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You're down more than me. I'm down 24 since surgery but 54 since pre-op. good luck to you!

I dropped 12 lbs in 3 week preop, It only took me 3 weeks to get into surgery. My Dr told me to just maintain my weight. but probably will lose a few before surgery on my liquid diet that started 2 days before surgery. I dropped 31 lbs in first 15 days and have only dropped 2 lbs in last 8 days. I have been measuring once a week and continue to lose inches even in this 3rd week when I only dropped 2 lbs.

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I am 12 days post op and lost 11 pounds. Started creamy Soups this Tuesday and hardest challenge is starting my Protein Shakes up just takes all day to get it down and I'm just trying with the Water but I've been alil dehydrated and trying a little Apple juice diluted with water but we have been having a heat wave but I'm working on it

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I make my own creamy Soup by boiling peeled potatoes and mashing them, adding Water and a tiny pat of butter. Goes down better than anything else. Having problems with the Protein Shakes any kind gags me. My baby tummy doesn't like it. I'm postop day 8 and lost 13 pounds. 7 the week before surgery and 6 since surgery. I also add mio to my water, up to 40 ounces daily now. Its a work in progress for sure.

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I make my own creamy Soup by boiling peeled potatoes and mashing them' date=' adding Water and a tiny pat of butter. Goes down better than anything else. Having problems with the Protein Shakes any kind gags me. My baby tummy doesn't like it. I'm postop day 8 and lost 13 pounds. 7 the week before surgery and 6 since surgery. I also add mio to my water, up to 40 ounces daily now. Its a work in progress for sure.[/quote']

Did you try adding a little of the unflavored Protein to your soup? It might go down easier than the shakes. Adding skim milk to the soup would also add a nice dose of protein if you can tolerate it.

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@ nurse....whats milo?

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@ nurse....whats milo?

She said mio, which is the little flavor droplets. Similar to Crystal Light, but it is liquid form instead of powder. They have some pretty tasty flavors.

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Thx...i typed it correct but missed the error it loaded..lol..i will have to look for some...

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I have been feeling like a stall. Tomorrow will be 4 weeks out. I am down 24 lbs post surgery and 38 total. I lost 19 lbs the first week and then 2.5 lbs for week two and three and nothing this week. My husband keeps telling me that I look like I lost much more. All my clothes are falling off. I will weight myself on the 10th, it will be one month out. I decided after the first month that I will weigh once a week on Saturday's. I am happy that I am smaller and feel slightly better. I think I have been having the Keto flu. Still not up to my old self. Thanks for all the help along the way.

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No problem! :) I believe they are in all grocery stores now. Dasani even has some and I saw some Hawaiian Punch ones when I was at Wal-Mart last week. I got the Dasani pink lemonade, which is REALLY good and you would never think it didn't have sugar! The peach tea of Mio is really good and so is the strawberry watermelon. Luckily there are tons of flavors so you can mix it up and not have the same flavor every day! :D

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Hello everyone so glad to see all the positive feedback ! I have a question for those who are post op I finally get to start my purée stage tomorrow so happy but I have no clue as to what is considered a purée food I can only eat about 6-10 spoons food Protein Shakes have been going good and Water intake fine all Vitamins in but I'm finally able to eat and I have to admit I'm nervous I don't want to end up bringing it back up ! Any suggestions would be very very appreciated! Thanks you all for the support

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I am so serious when I say this: it is so so so nice to come on this forum & see all this support without the cattiness I see in other threads. It's awesome that we are all going through the same thing around the same time together. THIS is what a support site is all about. You all ROCK!!

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pureed foods are blenderized foods similiar to baby food consistency or pudding consistency. Hopefully I get to start this stage this week at my post op appt. And I agree, this is a very nice thread going!

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Hi guys I will be 3 weeks post op tomorrow. ..and it seems I have come down with some type of bug:( yesterday was throwing up with a sore throat today extremely sore throat slight headache and haven't been able to eat:( was suppose tobstart soft food tomorrow but my doc said go bk to liquids for a few days :( I took some liquid nyquil cold and flu in desperate need of relief also got some Tylenol for sore throats for the day time....it sucks getting sick in the summer hope to feel better soon bc I dont wanna end up bk in the hospital. ....anyway so far so good weight wise HW 294 PREOP 277 SW 265 CW 251.6 im 5'9 I only lost 2.8 this week I weigh on sundays I was a lil disappointed bout that then I got over it lol glar to see everyone is doing good hope w3 all keep in touch :)

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Good luck to friend getting sleeves tomorrow. How all goes well. Praying for u.

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Thanks nursebarbie for the Soup advice. I seem to be doing ok sometimes i don't have the need to eat even though i should.

My highest weight was 278, after the two week preop diet and pre surgery weight was 262. Week one went to 254 yesterday i weighed in at 248.8. Was sleeve on June 24th.

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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. LeighaTR

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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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