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So..... I am on day 18 and have been stalled for the past 4-5 days..... Frustrated is not the word for me..... I'm on purée ( but have mostly have resorted to Soup and the full liquid diet, because the purée grosses me the hell out!!) I am strugggling to get my Protein in because I hate ( I repeat HATE SHAKES) the shakes!! And the nectar.... The Isopure.... The Boost... You name it..... I'm tired of "drinking" stuff !!!! So, it gags me. I was planning on getting my last protein drinkminmlast night.... And then fell asleep by mistake. ( arrrgh!!!) I have no idea how long this stall lasts or how to break it. But I have seen people say: 1. Get your protein in ( check. Working on it) 2. Get your fluids in ( doing that) Don't know how long to expect this to last, but I feel like I'm never going to start losing again and am really frustrated and down over this:( Anyone else experience this? Hellllp!!!! #pureedandfrustrated

Nope.... 10 lbs pre op......, GAINED 12 lbs of Fluid, so,I came home weighing 272 ( wth?????) , then lost from 260 to current weight of 248..... I know everyone is "different", its just sooooo frustrating to hit a "stall" during the month where I've heard it said " you'll loose like craaaaazy that first month"..... I'm really afraid is not going to keep losing!!! #mindisgoingbonkers

Can we evvvvver eat taco shells/tortillas/nachos ever again????? :**{

Same for me! Was sleeved 6/25. The process was verrrry simple and quick!! Good luck!

Oh,and I have NEVER liked refried Beans..... Always deleted them from my taco order previously..... Tried them post sleeve........ And after TWO BITES felt like I ate a turkey.(o_O) They are waaaaaay too heavy in my stomach......

I am only on day 18 ( and was thinking about the "when" idea of tacos, but know that I canno have it annnnnnnytime soon). Actually..... I've only lost 12 lbs and have stalled al-damn-ready....( for the past 5 days)..... So I guess all i NEED to eat are Protein drinks! ( feeling very discouraged & frustrated right now....) Maybe that's why I was "dreaming" about tacos.......

When were folks allowed to eat tacos ( even if its just chicken tacos.....)?

If love to know too!!! Pleeeease tell us

I can't WAIT to be able to cross my legs and have them crossed ..... Without "forcing" them to stay together!!!! Lol

So..... I am on day 18 post op, in the throes of the PUREE stage and feel like I am: 1. always tired. Can't seem to get quite to 60-80g of Protein..... HAAAAAAATE ALL shakes and powders. They gag me. 2. When I eat (let's say 1 egg with a sprinkle of cheese on them), it first of all..... takes me like 15-20 mins if I do not want to feel pain in my stomach (i can eat refried Beans, but ANY thing like that is sooooooooooooooooooooo heavy on my stomach and makes me feel terrible!!! 3. Wondering if my ability to eat just a WEE bit more will ever come! ( i know I did this for a reason, but I am OVER only being able to eat Soup, broth, SF popsicles, shakes and diet liquids without feeling it feel like a BOULDER in my stomach after one or two bites!!! 4.And to top alllll this off.... i seemed to have stalled ..... grrrrr..... Just looking for your experiences with this stage, does it get better and am I really crazy??? :***- {

The "6 month" guideline was in a general book of information and guidelines that is given to the patients as a reference guide, at the group dietary meeting pre-surgery. I tolerate steak great in the past...... Am prrrrrrayyyyying that I do, post. I'm on day 18 now, so I know I have a ways to go to the steak. Lol

***SIGH*** I am in my third week and I feel your pain.... If I eat more than about 3 good bites... It's a biiiiiiig problem! And with those 3 bites., comes gurgling( feels like foamy bubbles coming back up in my throat) and then the "thanksgiving dinner" feeling. Three bites!! Geez!! I thought there was something wrong with me..... Like someone else said..... food gets cold..... Etc..... I sucks pretty much........

Yeah..... I agree..... I am pretty sure I wouldn't be ok at that point too..... Lol.... But i lovvvvvvve steak, so I am PRAYING that I can (at some point) tolerate it

I have the chicken Soup.... The thing that is hard is that it can only be lukewarm and has a slit aftertaste, but is not too bad. The chocolate is now TOO sweet to me..... I feel like Goldilocks trying to find her bed right now.....

I have the grape frost in the 40g bottles and BEFORE surgery,,it was ok..... But after...... I makes me want to throw up too. Makes me reticent to try the other ones because these bottles ( bought a group of 12!!) are very expensive!!! I'm bummed that I liked it before and hate it now I'm going to see if my friend ( who was sleeved on 7/9) wants to buy it off of me.... Lol

Ok! So it's NOT just me! I feel the EXACT same way (like I have eaten a COW with just a couple bites of beans.... wondering WHYYYYYY they said we can have this at this stage if it makes our new little stomach's feel not so good(??) Not sure about the smoothie, but someone did post that a frozen 1/2 a banana and the Premier chocolate shake blended up is pretty good! Think I'll try that today Guess like in "Finding Nemo".... like Dory said we just have to "Just keep swimming, swimmiing, swimming..." lol

Thank you!!! I have 2 boxes of the Premier on hand and can "tolerate" them the bset, but they, too, are still VERY hard to drink even two of the shakes in a day (i.e. to get in my minimum of 60g). But I do NOT want to loose my hair,so I going to HAVE to find a way to push forward and GET THAT PROTEIN in! lol I will try the fish tonight!!! Thanks and glad to know that I am still "healing".... I Have no idea how long it takes for my stomach to be "healed"..... is it still swollen, is it still (it seems so) a bit angry? Just wondering about the timeline for healing?

