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I am, from Woodstock. 12-21-2011 was my rebirth day

I had pain just like this and had surgery on 2-29-12 to fix a twisted bowel and Remove the scar tissue that formed. I was home the next day and back to regular activities in three weeks. Back to normal food in two weeks. I know it is scary I was throwing up for two months with it. My doctor did upper GIs and scopes to check just about every week before they found it. Hope you feel better soon and they find what is going on.

I tried canned chicken tonight with mayo fresh garlic, minced onions, and chopped boiled egg. It went really well. Really would have loved a few crackers with it but I was full to fast.

http://sunkistprotein.com/products.html or at BMI website. I wish you lived closer I would give you some to try. At our support group people are always giving me things to try before I buy them. They are a great group of people.

Also with the heart burn, I have had here for over 15 years. After my surgery it got worse. My surgeon suggested digestive enzymes. They made the difference. I take one before each meal and have not have heart burn. BMI weight busters in crystal lake IL is where I purchase them. They have a website and ship everywhere. I am sure you can purchase them at most vit shops too. Worth a try to get ride of heart burn.

I was feeling the same way with regret but now that I am finally able to eat some things and have more choices it is better. The isopures do not taste like Protein drinks, more like gatoraide. Have you tried purée cottage cheese. It worked for me and was on my full liquid list. I also like the sunkist protein shots grape flavor. Taste like grape real grape not the fake taste.

Try isopure drinks. They come in seven flavors and you can get them at GNC or the Vitamin shoppe. They are 160 calories and 40 g of Protein. They saved me. I have a revision on 2-29-12 to fix a twisted intestine. food would not stay down. Doing great now. I only get diarrhea when I eat something to high in sugar. Normally I throw up and get diarrhea from anything with more than 2 g sugar. I have tried chili and like it and it likes me. Black Beans are great too. My pouch likes them and they are loaded with protein. I feel really great when I get in enough protein. I was doing so much with aspartame that I was gettin diarreia from that. My friend says that milk gives her diarreia so she switched to coconut milk.

I did Clear liquids for one week, full liquids for two weeks, purée food for two weeks, soft foods for two weeks, then to regular diet. I tried white fish like talapia in the soft food phase and tuna salmon. I have not tried shrimp or crab but others tried it during the soft phase and did great with it.

I had surgery 12-20-11. I have tried fish, and ground beef with no problems at all. I tried steak this past week. It did not go so well. I have tried most veggies just no lettuce yet. For fruit I have tried strawberries, bananas, apples, blueberries, raspberries, plums, mangos. I only had one piece of fresh fruit of each of these and they went ok. I eat the Adkins bars a lot and the Quest bars. I start each day with my Bariatric Advantage Protein shake and try to get in one Isopure drink a day as well. I also use the Kellogg's protein Water mix in all the water I drink. Oh, I use the bariatric pantry Soups. Love the tomato Soup from there also I use the protein tea from there.

Rice, pasta, bread I was told not to try to 6 months out because people normally have trouble. I have tried pasta and it made me very full and very sick. Chicken does not work for me at all. I keep trying it because it has always been my favorite. I have not tried wine but my friend who had surgery two weeks before me can drink anything beer wine or cocktails.

I have found that the weeks I have not lost weight it was sometimes because I did not get enough protein in. I also have hit a few plateaus along the way. I know it can be discouraging but keep up with your water and exercise along with eating right and before you know it the scale will show a loss.

I am from Woodstock,IL

My doctor had me doing 4 shakes a day with sf jello, broth, and a few veggies. Target calorie was 800-1000 I was close to 300 at the time. I do not know if that matters.

Had a stressful but wonderful day. Went to the gym twice to avoid stress eating. Feeling really good tonight. The weather changed and we have lots of rain right now. Hope things are going great for you.

I have taken pics. I will get them uploaded soon. I am amazed at the before and after.

I have lost 60lbs since surgery. I have had a rough day with protein. Going to have an Isopure later to make sure I get in enough. I know what you mean about the smell! Lol. My goal is 80 more but I have a feeling I will need to stop before I am there. I have never been that low in my life. How about you? Lost? And goal.

Hang in there. I had my surgery on 12-20-11 and had surgery again on 2-29-12 to repair a twisted intestine. Yes Protein is not fun but I found Isopure drinks at GNC and vit shoppee. They have 40 g of protein per bottle and come in seven flavors. My fav are the apple, grape and banana pineapple. They have helped me quite a lot. I also use the sunkist protein shots. 24 g per shot and they come in grape, orange and fruit punch. These are the only protein shots that I do not have to mix with Water to tolerate. I also make icee's slushies with as many things as I can. I love my magic bullet. meat, of any kind has been really hard. Since I started purée food back in Jan I have been sick almost everyday. And you can bet the days I tried meat I was sick the whole day. I to dream of food but far less now then in the beginning. I dream that I am swimming in the chocolate river in Willy wonkas factory. LOL I know it is really hard when the food is everywhere. I am trying to keep motivated through taking my measurements, pictures of my progress and Crossing things off my list of I can't wait till I can ...... List. Last night I was at ARBY'S with my family. Yes it was hard to sit there with nothing and watch them eat but when we left I felt so proud of myself that I did not have any of that garbage. My daughter looked at me and said mom is doing so well she is half a person. It made it all worth while. My family gets one day a month that they can eat anywhere they want. Other than that we are all eating healthy. Just so happens that they always Choose fast food. Message me any time if you need someone to talk to or vent to or just to listen to you.