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Although all the food looked and smelled amazing yesterday. I had no appetite at all! I ate a little bit of Jello and was satisfied. eventhough I'm a few days postop I'm still pretty sore on my left side and have a little swelling at my site, but all in all recovery is going great! i was even able to do some shopping last night! I hope all is well for everyone else!

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Like others, Thanksgiving Day proved to not be anywhere as difficult as we thought it may have been. I went to our family gathering with my shaker and some chicken Protein broth just in case I couldn't make a meal from what was on the menu. Since I've added soft/pureed foods I didn't find it hard to do at all.

I had about a tablespoon of each: mashed potatoes, butternut squash, broccoli casserole, and a smidge of dressing on my plate. I mashed everything well with my fork and put a little gravy on it. I only ate about 1/3 of it, then had my Protein Shake about an hour later. I was happy to have tasted some of the real food, and totally content. The only thing I didn't try was a little turkey, but I may try a tiny bit pureed tomorrow when Pete fixed the whole meal here at home. He loves to go visit with family for the holiday, but hates not having the leftovers to eat all the next week.

I'm going to simplify the whole thing be baking several sweet potatoes whole, and making some green Beans or peas. He's all about the turkey, stuffing and gravy anyhow.

I think we all deserve a shout out for being so committed to what we're doing!!!

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If was a nice feeling not to be so completely stuffed that I was miserable.

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It's been almost three weeks post-op and my doctor still has me on liquids. I have started eating a little bit with a few bites of mash potatoes and had half a scrambled egg today. Neither came back up.

However, I have been naseous the last fee days and I wasn't even naseous in the hospital. More, nothing tastes right and I have a constant "taste" in my mouth - no matter how much I brush my teeth. Also, I am always thirsty. Nothing quenches the thirst.

Anyone else experiencing this?

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Going back to work tomorrow. Finally starting to feel like myself. It took longer than the 5 days that I thought. I am glad I had took the additional days off. I am down 25lbs. Now the real challenge begins. I feel good about the 25lbs but now I have to make sure I follow the program. Water, Protein and Walking. Everything seems possible when you feel well. Thanks to all your advice and support I made it through this part of the process.

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@@Elisha1015 - I am 3 weeks out too and have had a hard time the past few days keeping things down. I am on soft foods and did fine the first week on them. About the only thing I can keep down consistently right now is cheese. I had my doc call in a Rx for a liquid anti-nausea med. It helps, but makes me very sleepy! Maybe I will just sleep through the next few days until this stage passes!

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Newbie on this site. Sleeved on 11/10/14 and trying to find the new normal. Tired of Protein shakes and searching for pureed recipes that won't nauseate me. Nice to meet you all... where ya from?

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Hey gang....

Where are y'all hanging out?? I haven't seen posts from anyone since before Thanksgiving. I hope you're all doing OK.

I think I'm doing ok, but this last couple days I'm feeling really tired, and seem to be actually "hungry". I eat, and feel full right away, but within an hour or so I feel like I want to eat something again. I'm drinking my fluids, but still "want" something. I'm getting a little nervous that I'll eat too much, and not loose.

I don't seem to be loosing all that fast anyhow.

Any ideas?

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Hey Dabliss and the rest of the gang. Today is my 4 week anniversary. I'm doing great! I've been walking 2 miles a day. My incisions are healing real fine. I don't have any pain, I am still sensitive in my belly button area, but that's it for pain.

I go tomorrow for my follow up and I decided before surgery to have all my weigh ins at Doctor appointments and at the monthly support meetings. This way I focus on fluids, Protein, and exercise, as well as the behavioral health changes.

I'm excited about the future health wise, which quite frankly is not something I'm used to.

How's everybody else doing?

Jeffrey

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@@NewJeffrey - I am impressed with your walking! I don't have any energy lately and even a short trip to the grocery store seems really overwhelming. I know it will get better though.

@@Dabliss111114 - There are a couple of posts after Thanksgiving before yours. They were on the next page. I've been super tired lately too but have had a hard time eating lately so I think it is just from very low calories. I am doing better today so far (holding my breath!) so hoping that my energy level picks up soon. How much have you lost since surgery? I just looked at my weight chart on My Fitness Pal and realized I've lost more in the past three weeks than I did in the 4 months before so I am happy! They tell us not to compare with others because we are all so very different. Your weight will come off - it just takes time. Are you tracking your food intake? I am only getting between 400-600 calories a day so even though I feel really full at times, I KNOW I am not eating too much. Right now I am having to each such a little amount at a time, that I am not too worried about eating more often. I know once I can eat something that resembles more of a small meal rather than just a couple of bites at a time, I won't have to eat as often.

@@mary314847 - Welcome! I am also having a hard time finding foods that don't nauseate me right now even though I am on soft foods. meats of any kind don't go down well or stay down. I've been eating a lot of eggs and cheese and those seem to work better than most. Can you have those yet?

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@@ready2B - I'm making it through. Went searching on the internet for some puree ideas, but havent found much. The spaghetti sauce/ricotta cheese combo made me very happy today. Hoping that i'm getting enough Protein, but it's not always easy to count accurately.

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I bought some chicken breasts. I seasoned them overnight and then grilled them. I put one in a food processor and puree it. I can get a good 4-5 ounces. It tastes great!! You get about 23 grams of Protein. I add small curd cottage cheese (14 grams of protein) on the side and its a nice meal for a simple guy like me :-)

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I had RNY on Nov. 6th. I'm down 31 pounds from final pre-op appointment on Oct 28th. I just returned to work yesterday.

I've been doing pretty good, only thrown up twice. I'm sick of my crushes medications! I miss food. Has anyone started exercising yet? I would like to walk, but it's cold in IL.

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I had some egg whites today!! Wow!! Lol so far so good so happy to be at stage 4!! It all pays off and truly does get better!! Feeling amazing started this journey at 298 and today I'm 270.7

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@@NewJeffrey, I'm with you. I haven't weighed myself either. Only as Dr. Appts. My scale was constantly showing up or down, never consistent. I've been on the go since Thanksgiving and I know I haven't been getting enough fluids in. Now in sick with a major head cold and trying to get in the fluids.

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