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For me, I made large batches of Soup. Smoked ham, lentils and veggies (no celery), chicken veggie and turkey chili were my staples. I put them in jam jars and in the freezer. I puréed mine and the family had the regular, but I ate Soup far more often then they.
My meals were ready to go, so I only really needed to *cook* 1 meal ... For them.
Full liquid just means not Clear Liquids. You can eat just about anything (healthy) in the puréed stage. Throw it in a blender with a little chicken broth and blend. Got turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy? Throw it in your Magic Bullet with broth and there you go.

Had my surgery sept 7th, I'm down a total of 44 lbs, 20 pre op, 24 post op. I've followed everything strictly and can't stress enough how important it is to get your Vitamins, Water, & Protein in. When I don't get it all in, my body can tell. I'm a lot more tired and groggy without getting what my body needs daily. I've been walking alotl & chasing my 15 month old daughter all around. There ain't no rest for the wicked! Stay strong!

I'm 25 from nh. Struggled with my weight since I was 12. Up and down, everywhere, I gave birth to the most wonderful baby Girl a year ago and have the privilege of bein a stay at home mom with her . this journey for me started in January... It's been a roller coaster. I had my endoscopy in June only to find I have neuroendocrine cancer in my duodenum. I had 3 tumors and a hiatal hernia. I am beyond thankful for choosing this procedure, because they would have NEVER found my tumor had I not. It was up and down on whether or not I would be able to get the sleeve or not but m happy to say... I am having my sleeve this Friday, sept. 7th!! Ahhhhh!! As far as the cancer, as of now it's a low grade slow growing tumor, so they will go in ever 6 months with an endoscopy to scrape the area and remove any growth. I'm ready to be happy, healthy and to keep running around with my Sweet Caroline <3

Back in the "old days" of dieting, we used to call them "plateaus" and assumed they were a natural part of the weight loss process. Which they are!! Now that we've had surgery, we expect the magic fairy dust to make the weight evaporate without any sort of bump in the road. It is merely your body catching up and doing what it needs to do, so when you get to these stalls DO NOT freak out. We've all done it. Some of us learn to accept it, and some continue to freak out. I even bounce UP before I go down past my lowest weight again. I've just learned to accept that too. It's all good!!

Jenn from Mass, you're funny! Must be the East Coast temper we share . Im originally from Newburyport Mass, so I got a little Mass in my veins! haha. It's wierd for me to read about the drains, I had my surgery the 7th, opted to stay a second night since I have a 15 month old at home (it was my mini vacation.. hahaha) and then my surgeon took the drain out before leaving Sunday Morning the 9th. i rested the first few days and then we took a trip to Rhode Island to visit some family, and I've been on the go, on the go! I am a stay at home Mom, so days are as restful as they could be, but I couldn't be happier getting to spend time with my Sweet Caroline. Luckily shes a good walker, or I shoould say RUNNER, I don;t need to pick her up too too much, only when she needs a Mommy hug and a nap in her crib. I change her on the floor and have her climb up in chairs. The doctor said since shes only 22 lbs, not to stress too much about lifting her, and it doesnt seem to hurt when I do.
I am PROUD to announce this morning I have hit my UNDER-HUNDER!!!! I am now under a hundred pounds from my GOAL! I dont understand how the weight is just falling offf me so quickly! I have been walking quite a bit which I think is adding to my feeling fantastic! So I started at 299 in June with my pre op diet. The day of surgery I was 279 and this morning I am 256! AHHHH! My goal wieght is 160! im 96lbs away and have lost a total of 24lbs!! Woo Hoo Sleeve, make me skinny baby! Ive been following everything strictly, and today hopefully I will get the clear from pureed living!! Best Wishes All!! xx

I grew up in Nashua but ive lived in Dover (went to UNH) and manchester as well. I know both places and congrats on the house! House are WICKED expensive down here around Boston so I will have to wait until i get married or something. Its crazy that a 1 bedroom condo around here is about $200k (crappy one) and yet i could buy a three bedroom single family up in NH for that. Oh well thats what i get for living outside of Boston

