summerseeker

Ok, Breathe. Its happened to lots of us and we survived to tell the tale and help others. If you have tried all the shakes and hate them all, try letting them down with milk. Try milk and protein yogurt mixed thin. Try protein water. If all that fails try milk with dried milk powder added to it to boost the protein count. Try warm drinks. Leave the food a couple of days while you up your liquid count. Your Doc has no right being mad at you because you are trying your best. Its your teams job to help you recover, make them help you

Yes as @kcuster83 say welcome in. We are or were in the same boat as you. Read some back pages that interest you. Ask as many questions as you need. There is always someone in the world ready to answer you.

You look amazing. Well done with all the hard work

Have a look in ' food before and after' There are some serious cooks in here

Have they checked for a stricture ? What does her surgery team say ?

Isn't it an amazing feeling to see that huge milestone. You have smashed it in such a short time too. What can you do now that you struggled with 100lbs ago ?

Yes Me. I have dumped the iron and multivitamin as it made me vomit and be constipated. Just had a week on a multivitamin with out iron and I am improving.

Get hold of who ever prescribed the antidepressant tablets and tell them what you are feeling like and who took you off them. Its wrong on so many levels. You are not to go cold turkey on these tablets. You should have been weaned off them for months. After this surgery you will feel very emotional and weepy. Lots of us feel buyers remorse but that does get better I assure you, I couldn't drink or eat either, was sick all the time and at one point my team thought I had a stricture. You need to contact your team to make sure this is not happening to you too. Its a simple thing to rectify. You may have a allergy to the fake sugars in the shakes and need to find alternatives, many have. Can you drink milk, its got lots of protein in it and tastes better than those shakes . I put a spoon of peanut butter and a piece of banana in mine for extra protein. You can also beef it up with extra dried milk powder stirred in. Other milks were ok on my diet sheet too, like oat milk etc. I still drink a pint of milk a day. Don't bother with food for a few days let your tummy settle. I was told to do my best with drinks but if I couldn't make the quota, well its ok. One day I did and I got better and my mood did change. Take some pressure off yourself and breathe deep. Nobody but this forum told me the first month was so awful.

Well done on all your hard work. I can not wait for onederland. It must be the best feeling in the world

As @toodlerue says the beginning is awful. We dont realise how big a surgery this is and how it will change us. I had buyers remorse as do many others but it passes. Contact your team again and tell them you are still struggling. It will get better once you reach your daily quotas

I had them a lot pre surgery, Once opened you need to dump them in a sieve and drain them. Run them under cold water to rid them of the smell and put them in at the end of anything you need them for. They just need warming through

Lots of people struggle with the liquids early out, me included. Do the best you can. If you struggle with cold water try warming it.

Any liquids count towards your total. Well done on achieving it.

To me hummus and cooked salmon taste like they have been in the dustbin in the sun for 10 day eeeuw. My sense of smell was just like when I was pregnant, certain aromas like foods frying would make me wretch. Now that has calmed and I am so happy about it

I live in the north of England where its mostly wet and cold so my loose skin is not really an issue but at the moment I am in Spain. Its hot. In the evening I can cover my arms but during the day in a swimsuit my arms are out for all to see and it does bother me. I have a 2 inch dangle on my bingo wings. As soon as I am at my set point these ugly things are coming off asap

When all your stitches or staples heal on your new tummy, you will start to get full signals again. But till then you need to play it by ear. Some doctors give amounts, some don't. Mine said don't worry your restriction will kick in soon. Early out my nose ran or I sneezed ! Now its whack ! you have had enough. My restriction is fierce and my team say oh that's great you will loose more. I am never hungry. Apparently it does not last and I will regret it when it does. Once you get your restriction you will have to eat slower and chew more

Are you taking big mouth fulls ? That hurts, Or maybe try a warm drink if your drink is icy cold. This feels like a shock to the stomach early on.

Yes its the worst. After four or five days you will feel less hungry and just knuckle down and get on with it. I had three weeks. I just could not wait for it to end it is so boring. It felt like some cruel game some Doctor had conjured up just to make their day better. The diets are so random from doctor to doctor

I have just realised that I have joined the Hundred Club. I weighed my self this morning and forgot to log it. I am crying with joy at the minute. Last week my dietician said I was smashing it and now I truly believe I am. My surgery was only 6 months and 3 weeks ago. Tomorrow I go abroad on holiday for 2 weeks. The last few holidays I put 12 pounds on. How will WLS help me keep my down wards trend I wonder ?

Ring your team just to be on the safe side. It might be nothing but It could be a blood clot or cellulitis, just check it out. Better safe than sorry

Happy surgery anniversary. You are a doing amazing. WTG

You are smashing it. Well done.

I always wore wide leg trousers and hated them. Massive to iron and flapping about my ankles when worn. Now I wear tight to my leg tapered trousers and feel so good in them.

Yes I had buyers remorse and mood swings and I regretted it for about 2 months. It was super tough. It is big surgery and big changes. Our female hormones are totally out of whack, It made me so moody . At almost 7 months out, its like having a baby, I have almost forgotten the dreadful issues I had. Just get through each day, your next one will be better than the last. Be strong

Congratulations on your date. Have a pre birthday celebration before your pre op diet. The puree stage was not my favourite. Good luck