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@Sheribear68 I'm doing ADF today with a 500cal limit and doing a 16:8 with it. Trying to hold out until around 2:30pm for first meal. Sorry to miss it with you!

@Apple1 That looks delish!!! YUM!!! How many eggs can you eat at a meal? Scrambled AND overeasy. Asking for a friend...

So elegant!!!

Omg! I LURVE it all!! You (allofyas) are adorable!!!! And it was a little dark inside Bobby’s mouth! #snort I didn’t know I could order vintage ones!!! Running with scissors to look now!!!! Happy Super Bowl! Muah to all!

Holy hell, woman! You look AMAZEBALLS!!!! So happy for you!!! Look at your darling self!!

Ditch the cornstarch. If you puree a portion, or all of them, they will be creamy. For more creaminess, stir in a spoon of Greek yogurt (nonfat) into each serving. Ditto about the peppers and spices. New tummies can be finicky with spicy food. I had to go to mild after 50 years of being a pepper head.

Thanks for sharing and being so open. I think many feel as you do, but don't document like this! So that's awesome! I know there will be a lot of opinions coming soon which will help! My take is that in the early days you cut out as much C.R.A.P. as humanly possible to rewire your brain/pleasure center. You are eating a LOT of highly satisfying foods and slidery stuff (protein chips, cashews, cranberries, sports drinks (sf but still spikes hunger and insulin), birthday cake protein (is that a bar? or is it a powder? super calorie dense so suspect protein bar), and things with sugar (miracle whip, cranberries). ALL of those things would keep my tastebuds activated and CRAVING and my head hunger would be off. the. charts. And it seems your's is too. This is the time when you EMBRACE boring. EMBRACE tiny meals and lack of appetite. EMBRACE food apathy and repetition. Cut it will truly be the easiest time in your life to ever break-up with the bad food bonds and emotional triggers that won you a lifetime invitation to the Obesity Ball. Dr. Weiner says that once we are MO, we will forever be different and must relate differently to foods and eat a different kind of food. Why? Cuz our MO predisposes us to relapse and regain at an alarming degree. So if it were me, and it surely was, I would: ditch the C.R.A.P. Move from sweetened beverages to pure water, decaf teas (unsweetened), and decaf coffee (unsweetened). I would focus on protein until you can eat 2-3ozof dry dense protein per whatever stage you are in. You may be in softs now, so 2-3oz in meatloaf muffins (bread free), or burger meat, or fill in the blank. Then you can have a bite or two of well cooked veg depending on satiety with a tiny bit of fat. That is the rec that was given to me. Not trying to give you advice...hope that helps.

At 6 weeks I only had a protein goal for the day, a food stage, and the appropriate meal size/#meals per day to shoot for--the rest took care of itself. Nuts IMHO, are VERY hard to control for most people and are very high fat for the protein return. Additionally cashews have a fair amount of carbs per ounce, so not only are you getting lots of cals, and fat, but maybe even spiking insulin if you're eating a lot of them. This will keep you hungry. Concentrate on the lean proteins appropriate for your stage and meal volume target given to you by the doc and RD. At this point, you would probably only be at 1/4-3/8c of food, maybe 1/2c on the outside limits? Also, it's possible you aren't registering your new full cuz the nerves were disrupted with the surgery and aren't talking to your brain very well. Sometimes we mistake thirst for hunger and also mistake high acid (GERD or REFLUX) as hunger, too. And of course there is always that pesky head hunger! Ask what your protein goal is from the RD. 85g per day seems high for a woman, but you are tall, so that may be what your individual prescript is!

PM me. It's not replacing our forum here. It's just for additional help and motivation/support. We deal a lot with doing the headwork. The things that affect how and why and what we eat.

Stay the course, and follow your doc's and RDs plan to the letter! And do the head work! Also, come join us for our weekly support meetings (live online in a private meeting room)! PM me for the deets! Our next meeting is tomorrow night. And the following is on Sunday. New topics start on Sundays. This week's topic is how anxiety affects weight loss and how ways to still the anxiety.

I would think yes. Revisions don't usually result in lightening fast results. But additionally, you also are dealing with the inflammation from the surgery, plus the fluids you received via IV. So it will take time. Additionally, some people don't really start losing until they are able to eat normal food rather than protein drinks. Some people find protein drinks actually slow their losses. I was one of those people, so I do have a bias. Protein drinks were very insulinogenic for me. Congrats on your surgery!

Totally gobsmacked. Thanks for the education!

I heart all you wenches!

So...you're good for how long? Now that the itch is scratched? LOL. Was it worth the swallow and MASA? (morning after scale angst) It's my rating system for how "worthy" is the choice? LOL. Can it withstand the dysphoria I will experience the next morning standing on the scale and seeing it potentially 1-4lbs higher.

In Texas we call that pootin' hehe Glad you feel better!

You die without a pancreas (unless the artificial one has been perfected).

Congrats!!! Love it!

Hang in there hon! ((hugs)) So much better to take care of this now!!!

We have them here but haven't tried them yet. I've not had breaded anything for 3 years...so *gulp* I am kinda nervous to let the elephant back into my living room. LOL. I used to love chicken fingers and cream gravy. *drool... Let us know if they are worthy!!!

Wow! @Snapcase- Lookin' fabotastic! @sillykitty Love them all. You just look FABULOUS!! Which one do you feel most confident in/like the best? @AngieBear Love your ski photos!!! So excited for you to enjoy doing outdoor stuff again! @Winchell Please don't hate me...you MUST have a new shirt for that outfit hon. Top is way too big on you and doesn't do your cute figure justice, hon!!

^^^^This!! Great advice!!! I did all of this! Still do! Oh and log in and participate often on BP!!!

Sounds like your microbiome took a big hit with the lentils/rice combo, especially if that's a huge diff from what you've been eating? Things like anti-gas and Gas-x might help, as might walking. But it kinda sounds like a SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth) but I'm not an internet doc nor do I play one here in the forums or on tv. LOL. Why not check in with your doc? I'd maybe in the interim, go to a very bland, low fiber diet for now. Maybe do some yogurt (unsweetened)?

I was told if that happens, it means to go back a step. I think like @Brent701 I'd probably go back a step to thick liquids. I'd try things like kefir then thinned down yogurt (Greek, fat free plain) mixed with bananas and cream or strawberries and cream or peaches and cream Premier Protein. Very delicious, not as sweet, etc. But make it more of a runny kefir thickness yogurt soup. Then maybe do blended cream of chicken using fat free Fairlife Milk. And try those for a few more days. We heal only as quickly as we heal and it sounds like you have a lot of inflammation going on. Water and hydration are KING! Even over protein. Staying well-hydrated is the key to diet progression IMHO. Cuz it makes the inflammation go down and makes food slide through your new tool easier. ((hugs)) Let us know what the doc says!