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I have my 4 week follow up on Wednesday. I eat until I feel that full to the rim feeling too. AND I weigh the food! =( I can never eat the 3 ozs I weigh out,more like 1.5 ozs tops. I was told to get a scale and weigh the food at my nutrition class! :/ So we should be measuring it? Like how do u measure chicken? The first thought to come to my head would be to get a 1/2 cup measuring cup and use that since it would be the same as 4 ozs? So,very confused now.

It's ok!! Thank you so much! =) Good luck to you!

Great idea! I am so very thankful for my sleeve and my new lease on life!

Wow,fast!!! A big congrats to you on getting a date!!!!!! Good luck,you will be so happy with your new sleeve! I'm almost a month out and love it!

Congrats on getting your stent out!! I know you have to be so happy!! AND congrats on your 55 lb loss! That's phenomenal!!!!! I haven't tried OJ yet,I'm only almost a month out. But for some reason I have to put hot sauce on everything I eat,and I soak all the meats I cook in lemon juice to make them tender. I have an obsession since my sleeve with sour and spicy! My sleeve loves it!

Congrats! LOVED your story!! I have been sleeved for 3 weeks now and love love love it!!!!!!

I actually had my sleeve done 3 weeks ago but thank you!!!!

Sounds like you're doin great! 8 miles?! Great job,I hope I can get up to that quickly! I am from Modesto too! I was sleeved by Dr. Coates here in Modesto. I am 3 weeks out,will be a month out on Wednesday.

I'm 3 weeks out and can't eat eggs yet. They put me on softs at a week out and it was not happenin. I learned to go at my own pace so I don't feel like I overdid it.When I did try to eat softs too early and it made me feel way too full,the feeling usually lasted for the better part of the day =( Hope u feel better soon!!

LOL,actually I have swallowed gum by accident on numerous occasions..lol. Especially when caught off guard with something funny,I laugh,and all of a sudden,ooopss..lol.

What a motivation you are!! You look stunning! Great job!

Girl you gotta lose the scale! I stalled at a week and a half out and was weighing myself once even sometimes twice daily then I decided to give the scale to my mom and she brought it back about 4 days later and I had lost 3 lbs!! lol Now I weigh myself once a week which to some is still alot.

I was told no gum-they just said "No gum chewing. If you swallow it,it's bad,really bad" lol I have to admit tho,I REALLY miss gum! =(

Hang in there girl! There is light at the end of the tunnel,just give it a couple more days. ((HUGS))

Good luck to you!!!! I agree with someone above that the first week is a lil tough but after the first week for me it was a piece of cake! I am now 3 weeks out and if I could give you any advice it would be to walk,walk,walk,sip,sip,sip,get in your protein and vitamins when the dr allows.

Congrats on your sleeve! HAng in there,like SHC says,it does get better as each day goes by. I am 3 weeks out and am tolerating cold liquids much better. I really don't even feel like I had surgery except that I can't eat hardly anything! LOL Just keep doing what you're doing and it will get better soon!! After the first week,I would say the most important things are liquids,proteins,walking,vitamins. ((HUGS))

Are u asking if you can eat baby food after surgery? Your surgeon or Nutritionist should tell you what foods you can eat and when. But when you are in the pureed stage,yes baby food is fine. Even add a lil seasoning to it and it makes it taste much better. But instead of baby food if you wanted,you could always just puree what you want to eat. Tuna,a lil mayo(lite) and an egg is awesome. Just about any Soup pureed is really yummy. There are many options. Good luck!!!

Good luck to all of you here!!!! Dehydration is a big deal... Just make sure to sip and when they say you need to sip constantly at first,they aint liein!! lol. I have to sip like all day just to get in 40-60 ozs but it is do-able!

Big congrats on this life changing decision!!! I wish you all the best of luck in getting an approval on the first try!!!! I am so glad you have your family's support,that is really a big deal. I think the insurance company just wants proof of time that you were on a diet supervised by a doctor. I didn't have to have the supervised diet with my insurance but at the seminar my surgeon pointed out that even if you gain weight on the supervised diet,it still counts as a diet. =) Good luck!!!! I am only 3 weeks out from my sleeve and already I feel like I have a new lease on life!!!

Congrats on the great news!! Hope you are healing well from whatever surgery it is that you had! ((HUGS))

Hey there! Welcome and thank you for speaking up,we're here for you! I have already been sleeved 3 weeks ago and I did not self pay so I can't offer you much advice. =( BUT,I wanted to wish you good luck!!!! ((HUGS))

You look friggin awesome girl!!! Way to go!!! I will be one month out on Wednesday and I have lost about 16 lbs too!

Thank you for your responses. I guess I was just worrying about the fat content bc I hit a stal at 1 week and a half out. =(