thisfathasgot2go

Me too. Even my leggings are baggy in the butt now.

I tried it but it bothered my incision.

Only a couple of weeks and you can take a bite of what they are eating (as long as it is soft and pretty healthy!)

Congrats!

Yeah, soup is tricky. Try low-sodium types. I like the IMAGINE brand Soups found at Whole Foods: http://www.imaginefoods.com/products/creamy_soups

Are you tracking on myfitnesspal?

Yay! Congrats on eating and still managing to lose. That is way it is supposed to work! I stayed the same, still at 184, but that is normal for me lately. Today, I woke up early and got a head start on Breakfast. I made egg whites again (from the carton) and ate .8 of my 1 egg (3 tablespoons). I added a dash of 1% milk to make it a bit more moist and about a 1/2 teaspoon of shredded mozzarella. I stuff the egg into a 1/4 whole wheat pita, and had about 10 red seedless grapes. I ate about .8 of the pita 1/4. After breakfast, I tried a cup of decaf coffee and could only manage about a 1/3 of the cup. I have now moved on to clear Isopure, diluted with Water, to up my Protein. I gotta get in some walking today. I only walked about 4000 steps yesterday.

At two weeks post op, decaf coffee and tea is on my list of suggested stage 3 foods. I could not drink the entire cup though. I drank about 1/3, and I added some non-dairy creamer.

Yes, this is common. My surgeon sent me home with instructions to take Colace 100mg, a stool softener. It was hard for me (still is) to have a bowel movement 2+ weeks out.

@@retrieverguy This has been me too

We got this!

I do not feel guilty. I stayed under 500 calories, just going over my carbs by 9g. I started with one 5oz potato and I ate about 1/2 and 1/2 for lunch/dinner. I shredded one half of a mozzarella stick which I used on both halves of the potato. The slice of roast beef (each) were less than 1 oz, weighing more like .7 oz. I could have eaten more, but hey, today is day one. I am ok with how I did today except for the Protein. If I can eat a full 2oz of the roast beef, then that would have been 13oz, so I need to do a better job of eating more protein first. Hopefully the more Fiber and veggies, I will have normal poops. If I am not pooping, I don't seem to lose the weight. So today, I saw 184 on the scale this morning. I hope I see 184 or less tomorrow too.

Did your sleeve feel you ate to much or your head? For dinner, I pretty much had the same thing, slice of roast beef from deli, splash of broth, potato with cheese shreds and a dash of 1% milk. I did add a couple of slices of baked carrots and zucchini. I did not hit my Protein goal today though. I am trying to hit 70 or so and I am sitting at 54. I guess I need to finish the 2nd half of my Protein Drink.

@@heidikate I was sleeved on October 7. Started soft foods today. So far success! I lost 30 lbs. pre-op and so far 11 lbs. post-op.

Your Kaiser sounds different then the Kaiser Southern California process that I just went through. I had to get a referral to go to the orientation, then take a three month/weekly health education class and lose 10% of my body weight at referral to get the referral to see the surgeon. I was sleeved 2 weeks ago yesterday and I think the education combined with the excellent surgeon and hospital staff care, it is an excellent program that I would recommend. I think Kaiser does it right. You are in good hands.

When were you sleeved? If it was within the past week or so, this is normal. You are probably still swollen inside and the first couple of days home, while on clear liquids it was painful until I started sipping, slowly and trying my best to burp and fart. It gets better!

Wow, you are a trooper. I am glad you were able to come home today so that you can start healing and learning how to balance your liquids, Proteins and walking in. You have the right attitude.

Those nurses should keep their comments to themselves. Glad you rose above that negativity. I am only 15 days post-op, but I can see that you have to be dedicated and motivated to follow directions and not revert back to old ways.

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Try your best to burp (gag self) and/or take gas-x strips to fart. You are doing great for being sleeved today!

@@rmgmomma Thanks for coming along on the ride. Watching others experiences is very helpful especially when it is your time to go through it.

@@pr_pitbullgrl Yummy. Sounds so good. I had to run to the restroom for a runny stool (its after your lunch right, sorry TMI). Not sure if it is related to the food or just residual from my Smooth Move tea from last night. I have my son's football game to go to at 3PM, and then I have Parent-Teacher conferences, so I am trying to make sure my body is ok to go out and not be next to a toilet.

LOL. Yeah, I should have capitalized FAT for more emphasis. Just me a FATmotha working on the FAT part and doing pretty good.

Yay, no sickness! I am working on my lunch right now. 1 oz. Slice of lean roast beef from local Von's deli, heated up in some chicken stock. Small, baked potato, smashed and softened with some shredded mozzarella cheese and a teaspoon of 1% milk. Chewing slowly, at least 20-30 times. So far so good.

Cheers to feeling skinny!