jillkm

Has anyone gained some weight back since they got off the liquid diet and started soft foods? I have gained like 4 or 5 lbs back. I dont get it??

Boston, MA banded 9/22/11

There is a light at the end of the tunnel! I had my appt with nutrition today and I get to move to Stage 4 foods!!! yayy so excited! I cant wait for lunch now! Hope everyone else is doing well also! I've lost 16lbs since my last weigh in 3 weeks ago!

1 more week of liquids we can do it!!

Haha! Congrats!! Honestly I cant wait for that either with all these liquids I dont know how I'll get thru another 8 days on them!! Good luck

I went back to work day 4 for a few hours because I needed to get out of the house. Dont push yourself too much but the more you move around the quicker you will start healing. I still have some pain but not too bad.. Go for short walks or walk around your house. Try to do a little more everyday if you can Keep your head up it will get better!

Thank you all for the encouragement!!! Your right i need to reward myself more! It did go down ok but i had a bit of a stomach ache. I dont recommend it! Today is much better so far

I'm glad I found this post op group too! I was banded on 9/22 so this is day 6 for me and have been struggling with this liquid diet bad! I actually ordered the unflavored powder and cant wait for it to get here so I can try to put it in soups and juice. I am so sick of the shakes so its hard for me to get them down. Which is making me hungry since i'm not eating. I have had the shoulder pain and its much better but still there. My insision site is still sore its on my left side in the middle area. But i'm back to work because I was going crazy in the house. I have been up and down with emotions and breakdowns. But not only did I just go thru surgery Me and my boyfriend of 4 years broke up a week before my surgery. Its been a daily struggle for me and I'm just trying to take things one day at a time. Some days are good some are bad. I cant wait to eat more. I was making mac & cheese for my son last night and I took 2 bites and i felt like such a failure! But so far today is a better day.. Also drinking all the water is hard because i'm not used to sipping i'm used to gulping. All of these changes are going to take time I know but I hope it gets easier soon!! Good luck to everyone and hopefully we can all rely on eachother for advice and support.

I actually just ordered a container of the unflavored Unjury powder. It says you can mix with anything so I figured cream soups and juice and I can at least get my protein in! I cant wait to have scrambled eggs!! Hope you get good news at your appt on thursday!!

So i'm back to work today 5 days after surgery. The pain is much better I stopped taking my percs after 3 days. I've been up and getting around pretty well. My biggest struggle right now is the liquid diet. I'm struggling sooo bad!! everything is gross. even greek yogurt and cottage cheese which i liked before I gag thinking about eating it. The only thing I can drink is the carnation instant breakfast sugar free. But i've been struggling with that also. I'm not drinking enough water so I'm dehydrated. I dont know what to do but I cant take much more of this liquid diet. HELP!! what can I do to get this protein in. Is anyone else struggling with this?

Thank you so much! I am going forward with this tomorrow and I'm nervous and excited but I know that I'm strong enough to get thru it all. I'm so happy I found this website to be able to talk to others that are going thru this as well. You are all great! Good luck to everyone with their upcoming surgeries

Thank you for the encouragement! wow that must have been so hard for you to go thru!! Glad you made it thru and are doing so well! I am going forward with the surgery tomorrow for myself and for my son and I know it will make me a stonger, healthier person! 1 more day!!!

Ok so I'm getting banded in 2 days!! I have been in this program for almost a year and have worked so hard to get where I am. But i'm nervous. Me and my boyfriend of 4 years broke up a week ago today. I have been struggling with heartache and its been terrible. All of my friends and family told me not to cancel my surgery. Its something i've worked so hard for and they are willing to be there for me to help. I just need to figure out a way to mentally focus on myself. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm so scared of what to do and i'm trying to take one day at a time and its so hard.

Good luck this morning

I have my appt today with the pre op nutrionist so find out when I start. I have my surgery on Sept 22nd!! I actually found on here a long list of tons of different protein shakes and stuff. I can send it to you if you'd like. I emailed it to myself because I'm sure it can get boring quick to only strictly be on liquids. But just think we'll have fabulous results in the end