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Breakfast: Egg omelet with cheese Snack: Pistachios (my fave) Lunch: Mango tequila lime shrimp (finally finished the last of it!!!) Snack: Sea Salt Vinegar protein chips Dinner: Italian style wedding soup Snack: not sure yet. Still need to up my protein, probably a protein drink soon. Also need to hit my weights. 😊

Is anyone having trouble moving to foods with a tad more texture? I chew little bites of chicken until it's really mashed but I feel like an air bubble is trapped in my esophagus and I can't burp it out. Then I get the hiccups. Starts to hurt and eventually I have to throw up a little. I'm 5 weeks out from surgery and sick of the pure bland soft foods like cottage cheese, soups and refried beans. I hope this phase passes. I did go to my surgeon yesterday and have lost a total of 41 pounds!

Hi Everybody! My name is Kati and I am in Eureka, Ca. I am pre-op gastric bypass, and will be having my surgery done at UCSF with Dr. Carter (has anyone else had him???) My pre-op appt is June 7, and I have a tentative surgery date of June 26, which will be finalized at the pre-op appointment. I have yet to have my info sent to insurance, but the medical assistant at the surgeon's office has reviewed my file and has determined that I have met all of the insurance requirements, fingers crossed! I have to travel 5 hours for my surgery, and then home after, and am a bit nervous about that. Has anyone else had experience with this? I have been overweight since my teenage years, but my dysfunctional relationship with my body and food began long before. I remember thinking I was fat at age 4. My highest weight ever was 330. I am currently vacillating between 315 and 321. I am scared most right now about insurance covering it, I have Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield in CA. Anyone else have experience with them? I look forward to learning from and getting to know ya'll!

Try searching WLS or the name of the surgery you are getting in the search bar. You can also type a Youtuber's name in the search as well. I currently follow: VSGprettysleeved, SJs Journey, Drea VSG, and faithkp; to name a few.

Love mine! Labs came back just fine after 6 months on them. Lifesavers!!! Sent from my SM-J700T using BariatricPal mobile app

This is a good thread. The games my mind has played on me is substantial. Remember, we can be our own worst enemy sometimes, and I'm betting that the life you've led prior to this has allowed you to beat yourself up on a regular basis. I'm 7 weeks out of full bypass and it's been much more difficult than I anticipated. First, I have had complications that only added to the stress but I can say that Ive had serious regrets over the last 7 weeks. Some of us out here seem to breeze through the surgery and have very few problems. Others have significant problems. The weakness, the nausea, the inability to eat, drink, swallow, taste, the mood swings, the headaches, sleeping in recliners... on an on. This has been terribly difficult but now, 7 weeks out I can finally say that it's getting better. Sure i've lost 38 pounds, but during the really rough times, that's so far down the list of things I cared about. This process isn't easy, it's definitely not the easy way out. It's life altering and we have to take it slow and make it a personal journey that we must work through without the negativity the world can sometimes throw at us. One day at a time!

It was normal for me! I was a hot mess up until surgery. I read success stories, it helped to keep me excited and less afraid. Congrats on quitting! That alone is enough to bring on the boohoos!

My program had puree and other heavy liquids/mushes in the hospital (scrambled eggs, yogurt, etc), continuing at home and progressing to other soft proteins as tolerated the first month, with liquids as needed for protein, etc. It's curious that you had that liquid pre-op diet - most of the programs that I have seen that have the experience and confidence to use a fairly quick post op progression don't do any extensive pre-op dieting (we just had the normal day before GI surgery liquid diet and clean out.)

It was constant for me during the liquid phase, but became much better once I could add back solids.

I have my surgery next week and am pretty much exactly where you started - same age, height and weight. How are you doing now? How has this whole process been for you? I am anxious to hear where I might be in six months!