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Sophie74656

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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  1. Sophie74656

    Protein shakes

    I would highly recommend getting a nutri bullet. It helped me get the Protein shakes down to blend them with some ice, and then later on with some frozen fruit.
  2. Sophie74656

    Pre op diet opinions

    I only had to do liquids post op but I found that what made it easier was a variety. There was a sale on premade soups so I bought several kinds and strained them out to just have the broth.
  3. Sophie74656

    Pre op diet opinions

    yes, after a week or so I couldn't stomach the thought of another Protein shake. So my parents had just given me a bullet blender and I put it to use. half a bottle of vanilla Protein Shake, a couple ice cubes and a handful of frozen strawberries, made a pretty tasty strawberry shake/smoothie. Or some vanilla protein shake with some ice cubes and a bit of instant coffee made a tasty blended coffee drink
  4. Sophie74656

    Pre op diet opinions

    what kind of diet are you on? My pre op diet was just a low calorie high Protein diet.
  5. I had to have an echo after my ekg. They said my pulse was very fast so they wanted to check it out. My surgeon said that because this is basically elective surgery they check everything
  6. Sophie74656

    Had 1st visit

    good luck to you on this journey!! are you doing sleeve or bypass. I had the sleeve, feel free to ask me any questions
  7. Sophie74656

    Protein shakes

    everybody has different opinions on this. There are a ton of threads about different kinds of shakes. Some like the ready made ones, some like the powders, some don't like either. Try a couple of different ones and see what you like. Also if you are pre op be aware that many people experience a change after surgery, a shake that was tolerable before surgery becomes undrinkable for some after surgery
  8. Sophie74656

    Extreme Fatigue

    oh yes. Your body is healing and you're not taking in a lot of calories. I was very tired for weeks
  9. Sophie74656

    Straws?

    I was simply told not to use them at first, that using a straw makes you take bigger gulps
  10. Sophie74656

    Straws?

    a few weeks out I was using a straw. I do like drinking through a straw better
  11. Sophie74656

    Quest Bar

    honestly I don't know how their nutrition stacks up, but they're a great price and pretty tasty.
  12. Sophie74656

    Quest Bar

    the Quest bars are too expensive for me, over $2 a bar. I do like the ones that you can buy on this website http://store.bariatricpal.com/collections/protein-bars/products/bariatricpal-high-protein-bars-variety-pack#gs.myysIuU my favorites were the strawberry cheesecake and the Peanut Butter and jelly ones.
  13. Our marriage wasn't affected by the surgery but rather by my weight gain. I got to the point where I hated myself so much I never wanted to leave the house and to be honest it affected our intimacy which I know was hard on him. But I'm down 120lbs and can walk more and I want to go out more now. Unfortunately he got used to me behaving like a hermit so now whenever I say I want to do things he doesn't really believe me I do wish he was more generous with the compliments. Sometimes I really have to beg for them. And one day after hearing him say how good one of our friends looked in a costume she wore for a musical they were both in I had to finally tell him that "I'm working so hard to loose weight, can you not talk about her like that, it really makes things harder for me"
  14. Sophie74656

    Purée stage

    tuna mashed up with some avocado, and egg and with a squirt of sriracha mayo is still one of my favorite lunches. Though now I eat it in a hollowed out tomato
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    Just a little venting

    they actually met after him and I met. We had been dating for about a year when they met doing community theater.
  16. Sophie74656

    Protein Shakes - Do I have to?

    I've been able to drink these http://www.amazon.com/NuAquos-Sports-Drink-Peach-Mango/dp/B00NG7NRIQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1447912798&sr=1-1&keywords=Nuaquos+Protein they're not as nutritional as the shakes but its better than nothing. The pomegranite blueberry acai was tasty when slightly watered down
  17. Sophie74656

    New to all the things!

    it's definitely not easy, and not cheating. surgery is a TOOL for weight loss. You still have to watch what you eat and exercise. So there is still a lot of work that goes along with it good luck with your journey and whatever decision you come to. Personally I' had a great experience with the surgery. I had hit a moment of "rock bottom" with my weight and had a complete change in my thinking about food and weight loss pre op so now post op it's not as difficult for me as I feared it would be. if you have any questions feel free to send me a message. I had the sleeve by the way
  18. Sophie74656

    Fluid intake

    be careful with a phyical job so soon after surgery. You're probably goiing to be tempted to gulp your water if you're hot but be careful not to. When I had my surgery I made that mistake once. It was warm out and I could not quench my thirst with those tiny sips. Without thinking once I just chugged some water and it came back up like a fountain. Not fun
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    Crying or ticked off

    yeah, my surgery was sept 2. there were several days where I just sat and cried and I dont even know why. Actually I had a day like that on Monday. I was not feeling well and going through a moment of "why did I do this to myself" but those usually pass after a few hours and talking to someone you'll be ok, this place is great for support
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    Too many Tests

    Omg i had so many tests, I went to so many doctors. While it was unfortunate that I had lost my job I can't imagine having to schedule all those appointments around my working hours. I just kept reminding mysel that every test and every doctor visit was one step closer to the surgery I went to a psychiatrist, nutritionist, cardiologist, pulmonologist, ekg, chest xray, so many blood tests, hematologist, reumatologist....and probably a couple more I don't remember off the top of my head yeah isn't this the "easy" way out?
  21. Sophie74656

    Sushi

    Thanks, the salmon is on sale so I'm going to get a good sized piece. Ceviche for today and the rest is going in the freezer
  22. Sophie74656

    Sushi

    I'm on my way to the store to get some salmon for this recipe. What method do you use to thaw the salmon after it's been frozen for a week?
  23. Sophie74656

    Nov 18

    you'll do great!!! Good luck remember to walk
  24. Sophie74656

    Unsuccesful surgery ?!?

    success is up to you. If you make the right choices post op you will be successful.
  25. Sophie74656

    Marking progress- treat time!

    what a great idea! And congrats on the loss

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