jraerid

I'm on a 2 week liquid diet. 64 oz/day <15 calories. I walk about 45 min/day. Other than that I haven't really been doing much. I have an office job, so I'm not very active there.

I'm down 17 lbs since surgery.

I had surgery Oct. 15 and I am so cold all the time! Glad I'm not the only one. (Maybe it's because we're losing our "insulation" lol.) And I have been crazy hungry. Just head hunger though, because there's no way I could shove food in my mouth right now. For some reason I have became obsessed with looking at food and recipes. It sounds like torture, but things like just watching Food Network on TV leaves me feeling satisfied as if I just ate whatever they were cooking. So strange!

The Nuby sippy cup is my favorite!

How many days out of surgery are you? Mine was Tuesday, Oct. 15th. Wednesday and Thursday I did okay with my liquids, and Friday I had 102 oz! (Awesome!) I had 2 bottles of water between 8am-12pm, 2 between 1pm-5pm, and 2 between 5pm-8pm. Saturday was really hard for me to drink. I barely got 64 oz. (My surgeon's recommended minimum.) I met my goal with Sugar Free Popsicles and Sugar Free Jello. Today (Sunday) has been a lot easier. I bought a children's sippy cup, and I've been drinking powerade zero through it. I'm telling you, the sippy cup was brilliant. I was taking too big of drinks before, and the sippy cup prevents that. I'm averaging about 10 oz/hr today.

They have Gas-X Strips!

Are you getting all of your liquids in? You don't want to get dehydrated!

I was sleeved Tuesday as well. I've been having more of a "head hunger" than physical hunger. Sugar free Popsicles have been great, but I'm having a really hard time getting my liquids in.

Hi! I'm a 23 year old sleever too! I just had surgery on Oct. 15! It's been a lot different than what I expected. Everyone told me that it would be a breeze, but my first 2 days out of surgery I had a lot of trouble getting my liquids in. I can't do chicken broth (throw up almost instantly). My favorite thing is sugar free Popsicles and the Crystal Light packets with water. I've been walking - a lot, and that's helped a ton with the gassy feeling. One of the hardest things for me has been controlling my drinks. I've always been a "gulper" and now I need to be a "sipper". When I take too big of a drink, I can feel it going down, and it almost feels like it gets stuck in my chest. I'm not sure if that's normal? I'm also a little sore, which is to be expected with any surgery. Best of luck to you with your surgery and success!