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Since I eat so little every day, I usually plan what I'm going to eat ahead of time and put it into MyFitnessPal. Then at the end of the day if I added a snack or didn't eat something, etc, I change it as needed. Doesn't take long at all and I have a detailed record of what and how much I'm eating.

I've actually started preop. I use Sparkpeople, and I can track on my phone, my iPad, my work or home computers. I take my breakfast and lunch to work, and I prepare lunches for the week over the weekend, so those are pre-measured. I take a yogurt for breakfast and that's premeasured as well.

I typically track it in my head during my work day, but when I get home, I will spend some time recording because if I let it go a couple days, I will forget. My surgeon has us use MyFitness Pal, and it's a great program. I've use a lot of different trackers and I like this one the most of all the ones I've used.

My RD told me that over 120 is too much. I read that exceeding 140 is crazy. Certainly 120 is far more than anyone needs.

Not a concern unless you have a kidney problem. I aim for 100g minimum.

I do 100g per day at the moment...

120-140 when I'm 'training'..

But as @CowgirlJane stated before, it's really a question for your nutritionist...

You can do it!

It will get better, I promise!

Everyone's body responds differently to this surgery. If your body is tired, make sure you are resting. But also you might want to make sure you are getting enough fluids. Being dehydrated makes you very tired, believe it or not! And it's very easy to get dehydrated when you are losing so much weight. Especially the first few weeks after the surgery. Good luck to you and hope you feel better!

Everyone's body responds differently to this surgery. If your body is tired, make sure you are resting. But also you might want to make sure you are getting enough fluids. Being dehydrated makes you very tired, believe it or not! And it's very easy to get dehydrated when you are losing so much weight. Especially the first few weeks after the surgery. Good luck to you and hope you feel better!

Headache can come from dehydration. Keep sipping.

It takes time to feel yourself again, but you will get there. Hope you feel better soon. Rock that sleeve!

Good luck! You'll do great!

Well, we hope you come back sometime!---maybe a little less of you! prayers going upstairs just for you. Piece of cake!--whoops! --can't be mentioning "the devil's temptation. Let me rephrase: "PIECE OF PROTEIN!!! Really, can't wait to hear about your success!!! God's speed, my friend.

Thanks guys Im 7 days post op and everyday seems to get a little better.-Im sure tired though.

Yikes, you certainly can't be in Tijuana, as the system shows. My guess is Saskatchewan or Manitoba or perhaps Whitehorse, Yellowknife or Iqaluit? Fairbanks? Nuuk? Will you tell?

LOL. I'm from Texas. I thought the minus sign was a typo. :-)

lol nope im in Saskatchewan!

Did the tacos taste good? If so, not the absolute worst thing. What a shame it would be if they'd been merely mediocre. Work on banishing "guilt" from your vocabulary. It's a futile, self-indulgent emotion -- ME! ME! ME! - and it goes nowhere fast. You've been doing something right to have lost 21 lbs. You'll be fine. You are fine.

Yes lol the tacos were delish! Thanks for the advice! and thanks for letting me know I'm not the only one to have weak moments. Feels good to not be alone.

Don't feel bad! It's not easy letting go of what you're used to. You've lost weight and that's what matters. One night, about 3 days before surgery, I have in and had a grilled chicken wing and it seemed like the best that I had ever tasted. My surgeon was proud of my 20 lb loss before surgery and things are going well.

Hope all goes well! You are almost there!

good luck

Thank you. Its tough but at night when I go to bed-I just tell myself-tomorrow is a new day-I get to make it a good one.

After being on this forum for over two years, I think I have observed more often that our bariatric brothers and sisters have more complications with their local doctors, especially ones that don't do volumes of bariatric surgeries. If you do get your surgery in the states, don't take anything less than a hospital that is recognized as a Center of Excellence. They have more to lose if a doctor screws up.

Miss Mac is right on this front. I swear the level of support and after care with facilities that are not Bariatric centers of excellence here just seems to be lacking.

It will happen.

Thanks guys.

I didn't lose any the whole first week of pre-op diet...and then boom it came off...just keep doing what you're supposed to do--i will come off!

Are you on the pre-op liquids now?

I am on a high protein no carb diet until three days before surgery then Im on liquids only.

Thursday I will be 6 weeks post gastric sleeve, started 8/4 250 lbs date of surgery 11/25/15 228.8, today this morning 200.4, almost 50lbs since 8/4/15

from my start weight 266 (4/2015) to today 185 thats 81lbs. I haven't lost anything for a little over two weeks - my own fault.

I have lost 45# since my surgery. 5 months out. Total loss since I started is 93#