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@@slimkat Hello and to answer your question well it's all on the person ????if you keep with your diet it's in you to choose how much you lose!! I started out at 384 pounds and by my surgery date I was 320 and 1 year and 4 months out Im at 208 and I want to be at 175 so I still have some way to go but the goal me and my dr spoke about initially was for me to be at least 250 pounds and I went past that????thankfully I got rid of all my diabetic and high blood pressure meds????

I've pretty much stick to the rules as in I don't ever touch soda or anything carbonated.. I do drink decaf iced coffee about 3times a week I don't eat bread or rice or pasta and I take my vitamins everyday I'm 1 year 1 month post op and uv lost 145 pound and 20 of it was on the preop liquid diet but I just want to learn new ways to stay on track ???? good job everyone

I don't follow all the rules but I do the gym sometimes 3 times a week I use to go 5 days a week but my car broke so I slowed it down some but I do always wait the 30 mins with drinking and food and I always watch tv when im eating and I know I eat fast

Thanks you so much for that info @ Terribj ???? I been eating 3 egg whites for breakfast in the morning and I have protein 3/4 ounces for lunch and dinner and in between meals I have peanuts Sometimes , but thanks I just don't want to fall off track and I don't have any friends in my daily life who can relate to my surgery plus my dr wants be to have 4 ounces protein at every meal

@@Terribj how much are you weighing your protein out to cause my dr is a little diff????just wanna stay on track and I'm 1 year out

@@anaxila ok that good you don't really have a restriction and my surgeon is Dr Enrique Eli at the University of Illinois at Chicago. I went with this surgeon because I have seen a few people who had their bariatric surgery done by him and he is also the head of bariatric surgery at this hospital. But then again there are different restrictions for different people and my liver was a lot larger as to why my pre op was liquids all day with a protein for dinner as in chicken fish or other protein rich food????I'm gonna be a full year post op as of 1/28 /2015 . So good luck on your new journey????

@@anaxila what country is your surgery in ? I've been talking to a lot of people and most surgeons require a weight managed diet before surgery and a pre op diet in the U.S. . But in places like Mexico they don't follow the regular diet plan.

Wow u must be excited and u should be I was so excited and it was all worth it????

That's what my nutritionist told me

As long as it was protein and not greasy u should be fine just try to stick to ur liquids all day and have 1 protein meal a day but not the day before surgery

Listen guys I think everyone has slipped on their pre op but I felt guilty and called my nutritionist and she told me that it was ok to eat liquid all day and for dinner to eat a piece of chicken or fish as that was a protein and my liver would still shrinkBecause that is the whole reason for the pre op. So don't stress yourselves and eat a piece of protein for dinner until the day before surgery my pre op was 3 weeks long and I had the chicken with a very small salad because she said lettuce was basically water???? hope this helped

@ melligates I'm so sorry your having so much discomfort but it does get better trust me , I had the constipation and the barely able to get anything in too but it got better and now everything is goin great and that will happen for you as well. I used the Metamucil in my tea at nite and believe it or not oatmeal for breakfast works wonders especially if you drink water trough out the day .. If u have any questions that I can answer I will try????

Oh and for the stomach has it helps to take gas x strips they dissolve on the tongue and definitely help your stomach gas???? I'm 10 months out and I feel a whole lot better everyday gets better????

Stay strong and recovery is soon to come . I felt horrible the first week and had a few regrets but everything does get better and you will feel better and on to a new healthier you ????and don't forget to drink as much as you can handle and just in case u want something different than water I drank coconut water it feels good????

Well being so called BALD should be the least of anyone's problems!! Now being fat and unhealthy and out of shape now that's worth having hair for!! NOT!! I'm sorry but everyone's got their own opinion and when it comes to making better choices for my life and health ,let me tell you if losing a lil hair is all then I'll do it again !! cause again it grows back and that's a small price to pay for health!!

Good luck ????

@@AJ-NC it sound like your doing awesome and keep up the great work I too thought my weight loss was going slow but it's actually normal????

Don't rush yourself just take your time and heal , I didn't start actually exercising until about 3 months out and i started it very gradually, so just take your time

In the morning I usually have either a single serving of instant oatmeal or I make a protein shake and for my lunch I'll eat something like a slice of cheese with a veggie burger and I'm not a vegetarian but those burgers are so good without bread of course????and maybe a very small salad sometimes I can't eat all the burger so I'll eat half. My meals vary from day to day and I eat 4 small meals a day and I feel good. Congrats on your new journey and if you have any questions feel fee to ask ????

@ melligates I had the same issue with being very constipated and no amount of drinking helped me.. So my dr had to start me on colace and I didn't get relief from that either so he had me take a Metamucil and that worked ,I would mix it in a cup of hot tea at bedtime and morning came relief???? hope this helps. And I'm 10 months out and my weight was at 384 highest and at my surgery day I was 325 and I'm now 208

Happy thanksgiving to you too????

So what is this post about? Are you looking for new food choices or are you looking to tell about your new food choices? If I can help I will????

Hi I was in the 300 actually my highest weight was 385 and on my surgery day I was 325 and I'm now 11 months post op and I'm at 210 and I'm still tryin to get to my goal of 180good luck on this amazing journey we have chosen and if you have any questions for me please feel free to ask????

Sorry have wrong info thought u were in pre op phase???? but I ate suger free jello and suger free fudge pops and also had some suger free hot chocolate but at 2 weeks I was eating very soft chees like the wedge cheese and small spoons of smashed beans

I didn't have a drain .. Some ppl do need it and then some don't I didn't need one .