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Wow, really? Dang, I hadn't heard that I'd never be able to take Motrin again. That was my drug of choice for all pain relief (headaches, cramps, knee pain, etc).

Hi Amy -- I am 3 week post-op today and I started with a BMI of 35.73 (or something like that). I'm down 22 pounds so far and have not regretted the decision for one second. My weight has played a huge role in my life for as long as I can remember. Up and down the scale, year after year and I just got tired... tired of my weight being a factor in every decision I made. So, I finally did something about it. 3 weeks down, a lifetime to go! Good Luck!

Just out of pure laziness... I think it was a situation that I moved and just never got in touch with the Juice Plus+ rep to update my address and reorder the product (back then you had to go through a rep, you couldn't order it online). I did like taking it, a lot. I felt healthier when I did, no clue if I actually was though. Since getting sleeved, I've thought a lot about getting back into it, especially because they have the chews now. I hope that helps!

I used to take Juice Plus+ regularly many years ago. Recently a friend of mine got back into it and I've been thinking about taking it again. Definitely let me know how it goes for you... that will help me decide

I did kind of a dumb thing last night. I am 2 weeks post op and I'm supposed to start on the soft & mushy foods this morning. So last night I went to trader joes and bought all of this fun food to eat... all things I learned here. One of the things I bought was Tofu so I could try out the "dry frying". I've only had tofu a couple times in my life. I spent about an hour getting everything prepped and ready for the week ahead. When I was done I realized I hadn't eaten yet so, without thinking, I picked up one of the little "dry fried" tofu bits, loaded it up with some white tuna and low fat mayonnaise and chowed down. I wasn't thinking... at all. I wasn't thinking about how I needed to chew, chew, chew. I wasn't thinking about how big the bites I was taking. I wasn't thinking that, hey, this is harder than what I should probably be eating right now. All I was thinking about was, wow, I'm eating tofu! Look how much protein I'm eating! Then the pain started... with a vengeance. I had been SO good with everything up to this point. I had, not once, experienced any pain at all with the liquids and purees that I had eaten up to this point. The pain was so bad that I forced myself to throw up as much as I could. Only a little bit came out (sorry for the grossness of what I'm about to say) and oddly, what did come out, wasn't hard at all. I did feel a little bit better after that but now I'm worried that I may have damaged something. I was WAY too soon to be eating that hard little piece of dry fried tofu. Is it possible that I could have ripped open some stiches at this point? Could I have damaged something? I still can't believe I did that! I'm planning to call my doctor on Monday to let him know what I did. Has anyone else experienced that? Could it be that maybe my stomach just can't tolerate tofu? Love to hear your thoughts. I'm supposed to start the soft & mushy food phase today, and I've been really looking forward to it. But, after what happened last night, I think I'm going to stick with liquids and purees for a few more days, just in case.

Thank you! That does make me feel a whole lot better. I'm just going to take it easy, stick with it, and hope for the best.

I just had my follow up call with my nutritionist yesterday and one of the first questions she asked was "is your urine the color of lemonade or apple juice?" If if is apple juice, it is time to be worried and drink, drink, drink. She said you should have a Water bottle glued to your hand and sip, sip, sip all the ding-dong day. Well, she didn't really say that but that is what I feel like I'm doing! Good luck!

Howdy... I start the soft & mushy food phase this weekend and I'm wondering what you all have been eating that is rich in protein. I would love, love, love to get away from the nasty shakes and get my protein intake from real food if possible. Any ideas? Or am I stuck gagging down shakes until I can eat normal food?

Yes! lol... too funny. I'm going to try and 'half' the batch. It is amazing how many 1/2 cup servings a dish can make when it is pureed.

Thank you! I keep forgetting that I can make healthy meals and just puree them. Now I know what I will be doing this weekend... making my white chicken chili.

Hi there! I'm in Kirkland... so glad I found this thread. I am 10 days post-op. I had my surgery on 3/7 by Dr Landerholm at Puget Sound Surgical Center in Edmunds. No issues at all so far and doing great. I head back to work tomorrow. Yikes!

I am 10 day post-op and I’m noticing an interesting phenomenon. I have found that as I walk through the grocery store and see all of the food I used to consume in large quantities, I actually get sad. SAD! How funny is that?! It is almost like I go into mourning or something. Anyone else experience that?

I'm 9 day post-op and just had a 1/2 cup of pureed chili. It looked disgusting but boy-oh-boy, it was delish!

Major butterflies. Am I ready?

I go in tomorrow at 1pm and I'm all a-twitter! I'm excited and scared all at the same time. I think I am more scared about life after the surgery than the surgery itself. I need to remember what was said here: walk, sip, rest, repeat.

Can I just say how glad I am that I found this site? My surgery is scheduled for this Thursday, March 7th. I'm all over the place emotionally, happy, sad, excited, scared, thrilled, horrified. I am SO glad this is normal! My thing now is about the pre-op diet. I've actually done really good which leads me to believe that I should just keep going and not get the surgery. Then I think about all of the hundreds of other times I dieted and lost weight and then it came back with a vengeance. One interesting thing, my Dr. did not put me on a liquid diet but rather, a high protein, low carb diet to shrink the liver. Anyone else have the same kind of pre-op diet?

I am exactly the same way. My surgery is scheduled for this Thursday and I'm a roller-coaster of emotions. Up and down, excited and scared all at the same time. --Is this right? What is my problem? Can't wait to wear those clothes in my closet. Why can't I do this on my own? This is too expensive. Wow, it is going to be great to get on a plane and not worry about fitting in the seats. I can't wait.-- All at the same time!

Thank you! You are so right. I just found this site late last night and I'm so glad I did.

I’m 4 days out from my surgery, scheduled for March 7. I think I have everything ready to go. My fridge is stalked with Protein drinks and smart Water and my cupboards are filled with Jello and Soup. I’m going the liquid Vitamin route simply because the chewable Vitamins I was given to try out made me gag. I have to say though, that I’m a bit of an emotional roller-coaster. One minute I’m super excited about what this will mean for me, the next I’m guilt ridden and thinking I should be able to do this on my own. Then the next minute I’m thinking about all of the cute clothes in my closet I’ll be able to wear again and the next, I’m terrified about the procedure and the financial implications (I’m self-pay). I get elated, then embarrassed... I'm telling no one but my sister. Is that normal?

Thank you! I'm glad I'm not the only one. The preop diet is going well, which is probably contributing to the emotions. I was walking through costco last night and looking at all of the food there made me sad. Sad! I was thinking about how I wouldn't be able to eat like I used to. I was thinking that I should just eat, eat, eat everything right now becuase soon I wouldn't be able to. Luckily I came to my senses and knew that this was the time to be strong so that after the surgery, I can be stronger. That was very odd.