Cheating / random life questions

[GreenTealael 25,569]

I cannot for the life of me understand why people think wls is cheating or the easy way out...

Also anything you thought you would finally do after surgery or at goal that no longer mattered when the time came?

I thought I would be juicing daily like I used to, now I can't afford the carbs... Maybe in maintenance mode

[abefroman329 704]

I thought the general diet would be like when I was on Saxenda, where I could eat anything, but would eat less of it. That has not been the case.

Flying coach has been...more comfortable, but not comfortable. And people are still avoiding sitting next to me on public transit. Maybe when winter is over for good and I’m not wearing bulky clothing, that will help.

Ive not had the jarring experience of people being nicer to me that I had when I lost weight the first time. Which is good, since that just led to a lot of body dysmorphia.

[GreenTealael 25,569]

I thought the general diet would be like when I was on Saxenda, where I could eat anything, but would eat less of it. That has not been the case.
Flying coach has been...more comfortable, but not comfortable. And people are still avoiding sitting next to me on public transit. Maybe when winter is over for good and I’m not wearing bulky clothing, that will help.
Ive not had the jarring experience of people being nicer to me that I had when I lost weight the first time. Which is good, since that just led to a lot of body dysmorphia.

Avoid sitting next to you? Why? You look cute in your profile pic, their loss...

[abefroman329 704]

1 hour ago, Tealael said:

Avoid sitting next to you? Why? You look cute in your profile pic, their loss...

Thanks, that’s sweet of you. I still take up a surprising amount of horizontal space.

[w1dbc 1]

So I have a question.. I’m like 13-14 days post op for having the sleeve and I desperately want to eat. Would eating something like mozzarella sticks be bad for the staple line?

[GreenTealael 25,569]

What does your plan say? What stage are you in?

[w1dbc 1]

I’m on stage 3. The program I went through says 2 weeks on a liquid diet then soft solids after that. And a correction I am about 11 days Post-Op

[GreenTealael 25,569]

I wouldn't risk it

Instead try a ricotta bake

[w1dbc 1]

I think it’s just full liquid, I don’t think I’m to puréed yet

[GreenTealael 25,569]

Or egg whites, refried Beans

[abefroman329 704]

9 minutes ago, w1dbc said:

So I have a question.. I’m like 13-14 days post op for having the sleeve and I desperately want to eat. Would eating something like mozzarella sticks be bad for the staple line?

If you’re talking about string cheese, some people have been allowed that as part of their soft foods stage. I did ok with it but had to eat it very slowly. It did help with hunger.

If you’re talking about the deep-fried ones they sell at TGI Friday’s, though, absolutely not.

[GreenTealael 25,569]

OK its going to depend totally on your plan, but in full liquids I was allowed to have yogurt and thinned out cream of wheat. Did you receive a booklet or any literature about the diet?

[w1dbc 1]

Ok. I was think of trying the fried ones but cutting off the outside and just eat the cheese

[sleeve21418 42]

Just microwave a stick of string cheese for the same effect. I can have string cheese on my soft food stage. I’m off full liquids on Wednesday and can’t wait

[abefroman329 704]

11 hours ago, w1dbc said:

Ok. I was think of trying the fried ones but cutting off the outside and just eat the cheese

I wouldn’t do that, it’s still been deep-fried.