I got the Isopure "unflavored" and because the scoops are SOOOOO huge, I tried to put ONE scoop in some SF Sobe (oh God.... the thought of how nasty it was makes me want to throw up)..... so I have not gotten the Isopure in any other flavor (scared much....). I have spent soooo much $$ on the Proteins to "try them" that I am reticent to plunk down another $35-$40+ for one..... I am praying that my "capacity" will open up a teensy bit more so that I can get ALL of my protein from food eventually.... I dont see how I can do "shakes" everyday (even as a supplement) for the rest of my life becuase I abhor them so strongly!

I too am ini week 3 and feel tirrrrrred allllll the time! I keep telling myself that I need to at LEAST do some walking, but I feel too tired I did ride my bike around the corner (felt like i ran a marathon after! whew!) I have even been to tired/lazy to get on my treadmill.... which is only two levels down in the basement. lol I think I will get on it today though if for ONLY 5 minutes! I was tryng to take the MAXIMUM amount of time off too, so I asked for 8 weeks (the girl at the office said "wellll.... t hat may be a little much, most people do 4..." so I said " can I have 6?" She said yes. So...... I am in week 3 and I am DOUBTING that I will have the ENERGY to go back at week 6!!! I am hoping that I am wrong though, because there more than likely will NOT be a "medical reason" to get my time extended..... :**( I also seem to have stalled, so I am SUPER bummed about that.... didn't think I would have stalled THIS quickly!!!

Yes, haaaaaaate the shakes! I am in the puree stage (which also I cannot stand... I am a "consistency" snob.... i.e. if the consistency is NOT right ---think Jello... hate that too--- then I can't eat it...) and am sooooo over the puree. Though I like tuna salad, chicken salad, pureed makes me want to vomit. period. can't do it. But as for the shakes, I too, feel the SAME way.... struggling to figure out with what seems to be an EXTEREMEKLY limited ( i know that's the point.... but it's still frustrating) ability to eat hardly anything at a sitting.... trying to figurte out a way to get Protein in WITHOUT these dreaded shakes! I have tried Isopure, (premixed in bottles and powder), nectar, Pure Protein, unjury (tastes waaaay too sweet after surgery ) Boost Calorie Smart (too thick...gags me a little, plus it has only 16 g of protein, where as Premier Protein has 30). I have been able to mostly tolerate the chocolate Premier (ready made ) protein, but just barely.... i still struggle to get two shake in, in a day! I am just trying to keep pushing..... hoping to get to the Protein Bar stage! Oy!!!

It seems like I have stalled too... Got sleeved on 6/25.... Been at 12 pd loss for 4 days!!!..... Frustrated because I HAAAAAAAATE ( with every breath I breathe) the shakes and my pouch is (seemingly) so damn small that I can barely eat / get in adequate protein via food! Everything is sooooooo heavy & causes me to burp, have heartburn & even a small amount of food ( retried beans or a chicken salad type purée) takes me foreeeeeeever to eat (like 15-20 mins)!!! But I sooooooo neeeeeed this stall to "unstall" because I'm feeling that depressed feeling right about now

Yeah.... I'm feeling frustrated too, because my weight loss stopped too..... This is day 17 and I've only lost 12 pds I have been the same for 4 days & am NOT HAPPY about it!! It seems like most have lost 15-20 or more & I'm stuck at 12!! Grrrrrrrr....... Don't know how to get unstuck, because I ABHOR these Protein shakes & can eat sooooooo little in terms of protein, so I am barely getting 60 g in....

I am soooooo sick of this flippin liquid mess!! Arrrrgh!!! It feels like I've been "drinking" something and not "chewing" something for forevvvvvvver!!!!! I find myself still "desiring" unhealthy stuff though ... ( and truly realize the WHOLE world revolves around food...... That I CAN'T have!!!????). Ready to get to soft foods sooo badly, but in the meantime trying to figure out healthier alternatives & put that food devil -->????, that sits on my shoulder, the heck OFF!! Pray for me y'all ..... Yesterday was TERRIBLE..... Felt like crying as everyone ate delicious food for the 4th.*le sigh*

Melixxa, think you soooooo much!!! I am hoping it goes very smoothly!!! I'm anxious, but glad it's tomorrow!!

LorrieAnn..... Trust me..... The first 3 days, I cried EVERY.DAY. I've been through the BIGGEST EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER over the past week. I was soooo damn "hangry" the first three days, but day four was so much better!!!! It will get better.....