Hello Everyone,

I had surgery on 11/22 and I've had nothing but problems. Long story short, the surgeon put my sleeve too tight which they saw with the GI test the morning after surgery. I lost about 17 pounds between 11/22 and 11/30. Now I am up almost 3 pounds since 11/30. I'm getting down with the pain and the headache that I've dealt with because of the complication.

Now that I am drastically better and the complications have lowered, I just can't get on track. I went from eating basically nothing between 11/22-11/30 to "cheating" and eating real food right now. I am still supposed to be on a liquid diet but I'm eating eating solids. I've eaten a pancake, Soup, a cookie, and I'm getting so frustrated! I know that it's my own fault but I just don't know what to eat! Protein shakes taste disgusting to me and I have hunger pains!

What can I do? Help . I do not want to fail at this and cannot fail!

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Try broth with unflavored Protein powder.

I just purchased unjury unflavored protein this evening. I'm crossing my fingers that I can stomach it and that it's truly unflavored.

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The unflavored nectar is tasteless to me. I put it in chicken broth.

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Is that the Nectar in the Bariatric Pal store? https://store.bariatricpal.com/products/syntrax-nectar-1lb-protein-powder-bottle-medical

Yes, but I bought mine from Amazon.

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Now that I am drastically better and the complications have lowered, I just can't get on track. I went from eating basically nothing between 11/22-11/30 to "cheating" and eating real food right now. I am still supposed to be on a liquid diet but I'm eating eating solids. I've eaten a pancake, Soup, a cookie, and I'm getting so frustrated! I know that it's my own fault but I just don't know what to eat! Protein shakes taste disgusting to me and I have hunger pains!

What can I do? Help . I do not want to fail at this and cannot fail!

Time to reevaluate and commit. No need to beat yourself up. Get back on the horse.

Eating solid may hurt you stomach after surgery. Missing meals will up the hunger and put you in starvation mode (@@Babbs explained) The goal is to do this in a healthy way and heal. Concentrate on getting your Liquid Protein in. There are options. Protein Water, Protein chicken broth. (Google to find more). The protein will help with the hunger. Liquid stage wont be forever. Just hang on..It will get better as your stages progress.

I'm so encouraged by all the responses.

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I buy the organic vegetable Protein powder in Whole Foods, love it!

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Hello Everyone,

I had surgery on 11/22 and I've had nothing but problems. Long story short, the surgeon put my sleeve too tight which they saw with the GI test the morning after surgery. I lost about 17 pounds between 11/22 and 11/30. Now I am up almost 3 pounds since 11/30. I'm getting down with the pain and the headache that I've dealt with because of the complication.

Now that I am drastically better and the complications have lowered, I just can't get on track. I went from eating basically nothing between 11/22-11/30 to "cheating" and eating real food right now. I am still supposed to be on a liquid diet but I'm eating eating solids. I've eaten a pancake, Soup, a cookie, and I'm getting so frustrated! I know that it's my own fault but I just don't know what to eat! Protein shakes taste disgusting to me and I have hunger pains!

What can I do? Help . I do not want to fail at this and cannot fail!

The first few weeks can be challenging for many - physically and psychologically. Your stomach and your mind have to acclimate to profound changes. It's also common for your weight to fluctuate more then. I didn't even weigh myself for the first couple of weeks because I anticipated having gained weight from the anesthesia pumped into me for the surgery, and then a roller coaster of gain and loss as my body healed. I anticipated the infamous "three week stall" so many others experienced. I hadn't wanted to be discouraged, so I had my husband put the scale on a shelf that requires dragging out the step ladder to reach until things were more stabilized.

I wouldn't really quantify the three pounds you gained as actual weight gain, considering that it came on the heels of a 17 pound rapid weight loss. Anytime you lose weight too fast it's common to gain some of it back. It's why the trendy juice cleanses and detox quackery usually cause people to drop weight fast, and then gain a portion of it back even faster. To me the positive to focus on is that you lost 17 pounds, but only gained back three of it. Meaning you've already lost 14 pounds since surgery just a few weeks ago.

