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I spoke to a few people about this and they SWORE by eating avocados with every meal for a week and it broke their stall. I guess it wouldn't hurt, right?

Oooo.. I can't wait to get to pureed. Well, actually I want to move past puree and go to soft foods. tbomb we can have potted meat/spam at the puree stage!

These are all fantastic ideas. I just wanted to share something with everyone that I experienced tonight. So there was Protein in unexpected places... Hubby took me out on a date tonight. We went out for Thai food. I don't know of any good Thai places in SD but we chose one and we ordered the seafood Tom Yum Soup. I have had this before and it is delicious. I had some broth and he had the full soup. It was all good until I was almost done with my cup and noticed all sorts of things floating around in it. Ground chili's, oil, fish remnants from the stock, and wait... what is this I see?? a bug. OMG.. a bug... ew. It looked like a roach. I felt ill immediately. Hubby was trying to calm me down so I wouldn't puke. Thankfully I didn't. But he did....LOL Does anyone think this is a coincidence when this is on our news? http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/health/UN-Wants-You-to-Eat-More-Bugs-207277711.html

it's ok.... LOL

Give your body time. Remember it is trying to hold on to everything you put int but eventually the scale will move. I bet that your measurement have changed too and you haven't checked that in awhile. Try not to weigh yourself it will only make you go nuts. In another post I suggested that others put masking tape over the number part of the scale, and then write down their goal weight. So, every time they step on it they are forced to only see their goal weight and wait until they visit a DR. for their actual weight. They could also bend over and rip that tape off but then they know it would defeat the purpose of not stressing over it, and you would lose site of thinking about your goal not the current weight. Good Luck to you. It will come off. Hang in there hun!

To me, I thought most of the fruit juice flavors were disgusting. The only exception was the fuzzy navel, but I wasn't THAT crazy about it. I haven't tried crystal sky. I have in my possession strawberry mousse, vanilla bean torte, and chocolate truffle. The best one with Water is the chocolate truffle as it tastes like a yoo hoo. The rest taste better with milk, or milk and kefir/yogurt. Once I get to the stage when I can add fruit I am sure that my taste buds may change a bit.

Ok continue eating what you are eating and supplement with Protein drinks/teas/pudding/ideas posted here. The idea about the pudding and the iced tea is awesome. I also agree about adding some to cottage cheese and the mashes potatoes. The ONLY issue with adding some unflavored to food is that it can become unstable (texture changes) at temps above 140 degrees. unjury can't be found at GNC you will have to get it online at unjury.com. They do have a sampler pack if you want to try it out and the do have recipes too. Between Unjury and Syntrax's nectar those are my go-to's. I don't really like the Nectar fruit flavors, only the dessert ones, and you can get this at vitacost.com or Vitamin shoppe. One poster gave you a link to theworldaccordingtoeggface and she has a lot of really neat, delicious recipes.

At 3 weeks I am on Pureed foods... Spacedust gave you some very good advice. Anything soft and super moist will be your best friend in this stage.

If you get Unjury's Strawberry sorbet you can make popsicles, jello, and fruit jell pies with it! You can add it to some lemonade for a strawberry lemonade drink, or do like my friend does and make it with some yogurt for a strawberry cheesecake flavor.

Mine said no gum at all.... hahaha.. yeah right! I think all it does is move into your small intestines anyway. The stomach can't really digest gum very well.

I'm in SD but in Point Loma area. I know there are some people on here, it will just be a matter of time before we find them all.

That is AWESOME! So much has changed. I wish you luck and no problems that I had. Just know that if for some reason you are having to jump through hoops, ask to go to a MTF. The hassle I went through was such a nightmare. Good Luck!

There is a Veterans forum that may be of more help. I am sorry this is happening to you. I hope that soon this will pass and you will deliver a wonderful healthy baby.

My doc said I could, but check with yours to make sure

Hi! I had way too many problems with an off base approval, plus it took a really long time even though I was clearly in need. I don't think the sleeve is covered; only Lapband and RNY....but these things change all the time so who knows. I ended up going to Balboa through their MTF and their program is AWESOME. I think the sleeve is covered through Balboa and Bethesda MTF's.

Ok... so the Gatorade at night does help a little with not being excessively thirsty when awakening.

Vita Coco and Coco 1 are really good. GOYA makes one but they have added sugar in it and it is sickeningly sweet.

Ooo, One thing that need to be brought up is the beginning signs of dehydration. Dizziness can be from dehydration as well. I know someone brought up that loose stool can cause dehydration. So, if you have loose stools and dizziness I would suggest to up the water intake.

Sometimes when I am getting close to "full" I start belching. When I am full I start sneezing. It feels weird to look at a bottle of water and get full off of 1 in from the top of the cap right now. I look forward to being bale to quench my thirst. Sassygirl06 looks like she is 9 months out. I wonder if that is when she noticed she could do that.

I don't ever weight myself. I like to be surprised when I go to the Dr. Just put some masking tape over the number part of the scale. On the tape write down your goal weight. Now EVERY time you step on you will ONLY see your goal weight and are forced to either wait until you see the Dr. or bend over and remove the tape (which you KNOW will be wrong).

There is a clear liquid Protein broth from unjury called chicken Soup and it REALLY good.. BTW you can eat this one warm, and it taste EXACTLY like how you would want homemade chicken soup to taste. Try these flavors too. If you like chocolate try Syntrax's nectar in Chocolate Truffle. With Water it tastes like a YooHoo, with milk it tastes like a Wendy's milkshake. I also have The Nectar in Vanilla Bean torte (23gm protein) and I mix it up with 2 oz of blueberry kefir and 4 oz of milk (9gm protein). Kefir is 99% lactose free and has just as much protein as milk. If you like fruit juices try Unjury's strawberry Sorbet. Mix it with water, lemonade, or milk and yogurt (strawberry cheesecake). I have made this one so many ways even into ice pops! Of course all of these items are 0 carb and 0 fat too. You can get all of these in sample form the Vitamin Shoppe and Unjury.com Looking for sleeve & bypass recipes from someone who actually had it AND tastes YUMMY?… go here… http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/

I miss Broccoli Beef. It is funny that this thread came up. I made a protein shake egg drop soup yesterday for lunch using Unjury's Chicken Soup.

I was dizzy for awhile until 2 days after I stopped pain medications. I also had runny BM's since I was only ingesting liquids. Are you still on pain meds?

What do you mean by "slightly bigger"? In the hospital I could take in about 1-2 oz in 30 minutes, 2 weeks later I can get in 4-6 oz. Are you asking about 12 oz or larger?