Jenn from Mass, you're funny! Must be the East Coast temper we share . Im originally from Newburyport Mass, so I got a little Mass in my veins! haha. It's wierd for me to read about the drains, I had my surgery the 7th, opted to stay a second night since I have a 15 month old at home (it was my mini vacation.. hahaha) and then my surgeon took the drain out before leaving Sunday Morning the 9th. i rested the first few days and then we took a trip to Rhode Island to visit some family, and I've been on the go, on the go! I am a stay at home Mom, so days are as restful as they could be, but I couldn't be happier getting to spend time with my Sweet Caroline. Luckily shes a good walker, or I shoould say RUNNER, I don;t need to pick her up too too much, only when she needs a Mommy hug and a nap in her crib. I change her on the floor and have her climb up in chairs. The doctor said since shes only 22 lbs, not to stress too much about lifting her, and it doesnt seem to hurt when I do.
I am PROUD to announce this morning I have hit my UNDER-HUNDER!!!! I am now under a hundred pounds from my GOAL! I dont understand how the weight is just falling offf me so quickly! I have been walking quite a bit which I think is adding to my feeling fantastic! So I started at 299 in June with my pre op diet. The day of surgery I was 279 and this morning I am 256! AHHHH! My goal wieght is 160! im 96lbs away and have lost a total of 24lbs!! Woo Hoo Sleeve, make me skinny baby! Ive been following everything strictly, and today hopefully I will get the clear from pureed living!! Best Wishes All!! xx

Thanks everyone . Im feeling very blessed. And how wonderful it feels to have that weight off my body. I can already feel the increase in energy, along with all my Vitamins and ensuring I get all my Protein and Water in Daily, life is good!

So I don't mean to brag, but I have not told a lot of people about my surgery so this is really the ONLY place I can! I woke up this morning and weighed myself.. I had surgery on Sept. 7th, 2012. And I am officially "UnderHUNDER!" I am less than 100 lbs from my Goal! It goes a little something like this::
June 2012 Started my Pre-Op Diet at 299lbs (ashamed to say!)
Surgery Date- Sept 7th I was 279 lbs.
Post Op 11 Days I am 255 LBS!
My goal Weight is 160 LBS!!
So between pre op and post op I am down 44lbs and 95lbs from goal! I have been melting away so quickly these past 11 days, So I know it's going to slow down. But knowing that I am only 15 lbs from my PRE-BABY wieght! I have a 15 month old and it has been so hard to get the weight off, I am so close I can feel it!
Thanks everyone for the support and love! I can't wait to be in ONEDERLAND soon! Gahhhh! <3

Congratulations, how wonderful it must feel, you deserve it!

You deserve to brag!! Congratulations!!

Woo hoo
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Congratulations! That's such an inspiration!

Congrats on having underhunder to go!!! Yay!

Keep up the good work!!

Brag away! Great job must be all that sex and food! Lmao

You're rocking that sleeve!!! My pre-baby weight from my last baby is 205. That's MY next major goal, only 34 pounds to go!! You're so close to yours you should be able to smell it!

So I don't mean to brag, but I have not told a lot of people about my surgery so this is really the ONLY place I can! I woke up this morning and weighed myself.. I had surgery on Sept. 7th, 2012. And I am officially "UnderHUNDER!" I am less than 100 lbs from my Goal! It goes a little something like this::
June 2012 Started my Pre-Op Diet at 299lbs (ashamed to say!)
Surgery Date- Sept 7th I was 279 lbs.
Post Op 11 Days I am 255 LBS!
My goal Weight is 160 LBS!!
So between pre op and post op I am down 44lbs and 95lbs from goal! I have been melting away so quickly these past 11 days, So I know it's going to slow down. But knowing that I am only 15 lbs from my PRE-BABY wieght! I have a 15 month old and it has been so hard to get the weight off, I am so close I can feel it!
Thanks everyone for the support and love! I can't wait to be in ONEDERLAND soon! Gahhhh! <3

So I don't mean to brag, but I have not told a lot of people about my surgery so this is really the ONLY place I can! I woke up this morning and weighed myself.. I had surgery on Sept. 7th, 2012. And I am officially "UnderHUNDER!" I am less than 100 lbs from my Goal! It goes a little something like this::
June 2012 Started my Pre-Op Diet at 299lbs (ashamed to say!)
Surgery Date- Sept 7th I was 279 lbs.
Post Op 11 Days I am 255 LBS!
My goal Weight is 160 LBS!!
So between pre op and post op I am down 44lbs and 95lbs from goal! I have been melting away so quickly these past 11 days, So I know it's going to slow down. But knowing that I am only 15 lbs from my PRE-BABY wieght! I have a 15 month old and it has been so hard to get the weight off, I am so close I can feel it!
Thanks everyone for the support and love! I can't wait to be in ONEDERLAND soon! Gahhhh! <3

