choicemun

I am three weeks post and on soft foods right now, but I am finding it really hard to get everything in. If I do my 70g Protein and my Water I don't have room for me to eat anything else. And if I eat something lunch or dinner I won't be apply to get my protein in which is my #1 focus. Is starting to stress me out and I hope it gets easier to get to eat and get my protein in. This is my schedule for most days. 8:00am I start my first protein it normally takes me one hr to and hour and half to finish it, sometimes two . Then right after I started drinking water and count drinking until. 12:00pm then I try to eat some food like refined Beans ,boiled egg or tuna. 3 or 4 baby spoons I am usually full. Then I wait 30mins to drink water again By 5:00 pm I start my second protein and I am Done by 6:30 -8:30 because I eat something for lunch it takes forever to finish my protein and until I go to bed I just drink some more water. I just would like some tips so I can stop stressing about how I am going to get everything in when I don't feel like eating all day, and the only way is to eat all day. Any advice I would appreciate. Thank you

Thanks everyone I hope it does get easier. Yes I am drinking prime Protein shakes and I do make sure everything I eat has protein in it, I don't like putting unflavoured protein on my food. No I don't really feel hungry yet I just time myself to eat or drink.

For me stage 3 is soft foods. If you haven't done puréed foods then maybe that would be your next for you? But talk to your surgeon and ask.

I am in Edmonton I was sleeved Mar. 29 in Mexicali, Mexico.

I feel your pain I was sleeved on 3/29 and I have only lost 13lbs since, I don't know if this is a stall or if I am not doing something wrong. I weight myself once a week and the scale hasn't moved it really sucks I am trying to not think about it too much.

I feel like she asked for help and you are all Judging her. @@Lucilla I fully understand I did the same thing is not something I am proud of but it happened couple of times, which showed me why I needed this surgery even more. I am also the one cooking in the house I am use to trying everything I make so is a bad habit. I felt and still feel my mind and body are not intoned with one another, my body yah had surgery but for some reason my mind though it was ok to try to eat things as if it was another day (if that makes sense). And I learned the hard way not to keep doing that. What I do now Is if I want to try something and I can't seem to stop myself I just chew it for a bit and spit it out, some people may not think that's a great idea but it works for me and helps me get over that want for the food. I also now keep a portion shake with me when I am cooking or around food whenever I wanna eat something I take a sip makes me feel and the need goes away. This is by far the hardest thing I had to do to get my mind on the same page as my stomach, it is not fully there but I am better then I was 5days out. Now that I am 20days post and moving to soft foods I am hoping it will get better. All I can say is it happen and you can't go back in time, try your best to not do it again I know is easier said than done believe me I know. But come up with whatever that will help you get throw the next couple of weeks until you fully heal. And as for the portion shakes I found they were way to thick too, so what I did was put them in a 1 litre Water bottle add about 1/2 cup cold water and some ice made them a lighter which was easier to drink even though they did take forever to finish it worked for me, I am using pre mixed premier Protein. Good luck wish you all the best.

In May 2015 I turned 30yrs old and was 8months pregnant with my 4th baby. I could barely walk or do anything with my other children, so I told myself after I had the baby I was going to work out eat better and change my life. I did that worked out 5days a week with a trainer and I ate really healthy, did that for 3 months lost 25lbs I was happy felt like I had my life in control and was doing something. But we ending up having to move out of the city we lived and between moving finding a new place, getting the kids back into school. I didn't do much working out or eating good I was back to my old ways. 3 months later I sow myself gaining all the weight back my knee pains getting worse, not wanting to do much with my kids. I want back to the gym and the first day I changed into my gym cloth and step on the scale for the first time in 3months and not only did I gain back the 25lbs I lost I also put on another 15lbs my heart for a second I swear stopped. For the first time in my life I sow what I was doing to myself was going to kill me and soon I will no longer be around for my kids. That day I said no more I never want to see the number 320lbs again and I will do whatever it takes to make that happen. so I looked into having WLS did my research on the sleeve and toke a loan, found a clinic in Mexico and had my sleeve on March 29th. Even thought I do have Regrets not about having the surgery but that I let myself get to a point where I needed surgery, I know soon I will be over it and this was the right decision things can only get better from here. I am already down 23lbs since pre op and I am excited to see what the future holds. Good luck on your journey.

I start soft foods next week and I got a list of foods I can have, but I wanted to know what foods you guys how have pass that stage use to eat. I don't like cooking or coming up with things so I can really use the help. Thank you all.

Thank you all for the suggestions I will try them. [emoji847][emoji4]

I have so many goals, first not to having to sit to catch my breath ever time I go up a flights of stairs. Being able to walk in heels. Being able to fit in a plan Seat without being so uncomfortable. most of all loving myself and being healthy.

@@Violetsrblue lol isn't it funny what our minds tell us is okay to do when we know is not. The struggle is Beyond real. I keep thinking I am still in control of my body but my sleeve is Proving me wrong, letting me know to take several seats back lol. So I better start listening.

