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ya gotta do whatcha gotta do!

Starting up, outa the blue? You might have a "bug", but if not, this is not "regular" with the sleeve! Call your MD team! Dehydration is BAD!

Everyone's path is different. Each hard, but different. As someone old enough to be your Dad or Granddad, all I can offer is my ear and a hug. Both are given to you freely!

OK, one more hint. At this stage go slow. Add ONE new thing at a meal, and if it does not feel good, put that aside for a month before you try it again. If it DOES work, just use that new food for 2 or 3 days before you add the next new thing. Trust me, time WILL fly on by, and when your stomach is FULLY healed (by 6 months) you will possibly be able to eat most foods. AND THE MOST IMPORTANT BIT: This is the time to teach yourself that food is just fuel. That it is NOT important to your success or your happiness. Try to not make your food cravings important, if you can. Remember, the real work will begin when you can eat anything BUT MUST CHOOSE NOT TOO! Control your head!

Williamsburg VA. At 9 he can spend a day or two actually being a colonial rebel (they have formal programs). We did it with our daughter and she had a ball...

Emotions can be a bit 'fluky' sd you detyox from the carb life. Hormones are all jumbly. Just know that we've all been there and are with you now as well...

I still use Protein supplimentation and will likely continue to do so into the future. BUT, the advantage of eating food is "saiety"... by filling your tummy your hunger goes down... And when in doubt follow YOUR MDs plan... And IF anyone uses protein suppliments, MAKE SURE they are of GOOD protein, have at least 20 Gm of protein AND LOW sugar content!!!

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I started at 423 and am now 320. By any measure still BIG, but my labs and medical status is good and are getting better. I look better, I feel better. HEY, don't worry about how long the journey. NO journey is too long as long as you do not stop!

Will be here in a snap!!!

What was your surgery date? Alisa, This might not be enough!!! Remember for the first month get Water in, drink it, sip it, lap it up!!! THEN get protein in... And fagedabout the stall. "This too shall pass"

Goalie, Please do NOT forget. We all have learing experiences. This is one of yours. You own it and I KNOW will learn how to plan for the future from it. Remember this DID not make you "fail". You can only fail if you quit! (hugs)

not necessarily bad, friend... just a lot of healing, rest and Thinking before eating...

Debbie, tell us more about you, and enjoy your visits here. You'll find nice folks here!

Yep! Many of us. I did not know in advance but the hernia was discoved by the sleeve surgeon and corrected it while he was in there. This was a hiatal hernias... there are lots a different kinds, but all are "fixable'

No, and I am researching... hmmm, explain to your MD team... tou don't want this to continue to cause you discomfort!

actually, a salmon cake from fresh salmon, pulsed in a food processor with favorite herbs and pan seared is quite tasty!!! canned chicken breast was a 'go-to' for me... very soft!!!

We are bariatric bad asses!

I've lived life, and have the marks to prove it. I 'spect my wimmins will as well...

My name is Abby... Abby Normal... Lipstick really nailed it.

crackers, Cookies, cake, pudding, fruit juice, bread... I am a junkie (both in my head but also in my body), simple carbs just do me wrong, I tell ya!

Woof! Lookin fine!!

... and?... Were they Christmas lights? If not, skip 'em... There are MUCH better vices out there.

Your Dr and NUT are a team. Many of us have the two week diet and then the Clear Liquids the day before, so maybe do both. Here's the deal. Doing the diet will (literally) shrink the liver and give your sugeon more roon to work inside you. A GOOD THING. And, if you can follow it (and do try hard) you will gain your first victory over fat! Yippee. I won't kid you, the first few days are hard, but it DOES get easier after day 3 or 4.

Carol... we are glad you are here. Trust me, if I could have done this without surgery, I would have! And most on this board would say the same thing! There is some research that suggests that fat is not just "willpower". See: Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It Taubes, Gary (I do not swear by these findings, but I read about weight and health a lot now). Sleeved 6 months ago. Down 100# from my greatest weight. Still more to lose (since I was MORBIDLY obese). Now ALL labs normal, BP well controlled, and I can 'do this ting'. Glad you are here, and ask anything any time!