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I don't have a primary physician because I just haven't found one yet and haven't made it a priority and to be perfectly frank, I don't trust a doctor to be on my side. I feel like they will just blame me and secretly believe that I am just not compliant.

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And that is sadly understandable.

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I don't have a primary physician because I just haven't found one yet and haven't made it a priority and to be perfectly frank, I don't trust a doctor to be on my side. I feel like they will just blame me and secretly believe that I am just not compliant.

So not surprising. Especially by so many of the posts I see on various forums

Wow these responses are over whelming in the fact that I don't feel alone!! Thanks everyone for all your ideas and sharing your struggles! I never lost with the 5 day pouch test !! I was wondering what Soups everyone has tried for day 1 and 2?? Did anyone eat Campbell's Soup? I figured it would be too high in carbs!

I would not do canned soup, high in sodium. I have never done the pouch test and know my pouch is distended, so it wouldn't work for me. You can throw some chicken with bone in a pot with veggies and make soup. It is super good!

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Michigan Chic I know you mean well but you must not have read far enough up the thread to see my first post. I do everything to the letter of the law, as strict and clean as though I were a new post-op. This includes tracking etc.

And yes, I have tried cycling. I have tried. EVERYTHING.

everything.

After 30 days I have still only lost 3 pounds.

Actually, I did read everything. I remember you from a couple of years ago. I know you have tried everything, and I understand you are sad and frustrated.

The tracking and averaging on a monthly basis was something I hadn't done when I thought I had tried everything, and it gave me a different perspective. I haven't missed a day of tracking in almost years, yet when I did a monthly average, it painted a slightly different picture for me. Don't try it if it's not for you. What it taught me was something I already knew - it's what we do over the long haul that makes a difference.

I feel bad for you. I've been where you are, before surgery. I'll stop making suggestions because it's clear that you don't need them. I'll just commiserate with you.

I am in no way implying you are not doing everything right, by the book. Sadly, there is no one way to ensure success. I did weight watchers with a starting weight of 325 about 15 years before my gastric sleeve surgery. I was religious about it. I lost 50 pounds the first 6 months, lost nothing the next 6. I know what it's like to do everything by the book and not lose. I just needed a different book. I know my sweet spot is just under 900 calories/day. More than that, or less than that, and I won't lose.

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Wow these responses are over whelming in the fact that I don't feel alone!! Thanks everyone for all your ideas and sharing your struggles! I never lost with the 5 day pouch test !! I was wondering what Soups everyone has tried for day 1 and 2?? Did anyone eat Campbell's Soup? I figured it would be too high in carbs!

You should NOT be worrying about carbs 2 days post-op. You should be grateful for any calories you can get and keep down. I was allowed broth days 1 and 2 and then strained cream soups after that. My NUT wasn't concerned at all about calories, carbs, fat, sugar, or anything else at that point. Just that I was eating SOMETHING. Though I was told to stop eating soup once I'd moved onto solid foods, because soup doesn't actually fill you up once your sleeve is healed.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think she was talking about the 5 day pouch test.

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Hi ! Ya I was talking about the 5 day pouch test !! Thank u though! !

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think she was talking about the 5 day pouch test.

Oh, sorry for the confusion. This is what I get for having too many threads open at once while I'm at work!

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Lol its ok i understand lol

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I am now so desperate that I am going as close to zero carb as possible, in the teens of grams

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I am now so desperate that I am going as close to zero carb as possible, in the teens of grams

So like Phase 1 Atkins?

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Though I was told to stop eating Soup once I'd moved onto solid foods, because soup doesn't actually fill you up once your sleeve is healed.

Girl. Soup fills me up. broth Soups are perfect for me, cream based soups often make me dump. If I eat either, I can't eat "real food" after.

Interesting.... soups go straight through my sleeve like any other liquid, so I could eat a whole bowl in one sitting with no problem. Even with chunkier soups, the liquid makes the chunks pass through more quickly, same as drinking while eating.

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I have Soup for lunch almost daily lately.

I like to take the Italian wedding soup and strain out the macaroni. So it ends up being a yummy broth with spinich/carrots and little meatballs.

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I have Soup for lunch almost daily lately.

I like to take the Italian wedding soup and strain out the macaroni. So it ends up being a yummy broth with spinich/carrots and little meatballs.

Does it keep you full?

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