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Grilled Tomatoes, Red Onions, Asparagus, & Chuck-Eye Steak! As posted on my Instagram page called, “my_tiny_healthy_plate”.

I bought mine at Walgreens.

My group pushed us to eat 1000-1200 calories by week 3 after surgery if we could. The advice from different groups/doctors is radically different. I had no problem meeting my protein goals very early in the game, either. You're not broken, I promise.

Just wait it out if you're not hurting. Deviled eggs are pretty soft. You're not alone. Lots of us are in the habit of popping food into our mouths without thinking.

That's wonderful! Hope the rest of your recovery is smooth!

Everyone is different. But I had a very easy recovery. I work from home, so I technically took no time off. I wasn't on any pain meds after the second day. I was able to work, emails, conference call etc., immediately. I was driving by the third day. No issues with doing laundry, light housework, fixing meals. If I had a sedentary desk job then 1 week would have been more than enough for me.

I thought this too! With both baked potatoes and fries. However, upon indulging on the craving, I discovered I no longer liked potatoes in any form. The meal looks delish

I was sleeved on the 21st as well.. I’m having a hard time with getting my liquids and protein. Sipping out of the small container is difficult to meet the required amount.

I also tried to my be into the full liquid diet of my program too quickly, and it made my sleeve angry. I actually couldn’t keep anything down for 4 days after that and got super dehydrated. I advise everyone to stay the course. Your sleeve is swollen for 6-8 weeks. I didn’t even try a solid or mushy food. I tried a cream soup. Now I’m back on track, but the best way to think about for me is like a detox. The two weeks you’re on clear liquids (and even the time you’re on full liquids) is like a detox from all the bad habits we’ve developed that lead us to the point of needing WLS. My advice is stick to your program because you don’t want to end up back in the ER like I did.

Pretty normal - go for a hunt on these threads about the three week stall, and the three month stall and you’ll see they are both common! It will pass, just stick to your plan. 50lbs in 12 weeks is amazing, of course! No diet gets you that! Bit hard to tell cos your profile doesn’t give us your weight or goal - but rest assured, stalls are normal. I often find I lose SIZE in a stall!