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I had regular ice cream. Had a few stomach gurgles, but nothing more than that. But I must add that it was only a tablespoon full. At the time I still wasn't able to eat much of anything at all in volume.

I would be okay with that as long as you follow 2 rules: 1. No pecking at your food like a chicken! 2. Order what you want, but you eat all that you order! No $30 lb lobster and you eat 5 bites!

Una vez que mis ojos dejar de quemar, voy a responder a su pregunta - run this through Google translate for your answer.

NurseGrace, Hopefully this post comes across as it was meant, to be funny and informative. I work in IT and know that not everyone knows about using the search box on the forum or using Google. I am sure that I've gone looking for help from a mechanic or store clerk, in their mind they are thinking, "Well, why didn't he just ____________."

I got lucky on my 1st try. Bottled EAS carb control Dutch chocolate @ Walmart. 4 for $5. It is a little too thin for my taste, but it does taste good. I toss in a spoon of another chocolate low carb Meal Replacement to thicken it up. Don't forget to buy one of the $7 shaker bottles with the round spring @ Walmart. Perfect for mixing shakes or taco mix with Water (I don't buy any kitchen tool that can't multitask like a mutha!)

Yea, I was a die hard fan of In Living Color and MadTV. Sat Night Live just doesn't have the kind of humor I like. Homey D Clown for president. Unfortunately he wouldn't take the job cause, "Homey don't play that!"

Congrats, keep pimpin that sleeve!

I was right there with you - pre-surgery. I was afraid it wouldn't work for me. After all the empty promises from the diet pill industry and infomercials selling us Hope, it took a lot for me to finally make the decision. If you are like me and eat because of a constant nagging voice in your head (not because you're an emotional eater or stress eater), you'll do fine. My little nagging voice (caused by the hormone ghrelin) is gone. I am more than satisfied with the outcome @ 8 weeks.

I wasn't able to pass gas either, I don't think it will come out that way since there's plenty of room in the intestines - with no food in there. For me, it all came out as burps. All I can say is walk as much as you can and when you lay down, occasionally switch positions, that helped get the burps moving.

I hope you have a big freezer.

Thanks for posting an update. Long term sleevers like yourself keep me motivated. You're looking HOT!

I tried peanuts (the plain ole convenience store kind) after 2 weeks. My stomach grumbled a little (I only ate 4 o 5) but was okay with them. Since then I've tried sunflower seeds and pistachios at week 4 with no problems. Whenever you try a new food, take about 1/2 teaspoon bite and wait about 5 minutes to give your stomach time to let you know if it likes it or not.

I didn't take any meds once I was back home. Saying the taste made me gag is an understatement.

You can check out this thread, I got a lot of good ideas from it. http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/10081-the-official-what-you-will-need-for-your-gastric-sleeve-surgery-thread/

I felt the grinding for a about 4 days, then it slowed down to only happening when I ate something my stomach didn't like. I think by the 3rd week, it was gone completely.

During stage 2, all I ate was Cream of Mushroom soup and boiled eggs and Crystal Light. My stomach would not tolerate protein shakes.

I pretty much drank EAS carb control Dutch chocolate drinks from Wal-Mart and Crystal Light lemonade. I wasn't able to eat anything for the 1st 4 or 5 days and then moved onto chicken broth and then Cream of Chicken and Cream of Mushroom soup. By the 3rd week I could handle (very finely chopped) chicken and chopped boiled eggs. I didn't need a lot of variety, so when I found something I could handle, I stuck with it. Don't buy too many of any one sugar free thing. I found out the hard way that my stomach does not like things with sucralose and sugar alcohols, but aspartame is okay.

I was there, I couldn't eat anything other than sugar free popsicles for about 5 days post-op. I kept the elastic support on the whole time, so I didn't experience the pain of letting my stomach hang.

The only way I know that I'm truly hungry is when I feel my stomach cramping.

Welcome to the board Gaby. Good luck with your sleeving.

The only thing constant in my diet is chicken. I eat grilled chicken every day in different ways. I grind up grilled chicken, cook it with taco mix and it with refried Beans and salsa - sometimes with shredded cheese, or dip grilled chicken chunks in some bbq sauce, or put Adobo seasoning on it. Since my sleeving, I don't ever get a desire for a certain "flavor". food has become pretty much just something I need to live. So I eat the same old thing pretty much every day.

Thanks for the video update. I'm only 7 days behind you on the surgery date. So what's up with all you ladies taking videos and photos in the bathroom? Are you shy?

Here ya go, a long list of things you might need. http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/10081-the-official-what-you-will-need-for-your-gastric-sleeve-surgery-thread/

I haven't really run across any bloggers that didn't eventually stop blogging. I think the best place to get that kind of info is on this forum.

I got around the head hunger by eating more Protein or low carb sweets like the atkins bars. Also I told myself, "I'll eat the high protein low carb stuff first, if I still want the ice cream, I'll have some." Most of the time, I didn't get around to eating the ice cream, other times I did. It got easier the more I did it. And I did like vjslim suggested, remove the temptations from your house. If I really wanted something so bad, I'd have to get in the car and drive down to the store. It worked really well, I have to really really want something to get dressed and drive to the store at 9 at night! But I'm sure there is surveillance footage of me buying a cherry pie at Wal-Mart late at night.