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I made a delish jalapeno ranch dip/dressing usuing greek yogurt instead of sour cream and mayo and it was AWESOME!! I just used 2 cups greek yogurt, 1 pack of dry ranch dressing, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, chopped jalepeno to taste, 1 small can of drained green chilies, I also used this over boneless skinless chicken. It was so moist!!!

YAY! Im excited to try the dressings!! thank you!

Today is my ONE MONTH SURGEVERSARY!!!! I have lost 28 lbs!!! I am half way to my 1st goal!! Today: I am still drinking 2 Protein shakes per day for 64 grams and drinking my 60 oz of fluids. I tried lemon garlic shrimp and sauteed spinach from the SKINNY MENU at Cheesecake Factory. It was DELICIOUS!. However, I couldn't eat all of it ofcourse, and I got my 1st lesson on HOW TO KNOW WHEN TO STOP. I had 1 small bite of the spinach (chew chew chew) and then the shrimp. Small tasty little bites.... the shrimp were about 1.5 inches, not counting tails, I cut each in half and chewed well. They were AWESOME! BUT after I ate about 6 bites, I felt them rising up in my esophagus (throat) BUT I just HAD TO HAVE ONE MORE BITE (chew chew chew) but I knew if I swallowed it it would be TOO MUCH. SOOOOo needless to say I had to discreetly spit it out in a napkin NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE! Then for the next 30 minutes I still could feel the shrimp trying to return UPSTREAM!! I didn't throw them up THANK GOODNESS, but it will be awhile before I eat shrimp again. One thing you don't want "returning" is SEAFOOD! Lesson learned and noted!

well I got over the 3 week stall!!! I am now on week 4 pureed foods but not even hungry for them. Getting my 64 gms of protein, and drinking my fluids. Lost 2 lbs so far this week!!! YAY!!!!

YAY Sleeved Steph! It sounds as if we have a lot in common with our weightloss surgeries! I am very happy to have the sleeve!!! I, too, like this full feeling! It seems as though food is slowly losing its grip on my life! Used to with the band it seemed like I was STARVING all the time!! I didn't know about eating good Protein at that time either. I just constantly felt STARVED!. I also threw up alot with the band and that just made me hungry too. I'm going to do everything I can to baby this sleeve and get the most out of it as a tool to a better lifestyle!! Let me know if you come across any good Proteins, tips, recipes etc!!!

