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[kwindham 57]

What sweet coworkers! that pot roast sounds wonderful! Get some rest on your days off, those are some long shifts!

[Joni 94]

So nice to have good friends at work! Schwans has mini pot roasts, 4 to a box. They are expensive, but I think they will be perfect. I plan to order those for the soft phase coming up. One will probably be 3 meals, so they will last awhile and be worth the money for me.

I've been staying at my sister's house cat sitting since Monday, and I'm starting to miss my own place. I'll go home tomorrow. My bariatric hot chocolate should be waiting for me, and I'm anxious to try it!

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

[DogMom3 11]

Let me know how that hot chocolate is.....that sounds wonderful right now since it is still rainy here! No complaints though, we needed the moisture. Off to meet hubby at the gym. Have a great weekend everyone

[kwindham 57]

Happy Mothers Day to all of you Mothers! Hope you have a wonderful Day!

[Joni 94]

Same to you Kellie!

[notime 340]

Thank you, Kellie. I hope all of the mothers get some time off to enjoy their day. This time the celebration certainly won't be food based!

[Joni 94]

Just waiting for my husband to pick me up from my sister's house so I can go home for a couple days. Then I'll make one more overnighter to be with cat before I'm done. Just had a piece of deli chicken rolled up with a little cheese chewed to death, and it went down with no problem.

What's everyone drinking for Fluid when it isn't a Protein Drink? Up to now, it's been mostly just plain Water for me.

[notime 340]

Sometimes I drink hot chocolate (Swiss Miss no sugar added). I make it with milk rather than the Water the directions say. That gives me 8 oz of liquid and a little protein--9 grams. Another favorite of mine is V-8 juice. It provides a different texture and taste and gives me some vegetable nutrients. Like you, I drink a lot of water.

[kwindham 57]

I drink no sugar added apple juice and sugar free koolaide or crystal light, carnation instant Breakfast, decaff tea sometimes. I am about to die for a diet coke! I have to say, I think the no caffeine has been the hardest part overall for me. No coffee, no diet coke, uuggghh, hows a girl suppose to survive? LOL It will so be worth it tho!

Plain Water doesn't sit well for me. Oh how I miss my ice cold dasani water!

[DogMom3 11]

Happy Mother's Day everyone! I hope you're day is great....We don't have children by choice but I have 5 animals & my 4 legged furry kids gave me kisses (like usual) and it made my day

Joni, I have been doing Decaf hot tea and it goes down soooo nicely. Today I am having Chai Spice Tea and I add some splenda and skim milk and it's wonderful. I can get a 16 oz cup of tea down in about 30 minutes yet it takes me a few hours to get down 16 oz of Water I have also been doing crystal light but lately it seems too sweet. The tea has been my best bet.

[sheila5497 9]

Hey sorry it has been a while since my last post. Been keeping busy. A 4 year old and a 14 year old that is in baseball almost every day. I started on my soft diet a day early since it was mothers day. Went out to eat for the first time and I have to tell ya it was great! Spent the day at the beach and then dinner at Lone Star steakhouse. I ordered their steak Soup ( which was awesome), and a baked potato with cheese and sour cream. I ate about half of the soup (chewed the crap out of the little bits of very tender steak), and about a quarter of the potato! Oh, and had 1 fried green bean. I have to say it was much better going down than the hot dog a week ago. I asked for a box and saved the rest for later. I am starting to tell the difference between hunger and full now, and accually do get the hungry feeling now. I did over do it yesterday with the carbs and not a lot with the Protein however, I am planning to do a little extra walking today! I was proud of myself yesterday, because the whole time I was at the beach the boys ate twice and it didn't even phase me or make me think to eat for that matter. All I could think of was " ugh... If I ate that and that much I would get sick". They had a total of two corn dogs some chips and a couple of juice boxes. It also made me think that the next time we go to the beach, I need to pack stuff to eat rather than rely on the junk they sell at the beach. I do have a burning question. It has been 4 days now and no BM. Now mind you I was used to going 2-3 times a day and all of a sudden nothing, for 4 days. Has anyone had this problem?

[notime 340]

My nutritionist said it wouldn't be like before the surgery. She said we should be going about once every couple of days and that the usual cause of Constipation is inadequate fluids. Baby food prunes, Decaf coffee, Benefiber, Fibercon and Liquafiber are my doctor's allowed "cures" for constipation.

It sounds as though you are very busy. Are you allowed to swim yet?

Going out to eat sounds wonderful. I am dreaming of eggplant parmesan at a great Italian restaurant nearby! I'm thinking I could eat a miniscule amount and bring the rest home for my husband and me to have the next day. He is so lucky I have a teeny tiny stomach!

[Joni 94]

I too am on the start of day 4 with no BM. I was used to going every day as well, but I know from my hubby that our bowel habits change drastically after the sleeve. My fluids weren't exactly at goal the last few days either. My weight loss has stalled too for the last few days too (gotta quit weighing every day).

On the way home yesterday, we stopped at Wendys and got a chili and a baked potato. I ate a little bit of each and Jack finished it, so we both ate dinner for under 5 dollars!

I am starting my day again with a "strawberry mousse" Protein drink from nectar. Tastes like I remember Nestle strawberry Quick. It goes down pretty easy so I hope I don't get sick of it too fast.

Going to see surgeon and NUT tomorrow morning. I'll let you know what they have to say..... Hugs

[sheila5497 9]

Had a BM today! Hooray! I was worried. Since I am on soft foods now I tried some tofu and added onions mrs dash and soy sauce in a skillet and Carmelites the onions so they were real soft and boy did that taste good... Tofu has 7 grams of Protein for 3 oz. used crisco olive oil spray and some Molly mcbutter. I am too in a weight slump. Same weight for a few days. Not worried though because it is getting that time of the month and know once I walk a little more it will go.

[notime 340]

Thanks for the recipe!