Are there any Australian Sleevers out there, Would Love to hear from you.

So 6 days post op now slowly starting to feel more human now! Saw my gp today had the dressings taken down sites all looking good told I could take some peppermint oil caps to help with gas! Found real chicken broth is nice during my post op time! Finding stuff to mix up and that I will tolerate during this fluid stage hard!

If possible try t have a variety of sweet as well as savoury protein options during this phase. Meat & vege soups blended and watered down are good. They fill you up and keep any hunger at bay for a while. Variety helps during this stage. I made a list of possible options for the early stages and had the ingredients on hand, so maybe doing similar will help you too.

Milked-down yogurt is a good option for the liquid phase. Also chicken stock, beef stock, bonox, Vegemite in water etc. Salty things to balance out all the sweet stuff. You can stir plain protein powder into things. Just don't put it into anything too hot or it will curdle. I found that alternating hot and cold helped too.

5. Very inspiring story and amazing to see your pictures.

Thanks Kelli and Lissa

It was great to see your pics from the weekend, looks like fun. And you all look amazing!!!

Catching up after a hectic long weekend, I am so exhausted I can only imagine how pre-sleeve me would have handled the weekend.

Lissa, any dates for when you will be in Sydney?

Thanks Kelli and Lissa It was great to see your pics from the weekend' date=' looks like fun. And you all look amazing!!! Catching up after a hectic long weekend, I am so exhausted I can only imagine how pre-sleeve me would have handled the weekend. Lissa, any dates for when you will be in Sydney?[/quote']

Yep- got email confirmation today I will arrive on Saturday 9th of November and leave on Wednesday 13th.

Can any Sydney Sleevers meet during that period? I am staying at Parramatta and I don't know Sydney all that well so where ever we meet will have to be easy to find

Can't wait to meet up with you guys!!

My surgery day is today :-D. I'll hopefully make a post tonight. Thank you to everyone who has posted and made this journey easier by being able to read other people's experiences.

My surgery day is today :-D. I'll hopefully make a post tonight. Thank you to everyone who has posted and made this journey easier by being able to read other people's experiences.

Wow that's great! All the very best and I look forward to hearing from you on the 'sleeved side'

Good luck, skudibz!

My surgery day is today :-D. I'll hopefully make a post tonight. Thank you to everyone who has posted and made this journey easier by being able to read other people's experiences.

All the best for a speedy recovery. We will be thinking of you today.

Good luck Skudibz, I am sure it will all go well for you. Looking forward to hearing from you later.

Yep- got email confirmation today I will arrive on Saturday 9th of November and leave on Wednesday 13th.

Can any Sydney Sleevers meet during that period? I am staying at Parramatta and I don't know Sydney all that well so where ever we meet will have to be easy to find

Can't wait to meet up with you guys!!

Mother F'er....sorry I dont swear often but this is annoying. I will be in Vegas that weekend before a conference for work. I would have loved to have met you!! GRRRRRrr

Skudbidz ..All the best I hope that the surgery goes well.

Mother F'er....sorry I dont swear often but this is annoying. I will be in Vegas that weekend before a conference for work. I would have loved to have met you!! GRRRRRrr Skudbidz ..All the best I hope that the surgery goes well.

Ha! I concur!!! But Vegas - awesome!! I am off to Tokyo next year for a work conference but usually I am lucky to go as far as Melbourne have an awesome time!!! We will definitely have to meet next time!!

Happy to announce a 1kg loss. I've been working my butt off this week!

My surgery day is today :-D. I'll hopefully make a post tonight. Thank you to everyone who has posted and made this journey easier by being able to read other people's experiences.

Hope the surgery went well and your feeling okay.

Day 4 of Optifast and surprisingly it's been fine. Couldn't eat anything else if I wanted to

My surgery went well. It only hurts when I cough. Woohoo for pain killers!

My surgery went well. It only hurts when I cough. Woohoo for pain killers!

Well done. Now the real fun begins! Enjoy the ride down to a slimmer healthier you