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I've been trying to puree tuna with some yogurt instead of mayo and I think it's just too much for me right now. (three weeks post op) But I I've definitely taken the advice about blended thick Soups so they are thinner and cottage cheese. I also had some cream of Tomato Soup and blended some cottage cheese into it and it enhanced the flavour of both.
I used to love cottage cheese when I lived in the US, but it doesn't have the same texture as the UK so I didn't like it anymore. Now, it's a godsend. Funny how life works. I'm really struggling with purees so I'm going to stay on liquids for an extra week.

I'm almost 3 months post op and gone from a UK24 to size UK16. I haven't been that weight in years. This time last year, I never would have even thought it was possible. This time 6 months ago when I was approved for surgery, I never even thought any of this would be possible! My knees hurt less when walking, although my butt hurts because I have less padding, so sometimes I actually prefer to stand. Never thought I would do that.
I do sometimes still grieve food but not for the reasons I thought. I grieve the way I used to be in some ways because my best friend and I would get together and eat and we don't really have that anymore. We are still trying to find other things we can do together. But also, sometimes I grieved I can't order a pizza or other takeaway anymore because I live alone and don't have anyone to share it with so to avoid wastage, I actually need to cook even if I'm too tired.
This year, I'm going to get my health on track and finally move out of London. I can't afford to live here anymore and I want a new start. Now that I know goals that seemed impossible are now achievable, I want to start new goals.

Size UK16/US12! So proud! Also, these are actual jeans not pull on stretch pants!

You are three days post op. Most things will hurt. I could only have 30mls of Water by syringe for the first two days and only once every 15 minutes. Then the swelling stopped and I have about double that and start drinking broth.
As everyone else says, take little walks and try to move as much as comfortable to get the gas out.

I'm almost 3 months post op and gone from a UK24 to size UK16. I haven't been that weight in years. This time last year, I never would have even thought it was possible. This time 6 months ago when I was approved for surgery, I never even thought any of this would be possible! My knees hurt less when walking, although my butt hurts because I have less padding, so sometimes I actually prefer to stand. Never thought I would do that.
I do sometimes still grieve food but not for the reasons I thought. I grieve the way I used to be in some ways because my best friend and I would get together and eat and we don't really have that anymore. We are still trying to find other things we can do together. But also, sometimes I grieved I can't order a pizza or other takeaway anymore because I live alone and don't have anyone to share it with so to avoid wastage, I actually need to cook even if I'm too tired.
This year, I'm going to get my health on track and finally move out of London. I can't afford to live here anymore and I want a new start. Now that I know goals that seemed impossible are now achievable, I want to start new goals.

You are three days post op. Most things will hurt. I could only have 30mls of Water by syringe for the first two days and only once every 15 minutes. Then the swelling stopped and I have about double that and start drinking broth.
As everyone else says, take little walks and try to move as much as comfortable to get the gas out.

You've done so well! This is my goal at the moment to get down to "overweight".

Isn't it wonderful how loosing a ton of weight can give a person so much confidence. I love that about me too.
I promise the butt ache will dissipate eventually and fade away. Happy new year

Looking forward to joining the ranks of the awesome, inspiring "losers" around here! 😂

🥳 Jan 1 2025 - Day 1 of Pre Op, surgery on the 16th! 😬😅

Happy New Year to everyone!
I just wanted to wish everyone here a happy new year and I hope everyone achieves their goals and meets the upcoming year with a happy healthy body and overall outlook! Everyone deserves success for the hard work put into their bodies. Thank you for all the support you've given me and for helping others by answering their questions and concerns.
What do you look forward to this year, any resolutions or new goals you've set out for yourselves (after all we've all had the lose weight one)?
On to the new year and all that it brings - face it, embrace it and live it!

OMG @Bypass2Freedom so happy for you - you SHOULD be chuffed!!!
I think of all the hurdles I jumped, getting into the 'overweight' BMI category was the most significant to me, because it was so long since I'd been there.
Deep down we know BMI is all BS but being human, we need a yardstick to measure our success and this is what we have.
Fab fab fab - so well done.

Celebrating the little wins today - getting into the overweight category in the dreaded BMI! Considering my BMI pre-surgery was like 46, to have now got down to 29.8, I feel chuffed! ❤️
I remember when I checked my BMI pre-surgery and the little X on the scale wasn't even registering on there, and the advice the webpage gives you is to 'see your Dr about your weight'. Now the X is comfortably on the scale, and seeing my Dr is only a suggestion 🤣
Anyone else celebrating wins today?!

omg same.
in the immediate years after WLS i would always wear snugger fitting clothes because i felt they "highlighted" my skinniness more.
these days (and basically the past 3 or so years), outside of my workout gear and the odd fancy-night-out, i wear way more relaxed-fit clothing. its just waaaaay more comfy, lol.
as cher horowitz would say: I know it sounds mental, but sometimes I have more fun vegging out than when I go partying. Maybe because my party clothes are so binding. 😂😂

I'm so sorry to hear you're going through all of this. But you got this! We're all here to support you.

Check out my butt in this plane seat! There's some chair left over! About an inch. I'm counting it as a win

Definitely this! People only care about how you look when they can feel superior to you. When you change your health, they have to start focusing on fixing themselves and God forbid they should do that.

I set a my goal for what the BMI chart considers "normal", but really, I just want to get down to a UK 12 dress size. That was a size I just skipped over. I went straight from teenage sizes to size 16. I've been overweight all my life.

When I feel like I'm stalling, I tend to panic and think I've failed and I'm trying to stop that so I take my measurements and remind myself how far I've come even if the numbers don't match what I wish they did.

Size UK16/US12! So proud! Also, these are actual jeans not pull on stretch pants!

8 days to go and I've officially hit the Dr's pre-op goal of 111.1 kg. (OK technically, I'm at 111.3, but I'm counting it anyway). 😄 I've worked hard and I deserve to be petty about 200grams!

I don't usually make goals for the new year because I never stick to them. But, this time last year, I was thinking my goal of losing weight was going to fail again, and I've already lost almost 70lbs! So I think I will start making more goals. Mine is to build up my savings account. I'm going to start small with goals since I know now that I am capable of sticking to things that I want badly enough, but I don't want to get overwhelmed.

My Christmas Eve outfit!

I would be confused too. How a dietician could say that anything over 800 calories will make you gain weight is just ridiculous. Here in the UK it is guided at 2000 calories a day for an active woman and 500 calories more for a active male per day.
For information - To maintain my weight I need to eat around 1600 calories a day. Anything less and I drop weight. I don't exercise, just walk and apart from one day a week where I volunteer, I am retired. I still have a fair restriction on my sleeve.
So my advice to you would be go back to the dietician, check the facts, ask for a diet sheet and if they want you on 800 calories it must be so you can drop quickly. It does not sound sustainable if you are active.
I could do this diet for a short time because I cook from scratch, log everything religiously and can cook and plan ahead. So this is what my 800 calories would look like -
Breakfast, 2 eggs scrambled in 1 calorie spray oil [ PAM ] and 200mls of full skim milk for my coffee
lunch, 2 cups of Vegetable Soup made without starchy vegetables, so no potatoes
Evening meal, 1 x 6 ounce chicken breast, side salad with calorie free dressing and a 7 ounce jacket potato
I hope this helps

Size UK16/US12! So proud! Also, these are actual jeans not pull on stretch pants!

Size UK16/US12! So proud! Also, these are actual jeans not pull on stretch pants!

Size UK16/US12! So proud! Also, these are actual jeans not pull on stretch pants!