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I was sleeved on July 8th. My pre-op weight was 310 and my current weight is 273. I am 5 ft 9 and have always had a "stout" body frame so in comparison to many I was on the smaller scale for WLS. Up until I was about 270 lbs. before WLS, I enjoyed to go backpacking about twice a year. After 270 I couldn't hack it anymore. I've done much of the App Trail and would like to get back to hiking more now that I am getting back in shape and can handle the load. I usually do 2-3 day trips and cover 9-13 miles in a day depending on elevation change. Here's my dilemma: before WLS in order to maintain a consistent energy level throughout the hike a large amount of calories needed to be consumed (around 4-6,000 cals a day to be exact) and now I know that is impossible with my new stomach. Staying hydrated is also important and my Dr. says to sip, sip, sip. Hard to stay hydrated on the trail like that. Anyone out there have any advice on what to do?

@@DojiGirl I am eating toasted bread, turkey and chicken lunch meat, cheese under 5g of fat, soft foods, soft fruits, soft cooked veggies, iceberg lettuce, baked potatoes, crackers, fish, and next week can start having ground beef and ham. Does your nutritionist have a plan for progression on what kinds of foods to reintroduce you can have? I have a new list every week to follow.

Thanks for all of the advice! I've decided to hold off for a while on hiking anyhow. I was never planning on going in the next weekend or anything. I'm a teacher and am going in October during my fall break. My nutritionist said I should be okay by then because I'd be past 12 weeks out.

So I ran into about a week long stall but weighed today and was 2 lbs down. Down 37 total since pre op liquid diet. I haven't had any problems to date (knock on wood) and I've been running about 3 times a week! Feeling great!

@@anewmein15 Have you tried the Fair Life Milk? It's amazing! Tastes good and it's supposed to be good for lactose intolerant people. It's a little pricy but it has a much longer expiration date than regular milk. Worth the $$.

I was sleeved on July 8th. My start weight pre op liquid diet was 310. My cw now is 278. The first 24 hours for me were the worst but once I was out of the hospital my recovery went great. As of now my incisions are almost healed, I am mowing the grass, running/walking around the local walking track at my house, and I feel wonderful! By far one of the best decisions I have ever made. My doctors have me eating semi soft foods right now such as baked potatoes, cottage cheese, sugar free pudding, eggs, and creamy soups like Cream of Chicken. Next week I can start having deli turkey or chicken, cheese, and toasted bread (I'm excited about making a sandwich!) No nausea either. A word of advice from me would to be to measure, measure, measure, and stick to the doc's orders. So far that has been the key to my success. Anyways thanks for listening!