If you had a child who was recovering from a surgery and prescribed a diet specifically designed to help her heal, would you permit her to defy it and eat things that could jeopardize that process? I doubt you would. Love yourself as much as you'd love someone whose care is your responsibility. It's not a diet like ones you've probably followed in the past that is to help you to lose weight, though that's a side benefit. It's a medical diet, not unlike other ones people follow prior to or after a surgery or medical / dental procedure. As an example, one of my colleagues just had her teeth whitened and has to only eat white or clear foods for a couple of days to avoid discoloration, and another has been open about having to only eat certain foods in preparation for a colonoscopy. You might not have gotten sick yet, but you're chancing it by eating things your stomach isn't ready for yet. I didn't eat solids until the one-month mark, and got sick that day, so I then reverted to liquids and soft foods for another two weeks until I felt more steady.

Have you ever checked out the blog "The World According to Eggface"? It has some recipes for each of the phases following WLS. Pinterest also has a lot of ideas. I enjoyed getting a little freshly ground peanut or almond butter from Whole Foods and adding that to chocolate protein (powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury was my favorite brand) and Fair Life (higher protein) milk and ice in my Nutribullet and having a dessert-like shake. I also still make a lot of smoothies using high protein yogurt like Fage, and lower carb fruit and some frozen kale (berries will mask the taste of it, and it being frozen helps with the texture) rather than having Protein powder. Tasty Soups, like the red pepper one by Trader Joe's, also helped me to have some variety. My nutritionist had suggested egg puddings for the soft food phase, and I found a low-carb, low-sugar but tasty recipe that uses SF Torani syrup.

Persevere through this challenge. It's worthwhile.

Just my own observations, drawn from my own experiences: if you are eating pancakes and Cookies and SUPER high carb starches and sweets this early out, you are clearly battling carbohydrate addiction. Fructose, half of a sugar molecule, crosses the blood brain barrier and stimulates the brain in a way similar to opiates. This creates a very strong dopamine reward and extremely intense cravings.

Think about it: you literally risked your life for pancakes. If that's not addictive behaviour, I don't know what is.

So what my point? All this sugar free crap (popsicles, puddings, Jello, sweetened Protein powder, Protein drinks with acesulfame-potassium. Sucralose, saccharin, maltitol, xylitol, erithritol, maltodextrin, aspartame and stevia are sweeteners that WILL stoke your addiction to carbs.

Before you start using sweetened foods, you are going to need to break your addiction and cravings for sweets. Reintroducing them will be slow, and if you find yourself dreaming about pancakes again you know you need to just stop with the sweet stuff.

Try Truenutrution.com and let it sit a few minutes after throughly mixing. Many flavors and can add extras like aminos or Protein if you want.

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Hello Everyone,

I had surgery on 11/22 and I've had nothing but problems. Long story short, the surgeon put my sleeve too tight which they saw with the GI test the morning after surgery. I lost about 17 pounds between 11/22 and 11/30. Now I am up almost 3 pounds since 11/30. I'm getting down with the pain and the headache that I've dealt with because of the complication.

Now that I am drastically better and the complications have lowered, I just can't get on track. I went from eating basically nothing between 11/22-11/30 to "cheating" and eating real food right now. I am still supposed to be on a liquid diet but I'm eating eating solids. I've eaten a pancake, soup, a cookie, and I'm getting so frustrated! I know that it's my own fault but I just don't know what to eat! Protein shakes taste disgusting to me and I have hunger pains!

What can I do? Help . I do not want to fail at this and cannot fail!

I would call your WLS team. Tell them what's going on. My team encourages us to call them before those 2-5 lbs end up being 20-30..they can help you get back on track. There are lots of protein options besides shakes. I'm 3 weeks out from surgery and I can't drink shakes at all right now..the smell..the thickness..hit my stomach like a leaf balloon..all that just make me sick, but the soups..the fruity concentrates..the hot chocolate..I keep a variety because I need that. ((HUGS))

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Hello Everyone,

I had surgery on 11/22 and I've had nothing but problems. Long story short, the surgeon put my sleeve too tight which they saw with the GI test the morning after surgery. I lost about 17 pounds between 11/22 and 11/30. Now I am up almost 3 pounds since 11/30. I'm getting down with the pain and the headache that I've dealt with because of the complication.

