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SF Fudge pops, dried fruit, kettle corn work for me I just have to be careful about the corn

I understand completely! OMG Enchiladas are my favorite and everything that goes with them. At my mom's it was Mole and oh man that was hard. Love that ice water!

my original date was 9/6. I started a new job and let them know I was having surgery and at the time they offered me the position they were fine with it. Once I started and was with in one week of surgery and had been on the liquid diet for a week my boss freaked out and said the site was not ready for me to be away for four days. Long story short I had to move my surgery to December. I had to start the liquid diet again. I wanted to quit but i didn't because I needed to lose weight for my long term health! nothing can get in the way of long term health. It was not any easy wait for sure! worth it but not easy! YOU CAN DO THIS! YUP YUP YUP!

Welcome I am also in so cal. I was sleeved on 12-18 and loving it so far. Little twinges here and there but for the most part I am doing well. What hospital will you be having surgery? Did you get to visit the hospital yet. It was really a good idea to walk around first. It made me more at ease. I was scared too but I would do it again. Good Luck!

YAY! Good job on not bolting for the door! Like I said I almost did! I would have to agree about the drain being removed! OMG the worst pain ever! And I have two kids! Plus I am kind of a chicken! Congrats again. Take it slowly and good luck! Keep us updated!

I found it at Vons - it is made by Imagine

I was on a Full Liquid diet for 14 days before my surgery. It was protein shakes, jello, broth, cream soups and other liquids. About 1000 cal. a day. Not fun but it did the trick. Good Luck.

I think Bunny is right. This is a marathon not a sprint! Slow and steady and the more you have to lose the fater it comes off at first! You are moving in the right direction! I am down 33 lbs but I started at a higher weight of 257 and I am counting pre op diet. Since surgery I am down 12 since 12/18. I figure it took me many years to get to this point and it might take a year to get to a good weight.

sleeved on the 18th and down 33 lbs

wow that is crazy! But cool to know!

If you didn't freak out that would be unusual. You will be fine. It is all worth it in the end. I almost walked out of the prep room IV and all.

I cant bend at the waist yet. I am still sore and have a big bruise where they took my stomach out. I tired some blended bean soup today and it did not work. Lots of chest pain so I only got one spoon full in. Back to shakes for the rest of the day! Cream of Rice worked well I just added cinnimon and a littel butter. Two bites and I was full.

I love the passion leamonaide with splenda, decaf skinny vanilla latte is great too. Just order a tall because it takes forever to drink it and it gets cold.

Hi! Welcome this a great site and very helpful for all kinds of infromation! You got sleeved on the 19 and you are eating? I got sleeved on the 18 and I am still on liquid until Tuesday when I can start blended food. My biggest problem is that I am getting bored of soup! You got through the process really quickly! And you are doing so well! I am down 33 lbs since the pre op diet and only 92 to go Good Luck and keep up the good work!

I just transitioned as well and cream of rice is fantastic

Yippie one step closer! I am sorry you got so much grief but you will get a lot of support on this site! The best this I've ever done. I just wish I had the guts to do it earlier! Good luck!

So I am sitting on the bed in the prep room with an IV in and I think "nope, not gonna do it!" "What the F... am I doing!" "What is this goes wrong?" "how do I escape?" I had to calm down my mom had to talk me down. I really freaked! I had been uneasy for a few days before, I didn't follow my pre-op diet 100% maybe about 95% I was scared of the anethisia (sp ?) but I know this is the best thing I have ever done for myself. I am almost two weeks post op. I have lost 33 lbs. since I started my pre op diet and 10 since surgery. The hospital was blah but not to bad. The worst part is that they keep waking you up to take vitals. Now my biggest complaint is my stomach is sore. You will get through this you will ge great and so handsome!

My pre op was six months and we had to weigh in once a month so if that is what you are doing you should be good. Call your insruance company, mine was very helpful. good luck!

Papaya enzime will help any food digest quickly. They have chewables at Walmart.

Do you have any papaya enzime chewables? they will help it digest faster.

Dont think so unless your wounds are completely healed. My doc said three weeks post of for a bath, Sorry

nope no bits!

I like that one! There is another I just found Roasted Sweet Corn and Pepers. It is very good as well. Kinda sweet but if you add a bit of hot sauce it makes it even better!

Mine includes creamed soups strained and yougurt

water water water! Everything I have read and seen says to break a stall increase your water and move more. Unless you have blown your eating which it sounds like you haven't then try that. Stalls Suck!