Shaydi.Laine

Only 7 weeks??!! ONLY? Wow, that is a long time to be on a liquid diet, especially with a normal sized belly. That just sounds cruel to me. In the states, the common time frame is two weeks, and some do not require it at all. If it were me, i would get back on the wagon right now and not say a word to the surgeon about it. At your weight, you probably knocked off significant weight on that 4 weeks of liquid, but you can pack it back on fast doing what you're doing. Good luck!

@@RhondaF I got a mixed 12 pack of Isopure from netrition,com for about $46 I think. Be warned however, they will not suit all tastes. I personally find them disgusting. The Protein aftertaste is gag-worthy IMO. Anyone who wants to stop by my house can have my remaining 6 bottles for free! LOL

I'm not much of a drinker to begin with, but I'll admit that I had a sip of wine at 5 weeks out because it was my birthday. It kinda burned a little going down but otherwise did nothing. It was one sip of wine, no need to slam me. I had my first real drinks at 3 months out. I had 3 glasses of wine over the course of an evening. Guess what.. no difference at all in how I was affected. Nice little buzz but I wasn't falling down drunk, blacking out, or acting stupid. I haven't tried hard booze yet, but I can say from experience that wine affects me exactly the same way it did pre-surgery. If I want to get stupid drunk on wine, I'll have to drink a considerable amount of it. Fortunately I have no desire to get stupid drunk (or pile in all those extra calories.) As for weight loss, drinking is bound to have an adverse effect. Calories aside, the body will burn alcohol before anything else, so while you are burning alcohol, you aren't burning through those evil carbs or, in the absence of carbs, attacking the fat. All that said, I WILL be drinking 4th of July weekend and I might maybe possibly even choose to get drunk. If I gain weight over the weekend, it will be my own fault and I will pay for it and fix it. Even we sleevie peeps gotta live a little once in a while. Again, I'm not much of a drinker in any case, but I would say that anyone who has a great liking for alcohol should just avoid it entirely.

They were fine at 9 weeks. I was cleared for all foods at 7 weeks post op. I haven't done pizza toppings again yet, but I definitely will, probably this weekend in fact as I have a couple of big-eater male friends coming to visit and who am I to stand in their way of a late night pizza. I'll probably have one or two slices of pizza toppings (depending on the toppings) and throw the crust on their plates. I really don't have room for the bread part and I don't need it to feel happily pizza-fied. I lost plenty of weight eating pizza toppings on Atkins in the past and I've basically put myself back on a low carb/high fat diet now. It works best for me.

Soft foods.. cottage cheese, mashed potatos, pureed refried Beans with melted cheese on top (my favorite in that phase), soft fish like haddock,any melted cheeses - have a ball, tofu is delish with a tasty sauce, egg drop Soup (sans mushrooms), eggs any style, tuna salad and egg salad (no veggies in either of those).. pureed roast beef hash with gravy.. bit tricky and ugly looking but tastes awesome That should be enough to get you through soft foods! I would save hot dogs for when you are cleared for all foods. Or ground meat stage at the very least.

My goal weight puts me at a BMI of 26.4. I have been there before. I looked fantastic and was the picture of health. The only surgeon who would operate on someone your size would be the back door shady type just out to take anyone's money and damn the consequences. I wouldn't trust any surgeon who would say yes to you. I really think you should seek some mental/emotional help for whatever issue it is you are really having. If you are dead set on having WLS, come back when you are 80-100 pounds overweight.

Who says that's your ideal weight? If you're going by the bmi chart, forget that silly thing. It's bunk. With a bmi of 27, and considering wls, I think you may have bigger problems to address.... You do not need wls, but you may want to look into therapy.

I was instructed to leave all jewelry (and contact lenses) at home. Wedding rings were the only jewelry allowed and I'm not married. I feel more nakie without my jewelry than without my undies.

Month 1: 17 Month 2: 12 Month 3: 11 Working on month 4 ☺

5, no drain. Using a suite of ScarAway products. Healing beautifully. One of the tiny ones is almost invisible already, and the rest are fading well.

I did the same thing ☺

I'm almost 3.5 months post op and I eat mainly whole foods. I avoid carbs like the plague (except for a rare cheat) and eat plenty of fat. I keep a few atkins shakes on hand for rush out the door emergencies, but those are even rarer than my carb cheats. Personally I think whole foods are the way to go as soon as they are tolerable.

I went with the ever popular pizza. A whole small roni, shroom, hamburger and onion with xcheese. Then I had 1.5 slices of just pizza toppings at 9 weeks post op and it was just as tasty and plenty satisfying.

Oh seriously with this question lol. I have had numerous surgeries and you are always completely naked under the gown. Leave your modesty at the door, the medical staff does not give a hoot about seeing your "privates". And trust me, if you are lucky enough to not be catheterized, you won't want to be pulling undies up and down when you go to pee. Bending is rather uncomfortable if not impossible after surgery. NO UNDERWEAR. Jeez lol

I have a hunch the protein drinks won't freeze well. I used protein shakes for the first two weeks, then I wa so over those. I managed to finish one can of unjury powder in that time. I have one full can left that I will likely never use. I also have half a dozen isopure clear drinks still hanging around the fridge waiting for me to throw them out. That stuff is all pricey trash now and I'm glad I didn't go even more overboard stocking up on protein supplements. I know its easy to get overzealous pre surgery, but I would definitely warn people against stockpiling protein junk.. Once I hit puree stage, it was easy for me to get enough protein through actual food.