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Ahaha. I wrote hick up!! Oops. I meant hiccup. I go from cold to hot as hell really fast.

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I'm doing horrible on my Protein. I'm getting in 30-40 grams. The powders are starting to gross me out, not sure why. I can drink about half a thing then i'm gagging and torturing myself to finish it. The smell and taste is so gross.

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I'm doing horrible on Protein as well. They seem to dry my mouth out.

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I'm doing horrible on my Protein. I'm getting in 30-40 grams. The powders are starting to gross me out' date=' not sure why. I can drink about half a thing then i'm gagging and torturing myself to finish it. The smell and taste is so gross.[/quote']

I heard good reviews about Unjury Protein Shakes so I went online and ordered 3-samples. The samples were $5, but the shipping was also $5. I am terrible about buying things and never using them, so I wanted to test out these shakes before buying mass quantity. Believe it or not, but the shakes were pretty amazing. I am ordering some larger quantities tonight. I use a lactose free milk product called Mootopia from my local grocery store here called "HEB". So the Unjury Protein Powder is 20-G of protein and this milk-replacement is 12-G,per 8-oz. So this one shake in the am gives me 32-G.

Then I get few additional protein points from regular food and then 1-more shake for dessert, I mix the drink and leave it in the freezer for 30-minutes and then shake it again. It sorta taste like a chocolate milkshake since there are a few ice crystals in it.

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I heard good reviews about Unjury Protein Shakes so I went online and ordered 3-samples. The samples were 5' date=' but the shipping was also 5. I am terrible about buying things and never using them, so I wanted to test out these shakes before buying mass quantity. Believe it or not, but the shakes were pretty amazing. I am ordering some larger quantities tonight. I use a lactose free milk product called Mootopia from my local grocery store here called "HEB". So the Unjury Protein powder is 20-G of protein and this milk-replacement is 12-G,per 8-oz. So this one shake in the am gives me 32-G.

Then I get few additional protein points from regular food and then 1-more shake for dessert, I mix the drink and leave it in the freezer for 30-minutes and then shake it again. It sorta taste like a chocolate milkshake since there are a few ice crystals in it.[/quote']

Try the injury Orange flavor protein it's great

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You know its so weird to hear about ppl not getting full. My doc must have really went small on me bc I literally eat like one bite and I am done. My heart goes out too those with the opposite problem but part of me wishes I could eat a tiny bit more. I am on soft foods and I am not sure how I am going to get enough Protein in bc I don't know how many more Protein Drinks I can handle. I am tired of them so badly and it takes me forever to get it all down.

I'm one of those people that can definitely eat more than one bite. I do get full but I'm sure I can eat more than what I'm suppose to be able to. I haven't gotten sick at all, I can drink more than 64oz of Water a day. I just try to measure everything so I'm not consuming too much. I'm not hungry either.

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I'm one of those people that can definitely eat more than one bite. I do get full but I'm sure I can eat more than what I'm suppose to be able to. I haven't gotten sick at all' date=' I can drink more than 64oz of Water a day. I just try to measure everything so I'm not consuming too much. I'm not hungry either.[/quote']

Stitcher girl 88

How far out are you? I hate thinking this, but I worry that my surgeon made me a large pouch and not a small pouch, but I wouldn't think he would do such a thing.

My mind is messing with me since I can eat more than I think I should be able to eat.

For example, Breakfast yesterday:

1-egg scrambled with 1-slice of lunch meat ham chopped up in it and a sprinkle of fat-free cheese.

It fit into a very small bowl. Like the size bowl you would get if you ordered a side-of vegetables at a restaurant, but I read somewhere that we would only be able to eat maybe 2-teaspoons of food after surgery, and I keep remembering that I read that somewhere and it gets me wondering what is going on.

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I heard good reviews about Unjury Protein Shakes so I went online and ordered 3-samples. The samples were 5' date=' but the shipping was also 5. I am terrible about buying things and never using them, so I wanted to test out these shakes before buying mass quantity. Believe it or not, but the shakes were pretty amazing. I am ordering some larger quantities tonight. I use a lactose free milk product called Mootopia from my local grocery store here called "HEB". So the Unjury Protein powder is 20-G of protein and this milk-replacement is 12-G,per 8-oz. So this one shake in the am gives me 32-G.

Then I get few additional protein points from regular food and then 1-more shake for dessert, I mix the drink and leave it in the freezer for 30-minutes and then shake it again. It sorta taste like a chocolate milkshake since there are a few ice crystals in it.[/quote']

Here is a list of the ones I like. Muscle milk light, pure protein, sf carnation instant breakfast, my favorite is the nectar brand, Nectar comes in like 9 /10 different flavors. I love the cherry. I bought sample packs of the caribbean cooler, vanilla bean torte and chocolate truffle. I'll let you know how I like them when I try them.

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Stitcher girl 88

How far out are you? I hate thinking this' date=' but I worry that my surgeon made me a large pouch and not a small pouch, but I wouldn't think he would do such a thing.

My mind is messing with me since I can eat more than I think I should be able to eat.

For example, breakfast yesterday:

1-egg scrambled with 1-slice of lunch meat ham chopped up in it and a sprinkle of fat-free cheese.< /p>

It fit into a very small bowl. Like the size bowl you would get if you ordered a side-of vegetables at a restaurant, but I read somewhere that we would only be able to eat maybe 2-teaspoons of food after surgery, and I keep remembering that I read that somewhere and it gets me wondering what is going on.[/quote']

I am 2 weeks out. I guess I am where I should be but it seems like everyone is having the opposite problem so it makes me worry. I miss real eating a little but would never go back and undo the surgery as being healthy is more important than eating like a human.

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In my booklet it says 2TB-1/4 cup of food at a time

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I could manage 2 tbs I think.

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I'm eating applesauce right now, not sure if my tummy likes it or not.

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When have some of you started on your "mush foods?" You know' date=' the step after liquids?[/quote']

I'm on purée right now

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My dr. Is keeping me on liquids till my first follow up oct 11. My surgery was sept 23....

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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

        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.

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