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2.5 ounces of turkey sausage

HW 358 SW 344 CW 275 RNY 4/11/2013

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Ok I have a question on the 30 minute rule for drinking when you eat Cereal is ok to drink the milk in your cereal same for Soup what about the broth in soup

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The yogarts are confusing me. I cant find any of them that has less than 16 carbs' date=' i looked at all of them even the greeks the Fage, all of them are high carb. And their all the single serving containers,[/quote']

I have this same problem. I'm suppose to be eating low carb and all the yogurts have a considerable amount of sugar except for the diabetic friendly ones which are sweetened with artificial stuff so I avoid yogurt now until I can find one that works for me. I'd love to find a Greek yogurt with no more than 3 grams of carbs. Anyone know of one?? Even the plain ones I've seen at whole foods have at least 9 grams of net carbs:(

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Does anyone still wait 30 minutes after eating before drinking something? I know we did it in the beginning' date=' but its a little tougher to do when you are eating more. I try to time my meals so I won't drink too soon.[/quote']

I have to wait an hour after eating to drink and my dr said that is for the rest of my life

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Having a scrambled egg but its not doing it for me. I'm getting really sick of the things I'm eating. I only have another week and half until normal food but this last week is a killer. I might dump the egg and have a yogurt instead.

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Ok I have a question on the 30 minute rule for drinking when you eat cereal is ok to drink the milk in your cereal same for Soup what about the broth in soup

The liquid washes the food out of your pouch. You want the food to stay in there as long as possible so no, you shouldn't drink the milk. I was told no Soups. Rule of thumb is no liquid calories.

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The liquid washes the food out of your pouch. You want the food to stay in there as long as possible so no' date=' you shouldn't drink the milk. I was told no Soups. Rule of thumb is no liquid calories.[/quote']

It's weird how surgeons ate different. We can have Soup and cereal with milk. I usually use yogurt though.

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Thanks to my sweet bf buying me a box of apple pie Quest bars, I was finally able to get my 60 grams of Protein in. A girl I work with said they're bad for you because they have a lot of sodium, but I was told to focus on protein and not worry about calories, carbs, etc. so if they're helping me get my protein I'm all for it.

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I find most days I eat around like 700 calories but on days I work double shifts I'm up for like 20 hours straight and eat more like 1000. It sounds like that's way too much. Meanwhile it's way less than I was eating before and it's healthy food and those 1000 cal days I get well over 80g Protein. Am I broken?

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Thanks to my sweet bf buying me a box of apple pie Quest bars' date=' I was finally able to get my 60 grams of Protein in. A girl I work with said they're bad for you because they have a lot of sodium, but I was told to focus on protein and not worry about calories, carbs, etc. so if they're helping me get my protein I'm all for it.[/quote']

Are they really good? I almost ordered some yesterday. I ordered a different brand awhile back and didnt really care for them. They arent cheap so I hate to order them and not like them.

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2 pieces of sweet & sour chicken, few spoonfuls of rice, and 2 spears of broccoli. It's sitting beautifully so I'm a happy momma right now.

HW:358 DOS:338 CW:275 SD:1/28/13

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Are they really good? I almost ordered some yesterday. I ordered a different brand awhile back and didnt really care for them. They arent cheap so I hate to order them and not like them.

I love them! They have a similar hard, dense consistency as other Protein Bars, but they taste really good.

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I ate 5 lean cuisine Thai chicken rolls and 1 graham cracker. It didn't seem like much when I was eating, but now thinking about it seems like a lot. I don't feel hungry or full ever. :-/ frustrating.

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I love them! They have a similar hard' date=' dense consistency as other Protein bars, but they taste really good.[/quote']

I love Quest bars ... My fave are the banana nut muffin heated for just a few seconds .....YUMM-o

surgery date 6/11/13 HW: 364lbs. SW: 335.5 CW: 304 GW: 150

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Thanks to my sweet bf buying me a box of apple pie Quest bars' date=' I was finally able to get my 60 grams of Protein in. A girl I work with said they're bad for you because they have a lot of sodium, but I was told to focus on protein and not worry about calories, carbs, etc. so if they're helping me get my protein I'm all for it.[/quote']

Nutritionally, there are way worse protein bars on the market. Quest bars are the cleanest & best protein out there. Don't listen to the work person. She probably has no idea about WLS nutrition anyway. Do you nuke them for a few seconds? I hear that makes that flavor yummier.

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      1. Selina333

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    • Alisa_S

      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

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      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

        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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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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