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1 minute ago, brenergonc said:

you should be focusing on see through, clean, liquids in this phase. i think that's a general worldwide consent. i think a little cheese will be fine in the pureé stage, but watch out for the sodium on that cheese.

you seriously got 5 days of liquid diet? ? daaamn! i envy ya! i'm 6 days post op and there's still 24 days to go through with liquids only.

Yes, I know I’m not doing cheese yet just had a moment, but I’m good. I actually have 14 days of full liquids then purées. I cannot wait I’m so done and over liquids.

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08/22/2022 12:17 PM, tranquil_chaos said:






Jealous too!! My surgeon says no caffeine...for the rest of my life! ((cries in Nespresso))


Holy moly! Yeah, the nutritionist told me not to drink anything with caffeine but… um… YEAH, RIGHT!!! I didn’t drink it for several months after my surgery and I’m not drinking it now pre-operatively. However, I have been known to have a caffeinated coffee pretty often. 🙄😬

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On 08/22/2022 at 17:08, Dogmom68 said:


Holy moly! Yeah, the nutritionist told me not to drink anything with caffeine but… um… YEAH, RIGHT!!! I didn’t drink it for several months after my surgery and I’m not drinking it now pre-operatively. However, I have been known to have a caffeinated coffee pretty often. 🙄😬

It’s been a rough adjustment for sure, but since I had such a long wait time for insurance reasons, I slowly cut all caffeine out over the course of 7 months. Honestly, I don’t seem to mind all that much, but ask me again when we are on vacation somewhere with really good coffee!!

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It’s 2 a.m. and can’t sleep. I had unexpected complications with BP (top number over 200 in post-op) and 15 hours later it’s in the safe zone but being controlled by medicine. Pain has been unusual, too. I got up and walked in place with a walker a half hour ago for the first time. I have on calf squeezers and they gave me a blood thinner. Tomorrow more ambulation. Scared about handling 2 flights of stairs in ny townhome today or tomorrow (depending how the day goes).

Surgeon said he was pleased with the operation. I had robots and 4 incisions.

Pictured is my bari-moose.

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On 08/22/2022 at 15:35, brenergonc said:






you should be focusing on see through, clean, liquids in this phase. i think that's a general worldwide consent. i think a little cheese will be fine in the pureé stage, but watch out for the sodium on that cheese


My doctor allows Greek yogurt after day 3, so it’s really by doctor

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If you are in the puree stage, I highly recommend this! To add more Protein, I added some pureed canned chicken. This is one of the better puree meals I have made so far. https://www.food.com/recipe/shellys-baked-ricotta-324036

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18 hours ago, Connie88 said:

Yes, I know I’m not doing cheese yet just had a moment, but I’m good. I actually have 14 days of full liquids then purées. I cannot wait I’m so done and over liquids.

I'm also 14 days full liquids, 5 days post-op. I can move to puree on Sept 1. I think I might try liquifying yogurt today. So far I've had strained lobster bisque, Tomato basil, and squash Soups. Been mainly focusing on trying to get all my Water in. I've found if I pour a little 2 oz. Cup of water with my Protein mixed in and time it every 10 minutes it helps remember to drink. My incisions are itchy too.

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How long does it take after surgery for weight to start coming off? I gained some during surgery and it's slowly coming back off. Down to 222.2 today. What have you seen so far?

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Day 4 post op and I’m finally starting to feel an improvement in the soreness. Doing well getting all my liquids and Protein in so far. The only thing I really have to complain about is the GAS. Land sake’s!

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22 minutes ago, I Am Enough! said:

How long does it take after surgery for weight to start coming off? I gained some during surgery and it's slowly coming back off. Down to 222.2 today. What have you seen so far?

I went into surgery having lost 9 lbs during the preop liquid diet. Then two days after surgery I had gained back 7. but today I am 4 days post op and I am back down the original 9 and have lost 2 more. I am having a hard time with eating. Or drinking rather. I have no desire to drink my Protein Shakes and they make me nauseous, so I am basically drinking Water and eating sugar free Jello. Yesterday I tried some Soup and got about 4 oz down. I'm just going to keep trying. everything tastes thick and gross to me. I feel like I should be doing better than this. Are others experiencing a complete lack of desire for foods? Does everything you eat just not taste good?

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54 minutes ago, I Am Enough! said:

How long does it take after surgery for weight to start coming off? I gained some during surgery and it's slowly coming back off. Down to 222.2 today. What have you seen so far?

I'm curious about everyone's response to this as well.

I lost about 9 lbs the first week.

0 in the 2nd week. 3lbs in the 3rd week and just began my 4th.

I was laying in bed super discouraged & couldn't fall asleep because I was running through everything I've consumed and my physical activity in the last 3 weeks and just feel like I should be further along.

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5 hours ago, SuziDavis said:

My doctor allows Greek yogurt after day 3, so it’s really by doctor

It was the same with my doctor, but unfortunately, I didn't tolerate it well.

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1 hour ago, I Am Enough! said:

How long does it take after surgery for weight to start coming off? I gained some during surgery and it's slowly coming back off. Down to 222.2 today. What have you seen so far?

I was weighed pre surgery on August 5th, and I was 110 kg or 242 pounds. I had lost three kilos or 6.6 pounds before surgery. I weighed myself again the day after surgery, and I was still 110 kilos.

The day after that I was 109 kilos, down 2.2 pounds, and the next two days 108,1 and 107.7. So I started losing weight on day two after surgery, and since then I've lost weight every day except for day 7 after surgery when I gained 0.4 kilos (almost a pound) and on day 8th I weighed the same as on day 6.

Other than that, I've lost weight every day and today I've lost a little more than 7 kilos after the surgery, ten kilos in all or 22 pounds.

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44 minutes ago, SHORTY_ said:

I'm curious about everyone's response to this as well.

I lost about 9 lbs the first week.

0 in the 2nd week. 3lbs in the 3rd week and just began my 4th.

I was laying in bed super discouraged & couldn't fall asleep because I was running through everything I've consumed and my physical activity in the last 3 weeks and just feel like I should be further along.

You've lost 41 pounds in all. That is a lot. You're still losing, so you shouldn't feel bad.

Our bodies try to hold on to the weight, so the weight will come off in spurts and sometimes there will be stalls as well. The human body is complicated and I know how you feel.

I panicked on that one day post surgery when I gained weight, and when I was the same weight the day after as I'd been two days before, I wondered if I had stopped losing weight already, but then it started again. A good night's sleep is essential in weight loss, so you should try not to obsess over the numbers.

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