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Ahhhh! I'm going crazy! I'm so tired of drinking my protein! I want eggs or chicken or jerkey or bacon or SOMETHING. So tired of sweet stuff.

Just gonna keep focusing on getting in my Water so I can not be dehydrated. And get in calories from yogurt, pudding, Soup.

I really need something that needs to be chewed!

Gonna keep on though. I want my tummy to heal right.

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Hang in there ladycook soft foods are around the corner! you are an inspiration to me! I'm going through all the pre-op stuff and have my pre surgery meeting on 4/14 with endoscope happening 2 days later. Surgery scheduled for 5/12. Can't wait and u continue to look forward to your progress! Be strong!

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Long overdue update!

I'm around 3.5 post op now, and once I was able to start regular foods I felt so much better! I did end up on the doctors office once and received IV fluids and Vitamins. Getting Water in is much easier now, but I'm still hitting my Water goals the way I should.

I am now down 93lbs as of today. 3.5 months out. AMAZING!

I have great restriction. I listen to my stomach and stop when I get my full feeling. I haven' thrown up since I was able to start regular food.

Here's a new pic of me.

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You were pretty even overweight, but gosh you are stunning at 3.5 months post op!!

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Your story sounds very very similar to mine. I am 16 days out from surgery. I hope I do as well as you! :)

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What is your daily eating like? I am the same starting weight range and hope I lost like you. At 3.5mths you look GREAT! GO GIRL!!! ????

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At first I started out eating low carb, but found I wasn't happy doing that. So I've started eating carbs as well and I feel like a normal human.

For Breakfast I may have a Fiber One Bar, yopa Greek yogurt with granola topping, 3 pieces of bacon, or Protein oatmeal. (I've had other things but those are my staples)

lunch I'll have part of a non breaded chicken breast. Or steak...I usually stick to a Protein source for lunch. Same for dinner.

For a snack I'll eat some sort of fruit. Grapes, watermelon, kiwi. I've also had crackers or beef Jerky.

I've also eaten things that weren't so great for me. I've had French fries, a hamburger, fried chicken tenders, ice cream, sno cone.

I've not been perfect. But I don't over indulge. I'm only able to eat a few bites of it and then I feel full. I am able to eat bread (toast, rolls, buns) without ill affect. But eggs, milk, and tortillas are a no-no for me. (Although I haven't tried eggs or milk since the first month. They could be ok now)

I don't do Protein shakes. Or Protein Bars.

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Thank you so much that really helps. I HATE the Protein shakes... Glad to know you can be successful without them. Do you use my fitness pal or something similar to track your meals? Sorry for so many questions I just need this surgery to be a success and want to use the tool as much as possible. I have done all my pre op stuff and am just waiting for my insurance approval. The wait is driving me CRAZY!!!!

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Thank you so much that really helps. I HATE the Protein shakes... Glad to know you can be successful without them. Do you use my fitness pal or something similar to track your meals? Sorry for so many questions I just need this surgery to be a success and want to use the tool as much as possible. I have done all my pre op stuff and am just waiting for my insurance approval. The wait is driving me CRAZY!!!!

I use My Fitness Pal for tracking my weight only. I don't track what I eat in any form besides in my head. I'm conscious of what I've eaten through out the day and make my choices based off that. "I probably shouldn't eat this because I had XYZ earlier" If that makes sense. I don't think that tracking everything I eat is something that I could do long term. I want to make this a regular part of my life and I don't want to obsess over everything tiny thing I eat.

I've come to the conclusion that I can only eat a small amount and that I need to make those tiny little meals count.

I had a Protein shake that I enjoyed pre-op but didn't like anymore postop because I couldn't stand milk.. but I haven't tried milk for a while. So who knows.. it could be ok now.

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Oh! And chew chew chew chew chew!! Make sure you don't get back into a habit of chewing a couple of times and then swallowing.. Make sure you chew eat bite up really well! And smaller bites.

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