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By belaire30, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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belaire30    20

belaire30
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M on full liquids I'm going from 382 to 380 for the last 4 days. Is this normal??

Did anyone else struggle at this point with eating food? ? I'm struggling with head hunger. My Protein Shakes go down smooth but I can't eat anything else without belching constantly.

Any suggestions

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mrscastillo    32

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I'm always burping! 5 days post op... I think the gases from surgery are still in me... Im practicing my breathing exercises that people on here suggested but still burping lol

Try gas-x.... It really does help :)

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Star1221    270

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The burping and gurgling in your stomach is COMPLETELY normal. Also, your body is in shock and retaining Water right now. Don't worry. It will move. This is something we all go through. I know when the scale is stagnant, it feels like it will never move again. I would not look at the scale for a week at a time at the beginning at least. Focus on getting your liquid in. Most important thing right now.

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belaire30    20

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I've been weighing me almost 3 times a day. For full liquids week 2 what do you suggest I eat. Mashed potatoes don't agree with me I'm wondering of I'm eating too much. I feel stuffed at times after eating.

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ShapeShifter    64

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My full liquids phase was just Protein shakes and sugar free liquids... Water and broth, sf popsicles. Mashed potatoes are all carbs, I wouldn't have those until I reached goal. Did you get a guidebook on eating from your surgeon? Mine provided a day by day breakdown on what to consume.

You can get tips on what to eat when you get to the mushee/puree stage from a great blog called 'theworldaccordingtoeggface.com". she also offers recipes for smoothies.

Good luck!

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ShapeShifter    64

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Also, if you have to weigh every day... do it once first thing in the morning after you go to the bathroom. You will make yourself crazy over normal bodily changes throughout the day.

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Zeus    11

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No problem. Don't focus on the balance. Keep your Water intake high. It will come.

During a recent vacation travel, I did not weigh myself for 3 weeks and when I got back, I found I let an additional 14 pounds.

Don't worry.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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