Hi I just had gastric bypass on December 23rd. On day 5 now with my liquid diet. I had a small downfall on the 26 had to go to the hospital they told me that I had a small blockage because my intestines weren't metabolizing fast enough. After all that I am doing pretty good now. Keeping liquids down and staying on track.

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!

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?

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

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!

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.