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Congratulations!!!! That's an amazing NSV!!!!!

wow, amazing! Good for you!!

I've talked to several people about pizza. Two friends had surgery about 6 weeks ago and they both said that they can eat about half a slice of pizza.

My current favorite beverage is Diet, Caffeine Free Arizona Iced Tea. It comes in gallon sized containers that are typically 2 for $5 at the grocery store.

Though I do have a kitchen, I've been doing great with my magic bullet and microwave. I make myself two shakes per day, and then I have sugar free popsicles, Jello, and Soup. I beef up the shakes by adding ice and a small spoonful of Peanut Butter. The one I had this morning tasted like chocolate peanut butter ice cream! If you don't want to do the soup, you could do two shakes and then have one high protein, low cal meal per day. Good luck

The pre-op diet is hard today! 12 days till surgery day and today is the first day I've felt deprived with my full liquid diet. I think it's because it's the weekend and this is typically when my hubby and I go out to eat. I'm also getting bored of soup and sweet shakes. I just keep telling myself, this too shall pass.

LOL, this is soooo true!

Thanks for the input.

Congratulations!

Yeah, the So Cal Kaiser process seems to be a lot longer! For me it has been 17 months since the initial orientation class!!

Sending you best wishes for tomorrow!!!

Maybe you're pushing the solids a little too quickly, I was told no chicken until 6 months out. I'm not sleeved yet, but just based upon my list of approved foods for after surgery, it seems like you should still be barely introducing mushies (i.e. yogurt, cottage cheese, eggs). I think you can even have things like oatmeal with a little bit of milk as well. My friend who just had the surgery was told by her surgeon that she has to wait until week 3 to start yogurt and can't have any meat until week 4, and when she starts meat it's only moist fish and a tiny bit of it. If you are throwing up food maybe try backing off of those foods and waiting to try them again for another couple of weeks. Stick with the things you know don't cause you to vomit. Hope that helps a little.

You're getting sleeved the same day as me!!! I'll send you good thoughts that day.

So sorry to hear that you got sick after surgery! I haven't been sleeved yet, so can't give you any advice, but I'm wishing you a very speedy recovery!

Muscle Milk Light made me gag. Thank god I only bought a pack of 4.

I am on day 1 of my 3 week liquid diet. I'm sooo grumpy and hungry right now, and I have the mother of all headaches. I'm glad that the feeling is normal and that others are experiencing the same thing. I keep reminding myself that this is a means to an end.

WAY TO GO!!!!! Keep it up. So happy for you!!

I just got a call from my surgeons office and the nurse told me that I have to start an all liquid diet next Wednesday so that I can lose 10 pounds before surgery. If I don't lose the 10 pounds they will cancel my surgery. Now for my question: The nurse said that I can go with Optifast or Medifast and I'm not sure which one to choose. Any suggestions? I have to buy them today to make sure that I have them. Thanks. Erin

Thanks for your response. They told me that I have to do the pre-op diet to lose the 10 pounds because I haven't been able to do it on my own. The nurse specifically told me that I have to do Optifast or medifast and I guess the surgeon even wrote a prescription for it. Not sure what their reason is for those specific brands or why it has to be all liquid. She initially said that I had to be on a clear liquid diet for 2 weeks, but then changed it to just liquids. I'll check out GNC and see what options they have.

Congratulations! You look amazing.

Thank you so much for your post! Such great information. I wish you a speedy recovery!!

Lots of well wishes coming your way! I hope you're well on your way to recovery soon.

Hahahahal Made me cry laughing!

Very interesting!