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1 hour ago, la.nena said:

Thanks. I’m definitely doing everything right. I ended up just having chicken broth with unflavored Protein for dinner that night and it helped settle my stomach.

I'm glad the broth helped. I feel like craving will get me in trouble. It's finding healthier versions. A lot to learn after surgery.

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54 minutes ago, Gabbie-1 said:

Good morning wishing you all a blessed day full of healing progress
I think I am turning the corner and getting better.
On a less pleasant note, anyone else having green poo?

Nope. Mine is a lovely shade of yellow...lol You can google poo colors and what they could mean. But with having surgery, I'm not sure that'll be very accurate right now.

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On 05/27/2023 at 10:30, LindsayT said:






I'm glad the broth helped. I feel like craving will get me in trouble. It's finding healthier versions. A lot to learn after surgery.


So I meal prepped for my husband for a really long time when he cut carbs out a few years ago. So I have a lot of different healthy foods recipes. I am trying to learn to cook for one without wasting. I have 5 kids and a step son. So I’m used to cooking huge meals. Tonight I made them spaghetti. For myself I had a little riced cauliflower ground chicken sugar free prego sauce and fat free mozzarella. My own little version of “spaghetti “. Of course only ate like an ounce lol. But I have leftover for tomorrow.

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Went to a renaissance festival today with my kiddos, 5 hours of walking around in the hot sun. I was wasted by the time we left, slept the entire 50m drive back to our house. Might have been a bit too much 2 weeks out of surgery. Other than that, did great. I did want a bite of my kid's sausage on a stick (one of my favorite things), but it wasn't too hard to resist :)

Hope you are all doing great.

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39 minutes ago, la.nena said:

So I meal prepped for my husband for a really long time when he cut carbs out a few years ago. So I have a lot of different healthy foods recipes. I am trying to learn to cook for one without wasting. I have 5 kids and a step son. So I’m used to cooking huge meals. Tonight I made them spaghetti. For myself I had a little riced cauliflower ground chicken sugar free prego sauce and fat free mozzarella. My own little version of “spaghetti “. Of course only ate like an ounce lol. But I have leftover for tomorrow.

I'm craving hot wings. Can't quite puree that and it be any good. I'm searching the internet for ideas.

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3 minutes ago, Lipman said:

Went to a renaissance festival today with my kiddos, 5 hours of walking around in the hot sun. I was wasted by the time we left, slept the entire 50m drive back to our house. Might have been a bit too much 2 weeks out of surgery. Other than that, did great. I did want a bite of my kid's sausage on a stick (one of my favorite things), but it wasn't too hard to resist :)

Hope you are all doing great.

Ya, that's a lot. Also being in the sun can zap your energy, especially if you're not staying hydrated enough. I would say for a day like that around 100oz of Water.

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The liquid stage is hard, but it will pass. For now, here's a laugh... just don't forget your scoop of Protein Powder, lol Screenshot_20230527_163342_Facebook.jpg

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On 05/27/2023 at 17:28, LindsayT said:






I'm craving hot wings. Can't quite puree that and it be any good. I'm searching the internet for ideas.


Oh interesting. Let me know if you find anything. I know that cauliflower is used to make “hot wings”.

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On 05/27/2023 at 17:25, Lipman said:



Went to a renaissance festival today with my kiddos, 5 hours of walking around in the hot sun. I was wasted by the time we left, slept the entire 50m drive back to our house. Might have been a bit too much 2 weeks out of surgery. Other than that, did great. I did want a bite of my kid's sausage on a stick (one of my favorite things), but it wasn't too hard to resist :)




Hope you are all doing great.


I wouldn’t have made it. I can’t do heat for that long. Only 2 weeks PO. I stay hydrated and even just 30 mins outside is to much. But I also live in Texas so it’s hot.

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1 minute ago, la.nena said:

Oh interesting. Let me know if you find anything. I know that cauliflower is used to make “hot wings”.

That's a good idea. Maybe I can have that during soft food stage with a very mild sauce

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20 minutes ago, LindsayT said:

I'm craving hot wings. Can't quite puree that and it be any good. I'm searching the internet for ideas.

I second the cauliflower idea. I have had some at restaurants and while they aren't hot wings, they are a decent replacement.

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2 minutes ago, la.nena said:

I wouldn’t have made it. I can’t do heat for that long. Only 2 weeks PO. I stay hydrated and even just 30 mins outside is to much. But I also live in Texas so it’s hot.

Where in Texas? I live in a Dallas suburb, but thankfully we haven't hit anywhere near Texas hot yet this year.

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On 05/27/2023 at 17:50, Lipman said:






Where in Texas? I live in a Dallas suburb, but thankfully we haven't hit anywhere near Texas hot yet this year.


Oh nice I’m in central Texas by Austin. It’s already to hot for me lol.

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On 05/27/2023 at 17:50, Lipman said:






Where in Texas? I live in a Dallas suburb, but thankfully we haven't hit anywhere near Texas hot yet this year.


Oh nice I’m in central Texas by Austin. It’s already to hot for me lol.

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On 05/27/2023 at 17:47, LindsayT said:






That's a good idea. Maybe I can have that during soft food stage with a very mild sauce


Oh I’m in soft food stage already. I’m going to have to make some lol.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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