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I am officially on week 3 of my"pureed phase" and I have ran out of ideas! Help please! Even though I have not really pureed my food recently because it just makes me gag! I know my tummy is still fragile but I have been eating mostly eggs, tilapia, and oatmeal chewing it really well, and have ran outof ideas! Most of my food is going down ok but still kinda get sick when I eat too fast or sip something while eating (which I impose its a no no, but its a hard thing for me) Help please!

My biggest fear...losing my hair! when does the hair start to fall off?

My mom is the same way, but today she actually said wow your face looks thin& and your work uniform is loose! I had to smile!

Hang in there. Its hard but you gotta keep your head up!. I'm on 16 days post op and though it has been hard I have tried to push forward. I have lost 29 lbs but personally I dont see it. All my life I have been a fat girl but when ppl tell me they can see the difference it gives me some kind of hope and reminds me this was the best thing I couldve done to be healthy. Bestest of luck to you!

Week 3 actually lol

At this point I would say no! I might change my mind in the future when everything resumes to normal but these 3wks post op have sucked!

I thought it was only me! So now I have been confirmed that my vitamins make me nauseous! Ugh great! another reason for me to feel so depressed!

When you find out let me know! Lol. On my 2weeks post surgery follow up (last Thursday) I was given the ok to pureed diet. It went down ok but now I'm stuck on what I should eat! ::sighs::

Congrats! I am also on my 2nd week and have lost 30 lbs but i an not very happy about it. I went back to work today and everyone stated how great I look but I just dont see it! :sighs: I guess its mental for me. I'm thinking about going back to my therapist. I have also ran out of ideas on what to eat!

I am on the same boat! Week 2 and I'm clueless on what to eat and have gained 2 lbs. Omg! I dont know if all the fear I feel if normal!

Hello everyone! I'm sorta new to the forum but am loving reading everyone's experiences. I am 11 days post op and I still dont know what all I should eat. My biggest fear is eating too much and feeling sick or pain. (I actually got tempted w/ half a chicken nugget yesterday and omg biggest mistake! I felt like it got stuck in between my esophagus & stomach even though I chewed it a hundred times) :/ my tummy also hurts when I am hungry. Is that normal? My surgeon tells me the pains and Spasms will get better but I still feel like I'm stuck in a hole. :: sighs :: Anywho, best wishes to everyone

Thank you everyone! As the days pass by...(today is day 6 I believe) it gets a little bit better. My mom actually made natural homemade chicken soup today and blended it for me. It was the best thing I have tasted in weeks! I was scared to eat it, but thankfully to god it went down with no problem (except for some pain because I was eating it too fast) everytime I get on here and readyour experiences and thoughts it greatly helps me. I know I'm not alone! again I wish everyone the bestest luck! We can do this :-)

Hello everyone! My name is Sylvia, I'm 26, live in houston, texas and just had my Sleeve surgery on aug 31st. I struggled so much just to get here. My journey started in 10/2010. I was aware of wls but was too scared to actually do anything about my weight surgically because I have always been big all my life and in a way thought surgery was the easy way out. It wasn't til I saw 328 lbs on the scale (and im 5'2") and just blew me away. I had to do something. I was depressed, my psoriasis and arthritis weren't helping me and my life was just miserable. I attended a seminar at the Davis Clinic here in Houston. A week later I meet Dr. Garth Davis and talked about my health history, why I was there and what I wanted. At the seminar I had heard about the sleeve gastroectomy for the first time and was interested, and thought it was best for my health sake to proceed with surgery. My insurance only required 3 months of nutritional classes & 1 psychological session. I thought it would be the easiest thing. Wrong! In November I didnt go to the class because I got scared and thought mentally I want ready. My husband (who has been so wonderful & supportive) told me to do whatever makes me happy but think about it. I decided to go back. In December I started the 1st nutritional class and got motivated. In january I started eating healthy, walking 3 miles four times a week (even if my arthritis interfered) I did my 3 nutritional clases with success and had lost 10 lbs on my own! I made my psychological appointment in March and thought I had done everything I needed until the psychiatrist called me the next day and told me she had reviewed everything with Dr. Davis and they both felt I needed extra counseling for 3 more months due to my depression history. They wanted to make sure I would be ready mentally I guess. I was devastated. I wanted to give up. I felt like I practically had to prove to them I wanted this even though I knew I wanted it. I went ahead and did what they asked. I did my 3 months of therapy. So she reviewed everything with the psychiatrist & surgeon. I got a call from Dr. Agosta in late June telling me everything was a go and all I had to do now was wait for my insurance. I heard back in mid July from the office, I was approved and I could choose my date! I picked late August because that way I could situate everything in time at home and work. So now I'm here! Sept 5th. Five days post-op. Everything turned out ok during surgery and while I was at the hospital. I been home 2 days and I can say I was fine until today. Its 1: 30 am and I sit here in tears because I'm happy I did it but mad at the fact I'm hungry but can't eat what I want. Im tired of eating soups. Its like that ugly unhealthy person in the back of my mind wants me to fail. Like telling me this was the worse mistake I have done. But yet I also know its not. I see my friends that have had wls so happy and strangers saying the surgery was the best thing that has happened to them. But honestly this whole recovery sucks. I can drink and eat soups but I don't know when I'm full! So I dont eat. I'm scared if I eat or drink more than I need to I'll be more in pain. Its just crazy to have gotten here and feel like maybe I wasnt ready. I was so strong during my 2weeks liquid diet. I was 315 lbs when I started the diet and the day of surgery I was 295 lbs. I know that alone should be my motivation. I just feel helpless. I want that voice telling me this was a mistake to go away so I can keep pushing forward. I hope someone here understands me and helps me because I don't want this to be it. :'(

Thanks so much... I will surely consider it.

Thank you everyone! This has really helped me. Today has not been too bad. I have actually eaten more soup and dranked more water. I'm still hungry and it hurts when I am but all for the best. Still have that ugly voice inside that wants real food but I'm trying to ignore it! Good luck to everyone and best wishes. Together we can do this & in the end it will indeed be worth it!

Thank you Tony for replying to my post! I saw my husband eating mexican food from the favorite place we like to go and that did it for me. I been crying, cursing and everything. I can't tell ppl not to eat in front of me and tv forget it. Fast food one of my weakness. So I am in a way glad to hear its just not me. As far as eating I can eat a whole popsicle n feel fine. I only take about four or five teaspoons of Soup and then stop. I'm just so scared to take more and regret it. Water kinda hurts going down but gatorade is ok. Apple sauce is the worse but I can eat a whole 3.9 oz. and I can eat a low fat 6 oz yogurt slowly. I dont feel any restrictions. Im so clueless. I wish you the bestest luck and hopefully soon we can be able to say we did it thank you so much!