What ve learned so far: I am on my 3rd week post op. I lost 19 lbs in the 1st 2 weeks and none so far in 5 days! They call this a "stall" It freaked me out because I wasnt informed before hand that "stalling" is normal during sleeve weight loss. I weighed this morning and did lose 1 more pound!!!! I also pooped on my own last night YAY!!! I also learned that not pooping is also an issue for lots of sleevers post op! This is what I have learned so far in my own personal 3 weeks of experience LOL ! 1. For my Clear liquid diet I was allowed my Protein shakes. Which helped with hunger. Drink your fluids 64 oz per day and protein atleast 60grams per day per my doctor . I drink a combination of these shakes below during the day to make the 60 grams and they keep me full! a. Favorite Protein drinks so far 1) Muscle Milk 32grms of protein per 2 scoops mixed in 8 oz of Water. Flavors: Graham Cracker, banana Creme lots more flavors avail online. 2) MP Combat Protein powder Cookies and cream 25gm per one scoop 3) Syntrax nectar "Fuzzy Navel" 23 grams of protein per scoop. This one is almost just like ORANGE JUICE!!! so its something different from the milky type flavors. They also have one thats like ice tea but havent tried it yet. 2. Stalls: Stalls are a period of non- weightloss. I used to call these "plateaus" when I was dieting. Didnt even imagine it could happen with the sleeve! but it is a period of time when I guess your body is reorganizing and restabilizing so we don't just waste away and get into some metabolic crisis. I've read that these stalls can last for a few weeks! (eek!) But when my next stall happens I am going to HIDE MY scale and weigh only once a week. 3. Pooping. Sometimes it can take awhile to poop after sleeve surgery. Lots of times we have been on liquid diets pre op and ofcourse post op and some of us had to take a powerful laxative prior to surgery and there is just nothing to poop. I did not poop x 14 days!!!!! I didn't even feel like I needed to! I had rumbles and gas so I knew my bowels werent locked. I took Milk O' Mag like my doc said and still nothing! Finally on day 14 my Doc gave me a sample of Amitiza and it worked. It took 2 doses and it was not pleasant! I dry heaved with the waste basket in my lap and pooped pure muddy liquid over a couple of hours. (Ugh) Dry heaves scared me but no harm done, now 5 days later I had my own NORMAL poop. So call your doctor if you become uncomfortable. 4. Head hunger. Being sleeved over the holidays had its pros and cons. I didn't gorge myself to death on all the goodies so I didn't gain my holiday 20. But I would SEE the food and WANT the food and THINK I was hungry for it but when I checked my Stomach it wasn't hungry AT ALL. It was my HEAD that wanted it!!!! Im learning the difference now and it's hard! 5. HONESTY: A. I have put food in my mouth (the perfect prime rib I cooked for everyone at Christmas) Chewed it and spit it out. I did the same with the home made mac and cheese I made for everyone. Dangerous thing because if I had swallowed it a chunk could have got stuck in my stomach incision and caused a life threatening abcess. B. I got so upset about not losing weight this week (stall) that I went to Sonic yesterday and got a chocolate carmel sundae (no chunks right) and ate 4-6 big bites of it fast (EMOTIONAL EATING). It made me SICK. I was sweaty, weak, cramping stomach and had to lay down for almost an hour. I HOPE I NEVER DO THAT AGAIN. These are just my experiences. I wish I had known some of this beforehand. Thursday will be week 4 and I can start some pureed foods and soft foods. I'm going today to GNC to find the Isopure water. I think it has 40gms of protein per 16oz. I hope some of this helps you!!

