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At this point water is more important than protein. Make sure you get your fluids in! Liquids don't stay in your stomach, they pass through. You won't start feeling restriction until you move on to soft foods. Believe me, you will know the difference! You really can't stretch your stomach with liquids. Relax! Yes, it is hot. 86 degrees when I drove in to work at 8:00 this morning! Definitely try exercise videos. There are even tons of them on youtube for free. I, too, got reallllly burned out on sweet things. Buy/make some soups that you like and strain out the chunks after you heat them up (it's easier.) There are some really good soups in the grocery stores now. I loved roasted red pepper, butternut squash (they were both smooth soups to begin with) and homemade chicken with veggies. After the soup has been heated, stir in 1/2 - 1 scoop of unflavored protein powder. That way you get to count both liquids and proteins toward your daily total. It does get easier as you go along, I promise! Good luck!

Hey friends - these feelings are 100% normal! I remember posting something similar, and loads of us do in the lead up to the big day. Honestly, it is a good sign - you are not entering this lightly, but in serious contemplation of a life changing experience. Everyone warns ‘you need to change your eating forever’ and similar - I didn’t really ‘get’ that until afterwards - but also, the op MAKES it I easier to do this. You get this great new tool! But is isn’t without challenges. There are days (even a week at one point) where I crave my old crappy diet of junk food. Head Hunger, some call it. But most days I love my new ways of eating, and I ESPECIALLY love my new ways of looking!! Hang in there, we have all been through it and those pre-op days are really tough! But remember, a new you, the real you, is just around the corner...

Don't worry, your body is just catching up. You usually lose inches when you don't lose weight. Weight fluctuates a lot. It will be fine!

Figure out your BMR here https://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator (Your BMR is the amount of calories your body needs just to be alive, think in a coma, alive but not moving). And don't eat more than that per day and you should be fine. My current BMR is 2047, so barring any medication that causes weight gain etc, if I laid in bed all day and didn't consume 2047 calories, I'd be at a deficit and my body would be forced to use it's energy stores. Stay under your BMR if you can't exercise and you shouldn't have a problem with weight gain.

I couldn't agree more @Bryn910. It's awful that they're having to move but I just felt it'd take so long and cost so much in lawyers/court fees that it'd cause more pain and hassle than just taking them out the situation as fast as I could. I get the keys to our new home on the 27th. I suppose the one good thing is, he won't know where we stay and all contact will be supervised in neutral places.xx

What ARE the higher end protein powders? Do you have the names? I can't know which are better than the rest.

I do think some therapy would be good for you; most insurances cover it based on your plan of course. I am sorry you have to go through this. But even small walks on part your lunch break can help and be therapeutic for weight loss and mental health. I hate to pry further and lord knows you don’t have to answer but even though he chooses not to leave, you can have a court order for him to leave being he is abusing drugs with your kids in the home. My mom went through this with my father (I was an adult at the time so no kids in the home) and because he was an alcoholic, the court made him leave. I find it heartbreaking that your kids have to uproot their lives because of your husband

I'm so sorry you are struggling, losing a job takes a huge emotional toll. When you go for your check up let them know the emotional strain you are under maybe you can get some counseling support.

My surgeon asked me not to take any for two weeks but do take them up til surgery.

It definitely depends on your surgeon. Yesterday was one week post op, and they said I could start the chewable multivitamin and not worry about any of the additional supplements for now.