NOTE: I just noticed I wrote 2 weeks out. I meant 2nd week in. Sorry.

Okay this is the strangest thing. I was sleeved on the 25th last month and I only noticed the first 2 days of honest to God fullness, where I didn't want to eat or drink anything. That includes surgery day. I'm not having issues with eating to be honest. At the very very worst I notice something almost....just almost stuck in my throat for a minute if it's too dry but even that'll go down with a sip of Water. I'm not trying carbonated drinks, no veggies yet, haven't tried beef or turkey yet. Not gonna lie, I HAVE tried chicken in my Soup. It was tiny thin strips (thinner than pulled pork thin) and it was very very soft in the soup....but needless to say it went down exceptionally....wasn't too much either. Only about a tablespoon (in all, tiny tiny bits at a time though), didn't want to make a proper meal of it. I've tried fish...no problem. I've tried cheeses, non melted...skim mozzerella string cheese for example (low cal, low fat) not an issue. Actually....so far there is very little I haven't tried...and nothing is causing me any sort of discomfort whatsoever. I guess that's a great thing for some.....but it sort of defeats the purpose of the procedure.

Not to mention...I feel like a complete idiot staying on a full liquids diet trying to get my Protein out of these lousy premier Protein shakes I'm gagging on (which happens to be the ONLY thing that hurts my tummy aside from getting punched in the gut), when I have tried and tested for days all of these much better and healthier ways to get in that protein. Chicken causes no issues for me, fish hasn't either. Milk, in all it's different forms (yogurt, cheeses hard, melted and soft etc) are not a problem. I've even tried tomato Soups and cream of mushroom soup in the very first week....went down easy as can be. The only thing that is causing me a bit of trouble lately is this tiny little bite of seafood mayo salad type thing I just had...and that's because of this bit of underchewed celery that made it's way through by accident, if I chew like I should...no issues there either.

Basically...1. I think this sleeve is ridiculous. Because I can tolerate everything pretty much, and the fact that I don't get full off of the smallest amounts like I should and am still ravenous if I stop at just 1/4 cup or 2-3 oz (but I still stop myself, and pay for it later with added weakness and lightheadedness) is defeating the whole purpose!

2. 2 weeks out...and only barely 10lbs down. Honestly now...I've lost more eating primal on a regular stomach (meat,fish,poultry with veggies, high protein/high fat/0-50g carbs). And never starved on that.

3. What's the point of "not" eating proper healthy non-sugar laden, non gross, sources of protein like chicken, fish, eggs etc when I can easily digest it all. I've not had a single problem this whole 2 weeks. I despise drinking those protein shakes or powders....they're so ridiculously unnatural!!! It sickens me!

Sigh...yes, I did talk to my nut...got the pretty much pre-generated auto doctor response. Stay on the diet we set blah. Doesn't it just suck that the diet they set is actually making me weaker and hungrier...and lose less weight than I normally would and have on a protein(meat/foul/fish/eggs) diet. I digest it all well. UGH.

To end....I'll just say that yes of course I'm sticking with the diet they've set. Can't help that I've tried a few things here and there throughout the 2 weeks...but if I'd noticed even a slight bit of discomfort from any one of those things...the testing would not have even gotten this far! Thats the whole problem....is this just me....or does anyone else have a stomach of steel?

I know you're completely right. Both of ya! I think it's just these Protein drinks and powders. I avoid them like the plague because of the vomiting fest afterwards....and the acid-burning stomach ache type pain in my lower abdomen (where you can feel a bowel movement coming on) almost immediately after drinking them. They simply are not working for me. And after I vomit even once I get this horrible empty/pulling feeling in my stomach for a day or two which feels a lot like hunger....minus the ravenous growls of death. I am staying on the diet...it was just those few lapses I mentioned above. I plan to stick to the diet strictly though' date=' no more tests and try outs etc. Sticking to full liquids for 3 more days. Than it's onto pureed foods. Meh, I'll blend me some chili when the time comes.

I guess it'll just be yogurt sweetened with xylitol now for me....3 more days. I'm NOT touching those protein drinks though...not in hell. I've got plenty of chicken soup stored away....I'll make it up however I can. YUCK...hate that poison![/quote']

I hate the protein shakes too!! Could NOT find one that I could tolerate. Before surgery I liked the Protein Bars and can have them in a couple of weeks. I hope I still like them.

I didn't feel full until I started dense proteins and I have no issues of tolerance - with anything. I find I eat more fish as it sits better than most things