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I feel bad for you..I was sleeved 12/31 and I can drink and swallow with no problems. I have no pain but I do get tired easily. I think something is wrong with me because I feel no restriction. I wish I could help you. Do you have medicine for nausea? I'm eating cream of wheat, thin cream of chicken soup, sf pudding, plus lots of liquids, sf jello, popcicles and whey protein shots (yuck!). I hope you have good pain meds and get good rest. Best wishes!

Ohhhh I was such a bad bandster this weekend I'm not going to even get into it, started with margaritas (4 of them) Friday night and went sort of downhill from there. I realized that I cannot take a vacation from eating right, but I also realize on the weekends I don't eat like I normally do (three meals a day 5 hours apart) and that's where the trouble starts. New goal for this weekend: FREAKING EAT MAN! Saturday was quite busy. I went to my local day spa and got my first Brazilian, not for anything special but because it was time for Andrea to put her big girl pants on and stop cutting myself in my lady bits, and it does not hurt! Everyone told me it was the most painful thing, oh come on, getting my eyebrows waxed hurt! After that I went to Aldi's, which I used to not shop at because I only liked high quality foods (ie Trader Joe's Whole Foods) now to be honest with you I don't give a crap what I eat in regards to the quality, I'm so not into food anymore. I just make sure it's dense protein and my daily calories are around 1000/day and 60-80 grams protein/day. For two weeks worth of groceries, I only spent 57 bucks at Aldi's (which is dirt cheap in Connecticut) after that I went to Big Y and got my cat food, and whatever I couldn't find at Aldi's for another 40 bucks worth, so I have to say for grocery shopping for two weeks of food for me and my cat under 100 bucks is awesome! On the way to my dbf house, I forgot to get a V-day gift, so I stopped at Gamestop to pick up a gift card, well while walking to the store (this is what I get for parking so far away) my bra strap breaks! So I have to walk in there with one perky boob and one droopy boob and I'm just like "hurry up, I got to get a bra!" so I go next door to Dots (which is like a hoochie mama clothing store, honestly though I buy clothes from there that aren't hoochie mama, but you know) and get a bra, which the boyfriend loved, and I'm like "this is not sexy this is out of necessity lol". What a day That night dbf and I went for sushi for a belated V-day dinner, I was so worried that I was going to get sushi stuck, but alas I did not (I really don't want to eat sushi, I love it so much, that I want to be restricted enough just to eat sashimi because I could eat those darn rolls all day!). At the restaurant they had this crab salad that I devoured and I think that was the most I ate, also shrimp tempura ::hides:: I'm hoping by my next fill I will only be able to eat sashimi, fingers crossed! Sunday morning, dbf brought breakfast in bed, mmmm those eggs were salty lol. Didn't finish eating those. Went home later, and made my dinner for the week (beefy tortilla soup with an extra can of kidney beans for protein) in my crock pot. Then I was so un motivated from cooking that I had a lean cuisine for dinner ::hides again:: I also tried to figure out what a 4 mile run would be from my house to wherever (my previous post, if you didn't read, was my goal to run a 5k next year) my friend who runs them told me once I get the endurance to run 4 miles since it's a little more than a 5k, so the 5k will be easy. So I drove two miles and holy crap that's a long distance, but I'm going to do it!!!! OH OH OH! One more thing, I bought two big things of plain Chobani yogurt and a ton of mix ins, so today's Chobani flavor goes as such: 1 cup of 0% Chobani with 1 T sugar free white chocolate instant pudding mix 1 T Torani white chocolate syrup (sugar free duh) and 1 T sugar free rasberry preserves.....YUM! Tomorrow I'm going to mix in Coconut Torani and some canned pineapple for a pina colada. Sounds good, no? Well time to get to work, thanks so much for reading, everyone stay motivated, and if you had a bad weekend like me, remember today is a new day, be accountable, get moving and DON'T GIVE UP! XOXO, Andrea

Doubtful. You should be eating real food to make the band works it's magic. Slider foods like this may be healthy but they don't give the satiety a real band friendly meal would give. Proteins from meat, vegetables and fruit can stimulate the vagus nerve so that you are more satisfied for longer periods. jmo tmf

I plan to find an unflavored I can handle, I haven't start trying them yet but will once I get a surgery date. I think those sweet pre-made shakes would get old really fast and getting enough protein from your food would be hard the first few weeks or months because the sleeve can only hold so much. People mix unflavored with jello and pudding mixes, water with flavoring like Crystal Light, even things like Cream of Wheat and soups. You can puree the soup and put it in that (just watch the temp, if you mix it with something too hot it will clump)

I have rob Jarrow unflavored whey isolate protein. It's fine

Water Nazi, What an interesting name you have on this site : ) Congratulations on your date. I wish you an routine surgery and an easy recovery. I'm glad my doc didn't limit my salad size. Maybe they're worried you'll use a lot of higher calorie dressing? When I was on my pre-op-I did the reverse of what I do now. Veggies first then protein. I also drank at least 8 oz. of water before I ate. The water and veggies filled up my stomach and then the protein kept me satiated longer. Kathleen

Hello there. I am starting my pre-op on Tuesday. I know everyone is on different pre-op diets, but I am just curious how much weight every one lost during pre-op? I will be doing two protein shakes and a lean low carb small meal, and then clear liquids three days prior to surgery. I posted this question in post-op b/c eveyone has most likely finished this phase. Thanks!

