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Matt, Let me start by saying, awesome name and picture! I love cats. I am sorry to hear that you are not feeling the best right now. Understand, that you are not alone. The great news is you are down 10 lbs already! Every victory no matter how small is a good one. Keep strong and push forward! You are almost there. Go Matt Go!

Are the patches just a multivitamin or do they have all we need like calcium, vitamin D, B12 and iron as well? Where do you get the patches?

Thank you. Assertiveness has never been an issue for me. Plus, as I demonstrated, I sent in prepared. However, I will point out that I am male. I'll try to add more testosterone to my future posts to avoid any confusion. Or maybe I'll just leave the toilet seat up... Sent from my SM-G930T using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm sorry! I didn't realize you probably already weighed in.

I did at 2.5 weeks and was fine, it was on my list but take it very slow. Don't introduce too many different foods on consecutive days.

Also the 27th, this liquid diet is giving me horrendous headaches, anyone else? Sent from my SM-G930T using BariatricPal mobile app

Portion suggestions: 3 to 4 oz lean protein 3 meals (goal 60-100 grams) Vegetables until you reach the point of full then stop. two small snacks throughout the day. My instructions were add carbs after I lost 75% of my weight to slow or stop weight loss for maintaining. I still ate plant based carbs. If you are instructed healthy carbs (whole wheat, brown rice sweet potato...Nothing white or proceed) two table spoons. Recipe and menu ideas below http://insidekarenskitchen.com/bariatric-friendly-recipes/

Welcome aboard! I will say that I am very pleased to see that you have already gotten your profile together. That is a great first start. Many people don't bother to do that at all, so it is refreshing to see it. This forum provides a wealth of knowledge and experiences, so please pick our brains any time you have questions, and provide your experiences as well. Good luck on your journey!

The advice I got was to just sip sip sip small portions all day long to stay hydrated. I couldn't stand water so I switched to warm (not hot, not cold) herbal tea - for some reason I could drink that. It does get better, but those early weeks were rough for me too. I am sorry you are going through this - I remember how hard it was.

I use the Celebrate chews for calcium and Flintstones or Centrum Complete for my multi depending on which is on sale.