Now that I am drastically better and the complications have lowered, I just can't get on track. I went from eating basically nothing between 11/22-11/30 to "cheating" and eating real food right now. I am still supposed to be on a liquid diet but I'm eating eating solids. I've eaten a pancake, soup, a cookie, and I'm getting so frustrated! I know that it's my own fault but I just don't know what to eat! Protein shakes taste disgusting to me and I have hunger pains!

What can I do? Help . I do not want to fail at this and cannot fail!

I would call your WLS team. Tell them what's going on. My team encourages us to call them before those 2-5 lbs end up being 20-30..they can help you get back on track. There are lots of protein options besides shakes. I'm 3 weeks out from surgery and I can't drink shakes at all right now..the smell..the thickness..hit my stomach like a leaf balloon..all that just make me sick, but the soups..the fruity concentrates..the hot chocolate..I keep a variety because I need that. ((HUGS))

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I know you meant "hit my stomach like a lead balloon" but the image that formed in my mind of a leaf balloon made me smile. Imagine what fall would be like if leaves were like balloons.

Lucky2lose you just made me laugh so hard... you just get back on track and all will work itself out for you. Sending prayers your way now you do your part the right way.

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Hello Everyone,

I had surgery on 11/22 and I've had nothing but problems. Long story short, the surgeon put my sleeve too tight which they saw with the GI test the morning after surgery. I lost about 17 pounds between 11/22 and 11/30. Now I am up almost 3 pounds since 11/30. I'm getting down with the pain and the headache that I've dealt with because of the complication.

Now that I am drastically better and the complications have lowered, I just can't get on track. I went from eating basically nothing between 11/22-11/30 to "cheating" and eating real food right now. I am still supposed to be on a liquid diet but I'm eating eating solids. I've eaten a pancake, soup, a cookie, and I'm getting so frustrated! I know that it's my own fault but I just don't know what to eat! Protein shakes taste disgusting to me and I have hunger pains!

What can I do? Help . I do not want to fail at this and cannot fail!

I would call your WLS team. Tell them what's going on. My team encourages us to call them before those 2-5 lbs end up being 20-30..they can help you get back on track. There are lots of protein options besides shakes. I'm 3 weeks out from surgery and I can't drink shakes at all right now..the smell..the thickness..hit my stomach like a leaf balloon..all that just make me sick, but the soups..the fruity concentrates..the hot chocolate..I keep a variety because I need that. ((HUGS))

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I know you meant "hit my stomach like a lead balloon" but the image that formed in my mind of a leaf balloon made me smile. Imagine what fall would be like if leaves were like balloons.

Typos R me..lead..lead balloon but it would be nice if it felt like a hehe

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Have you tried this? It's got 15 grams of Protein. I love them and they helped me through the full liquids phase. May be worth a try.

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Have you tried this? It's got 15 grams of Protein. I love them and they helped me through the full liquids phase. May be worth a try.

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Add Fairlife milk to this instead of Water and you have a 28 gram protein boost to your day.

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Hello Everyone,

I had surgery on 11/22 and I've had nothing but problems. Long story short, the surgeon put my sleeve too tight which they saw with the GI test the morning after surgery. I lost about 17 pounds between 11/22 and 11/30. Now I am up almost 3 pounds since 11/30. I'm getting down with the pain and the headache that I've dealt with because of the complication.

Now that I am drastically better and the complications have lowered, I just can't get on track. I went from eating basically nothing between 11/22-11/30 to "cheating" and eating real food right now. I am still supposed to be on a liquid diet but I'm eating eating solids. I've eaten a pancake, soup, a cookie, and I'm getting so frustrated! I know that it's my own fault but I just don't know what to eat! Protein shakes taste disgusting to me and I have hunger pains!

What can I do? Help . I do not want to fail at this and cannot fail!

Did you attend a Nutrition Class prior to surgery to know what foods your supposed to eat? I had to go through all sorts of classes that were required before I could have surgery. They gave us test that we had to pass and they gave us take home info. There are foods that are packed with protein that are very feeling. Its not too late to rewind and get back on track.

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