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Bored with the clear liquids - 2 days to go

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thughes113    0

thughes113
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Flavored Water, regular Water, tea (hot), tea (cold), water with KO Protein mix, vegetble broth, chicken broth, Diet Sun Drop, Jello, popsicles. I don't know how I'm going to get through the next two days. I am looking forward to the 2nd week where I can add some milk, some Protein powder to the milk. My doctors orders are clear liuids for one week. Help, how can I get through the next two days?!

Also, isn't it funny...I never realized how many food commercials there are on TV until I was banded. Thank God for the DVR and I can fast forward through them.

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Florida girl    0

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I am struggling as well. I had my surgery yesterday 07/01 and am on clear liquids through tomorrow. I start full liquids after that (milk, Protein Shakes, etc.). The clear has been hard because it isn't really satisfying. My dietician has me drinking 2 - 3 ounces every hour not including my Water intake. I find that 2 - 3 ounces of chicken broth doesn't do it. How much and how often are you drinking? The other thing I am not sure if I am hungry, or it if just the gas pains that are making my stomach rumble. Is that normal? All in all, I am doing ok though...

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kdstand    0

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Unfortunately, Clear Liquids do not consist of milk or yogurt...Clear liquids is anything you can see through....I am starving on my clear liquids too....then next week i go to full liquids...take care...gotta run..

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cherieinnv    3

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I got bored today with clear liquids, so picked up some Campbells French Onion Soup, drained the onions, and ate my portion of the broth. It was delicious! Two more days. We can do this!

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You are so right about the food commercials!!! There are countless numbers of them!!! I was craving something spicey so I added some taco seasoning to my chicken broth... I am on full liquids.. I was banded on June 25th.. I go to mushies next week. I eat lots of spicy foods here in Texas and not used to all of this sf popsicle stuff. I love the creamed Soups but all the sf stuff is too icky sweet for me.. even the low sugar apple juice with 1/2 Water is too sweet. I need my spice...

I have been keeping myself very busy these last few days as I have been feeling so much better and have much more energy.. I walk in the morning and evening.. Hot as heck here in Texas.. 97 yesterday.. Playdates with my friends and their kids.. getting my haircut today.. babysitting for a friend tonight.. overbooked my teenage son (oops)

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noahsmomm    1

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Funny - I am jhughes and my hubby is thughes and I was banded on 6/27 also! Try this on for size - clear liquids for 2 weeks and I had vomiting after surgery, so I had to sit in the hospital for 3 days with NO food OR liquid AT ALL EXCEPT BY IV!!! So basically - I have not eaten in about 7 days and today I feel dizzy and weak, but still have to drink this crap. I am seriously regretting this whole thing!

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rcoleband    0

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Trust me you will all make it through. I have been on liquids for 8 weeks and now on mushies. I had jaw surgery and could only do liquids.

Trust me after not eating solid foood for so long, I don't know what to eat anymore. I survived on juices, Water and yogurt.

Today was my first day grocery shopping in two months and most of my cart was fruit as that what has been the basis of my nourishment for the last 2 months. It is interesting to say the least that you will begin to gravitate towards what your body is use to eating.

With all of that said, do the liquids and use this time to try to retrain your mind to crave the good stuff. The down side to all of this for me is that I cannot grind food well enough with my back teeth to come off mushies any time soon.

Hang in there, we can do it!!

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