The last time I tried steak it did an immediate u-turn ... I tried Trader Joe's Authentic Carne Asada, it was really tender and I had no problem with it so that is another option if you find you're not able to do the steak. I eat hamburger meat all the time and have had no problems. I currently have a pot roast cooking in the crock pot, it'll be the first time I've tried that since banding so we'll see what happens Good luck on your Lap Band journey!

I had my RNY July 2, 2013. My Preop was Prtein drinks for 2 weeks and Postop 4 weeks of Protein drinks. To be honest I was so ready to stop my merry go round I really didn't have a hard time either pre or post. I was honestly afraid not to follow my guidelines because I didn't want him to decide not to do my surgery. postop I was terrified I would do something that would undo it. I am so glad m mind was at this setting. Good Luck

Background: I'm having a DS 7 years post VSG. The VSG worked really well for a few years, but I slowing gained most of my weight back. I'm seeing the same surgeon for "part ll" which is the DS. She's very supportive. I had my second meeting with my surgeon and nutritionist today. The nutritionist essentially forbade everything but animal protein, non-starchy vegetables, 2 fruits per day max. Why this extreme diet prior to surgery? If we could lose weight on our own, read: eating the way mentioned above, we wouldn't need surgery!

I too went through some of the same things you are facing. When I initially decided to have surgery, it was LapBand and LapBand only. After I met with surgeon #1, however, I changed my mind to the RNY. I didn't want to lose it quicker, I was just afraid to have the LapBand, and not lose all the weight I intended to. I never liked the idea of the rerouting my insides or dealing with malabsorption, but I was just so afraid of choosing the less aggressive approach and failing. After visiting with 2 more surgeons and the psychiatrist (psych. eval.) I was swayed back to my initial choice of the lapband. They felt that it would be a better option for me, especially because I am not done having my babies (God willing of course). They also believed that because I was not a big consumer of liquid calories - ice cream, regular soda, juice, etc., The band should work well for me if I was willing to do my part. They were very clear that food choice would play a huge part in my success with the band, but assured me that the same was true of RNY patients for longterm success. While they may lose rapidly initially, if they do not make lifestyle changes as well, the weight WILL come back. I know someone who regained all 200+ pounds after an RNY, so I knew they weren't BSing me. While I recommitted to the LapBand, I still had doubts leading up to my surgery date. I sobbed on the OR table, wondering if I picked the right surgery. And yes, I was hungry soon after surgery (pre-fill), so I even doubted my decision until my fills started to take. But in the big weight loss picture , what is a few additional weeks of hunger when you have your whole life ahead of you? Worth the trade off in my opinion. And let me assure you... after my 2nd fill (the magical one), it has been relatively smooth sailing for me ever since (Thankfully. Whatever you decide, good luck to you. Keep us posted.

watch the sodium in the canned Soups. are you cleared for pureed? "having a bad time?" I was recovering in a 25' RV post-op so, trust me, organization was not happening:) I drank a lot of Protein drinks and strained cream of chicken, egg drop, broccoli & cheese Soup, FF pudding, cottage cheese, scrambled eggs, Greek no-fat yogurts that was flavored (no fruit) at first. I couldn't stomach the taste of the SF popsicles or Jello. Made me wretch every time

The best protein shakes that I have found is Syntha 6. They come in a ton of flavors and are Yummy. I actually enjoy drinking them.The Vitamin Shoppe, Amazon, and GNC carry them. 22g Protein and 3g sugar.

High Protein levels in the body cause the body to go into ketosis which is just fat burning. I do believe it causes bad breath so that could be the problem I don't know for sure though just a thought you could look into it. ~~~Stephanie

As of right now the surgeon just told me to lose 15lbs. So I started on a low carb diet where I try to keep my carbs between 20-30g a day. So no potatoes no corn no Pasta no bread no sweets no junk no soda of any kind rare fruit. I eat 5-6 small meals a day. Most of which are my Protein shakes. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using the BariatricPal App

Definitely call your doctor to find out. Everyone has a different variation of a low fat low calorie semi liquid diet. I have a 1000 calorie diet of protein shakes two cup limit on non starchy vegetables, 30 calorie limit on sugar free ice pops and jello.

Decision is sometimes straightforward with only one clue and answer. But having options; particularly considering the sleeve without available long term medical experience makes the decision difficult. It seems all of us passed the same experience. By the end of the day, sleeve seems though irreversible, minimally invasive. Still, if loss of weight is not satisfactory, a complimentary surgery ( duodenal switch or bypass) can be contemplated.

