prettysleeved1

I would say not to advance too quickly. Surgeons are different. I wasn't allowed to eat whatever until 6 weeks. Perhaps your surgeon's plan is too much too soon for you.

That's because you aren't taking in anything with real density yet.

There's nerves and then there's intuition. Figure out which one you're experiencing and govern yourself accordingly.

My surgeon said dizziness is either low blood pressure or not enough Protein. In my case it was low blood pressure.

Not as far out as you but I've heard that throughout the process, one will experience stalls at usual landmarks. I don't know if 5 months is one of those landmarks or not. If you know you are lacking in exercise, you should get on that just for general health reasons regardless if it jump starts your weight loss or not.

I hope you get a more detailed answer at some point though.

At about 8 weeks post-op, I had some PF Chang's and it wasn't a big challenge for me. Then again, I'm not a noodle or rice person. My big thing is sweet and sour chicken and sesame chicken. I looked up the nutrition info before hand so I knew exactly how much I could eat without doing any harm.

I'd say the main thing is to prepared. Make sure you are cleared to eat the foods and then plan how you'll handle it.

Also, there are pretty decent Chinese food recipes online that can be modified to suit your particular diet.

But, yeah, stay away from buffets because the concept of buffets is just nasty.

Thank you so much for your support and well wishes!

- iegal - I am set financially. I am very fortunate and grateful to have inherited money from my father (long story) I will have to most likely pay spousal support, but not for long in this state. I am also a teacher by trade so there is always a job for me if I need one. He has made money off of investments, etc with the money that has come in, but he has become very well off for not working at it. I am convinced that his OCD really hinders his will to do anything. He spends hours organizing receipts, pouring over credit card bills, and Questioning me about every little purchase.

And yes, I think my self esteem about my body drove me to "settle" for someone. He had a job when we were married, and I was impressed that he was good at housework, because I am terrible at it.

BTW- he is taking a nap right now... Is it wrong for this to drive me crazy?

I can't call him a bum, but I am not proud of the way we live. I cant Get him to understand this. It's time to move on, and I am prepared to be a single parent.

This is good.

You can probably see if you can get him to agree to a lump sum so you can be done with it more quickly.

I know one thing for sure: most women can do whatever they need to do for the well-being of their children so I wouldn't even let the prospect of being a single mom deter you if the situation is dragging you down enough. Your state of mind will eventually start to wear on your children as well so if you need to split....split.

If you're at goal, you should find where your maintenance calories are so that you will neither lose nor gain. Usually, you factor in your physical activity to determine where the balance is.

Twinlab has some but the only issue is that you have to take 4 tablets for 4g of Protein. They are called Amino Fuel 1000.

It does come in liquid form though.

Same here. I'm coming up on 10 weeks and I'm so over chewables. Suddenly, I just could not take the after taste. I take regular ones now with food.

At this stage, I agree with trying the liquid Vitamins. My husband used to take Alive liquid but it is very...um...organic tasting.

I have the same plan and I didn't have 5 years of weight history because I only went to the doctor when something was wrong. I don't know what the surgical coordinator did but I got approved anyway.

I keep mine very low. I let my fat be my fuel.

Well, with my insurance, it was required that I have 1 visit with a nutritionist and it was not covered by insurance so I had to pay in full for it. All we talked about was Vitamins and how to prioritize meals. If your insurance requires it then you have to do it.

Not being rude but its all an insurance Scam anyway did it work? In the end he get Healthy and they get Rich that's why I don't see why thy make us jump through hoops! Did hubby need 5 year history of BMI 40?

Well, the insurance approved it based on his diabetes. But he ended up switching doctors and had to start the process all over. He got approved based on comorbidities.

I would not trust any doctor that was that unethical...

Oh, he went with another doctor. The doctor that did that is very popular in DFW but he's unsavory.

That sucks but at least you are doing it the organic way. One doctor made my husband put on ankle weights and weighed him again so that he would be approved for RNY.

I'm not really doing shakes anymore but I do like ISS Oh Yeah! in Cookies n' Cream (RTD) and Protizyme in chocolate Cake (powder).

I've never heard anything like before either. I didn't know that your teeth atrophy from non-use.

Once you are released to denser foods, you'll feel it.

In my case, I had nausea and was given IV drugs for it and prescription pills for home. I still have them though and I'm 10 weeks out. The nausea was short-lived (and in my case, I think it was due to the anesthesia). Now, occasionally, I'll get the sour mouth queasiness after eating but that's only happened three times since surgery.

Wow, always some a-hole on these forums! Yes, I did research, but if I said No, what difference would that be? We are all on here seeking help and advice not to have our nose rubbed in what we did or didn't do. I checked him out and I still have questions. No matter how much anyone checks out their doctor it does not guarantee a smooth and complication free surgery.

SIGH...here we go. Actually, I asked you that because I may have some information for you that may be helpful because I am familiar with your surgeon.

What I find funny is that you initially "liked" my post at some point and I guess that's when your need to feel victimized set in and you decided to make it something it wasn't.

Where did I make any of the comments that you allude to in your response? In fact, your disproportionate response makes me think that YOU are the one who is insecure about the pre-surgical due diligence that you didn't do. Nonetheless, don't ATTEMPT to jump down someone's throat when they simply ask you a question because you end up looking like the fool, not them.

Good luck.

I can eat it all. Steak does better well-marinated or with a little marbling and I eat mine well done. Poultry is not problem. Beef is no problem. I don't mess with pork because it's nasty but I'm sure if I did, I wouldn't have a problem with it.

Chew it well, add a low-carb sauce if need be. You should be okay.

Did you research your surgeon before you chose him? Just curious.

Anyway, I had my post-op visits scheduled before I was ever operated on. My doctor takes aftercare very seriously. There's a patient who is the size of a stick and she still comes for regular check-ups.

I don't know about the slushes but I do get the unsweet tea with the low-cal diet cherry flavoring a couple of times each week. I'm 9 weeks post-op though.

WTG! I got a case of the Cookies n' Creme and after one sip immediately took the whole case back to the store.