Donny

I try to rely less on what the scale says and more on what my clothes say. I have gone from a 48 jean to a snug 38 jean and a snug 3xl shirt to a xxl-xl and honestly that's more important to me then any number a scale can show me. Now to address you concern. I had 1.5 weeks where I stay pretty much the same weight but was still shedding inches. Then one day the weight started falling off again! Hang in there!

My best reccomendation would be to channel those demons now if you can. Because you will have another 2-3 weeks of that diet after surgery too. It is a struggle but the more you can get your mind right now the easier the whole process will be. I worked very hard the 3 mo. Before surgery to get accustomed to the post op diets and have never struggled with regret or depression. This is the hardest part of surgery IMHO and if you can conquer it the rest will be smoothish. Water is super important and it gets way easier as the days move on!

Thanks! I will definitely stick with it, it was just a bummer when I went to grab my usual 45's for some hammer curls then realized I had to drop down to 30's... But when I see how flappy my arms are getting that is plenty of motivation not to give up!

I just got back from the gym and needed a Protein snack and here is what I came up with! I don't know anything about cooking or spices so im sure you can throw more stuff in (please advise if you think I can make it better!) I like spicy! 2 tbsp hummus dash cumin 1 tbsp spicy brown mustard 1 whole egg I thought it tasted really good and pretty similar to a deviled egg. This will definitely be a regular new food for me! Cal - 130 Carb - 6 Fat - 9 Protein - 8 It even looks right!

I took 2 weeks off and I have an active job. And I spent the 2nd week in Las Vegas I did a bunch of walking and it felt great!

I'm 4.5 weeks out and I am skipping the turkey! I bought myself a nice piece of Red Snapper and I will be grilling that! I also plan on a little bit of cauliflower mashed potatoes. I'm sure it will be disappointing seeing my family go to town on all the yummy food, but I have all my NSV's to fill that void!

I threw 1 egg white, turkey sausage crumbles, water and a tiny bit of cheese in my food processor and made an omelet. Just make sure its fluffy. I don't know if the sausage was supposed to be allowed but I ground it down to a fine powder

Trophy Club! The Ritz Carlton of hospitals lol. Amazing staff and huge nice rooms with private bathrooms

Next time I am going to try it without the yolk

I just had my pre op shakes and I bought unflavored powder and added random crystal lights to them. I like chocolate and PB2, I have one of those every morning! But apparently I'm weird and I love shakes! I have been having one a day for the last 3 years though so I am fairly accustomed to them. And yes, brocc cheese is awesome! once I hit puree I added chicken to it!

I'd ask them about their financing plan. They started telling me and I just said no because I was just going to pay it all as needed. I paid my labs and EGD day of and I paid my surgery day of. Every single part of the process you pay day of which helped me out a lot. If I missed anything or you want to know any specifics fire away! I will help you with any questions you have regarding them!

I have a 2k max out of pocket and I paid that upfront. The Dr. offered me 0% interest financing, but I wanted the airline miles from my credit card

Week one I was clear liquid only. I had Isopures from GNC and Propel with a bit of broth each day Week Two I was full liquid and I had SF Popsicle, shakes, more propel, and broccoli cheese Soup strained. I couldn't find any other cream Soups that I liked. Basically I lived on every flavor of propel lol

I don't get hung up on the scale moving because if I follow everything I'm told I know I will be successful! As the say, life ain't a track meet its a marathon! With that said, don't freak out if your not losing! I have not lost a pound in 5 days and I am 15 days post-op. BUT I'm not at all worried about it because I fit into a jacket yesterday that I couldn't wear last week. Where the inches are going without the pounds dropping is a mystery to me! But I'm super happy because regardless of what the scale says the only thing that matters is I am getting smaller!!!!!!

It's me! I have found myself doing all sorts of health&beauty things since I had my surgery. I'm a 26 year old guy that in the last week has gone to the spa for manicure, pedicure, facial, and massage. I bought all sorts of fancy face scrubs. I had a lady friend fix my straggly eye brows. Spent a ton of money on a fancy electric tooth brush and whitening things. And go to the gym every day. What the heck happened to me!?!?!? I guess I'm feeling better and way more confident and decided I need all of this??? I never would have done all this pre op lol! I can't help but to laugh at myself.

Well I made it to one month! The journey has been a very happy one so far. I have struggled with stalls and trying to perfect the diet but all in all I couldn't be happier. Yesterday I went to Nordstrom's and Dillard's and was actually able to shop there! My "comfort jeans" were a 48 and this weekend I was cruzing around in 40's! I couldn't tell you the last time I was able to buy nice clothes! Here is a couple pic's from yesterday and a starter pic. I am down 30lbs since surgery and 70 since I began the journey. Good luck to everybody this Thursday (Thanksgiving)!!!!!!!

Thanks everyone! Gotta love a little flattery! I get so many great compliments at work and it keeps me going because I only see my stores once a month.

I was wandering around target yesterday trying to find a solution to bringing protein powder to work and was failing miserably so I went to get baby utensils and found the formula containers! I remembered reading about it at some point but forgot about it. This thing is awesome! I wish I had a few of these during pre op!

I am 3 weeks out, I hit the elliptical everyday. So serious weights until 6 weeks for me.

How long after surgery was it until you went to purée? I have a 3 week post op liquid diet. I am 13 days out and would really like to add just Greek yogurt into my diet. I need a new source of protein, the shakes are starting to make me sick after 4 straight weeks of them.

I'm glad I saw this! I'm also 3 weeks out and made the exact same meal Saturday and Sunday. I turned the turkey sausage into a dust and whipped up a 1 egg omelette with a bit of cheese and salsa. Mine went down fine and I ate the whole thing without issue. I'm glad to find out now this was a no-no because it was one of my new favorite meals

I know I'm jumping the gun since I'm only 16 days post op but I'm super proud of what I have done and I want to share! I have lost 60lbs since the 4th of July and I'm down 20 since surgery! PS This is my first time loading pics so odds are it won't work

Mine never trust only lasted a week. And I was only able to pass gas 2-3 times a day. So generally I was laying on the couch. If I felt one coming just hit the restroom, it really wasn't that horrible for me, but still nothing to play with!

I like the buffalo chicken recipe on here and egg salad. Yesterday for breakfast I took frozen turkey sausage and blended it so a dust, mixed it with I egg and scrambled it. Then put a bit of salsa on it. 120 cals and like 15g protein