Can u share with me which liquids n protein shakes worked best 4 u? Im so excited n I dnt want 2 mess up. I will be a newbie on the 24th so I really dnt know what is good n what works

I have been using the Elite Whey Isolate Protein Shakes. Both the Vanilla and the Mocha. And also the Unjury chicken soup flavor and the Unjury Unflavored which I put in Sugar Free Pudding and Jello. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Hope to see you on the losers bench really soon. :biggrin:

It seems like everyone keeps raving about genepro protein. I personally like the Premier protein chocolate shakes cause they are already made.

I have been drinking Syntex strawberry kiwi and it's good but didn't know they had lemonade. I do have some unflavored protein so maybe I can put they in some crystal light lemonade as well? Thank you all!

I'M REALLY HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THINGS TO EAT. I'M 23 DAYS POST OP I'M ON MUSHIES SOFT VEGS, CAN FRUIT, SWEET POTATOES, ETC... I'M SOOOOO OVER THE PROTEIN SHAKES THEY MAKE ME NAUSEATED, AND ALTHOUGH I'M OVERWEIGHT I'M A VERY PICKY EATER. NO COTTAGE CHEEESE, NOT A MILK DRINKER, NO STRING CHEESE BUT LOVE CHEDDAR CHEESE. TRYING VERY HARD NOT TO SLIP BACK TO OLD HABITS BUT THEY ARE REARING THEIR UGLY LITTLE HEADS THE ONLY GOOD THING IS I'M LIMITED IN HOW MUCH CAN BE CONSUMED. TONITE COULD NOT THINK OF ANYTHING TASTY TO EAT SO JUST SKIPPED DINNER WHICH WOULD BE FINE IF I HAD HAD A GOOD BRKFST, AND LUNCH. BRKFST; 34 OZ OF WATER/1 CRYSTAL LITE LUNCH; 1/3 CUP RED BEANS NO RICE SNACK; MUSCLE MILK LITE SNACK; 3 MARSHMALLOWS (I KNOW ) 16.9 OZ WATER VIAMINS/REG MEDS OH! TBS OF PEANUT BUTTER ANY SUGGESTIONS I RETURN TO WORK MONDAY AND NEED HELP PACKING A LUNCH AND HELP FINDING THINGS TO EAT:svengo:

I'm just a week over my year out and it is funny, I just got a fill, the first one in a long time that has done anything for me, but I decided to go back to post surgery diet so I've had to back track. After day 8 of my 2 week clear liquid stage, I could not have 1 more cup of plain broth so i went to a sub shop and got some french onion Soup with out the topping (bread and cheese) and put it in my magic bullet to make liquid, was a little thick but not as filling as the creamy Soups. After plain warm broth that was fantastic. Because I know I can have more, I added some lean ground beef to it this time to make a little thicker and added Protein ( I don't know if I would do that post surgery) That was satisfying for a few more days, then tried cream soups but all the good ones had hard veggies in them or just didn't do it for me. Stage 2 beginning mushie stage for me: I made the insides of stuffed shells, ric cheese, seasoning, egg, parm cheese parsley mixture and put sauce over it and baked for mushie stage. Refried Beans with a little melted cheese and lots of salsa to keep moist was another one of my favorites. I put everything in the 3-4 oz cups that you can get at the store, the disposable tupperware type things, and never filled them. What ever you do... just make is mushie and take it slow! Good luck! Oh, today is day 5 of my fill and I just had some ricotta cheese today and it was good. I needed to remind myself what it is all about. Take care

I posted a day or so ago because I thought my doc was a little to liberal. He doesn't want me to drink my protein either and after two days had me back on full liquids. Now he wants me to add "chunks with lots of liquids" whatever that means. I had some vegetable soup with REALLY, REALLY soft veggies. I put it in the processor so that it wasn't entirely smooth but still drinkable and no chewing needed. Today I had tomato basil soup with 2 saltine crackers crushed into it. It soaked for a long time and broke apart so you couldn't really tell where the pieces of cracker were but overall it was a bit thicker. I'm still afrad he's going to make my bust my stitches out but I'm sure he knows what he's doing. I'm going easier than I can under his orders...just being careful I guess.

My doc said "move up the schedule as you feel you can. That diet we gave out was more for full gastric patients." I felt a little like a fish out of water--there went my plan! But, on day four, I moved out of popsicles and Water and had my first scrambled egg. I could only eat about half of one egg. He also said I could move back into Protein after 2 days. I used the Liquid Protein from GNC with flat sprite zero. Between the two--protein and egg, I had a lot more energy and less hunger. After that, I had soft foods for a couple of weeks and slowly added other things. My favorite--crustless pumpkin pie. (Just make the filling part of the pie with low-fat milk and splenda). I got about 12 servings out of one recipe. Froze them in the tiniest ziploc containers, and took one out each night to have for Breakfast the next day. Day five, I had some cooked spinach and crab meat. The spinach wasn't my best idea ever, but the crab meat was perfect. Soft, good for you, easy on your stomach. Go slow with anything with more substance that what you're used to eating right now.