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It depends on how much you have to walk. Is your classroom air conditioned? Do you have to stand all day to teach? You are going to be tired. I have a lot of energy but I get tired in the afternoons and want a nap, I am not drinking coffee either, so that doesn't help. I used to have a cup in the afternoon as a pick me up. The heat drains my energy. Probably the 7th. I mean it really depends on your recovery. What is your pain tolerance like? The 7th is probably the safest. Maybe the 11th pushing it.

A yogurt with too much sugar. 9 carbs once you subtract the Fiber, and 15 grams of Protein. Not really worth it, unless you are adding Protein powder to balance out the carb content.

@@Ashley1213 Are you still taking narcotics at all? I quit the morphine in the hospital because every injection made me sick. It made my intestines go nuts, gurgling and just painful and once it made me nauseous. M nurse said the intestines are trying to wake up and the morphine puts them back to sleep. I took plain tylenol once I got home.

The first 2 days I was hope I slept a lot. I didnt have many wakign hours to work on Fluid intake. Also, my throat was still sore from the tubes. Then day 4 my throat was back to normal and I could drink almost at normal levels, just not as fast, but decent size sips. Just keep drinking something and when you turn the corner you will be like whoa!

Report her to HR, hostile workplace.

You can lean on people on the internet for support, but you have to live in your marriage. You need to find a way to make your husband hear your concerns.

I am 6 days out also. The 10 day pre-op diet broke me of most of my food cravings. I am still interested in food if I smell it, but it is all in my head, it does not translate to my stomach. If I think about something else it passes. I try to refocus my thoughts/energy and focus on what I will look like down the road when I have lost X amounts of pounds and use the power of that image to resist. Plus we can't eat right now away, it can be fatal, or at least land you in the ICU. If you pop your staple line that is like sending acid through your whole stomach cavity. That is enough to scare me straight.

Keep walking, walk as much as possible. Every time I woke up, I used the bathroom, then walked till I was tired.

So is all the Bro science people toss around here

How is everyone feeling today? I am feeling pretty close to 100%. I think I am going to stop sleeping on the couch and move to the bed. I am able to drink a lot of fluids now. Almost taking full swallows. Not gulp but pretty normal sized amounts. Follow up appointment is tomorrow then on to full liquids. I can't wait for a good cup of soup.

I really fail to see how those comments you are picking at are classic blame and shame. Self reflection is shaming now? So people are supposed ignore the causes and just focus on what to correct the issue? If people are that sensitive they shouldn't post on an anonymous internet forum asking for help. Once you publicly voice something, everyone is not going to agree with you or pat you on the head. Too many people come here and try to convince other people that basic science doesn't work, without being honest with themselves.

I was only nauseous twice. Once was with the morphine injections which were making me sick every injection, they drove my intestines crazy. The other time was taking a sip of ice water (the first water they brought me). I have not had any nausea. You are probably good.

I buy my powder at a local chain. GNC also sells it. I am not sure if they have it in stores, I don't shop at GNC. http://www.gnc.com/Allmax-Nutrition-IsoNatural-Unflavored/product.jsp?productId=3467633

Make jello with unflavored protein powder and chew on it.

I was worried about complications, really worried. I made myself calm down and I meditated on the way to the operating room. I woke up calm. I walked a lot, I went home in 24 hours. I feel great on day 5. Positive thinking can help. Focus on the good things in the future not all the bad things that can happen.

If you take zinc, you have to take it away from iron. Or it won't absorb

Yay! Good luck

I'm natural, I am just a few days post op. I am taking collagen, I took pills before now I switched to powder which I drink in about 2-3 oz of water. In the past I have done well with phyto cap energy vitamins. I plan on purchasing some this week. They are small, really work and do not cause breakouts. I am hoping those supplements along with my Dr prescribed vitamins will prevent a lot of hair loss. Also I have been getting a minimum of 60 grams of protein in each day. When I was really trying to grow my hair out fast a few years ago, I upped my protein intake with supplements and it really worked. I am hoping that by keeping my protein 90 plus that I can prevent hair loss. Some people say you can't prevent it because it is shock from surgery. My surgery did not seem to be that traumatic to my body, so I am hoping for the best. My hair is always in protective styles so hopefully that helps.

Today is day 5 I am feeling about 90% today. I am really trying to get a routine down for my supplements and eating. The eating is hard since I have no appetite. And by eating I just mean protein shakes. I thought I would be bored with my shake choices but it's so hard to get them in with all my liquids. So I am not bored yet because they are a challenge. I wish I knew it would be like this before surgery. It would have elevated a lot of stress.

Ditch the special K shakes. They are complete trash. cheap low quality protein that is barely there and lots of sugar. Get a proper protein shake, like Premier or something with 20-30 grams of protein.

You can't be in Water for 2 weeks. Think about Chlorine getting into an open wound.... There are a couple private FB July Sleever groups. I do not use facebook, but if you look in some of the other july threads you will find the information on them

Wow you just posted my current worries. I feel like when I lose weight I am going to lose some of my identity. I have always been that pretty, well put together big girl. I don't want to be some cookie cutter chick. I like standing out. I am outgoing and vivacious with a big personality. I feel like after I slim down I might have to reinvent myself or really work to adjust to a new outward persona that people see. Maybe it won't be that dramatic, but it has been something that has crossed my mind. I can't wait to read the responses.

I cut sugar out over like a 3 year period before surgery. The fact I did that and was still fat is one of the reasons I had surgery. I started giving up sodas diet and regular. I eased into that first with just mexican coca-cola because it uses real sugar and isn't as harsh on my body as HFCS. Then I went to stevia soda. While doing this I increased my coffee and added tea ( I have never been a tea fan). I always consumed a lot of Water every day and I think crystal light is digusting so I was never tempted to go that route. Thing about doing this is, mexican coca-cola can be hard to come across, same with Stevia soda. So this forces you when eating out, to get water or unsweetened tea. It is a process, doing it slowly is better than going cold turkey. I like sweets like Cookies and cake. I started making low carb versions. They take a lot of work even the mug versions and special ingredients, so after doing them for some time, I just quit. Laziness can be beneficial sometimes. All that being said, I chose the sleeve partially because years out, I can have a piece of cake at a party with no icing and not feel left out. I felt like the sleeve gave me the best options for being "normal". A sugar addiction is a serious addiction, sugar creates reactions in your brain similar to street drugs. It is hard to kick and using a lot of sugar substitutes (especially when most of them are rat poison), just keeps the feelings going, even though it isn't real sugar. You can keep feeding your sweet tooth with Protein shakes and sugar substitutes but it is going to make it hard to keep the weight off really long term. There are lots of sweet slider foods.

This is a really important point. I see so many people asking questions that should be answered by their Drs office. It seems like a lot of people are having surgery done places where they don't have the full long term support of the Dr and the office. Even if I don't think everything my Dr office says is absolutely right in all cases, I know I can call and get answers to my questions. After reading WLS forums for years, it seems like there are a lot of doctors that are just in it for the quick money. There are so many people that have surgery and just seem lost without any direct. It makes me incredibly sad that so many people are taken advantage of when they are vulnerable and need help.

@MrsAce All at the same time?