I had to get this horrible taste out of my mouth and I chewed on those cheetos till the were liquidy ....has anyone else done this

Can't say that I have! I am trying to stay away from mindless carbs. I do brush my teeth several times a day because of that horrible taste that seems to plague me!

I had to get this horrible taste out of my mouth and I chewed on those cheetos till the were liquidy ....has anyone else done this

Unmm.....Yeah.... No.

The horrible taste is your body breaking down fat. Try brushing your teeth, getting in more fluids. Eat lots of ice and drink fluids. It helps.

Your system is not ready for Cheetos...Only liquids like broth and Protein drinks and Water....Your sleeve is still healing....

Rinse your mouth with salt water. It will help with the taste in your mouth......

Chicken broth and warm tea helped the bad taste in my mouth. Don't eat that processed stuff.

I agree chicken broth or tea. If you are looking for something more sweet diluted G2.

But I have to ask why flaming hot Cheetos? The thought of anything remotely spicy that early out... Reflux, excess stomach acid, fresh wound in the tummy... I would think it would feel like swallowing rubbing alcohol.

It wouldn't matter if they had. Don't do it. You don't need validation that other people have done this, too - if they did, they were wrong, too.

Follow your surgeon's guidelines. They are there for a reason. If you can't adhere to a post operative diet for a few weeks, you will have real issues down the road, so I suggest you look for some local support in the form of a group or personal counselor.

The hard part of this process is not losing the weight - it's dealing with the relationships we have with food and how we use food in ways that "healthy" people do not. There were other options to "get rid of that taste" and you went for the foods you should be avoiding right now (and until you're well into loss, I'd add) so I'd take a look at that behavior and work on it.

One (or two, or three) slips are not the end of the world, but your sleeve needs to heal, first and foremost. We don't have to be perfect, but we do need to be cautious and make smart choices.

Don't be the poster one year from now frustrated with yourself because you haven't lost much weight due to the fact that you didn't work your sleeve and started eating around it as soon as you healed.

Don't go down this path.

~Cheri

It wouldn't matter if they had. Don't do it. You don't need validation that other people have done this' date=' too - if they did, they were wrong, too.

Follow your surgeon's guidelines. They are there for a reason. If you can't adhere to a post operative diet for a few weeks, you will have real issues down the road, so I suggest you look for some local support in the form of a group or personal counselor.

The hard part of this process is not losing the weight - it's dealing with the relationships we have with food and how we use food in ways that "healthy" people do not. There were other options to "get rid of that taste" and you went for the foods you should be avoiding right now (and until you're well into loss, I'd add) so I'd take a look at that behavior and work on it.

One (or two, or three) slips are not the end of the world, but your sleeve needs to heal, first and foremost. We don't have to be perfect, but we do need to be cautious and make smart choices.

Don't be the poster one year from now frustrated with yourself because you haven't lost much weight due to the fact that you didn't work your sleeve and started eating around it as soon as you healed.

Don't go down this path.

~Cheri[/quote']

To the OP....what Cheri is saying is the truth. You don't need Cheetos at this point....and it's only going to get harder so nip it in the bud as soon as possible. Be strong now because in a year from now, when your sleeve will allow you to eat almost anything, it will be alot tougher.

Eat whatever you like after you get on soft food. Experiment...find something you like. But exercise as well. What everyone seem not to talk about is the this surgery goes hand in hand with exercise, that's what the healthy people do when they eat plenty of carbs with calories.