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Greenize42

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Getting-used-to-new-me    119

Getting-used-to-new-me
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Speaking of salads, what salad ingredients are the easiest to pass the "ouch pouch" test?

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pookybear    284

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Speaking of salads, what salad ingredients are the easiest to pass the "ouch pouch" test?

lettuce and olives for me. Love cucumbers but they have to be peeled and I prefer no seeds. Tomatoes sometimes make me slightly uncomfortable.

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KristinaRnY    455

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I'd like to know about salad friendly ingredients as well! I'm pre op but am a vegetarian and I eat a very plant based diet.

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Cherryhair    88

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Ok it's official I hate everything today tried Mahi Mahi, chili, Peanut Butter, tuna either it hurts or I hate it after one bite

Why does it seem like my ability to tolerate food is going backwards? I ate all of the above before without any issues.

Finicky a-- pouch! Sorry had to vent

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Christi85    24

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Ok it's official I hate everything today tried Mahi Mahi, chili, Peanut Butter, tuna either it hurts or I hate it after one bite

Why does it seem like my ability to tolerate food is going backwards? I ate all of the above before without any issues.

Finicky a-- pouch! Sorry had to vent

I have had the same issue. Everything I could eat before is a no go. It's miserable.

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Getting-used-to-new-me    119

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I'd like to know about salad friendly ingredients as well! I'm pre op but am a vegetarian and I eat a very plant based diet.

Welcome! I was vegan pre-surgery. But since then I've tried to get in the Protein however possible. I'm leaning back toward lacto-vegetarian, eating legumes and dairy for the protein. I just have such a hard time with pouch pain and meats. My nut says it's impossible to get enough vegan- only protein. The veggies I tolerate now are all soft, like tomatoes. I'm thinking my salads will be mostly soft, diced tomatoes with other soft, diced veggies.

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Getting-used-to-new-me    119

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Ok it's official I hate everything today tried Mahi Mahi, chili, Peanut Butter, tuna either it hurts or I hate it after one bite

Why does it seem like my ability to tolerate food is going backwards? I ate all of the above before without any issues.

Finicky a-- pouch! Sorry had to vent

I'm with you on all but chili. I like it in half-cup quantities, eaten slowly.

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Cherryhair    88

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I hope it passes quickly

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Christi85    24

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So this happened today....no clue how I made it 30 minutes LoL. I haven't been to the gym in FOREVER!

Yay! Good for you! I need to get my butt in gear!

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Getting-used-to-new-me    119

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I hope it passes quickly

It'll pass, eventually. Pouch pain is the biggest pain of all.

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Mkmb2006    41

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How much weight are you losing on average a week? Just curious. I had my surgery on 12/16. I've lost 30 pounds since surgery (50 since the pre op diet). So I'm averaging around 6 pounds a week. Feels like it's coming off so slowly.

I was averaging nearly a pound a day, but I've starting exercising five times a week, so my weight loss has slowed. Since my surgery on 12/19, I've lost 25, totaling 45 since pre-op. I'm getting very impatient at the slow loss!!

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redstacey    33

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I am also having a problem getting in all of my Protein. So the last time I went to the doctor, I purchased a can of Unjury unflavored Protein Powder. You can put it in anything. It doesn't change the taste or the consistency of what you are eating or drinking. It is a wonderful addition to my kitchen where I wage the war of protein every day. Lol

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redstacey    33

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This weekend I was very brave. I made myself a veggie sandwich. It was out of this world. The different textures and flavors of all the different veggies was a party for my taste buds. I used a seven grain bread sliced very thin and toasted. I had iceberg lettuce, spinach, olives, red onion, avocado, and tomatoes. Just a smidgen of mayo and a splash of red wine vinegar. It took me a while to eat the whole thing but it was well worth it. This has been the first thing that has awakened my taste buds and sat well in my pouch all at the same time.

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knt4ever    137

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I am also having a problem getting in all of my Protein. So the last time I went to the doctor, I purchased a can of Unjury unflavored protein powder. You can put it in anything. It doesn't change the taste or the consistency of what you are eating or drinking. It is a wonderful addition to my kitchen where I wage the war of protein every day. Lol

I am a huge fan of Unjury protein. Each morning I put a scoop of Unjury chocolate Splendor AND a scoop of Unjury Unflavored to make a 42g Protein Hot Chocolate! Good start to getting protein in!

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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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      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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        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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        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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