So I don't mean to brag, but I have not told a lot of people about my surgery so this is really the ONLY place I can! I woke up this morning and weighed myself.. I had surgery on Sept. 7th, 2012. And I am officially "UnderHUNDER!" I am less than 100 lbs from my Goal! It goes a little something like this::
June 2012 Started my Pre-Op Diet at 299lbs (ashamed to say!)
Surgery Date- Sept 7th I was 279 lbs.
Post Op 11 Days I am 255 LBS!
My goal Weight is 160 LBS!!
So between pre op and post op I am down 44lbs and 95lbs from goal! I have been melting away so quickly these past 11 days, So I know it's going to slow down. But knowing that I am only 15 lbs from my PRE-BABY wieght! I have a 15 month old and it has been so hard to get the weight off, I am so close I can feel it!
Thanks everyone for the support and love! I can't wait to be in ONEDERLAND soon! Gahhhh! <3

So I don't mean to brag, but I have not told a lot of people about my surgery so this is really the ONLY place I can! I woke up this morning and weighed myself.. I had surgery on Sept. 7th, 2012. And I am officially "UnderHUNDER!" I am less than 100 lbs from my Goal! It goes a little something like this::
June 2012 Started my Pre-Op Diet at 299lbs (ashamed to say!)
Surgery Date- Sept 7th I was 279 lbs.
Post Op 11 Days I am 255 LBS!
My goal Weight is 160 LBS!!
So between pre op and post op I am down 44lbs and 95lbs from goal! I have been melting away so quickly these past 11 days, So I know it's going to slow down. But knowing that I am only 15 lbs from my PRE-BABY wieght! I have a 15 month old and it has been so hard to get the weight off, I am so close I can feel it!
Thanks everyone for the support and love! I can't wait to be in ONEDERLAND soon! Gahhhh! <3

Some people are just too judgemental for me to deal with. Anyways, just checking in! How's everyone doing? My surgery again was the 7th, ive lost 20 lbs since surgery and a total of 40 lbs with my pre op weight loss. Feeling good, and can even start seeing some differences in my "betty-backfat" and my "teddy-thunder-thighs." my waist seems to maybe have dropped an inch or two, but nothing too crazy since my pants all pretty much feel similar with maybe a little breathing room. My incisions are still covered with the super glue, but they're getting itchy so I know they are almost ready to fall off! woo hoo, I am so sick of looking at them! . I still have lost of bruising on my lower abdomen from the tons of shots of blood thinners my doc kept giving me, but I'll take the bruising over clots anyday. I hope everyone is doing well, I can't wait for friday to get here to start my pureed life! . Im so sick of shakes, yogurts, Jello, egg scramblers, pudding, but I am totally into popsicles! I feel like thats all i eat!! Hope everyones keeping up on thier vitamins! I somehow skipped one day and could completely tell the difference! Ugh!

Some people are just too judgemental for me to deal with. Anyways, just checking in! How's everyone doing? My surgery again was the 7th, ive lost 20 lbs since surgery and a total of 40 lbs with my pre op weight loss. Feeling good, and can even start seeing some differences in my "betty-backfat" and my "teddy-thunder-thighs." my waist seems to maybe have dropped an inch or two, but nothing too crazy since my pants all pretty much feel similar with maybe a little breathing room. My incisions are still covered with the super glue, but they're getting itchy so I know they are almost ready to fall off! woo hoo, I am so sick of looking at them! . I still have lost of bruising on my lower abdomen from the tons of shots of blood thinners my doc kept giving me, but I'll take the bruising over clots anyday. I hope everyone is doing well, I can't wait for friday to get here to start my pureed life! . Im so sick of shakes, yogurts, Jello, egg scramblers, pudding, but I am totally into popsicles! I feel like thats all i eat!! Hope everyones keeping up on thier vitamins! I somehow skipped one day and could completely tell the difference! Ugh!

Some people are just too judgemental for me to deal with. Anyways, just checking in! How's everyone doing? My surgery again was the 7th, ive lost 20 lbs since surgery and a total of 40 lbs with my pre op weight loss. Feeling good, and can even start seeing some differences in my "betty-backfat" and my "teddy-thunder-thighs." my waist seems to maybe have dropped an inch or two, but nothing too crazy since my pants all pretty much feel similar with maybe a little breathing room. My incisions are still covered with the super glue, but they're getting itchy so I know they are almost ready to fall off! woo hoo, I am so sick of looking at them! . I still have lost of bruising on my lower abdomen from the tons of shots of blood thinners my doc kept giving me, but I'll take the bruising over clots anyday. I hope everyone is doing well, I can't wait for friday to get here to start my pureed life! . Im so sick of shakes, yogurts, Jello, egg scramblers, pudding, but I am totally into popsicles! I feel like thats all i eat!! Hope everyones keeping up on thier vitamins! I somehow skipped one day and could completely tell the difference! Ugh!