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Carbonation & sugar to name a couple Great time to contact your nutritionist and get a real clearcut understanding of permissible items and the rationale.

That's awesome !!

How far post-op are you ? When I was discharged I was told that it's not uncommon to have pain in shoulders, back and abdomen from the gas that was used during the surgery and it would work it's way out. I never experienced it. I did, however, have those types of pains after a prior hernia surgery. Both shoulders were aching bad. Sorry you are having this occur.

That's pretty wild. I'm intrigued by what my labs will show in October at the one year point. I'd assumed cholesterol and other stuff would be in good ranges......but don't really have anything to base that on other than the weight loss. I wonder if it's due to a higher percentage of our food intake is meat and there isn't much in the way of vegetables to buffer this ???? It'll be interesting to see.

I'm positive that there is.....I just don't know the limit. I'm sure that some of the bodybuilder types probably push those Protein limits. Doubtful that I ever have. I see folks refer to our new diet as a high protein diet. I think of it as more of a low carb diet. The way I see it......I can take a normal meal from my prior life....eliminate the sides and Desserts......and leave the meaty entree. In doing so, I haven't really added any protein amount to the meal....just cut out all the other stuff. To more accurately reply to your question, I was told to have 3-4 of those same 30gr protein shakes as my pre-op diet the 14 days leading up to my surgery and 2-3 of them per day in the weeks after. My surgeon is the one who told me this. I hope this helps.

Not sure about your hospital....mine made me wear their no-slip socks. I took stuff and didn't need it, but the gear that I was really glad to have: 1) Post-op pain med prescription filled for the ride home 2) pillow to hold against abdomen on the ride home 3) iphone 4) remote charger

It's an understandable fear. Most of us had the same concerns. Here's the thing.....It's likely gonna seem way more significant of an issue to you now....pre-op. Once you've had the surgery and are losing at an accelerated rate......everything seems to fall into place. You can decide then what to do. It's a done deal then. Telling them ahead of time will give them time to each weigh in, pun intended, and talk you out of it....or give you a list of horror stories that their cousin's best friend's neighbor's uncle's car salesmen's wife had with her wls. You've already told the folks that matter to you....the ones that you've planned this with. Everyone else will be reactionary after the fact. You'll be feeling so much better about everything by then that you'l decide with ease what say. For me, it was easy. I started at a high BMI. I lost 55 on the work up to surgery.....and took 3 weeks off due to healing time for an abdominal hernia repair along with my VSG. I forget how much I'd lost that 3 weeks after work....but it was enough that folks were noticing and commenting. I planned on losing 200+ pounds in this first year and it was easy for me to be honest with them in stating that I had wls and was following a low carb diet. All of my coworkers knew of my back problems and understood why I was motivated to have the surgery. I've received nothing but positive comments and questions about the surgery. I've had several conversations with people who are very interested in the surgery for their own personal reasons. 3 of them are now entering my surgeon's bariatric program. One guy's daughter, another guy's wife and a young man is going in himself. I can't wait to see their relief once they take a seat on The Loser's Bench.

You asked what we thought.....here it is: Don't do it. Don't gain. It's very doubtful that such a plan would even work out like you'd want it to. You'd be making yourself miserable in the process. I read testimonies like the one recently posted by @@LowBMISleever explaining her experience with Dr Ortiz and I bang my head in the wall. I kick myself, too. The reason is that I wish I'd taken those steps so long ago. Well done. That would be my recommendation. Keep losing....save up some money and schedule when you are ready.

Yeah, hoping someone would catch my sarcasm, Lol .... On another note, just looked back over your progress and your story. Very impressive! What are your stats now? Still losing? You've worked hard. I hope to grow up and be you .. Well, except I'm not a man. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Thank you. Still got a good bit to lose and have been in a holding pattern the past few weeks. Been nursing some knee issues and zero cardio outside of my job. It's been a good life change for me and I'm very glad to have made the move. It's been very straightforward. You're gonna do great with this.

Outstanding. You look great.....healthy......fit.......outstanding !!!!!

I've honestly never given it much thought. It is so easy to get Water in that I no longer track it.......120 oz is a breeze.

I had minimal pain from the sleeve surgery. I had an abdominal hernia repaired at same time and that was really the only source of pain. I was up walking an hour or so after waking up in the recovery room.....and up every 3-4 hours throughout the first 48 hours. I've had two knee surgeries, an ankle tendon repair, two prior hernia repairs, tonsils removed and some other minor stuff. I felt way more pain doing the back-to-back MRI scans (awkward/painful positions) on my ankle than I ever did with my sleeve surgery. I would go through the sleeve surgery again without hesitation.

And I truly believe that your rationale and meaning in that original post were solid. The phrase gets tossed around on here quite a bit by folks who seem to take it is a warm blanket of complacency and simply keep on doing what they have been doing (which wasn't getting the results they wanted). It's mistakenly used as a validation to keep on keeping on as they have been when what would be best deliver the results they say they seek....would be to more closely track their caloric intake, increase their exercise and to use a scale with some degree of consistency (same time every day or same day/s every week). Just my opinion on the matter and I am sure as hell no authority on weight loss. Weight gain, maybe. I should be awarded an honorary doctorate degree in weight gain. Weight loss, I'm learning.....has no magic.....just good old fashioned discipline and effort.

I'll bet it is, man. I'll bet it is. Hoping they hurry things up for you. Great job on the weight loss thus far !!!!

I'm ten months out and have yet to have pudding so I'm clueless there. I can say, though.....that job stress can absolutely cause issues......lots of them. Job stress combined with you seeing yourself succumb to a "comfort food" may have been the catalyst that caused the sliming.

You are still healing and have inflammation from your surgery. It will improve dramatically in the weeks ahead. For now....just keep taking it slow and easy like you are doing.

It has been a very, very, very easy adjustment. It is now very natural and normal for me to not drink with meals. The thing that I have the most difficulty with is eating slowly. I still tend to eat too fast, which means my small meals are done really quick and I feel full right away.

I loved my beer way more than "once a week if that". I also was killing 3+ 20oz Diet Dews every single day. I've had neither since my October 2015 sleeve surgery. I've not missed either a single bit. Don't let something as minor as that sway you from this decision. I'm so glad I went ahead with it. I've had zero complications or issues. Zero drawbacks. All has been great.

Someone will be along soon to tell you "embrace the stall". I'm sure they mean well. So do I when I say don't embrace any stall. Let it motivate you to be more vigilant and adhere to your plan and exercise. If you do these two things you will lose a pile of weight. Stay motivated and never complacent. The first 6 months out from surgery are your time to shine.....to hammer down and shed that weight. Don't settle for non-plan foods or overshooting your calorie goals.

LMAO about the comment about "it working too good and I'll loose too much". If only that was the case. Hilarious. Just tell 'em you've been queasy from stomach bug. At 3 weeks you'll be on a very limited menu. Order Soup.

Fish, oysters and shrimp are really enjoyable and frequently made items around my house. Grilled or sautéed .

Recliner was the answer for me.

I laid off all caffeine for the first few weeks post-op and then my surgeon allowed me to have coffee again. It's a much enjoyed beverage. I drink 2-3 times the recommended amount of Water daily, too. All is well. I've had conflicting instruction from my NUT vs my surgeon. The NUT seems to give blanket answers that aren't really geared toward the individual. Seek the experience and practices around here from those who've had the same procedure you are having and have lived with it a while.

Thanks for the heads up.

So many considerations. How has your weight loss been over that 7 months leading up to your surgery ? Do you feel you need more help than the restriction and reduction / elimination of hunger that the VSG provides ? What is your surgeon advising ?