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Can you recommend a Greek Yogurt? Today is my first day on soft foods...it didn't go as well for me as I had hoped. It's really the first day I have felt bad or not been able to meet some of my requirements. In fact I think even tho, I was getting all my liquid in, I was bordering on becoming a little dehydrated and possibly having a little low blood sugar...long story to say...that even tho I didn't have any trouble swallowing my new soft foods by the end of the day, I realized I was still quite a bit shy on Protein. I felt so crummy, only as of this afternoon (it's hot in Texas this week) (and I don't guess I've paid enough attention to getting Any carbs so I'm probably having big time ketosis) that this evening, I grabbed a Greek yogurt I had in the fridge. I started eating it before I realized that even tho it has 14 gr of protein, it also has 22 carbs! Eek! Do you eat something lower in sugar? I think this was just a Kroger brand. They usually have a great variety of yogurt...but surely there is a sugar free version! Honestly, I went ahead and ate it, and I do think I feel better!

I recall feeling chest pain that I associated with Gas. Gas X strips and forcing myself to walk helped greatly. I know I felt encouraged to get my liquid in bc you can get very sick if you don't stay hydrated. I hope that helps some. Take care!

Do you have a nutritionist? You might ask. I don't have one...but my son has been seeing a special needs nutritionist for years and she prefers for us to feed him alkaline vs acidic foods (he has a ton of gi issues) Anyways, from the beginning, she has always had us add a few drops of lime juice to his pear juice or Water to make alkaline...and encouraged us to cook foods from the acidic foods list with it. I have been wondering abt it too, because I have always squeezed fresh lemon or lime in my water and I miss it. In a normal "non surgical" stomach, it's a great acid reducer...but I just don't know if the conditions are the same... Btw, when I say he had GI issues, I mean he had reflux, so bad, that from age of one to age two he only gained one pound, had to go to feeding therapy to be taught to eat all over again...we are talking SERIOUS special needs nutritionist! it took about 5 years but he's doing great now eats better than most 7 year olds!

Today is my first day on soft foods! (Sleeved 7.31.13, Day 8) I am having a boiled egg mashed up with a little Dijon mustard and tiniest dash of salt! I feel like I am having a steak dinner! Yummo! A few weeks of near (think liquids) will do that to ya! What was your first soft food...how did it go??!

Good luck, Gina! I am trying again today, too. I will have to look for this apple turkey jerkey! What dept is it in? I just brought Soup and eggs and vegetables today. But I have been adding unflavored Protein to soup and yogurt. Have you tried that? I read it on here somewhere. Also using unflavored greek yogurt like sour cream in my soup and on my refried Beans...it's so good!

Yes...if you don't chew carefully or take small enough bites, they get stuck!!

Yes, I'm eating refried. At first I even mashed them up even more with my fork, but they were soft enough. Have also been adding a little cheese. The first time I opened a can, I thought I was opening a steak dinner!

I know EXACTLY what you mean. My fridge can't hold anything else!!! The easiest thing for me, has been the Beans and yogurt...but the turkey I got was from dickeys. It is so soft I think a person could eat it without chewing! and then my my husband and mom were making something w rotisserie chicken, same thing, super soft, very easy to eat. But I still chewed like crazy. I'm going to eat *that* again! Lol! It was very good, in fact, I've had it several times.

Isn't it nice to get a taste of the real world? Did it go down ok? I hope so!!! I've been eating eggs, Beans, turkey, chicken, carrots, green beans, yogurt, some soft fruit, but the only thing I can finish at this point is the egg or yogurt. Let me know how you do when you start eating more...it all tastes very good, but I'm stressed over not eating the right amounts!

I'm still pretty new to the ins and outs of this forum and all, so I've likely missed a lot...including info on this meeting in Plano...which I may not be able to attend since I have am kind of sick...but could I get details just in case? I'm in the area...also, would like to know of y'all meet again? TYTYTY ????

Thank you...I still don't feel myself... I'm not hot anymore...but I still have the headachy dizzy feeling I got from the heat exhaustion. It's better, but it's not gone. My systems just not straight yet. Hopefully soon!

I started taking my bariatric Vitamins only a couple days ago. I haven't had any problems, until today. I feel like one of the calcium's is stuck in my esophagus. In fact, I've tried to eat twice and my food just felt like it was stacking up on it, and eventually came back up! I had never even thrown up! Grrr! It's a little painful, too. Has this ever happened to you? What did you do?

Well, I hadn't even thought of cutting them in half! DOH! I don't know why it even took me so long to figure out it was my pill that was giving me so much grief! I love this group! I wish I had found it way before the day after my surgery!

It's finally going away. Thank you. These are what my doctor gave me...a sample, I guess...and so I hadn't bought any. I'm going to get chewable a tomorrow. Seems like that would make a better sample for patients fresh out of surgery...

Ok...so...goodness! How long did it take to go away! This feels like 3 hours, now! At least! I'm trying to swallow a little warm water at a time...this is a real fun ruiner! I will remember this about the vitamins!

This really helps me. I don't know why...but I guess having to start with the medicine cups and having the NO STRAW rule (is that still in force, btw) and the general attitude of "TRY" (as if it would be difficult$ to get in 64 oz of h2o over the day, had me thinking I was drinking water to quickly. I don't know. I have to find something to worry about! I guess I envision myself drinking too much and causing a terrible problem! I guess I'm still sitting around taking little bird sips! I wanna take a regular drink! Lol!

Oh, and I was at dr yesterday, and left with plenty of instructions about how to make sure I was getting my water/fluids, worry more about fluids and protein right now as opposed to diet, etc and I drank, drank, drank, albeit a little slowly...and it wasn't until this am my symptoms seemed a little better...and now they are coming back...it's kind of hard to get caught up fluid wise-once you get behind! Watch out for high heat, folks!

And thank you!!!

Hmmm...I really haven't had problems drinking...I am just having trouble I guess, with my own mental picture of what my sleeve can hold. I really need to be chugging water at this point...and these sips through out the day are making it hard to recover from heat exhaustion... I guess I am having a hard time asking my question...am I going to cause a leak drinking 8 oz, then 8 oz, then 8 oz...I need to be continually guzzling at this point and am not sure how long it takes my stomach to empty?

I was sleeved on July 31. I did really well w my surgery, food progression to this point, pain, etc. except...I got overheated a couple of days and now I have heat exhaustion. It is reallllly hard to get ahead of when you can only sip water...I'm curious...how long does it take you to drink 4 or 8 oz of liquid at this point. Maybe I am being too cautious??? I don't want to spring a leak!