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BLERDgirl    6,417

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Foaming, frothing, the slimes. You ate a little faster than your tummy could handle. It can't contain the saliva and is pushing it back up. I've heard of it and been rel careful to avoid it. It sounds unpleasant. Maybe some tums will help?

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Really good to hear from you, Mariah! I agree...get some pain meds for the short term. They were a huge help for me.

Avhick, maybe take a step back and reintroduce those foods a little later? I haven't experienced that, and I don't want you to either!

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Avhick    54

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I'm at week four as of today!!!! Things are getting better. I have more energy and do not get out of breath anymore. I'm on the puréed foods again this week. The only God on the puréed diet that I can't seem to handle is eggs. When I eat them I get excessive frothy saliva and my stomach hurts. So eggs have been taken off the menu. So far things seem to be progressing. When I got on the scale today I was down to 271 start weight was 320 and the weight on surgery was 292. I'm starting to notice the physical changes and I'm liking how I look. Hope everyone else is doing well!!!!!!!'

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Today I am down 40 lbs! This is a wonderful journey and so glad to be sharing it with all of you!

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BLERDgirl    6,417

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I'm at week four as of today!!!! Things are getting better. I have more energy and do not get out of breath anymore. I'm on the puréed foods again this week. The only God on the puréed diet that I can't seem to handle is eggs. When I eat them I get excessive frothy saliva and my stomach hurts. So eggs have been taken off the menu. So far things seem to be progressing. When I got on the scale today I was down to 271 start weight was 320 and the weight on surgery was 292. I'm starting to notice the physical changes and I'm liking how I look. Hope everyone else is doing well!!!!!!!'

The frothy saliva comes from eating too fast. It's got to be super slow, especially early on. On teeny bite, wait 2 full minutes. Repeat. My first egg as in single egg took an entire hour to eat!

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Avhick    54

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Onward that's excellent. Glad you are doing well. At week five im doing good too. As of this morning im down to 263. I'm amazed with how I'm starting to look.

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Avhick, you are doing so great! We are so close to the same surgery time. I'll be at 6 weeks on Friday. It's so wonderful to compare and see where we are.

I haven't had the frothies...they just sound delightful. Ugh. I do have horrible acid, though. And while eggs have been fine for me (poached), quinoa is like eating shards of glass. Back on the shelf it goes for now.

How awesome are compliments, though? People noticing the changing me...so encouraging. Yesterday, a woman who hadn't seen me since November came over to me and said, "wow, what a transformation!" I nearly cried. Friends tell me I look happier. I know I feel so much better!

Keep sharing your journeys, everyone. Your experiences inspire me.

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BLERDgirl    6,417

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@@Avhick - So glad that worked for you. It's hard to comprehend that when they told us to eat slower they meant suuuuper sloooooow.

@@Onward - I didn't add grans like quinoa and farro back until I was 3 months out. They are good Proteins, but I wanted to make sure my tummy was ready.

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I think I got ahead of myself :)

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blissfulbeing    84

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It is so wonderful to hear how great you all are doing! Your stories are very inspiring! My surgery is in just under two weeks! I can't believe it's finally going to happen! ????

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Avhick    54

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It's amaZing the changes. I am going back to work next week so I'm sure I'll get some comments. It's funny because I'm seeing and feeling bones and stuff that I've never seen and felt before. So glad that we are all doing well. Looking forward to continuing to hear about everyone's progress. Luckily for me acid hasn't been to big of a problem. My dr has me on a medication that reduces or stops the acid. I stopped taking it for two days and on the second day I had continuous heart burn. Hope to hear from everyone soon.

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