Ok first off let me just say i am not complaining. However my jaw is killing me from having to chew so long on one piece of meat/ veggie. Will we always have to chew things so throughly??

-d'andra

maybe if you cut your food up smaller that will help with not having to chew so much?? Just throwing it out there' date=' not sure if it can help, I'm getting my sleeve in 9 days!! yeee! [/quote']

That's exactly what I have been doing and its working well so far.

maybe if you cut your food up smaller that will help with not having to chew so much?? Just throwing it out there' date=' not sure if it can help, I'm getting my sleeve in 9 days!! yeee! [/quote']

Wow...9 days! Congrats...I'm right behind you! How is the pre-op diet going?

Little Bits

Wow...9 days! Congrats...I'm right behind you! How is the pre-op diet going?

Little Bits

IKR 9 more days!!

I'm pretty much coasting through...I have times when I want to eat....I just try to focus on something else....like today I'm working on research so my mind is occupied...

IKR 9 more days!!

I'm pretty much coasting through...I have times when I want to eat....I just try to focus on something else....like today I'm working on research so my mind is occupied...

Good luck!!! Call/text me if you need to talk to keep your mind off of things. We have really come a long way...yay!!!

Little Bits

Thank you so much. Monday is my day, it will be about forever until I am to solids so we'll see how it goes. I read over the last few days that celery is hard for people and that's another of my favorites, I just want to go into this with my eyes open

Try peeling the outer layer off of them using your potato peeler. I LOVE broccoli, especially the stalks, I peel the outer layer off and they are MUCH easier to chew and get down.

Thank you MamaM, I will try that when I'm ready for it. I already know the first real food I will try is Tuna with celery seasoning and onion seasoning and lf mayo and when I get to real food it's going to be those darn turkey meat balls

Thank you so much. Monday is my day' date=' it will be about forever until I am to solids so we'll see how it goes. I read over the last few days that celery is hard for people and that's another of my favorites, I just want to go into this with my eyes open <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

It's the strings in the celery that give ppl problems. Idk yet (because I'm not far along enough to try) but I'm thinking if the celery was chopped or sliced small enough it might not be a problem. I'll try in about a month.

Congrats to those of you getting sleeved this month! It's a journey!

Mmmm! I love turkey meatballs. Make sure they aren't too dry. I make mine homemade but I need to change my recipe so they are moist.

Gonna brag-

My turkey meatballs are awesome! I put feta cheese crumbles in them along w/chopped roasted red bell peppers. You can find them in jars. I buy Mezzetta brand. Scoop then bake. We rarely even put a sauce on them. My young daughter will even take them for lunch and eat them cold! They are SO good!