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Those first few days are odd... they pass fast thank goodness. The air that is trapped from surgery is workin its way out... you are sore.. bloated... it passes by day 3-4 or so.

Wash them? I would use a pre-soak if they are that funky.

Happy Birthday and best wishes for a Fabulous Next Year! This journey is great!

Congrats! You are inspiring.

Actually, 90% of digestion and food absorption occurs in the small intestines... not the stomach! Drinking with meals takes up limited space that you need for that meal. It also makes the stomach empty faster, which will leave you hungrier sooner.

Have you asked your surgeon or regular MD? Have you taken the same one consistently twice a day for a least a week? PPIs like Omeprazole are a preventative rather than a treatment... and can take days, to reduce the acid. Rolaids might help too until it is under control. I take the Omeprazole and it works like a charm for me. I had to take them twice a day the first few months or I still got some overproduction of acid, but once a day is doing the trick now. Hopefully you find what works.

Fabulous! You look great.

I used a lot of ground turkey. Add some taco seasoning and it makes tasty taco meat... sprinkle with some cheese and salsa and make a shell-less taco. A spoonful of the taco meat is good on those refried Beans too!

I am losing slowly, but losing. I lost slowly with the band too... 60 lbs the first year, then another 20 lbs to reach goal the first part of the next year. I kept it off for several years until band issues resulted in an empty band... and then the weight just crept back up! I should add that I have always been a very very slow loser, so like most things your mileage will vary! It will definitely stop any regain of your current success, and make it easier to maintain. My surgeon's coordinator is also a band to sleeve revision, and said that it is common for band revision to lose slower... I have no idea why. I am losing faster than I did with the band though.

Great costume! You are drop dead gorgeous!

Very cute!

Great NSV!

Absolutely! Jerkey is one of my favorites. I have had popcorn several times though. The SmartPop by Orville Redenbacher has 100 calories and 19 carbs for 5 cups. I measured out a single cup, and gave my DH the rest. That cup of popcorn logs in at 20 calories and 5 carbs... it worked into my day just fine as a planned treat! The key is to not eat the whole bag, which I don't even think would be possible now!

Take it short term then?. But I am not a nurse... ask your doctor maybe... Most of us do.

You need a PPI like Omeprazole.

@LipstickLady No, but here IS silent and deadly!

At 2 mo I was adding salad.... kinda. I make a salad and eat the meat and cheese off of it! Spinach salad with boiled egg, turkey/ham, cheese is yum.

#Popcornisbetterthancoockies

Glad you are having such a great recovery.

I used Isopure bottles of tea with lemon, and the New whey Shots mixed half with Water. I was having 60-90 g Protein a day.

How far Post Op are you? Do you have 5 drinks a week or Drink 5 times a week?

We will be here! Good luck!

I love love love a good medium/medium rare steak! I couldn't tolerate steak for the first 2-3 months, but YES steak is do-able for me now. In fact, we had bacon wrapped filets last night, and I can eat almost half of a 6oz one LOL! Leftovers are guarded and used for lunch the next day!

That puzzled me as well. I just pureed anything that sounded good. Cream of chicken, Cream of Mushroom, Bean and Bacon were my faves (for one week). I don't understand the fat-free/cream designation I guess... it seems like an oxymoron! I just did soup and tons of VitaminWaterZero, teas, Water, etc... and made it to Surgery day.

Use decimals! If the serving is listed as half a cup and I only measured out 2 oz for my meal... I would enter .5 so it is just half the half cup... or a fourth of a cup. It works really well on full cup portions... just use .25 or what fits. I have even opened a separate tab to use a conversion calculator ; )