Hi Imsexywhenimme! NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOU!! You and I are just at the begininng of a NEW JOURNEY!! I am on my 3rd week post op. I lost 19 lbs in the 1st 2 weeks and none so far in 5 days! They call this a "stall" It freaked me out because I wasnt informed before hand that "stalling" is normal during sleeve weight loss. I weighed this morning and did lose 1 more pound!!!! I also pooped on my own last night YAY!!! I also learned that not pooping is also an issue for lots of sleevers post op! This is what I have learned so far in my own personal 3 weeks of experience LOL ! 1. For my Clear liquid diet I was allowed my Protein shakes. Which helped with hunger. Drink your fluids 64 oz per day and protein atleast 60grams per day per my doctor . I drink a combination of these shakes below during the day to make the 60 grams and they keep me full! a. Favorite Protein drinks so far 1) Muscle Milk 32grms of protein per 2 scoops mixed in 8 oz of Water. Flavors: Graham Cracker, banana Creme lots more flavors avail online. 2) MP Combat Protein powder Cookies and cream 25gm per one scoop 3) Syntrax nectar "Fuzzy Navel" 23 grams of protein per scoop. This one is almost just like ORANGE JUICE!!! so its something different from the milky type flavors. They also have one thats like ice tea but havent tried it yet. 2. Stalls: Stalls are a period of non- weightloss. I used to call these "plateaus" when I was dieting. Didnt even imagine it could happen with the sleeve! but it is a period of time when I guess your body is reorganizing and restabilizing so we don't just waste away and get into some metabolic crisis. I've read that these stalls can last for a few weeks! (eek!) But when my next stall happens I am going to HIDE MY scale and weigh only once a week. 3. Pooping. Sometimes it can take awhile to poop after sleeve surgery. Lots of times we have been on liquid diets pre op and ofcourse post op and some of us had to take a powerful laxative prior to surgery and there is just nothing to poop. I did not poop x 14 days!!!!! I didn't even feel like I needed to! I had rumbles and gas so I knew my bowels werent locked. I took Milk O' Mag like my doc said and still nothing! Finally on day 14 my Doc gave me a sample of Amitiza and it worked. It took 2 doses and it was not pleasant! I dry heaved with the waste basket in my lap and pooped pure muddy liquid over a couple of hours. (Ugh) Dry heaves scared me but no harm done, now 5 days later I had my own NORMAL poop. So call your doctor if you become uncomfortable. 4. Head hunger. Being sleeved over the holidays had its pros and cons. I didn't gorge myself to death on all the goodies so I didn't gain my holiday 20. But I would SEE the food and WANT the food and THINK I was hungry for it but when I checked my Stomach it wasn't hungry AT ALL. It was my HEAD that wanted it!!!! Im learning the difference now and it's hard! 5. HONESTY: A. I have put food in my mouth (the perfect prime rib I cooked for everyone at Christmas) Chewed it and spit it out. I did the same with the home made mac and cheese I made for everyone. Dangerous thing because if I had swallowed it a chunk could have got stuck in my stomach incision and caused a life threatening abcess. B. I got so upset about not losing weight this week (stall) that I went to Sonic yesterday and got a chocolate carmel sundae (no chunks right) and ate 4-6 big bites of it fast (EMOTIONAL EATING). It made me SICK. I was sweaty, weak, cramping stomach and had to lay down for almost an hour. I HOPE I NEVER DO THAT AGAIN. These are just my experiences. I wish I had known some of this beforehand. Thursday will be week 4 and I can start some pureed foods and soft foods. I found a website last night called thewordaccordingtoeggface.com. It's a lady who had bariatric surgery and she has some AWESOME EASY recipes and also valuable tips for us and LIVING after bariatric surgery. Check it out!! I'm going today to GNC to find the Isopure water. I think it has 40gms of protein per 16oz. I hope some of this helps you!! Let me know what you discover during your journey as we are traveling a parallel path!!!!!!

I do feel better today! I have been going full speed due to work and the holidays. I went back to work 6 days after having my lapband converted to the sleeve surgery. WAY to soon! Anyways, I have been watching You Tube videos of gastric sleeve and found this forum and found that the 3 week stall and future ones are NORMAL and now it makes sense to me! I also went to a WONDERFUL WEBSITE theworldaccordingtoeggface.com and it put a WHOLE NEW LIGHT on LIVING after bariatric surgery! I feel that the "depression" is from mourning the loss of food and WINE! Don't get me wrong, I KNEW it was coming BUTthis has felt more PERMANENT than the band. The egg face website has wonderful recipes that I'm planning to try as soon as my diet allows!!

I'm on day 18, still belnded soups, Protein drinks, drinkable yogurts, no lumps or bumps. Also now at a stall x 5 days ;-( and only 1 medicine forced stool. (sigh). Getting my 60gms of protein and 64 Fluid ounces. Starting to get depressed.

Hello! I am brand new to this forum! I got the lap band in Mexico in 2008. I did lose some weight but I lived in an area that does not have bariatric surgeons and it was atleast a 4-6 hr drive for the fills. SOOo, I gained weight back, my blood pressure went up and so did my cholesterol and I was headed in the same mis-direction. I had the lapband removed and the gastric sleeve done on 12-12-13! I am so happy! BUT, I have stalled at week 3 and am finding out (THANK GOODNESS!) that this is normal! My surgeons diet for week 3 is still Protein shakes, liquids, blended Soups and drinkable yogurt, no lumps or bumps! I am faithfully chugging these down and getting my 64oz of fluids and atleast 60gms of protein daily. I've only pooped ONCE since surgery and that was with medicated help. No discomfort, bowels rumbling, passing gas but really???? I now live north of Dallas and I'm looking for a support group/forumm so far I found this site!!!! I look forward to discussions and HELP!! Thank you!!!