BTerry

@AvaFern... thanks for sharing! I appreciate that there is someone else out there who can't follow all the RULES and still turned out fine. This break-up with food has been hard because there are times I just want to really eat - but I'm not angry or anything - I'm so glad to be feeling healthier and being able to go to the gym is a blessing. @@Stevehud - man, that slowing down the eating thing is a chore. I do try, but sometimes I look up and I've eaten my "couple of bites" and did it all WAY TOO FAST! I'm a work in progress for sure

I am on a PPI - every morning. This week I tried eating Pei Wei for lunch... WRONG choice. I have been having terrible reflux since then. The shakes are all just SOOOOOO sweet but I think you'r on the right track... think I'm going to back track a bit and take it back to the basics. I sure do miss eating spicy food though!! I'm a iced tea drinker... if I had enough here at work to keep me through the day, I'd not have any issues at all with liquids lol (and I drink through a straw as well - just can't go without it). Thanks for the tips, tricks and ideas!

So, I'm 2 months and 3 days PO and about 3-4 days of each week it is a STRUGGLE to eat - like I seriously don't want to chew and swallow. I don't feel bad, there is nothing medically wrong (I'm guessing) but my stomach just really doesn't want food in it. When I do eat, it doesn't make me vomit or anything, I just feel yucky (yes, I just used that very sophisticated term lol). I'm losing weight just fine and go to the gym 4-5 days/week to do weight-training and cardio. I truly feel great, just hate the days when nothing seems to make my tummy happy. Is there anyone else dealing with this? As a side note: I'm not getting in all my Protein (see reason above) and usually not all my liquid in either (though I don't feel or see any signs of dehydration). In addition, I am having to take the OTC gummy Vitamins because all the other kind make me vomit. Guess we'll know how these things are really effecting me at my next follow-up in July.