New any advice greatly appreciate.

[leana123@live.com 12]

I can have a big variety too, I've just been too nervous to try. Crackers and tuna sound good. Have you eaten too much at once? I'm afraid of throwing up or food getting "stuck". My diet has a list of foods off limits until 8 weeks. It includes bread and pastries. Do you know why bread is off limits?

[tdawntaylor 10]

I have been very careful to measure my food out.

I'm not too afraid of getting sick (I have very severe reflux and threw up almost daily pre-op because of it, so I'm used to that), but I'm terrified of stretching my pouch.

No bread because it adds nothing nutritionally, plus it is soft and doughy, and can get stuck in there since there's no acid to break it down!

[tdawntaylor 10]

I have the Protein Powder with soy or almond milk, and I love it! I just don't really know if I am losing at the correct rate... 23 lbs. in 2 1//2 weeks...

When was your surgery?

[leana123@live.com 12]

That makes sense. Now that I can eat I need to focus on measuring my food and counting the Protein. Thanks for the advice.

[LPNAshley 194]

I have a coworker who's 3 years post op and will still measure everything out. It's the only way to know for sure how much you're putting in!

[mishi 72]

I take Water with me everywhere I go. If I'm just chilling, I literally hold a water bottle, lid off, never setting it down until it's empty. With work I'm not supposed to have water with me so I buy little tiny bottled waters at Trader Joes that fit in my pants pockets and sneak sips while I work because I can't get all my water in before, after, and during breaks. I have to drink all day to get my water in. It was a huge pain and I didn't do it at first, but dehydration is worse than learning to sip all day. Now that I'm used to it, it's not that bad.