@@mirVSG I am still on clear liquids until Saturday then I move to fuller liquids for another 10days. Is not too bad with ever day that goes by I feel like I can drink a Little more. But to get 64oz of protein is still hard, but my dr said as long as I get some and stay hydrated am good for now.

Yah is okay I had mine 3/29 is just stop leaking yesterday. Dr told me it will take ten days which it did and it is a good thing that it is because it means it is self cleaning.

Am also in Edmonton had my sleeve in Mexico 3/29 in Mexicali. Home now an felling great good luck to you both.

I am 8 days post op and I have the same feelings, I was crying last night telling my husband why did I do it?why didn't he stop me?. I knew at the time of doing this I did it for the right reasons but know I can't seem to remember, all I can think about is the foods I can't have again or I think I can never have and the feeling of joy food brought me. When ever I say that out loud I realize how much of a food addiction I have and how the mental game is going to be harder then I ever thought. To the point where today I tried to eat a McDonald's burger told myself if I chew for a while it will be okay, until my sleeve said umm I don't think so. How sad is that? So you are not lone far from it! hopefully the day will come where we can both say it was all Worth it. Good luck to you.

So am 5 days out and I feel great thank god. But I am so pissed off at my husband I think I may just kill him jk. Since my surgery all he has done is eat burgers and anything fast food he can find that is junk food and not only does he do that but he does it right in front of me. In a away it seems as though he is rubbing it in my face, and is funny because he normally doesn't eat fast food 5days in a row but now is like all gates open. I know I made the decision to have the sleeve for myself and no one else and is not that I want to eat the burgers but is my head is telling me "damn if I can only have that right now". And I thought since I asked him before the surgery to not eat things in front of me for a while that he understood what I was asking of him. Am just angry at a man who clams he is being supportive and is doing this. I just need some advice or anyone who went through this and how they dealt with the temptation to eat when seeing someone eat in front of you.

Oh how I hate the "OK" after telling him how you feel about something! And when you ask what does "OK" mean, all you yet is it "it means I get it" lol men we really are not from the same planet. I hope you do get the support you need and that it all works out for you too. P.S. Tell me you are Canadian we need to be friends? ????

I am the main cook in the house and I think maybe that may be the case, but I cook a lot before surgery and froze a lot of food for him and our kids on top of that he can cook and has done is more than once. I think it was really just a miss understanding and he just didn't think.

I really hope that is not the case and I don't think it is. We had a conversation before how I was going to change and that should only make our relationship better not worse, and I think we are on the same page about it. Over all he is a good guy, told him today to cut out eating in front of me what he does behind closed doors is his business. He apologize and said he didn't mean anything by it so we are good. Thank you for your advice and taking the time to reply.

It carries some gentic defects. That is why the gender of the human species with two x chromosomes don't light farts on fire and laugh. @@4MRB4PHOTO this made me laugh so hard lol.. Thank you makes so much sense now. Made my day!!

Men can be very selfish and self-absorbed! My husband was a great support system while i was going through the process, however now he has gained at least 25 lbs, if not more; his eating is out of control. I asked him if he would be willing to do the surgery and he said no. Maybe our mates are having self esteem issues, i don't know. Just keep your eye on the prize and focus on getting healthy and losing weight! Maybe they are I don't know either. Mine says he wants the sleeve in a year maybe he is just eating like that because he knows in a year he won't, I don't know. But like you said am just going to focus on me thank you.

Thank you all for the replies I appreciated . I didn't think I had to have that conversation again but I guess I do. I am just the type of person who if I tell you something once there is no need for me to repeat myself. getting up and walking away I can do the main problem is when we are out doing things and in the car. I don't think he really sees how what he is doing is getting to me, I'll have another talk. Ps sorry that I said Men I know you are all not the same my bad that was out of anger lol.

29th was mine too, I feel good but I can't seem to be able to drink Protein I take two sips and I feel full. But I am able to drink Vitamin Water and tea which helps me get my liquids in, am going to try a different protein today and see what happens. Water is also hard to drink. Good luck to you all!

Just got sleeved on Tuesday at Mexicali I had a great experience was there in the hospital for 3days. We spend the day in San Diego today beautiful here, and flying back tomorrow. Good luck [emoji4]

Hi everyone, So my surgery is coming up on Tuesday and I am having it done in Mexico and we told our kids we were going on a "some what of a vacation". But I been thinking about what to tell them when I get home when they see I can't do all the things I did before, like pick up the baby or play with them they way I use to for a while. Specially my 10yr old she is way to smart for her own good, I don't want to tell them I am having WLS because I feel like they won't fully understand and I would just scare them with the whole surgery thing. So for those you with young children how did you explain to them what was going on? My kids are 10, 8,4 and 9months. Thank you all for the replays.