I finally made the thread for those of us who are scheduled for May 15th. It'll be fun to hear how all of us are doing during our journeys. Feel free to share!

There are many of us on pre-ops now and some have a few days. Just about a week left!!! How awesome and exciting it is! ?

Dont forget to FOLLOW the thread!

So I decided to make a big pot of homemade chicken soup tonight so I would have some good broth to eat for dinner. I am not sure how to figure out the nutritional information to log it, but I guess it should be pretty high in protein. Here is a photo of my husbands bowl and my cup of broth.

10 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

?. Cute kid!!!! Who's that in your profile?

Thank you. That is my granddaughter Malaya. I was trying to figure how to change my profile to post op, and I decided I should add something. She is way cuter than me.?

6 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

So I decided to make a big pot of homemade chicken Soup tonight so I would have some good broth to eat for dinner. I am not sure how to figure out the nutritional information to log it, but I guess it should be pretty high in Protein. Here is a photo of my husbands bowl and my cup of broth.

Good looking soup yum?

2 hours ago, esaad said:

I noticed today that one of my incisions is opening up. I called the doctor, and of course I have to come in. Thankfully, tomorrow is my last day off from work, not so thankfully, I have to drive 2 hours to get to my surgeons office. Boo. On the bright side , I'm doing good with my Protein today.

@esaad I hope it isn't anything serious.

24 minutes ago, Sweet as peaches said:

Glad work is a work in progress. It is great to here.

Thank you! I confess I zoned out for a couple of hours though. Lol

It sure is. I wonder if the millinneals would understand Kodak moment. Ha!

I'm a millennial, and I understand!!

2 minutes ago, esaad said:

I'm a millennial, and I understand!!

????? yay!

@Apple1 I really wish we were neighbors! Ha! That soup looks so good! I don't think I've ever made homemade chicken noodle soup. I've made chicken and dumplings (and not the store bought dough stuff--I like from scratch). I'm guessing that could be close enough to a broth, before I thicken the juices. Sounds so good now.

HI guys!! Just wanted to check in! I had VSG surgery on 5/12/17. I am going back to work in a couple of days. Currently on "pureed" foods. I am having a hard time getting in water, but the premier protein seems to go down fine. I can't wait to move on to "soft" foods! Has anyone bought a scale or how do y'all plan on weighing portions??

1 hour ago, Newme17 said:

Sooo I did have a drinkable yogurt. I turned around and my four year old has a yogurt mustache. She looks at me and smiles real big. I can't get mad...she's so cute!! Lol

She wanted to know what Mommy was sipping on so she said let me try.? little girls so adorable at that age and younger

33 minutes ago, Sweet as peaches said:

Yes, it is okay. I was shocked when she said that and she said that explains you had problems with your stomach as a teen.

I'm still so sorry. i don't want to get up all in your business, but I just wonder why she didn't do nothing when you were a teen. I'm just sorry about that. But, it's time to move forward, right? Nothing we can do about the past but make the best of everything and go forward!!! ?

2 minutes ago, klc_vsg said:

HI guys!! Just wanted to check in! I had VSG surgery on 5/12/17. I am going back to work in a couple of days. Currently on "pureed" foods. I am having a hard time getting in Water, but the Premier Protein seems to go down fine. I can't wait to move on to "soft" foods! Has anyone bought a scale or how do y'all plan on weighing portions??

I bought an inexpensive digital scale from Walmart. For your water, are you drinking flavored or just plain? For me the flavored water at room temp is working best.

Glad you are doing well.

4 minutes ago, klc_vsg said:

HI guys!! Just wanted to check in! I had VSG surgery on 5/12/17. I am going back to work in a couple of days. Currently on "pureed" foods. I am having a hard time getting in Water, but the Premier Protein seems to go down fine. I can't wait to move on to "soft" foods! Has anyone bought a scale or how do y'all plan on weighing portions??

Hi there!!! Welcome to the thread! ? No scale for me. The one I have is collecting dust. Lol. Oh wait, you talking about food scale? Yes, I did buy one. But I don't think I'll be using it till I'm good with getting food down first. Lol

I can't stand the flavored water. I was able to drink a unsweet passion tea from starbucks yesterday, but the sugar free anything drinks make me gag. The final day before surgery- just clears- was ridiculous for me.

When I say I have a harder time with water, it's that it literally feels like it goes down harder....does that even make sense?? IDK.

On a different note- can we talk about vitamins? I'm currently taking a MVI 3x/d, biotin, b12 sublingual, and 3 calcium chews daily...it's a mess.

10 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

@Apple1 I really wish we were neighbors! Ha! That Soup looks so good! I don't think I've ever made homemade chicken noodle soup. I've made chicken and dumplings (and not the store bought dough stuff--I like from scratch). I'm guessing that could be close enough to a broth, before I thicken the juices. Sounds so good now.

Oh yea I love me some homemade dumplings ?.

For me the best broth for soup is made by cooking the chicken pieces with the bone in, in the pot. My dh is eating seconds as I type. I am still letting mine cool down a little.