat. So in that way, what you want changes over time.

Best wishes to you.

:svengo: Nice! Pass me a slice of that imaginary pizza!

I'll take mine with a super-thin crust, lots of garlic, fresh tomato slices and tons of big leaves of basil. Can't be that bad for me, right?

Wow Swifty, you've lost over 40 lbs.! That's amazing. I haven't updated my ticker lately but I will tomorrow or Tuesday. I am not even close though to what you've accomplished. You are a guy though and you did start out bigger than I did, so that's my excuse!

Hope everything is well with you. Right now I couldn't be much happier with my sleeve procedure. I would love to be able to drop 10 lbs. a week, but I am concerned about my health so I'm trying to go slowly and keep the Protein in healthy quantities.

ROFLOL, I get to start phase II diet now. Can't wait, too bad the pizza won't be on it. Maybe we could just eat a cheese topping and leave the crust. ha ha

I started Phase II also, but I having a hard time getting in enough Protein. I?m drinking shakes twice a day, drinking half of an Isopure , 3.5 16oz bottles of Water. I?m also able to drink about 2 4oz glasses of gumbo/soup juice. I?m staying stuff all day long and wondering who in the world I?ll add anything else in my diet.:thumbup:

Yea I know that pizza is out for now but not forever. I?ll just have to eat it a lot different. My wife makes one on a tortilla with ro-tells/tomato sauce and fresh shrimp and light cheese. It?s really good.

ROFLOL, I get to start phase II diet now. Can't wait, too bad the pizza won't be on it. Maybe we could just eat a cheese topping and leave the crust. ha ha

Hey Bigga,

Keep the jokes coming! :laugh0: But for the slow to catch on, like ME, give us a little by-line at the end that says "JUST KIDDING". :001_tt2:

I keep thinking about that thread you started somewhere else about the law enforcement personnel competition you wanted to attend a couple of weeks after surgery. What did you decide to do about that?

Congratulations and keep rockin that sleeve!

Hey Bigga,

Keep the jokes coming! :laugh0: But for the slow to catch on, like ME, give us a little by-line at the end that says "JUST KIDDING". :001_tt2:

I keep thinking about that thread you started somewhere else about the law enforcement personnel competition you wanted to attend a couple of weeks after surgery. What did you decide to do about that?

Congratulations and keep rockin that sleeve!

Well I just had to come down from that Macho Man tuff feeling and realized that I may feel great, but my body needs time to recover.

So I?ll be there but just helping coach the bases.

I started Phase II also, but I having a hard time getting in enough Protein. I?m drinking shakes twice a day, drinking half of an isopure , 3.5 16oz bottles of Water. I?m also able to drink about 2 4oz glasses of gumbo/soup juice. I?m staying stuff all day long and wondering who in the world I?ll add anything else in my diet.:001_tt2:

Yea I know that pizza is out for now but not forever. I?ll just have to eat it a lot different. My wife makes one on a tortilla with ro-tells/tomato sauce and fresh shrimp and light cheese. It?s really good. :laugh0:

I start my day with a no sugar added carnation instant Breakfast mixed with 1 c skim or 1% milk and add to that one scoop of unjury unflavored Protein powder. that equals 33 protein. You have to order UNJURY on the internet, but it is great in instant breakfast, you don't even know its there. Add one Isopure no carb drink a day and that adds another 40 gms of protein. And there you go!!!

Wow...Dr. Nick..awesome on how to get the protein down..then that leaves plenty of room for the water...cool!!! thanks..

You definitely have a big sense of humor. Especially after reading about you joining the fart club. Dude.......lol.

Well I just had to come down from that Macho Man tuff feeling and realized that I may feel great, but my body needs time to recover.

So I?ll be there but just helping coach the bases.

Cool, that's what I was hoping you'd say. Just think, by this time next year you'll be at goal and on top of your game. :thumbup1:

Funny...I was shocked too! hahahhaaa I thought, if he can eat pizza 5 days out this thing must not work too well...I need to do more research! heeheee