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I drink decaf coffee with Splenda and fat free Fairlife milk. I never drank coffee before my sleeve surgery. Now I can't get enough! My question is, do I count it as water/fluid intake for the day?

That's confusing....what is an 8oz meal? 8oz is about a cup of food....but what type? I would call the nutritionist to get clarification. Good luck.

looks like it says meal and not meat. I was thinking on another page it gave u healthy meal options.

Blizair09 wow you are too discplined. I may unfriend you. Lol. [emoji12] [emoji12] Seriously though congrats. I just cannot do it that low. I have lost 40 lbs in the past 11 weeks but have 90 more lbs to go !!!! Sent from my SM-G920P using BariatricPal mobile app

I had this problem the second time I went for my blood work. Basically the fat and cholesterol from our body gets dissolved and that's what we use to live on. It's showing higher than before if not present in an alarming amount because the body is using it rather than storing it. Don't be scared, it will be gone soon.

Sure. I eat the same thing every day. Meal #1: 1 scrambled egg with 2 oz chicken breast Meal #2: 4 oz of cottage cheese with 1 T sugar-free strawberry preserves Meal #3: 3 oz chicken breast, 1 string cheese, 5 ParmCrisps Meal #4: 3 oz salmon with 1 oz green beans Meal #5: 2 oz hamburger steak (90% lean) with 1 oz green beans Meal #6: 3 oz chicken breast with 1 oz green beans Meal #7: 2 oz chicken breast with 1 string cheese Meal #8: 4 oz of cottage cheese with 1 T sugar-free strawberry preserves I drink 32 oz of water after Meal #1 and again after Meal #2. I drink 16 oz of water after Meal #3. I drink 16 oz of PowerAde Zero after Meal #5, and 8 oz water mixed with 8 oz of PowerAde Zero after Meal #8. (I give the 30 minutes before and after meals as well.) This comes out to 1200-1300 calories per day, 20 carbs per day, and 120-130 grams of protein per day.

Thank you! I am DEFINITELY going to need practice chewing/eating slower. I'm a very fast eater. Sent from my SM-G930T using BariatricPal mobile app

I've watched a great documentary on bariatric surgery. It's mainly aimed at the uk healthcare system but the statistics and benefits are so compelling

I had 7 days pre up liquid diet and I lost 11 lbs. for me, the broth wasn't working so I just made "broth" using a packet of seasoning from Ramen noodles and 2 cups water. Lots of flavors this way and it hit the spot.

I was fat - Obese becausaeI ate all the wrong foods, and ate the wrong way. Diets never helped, tried and failed 100 times. Lap Band surgery changed all that. It FORCED me to change what I eat, and how I eat. I once ate like a glutton, now I eat like a bird. Not going to guess what your episode was, but be ready. The lap band will change your life. Why else did we have this surgery if we do not want it to do something??? I am 6 years out. What and how I eat has become routine. But in the beginning while I was learning my lessons (the hard way) I sometimes got stuck a few times a day until I finally broke! Even today, every now and then without thinking I will take too large a bite - swallow, or gulp a drink and immediately I will be strongly reminded I did have surgery once. People who get stuck, have food - slime come back up immediately think there is something wrong....(Maybe there is but not with the band) I say seize the moment, think about what you did to cause the episode, and learn from it....eventually you will break all those habits you never knew you had and change your life for good.