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Stace, I just had my surgery on Monday 14 July and came on here to ask the same question, so guess it is a common thing to happen. I was told to take Prilosec OTC (by the nurse prior to surgery). I have begun taking it, but it takes a while to get into your system, I presume. I have this pain constantly, so am guessing it is heartburn. I am also having a problem with a searing, burning pain whenever I bend over the slightest bit or turn the least bit in bed. The pain is coming from the port area wound. Guessing this is normal as well....you having this problem? How are you coming along with the liquid diet? Are you having success with knowing when you are full without getting overfull? I haven't had much appetite, cannot stand broth, so that is out for me. I am now on phase two or full liquids where at least I can have liquidy cream of wheat and yogurt added to my diet. I have also added grits to give me something salty. I needed those...they really tasted good to me. Funny how something normally so plain taste so great now. LOL! I cannot eat much of course, but am having a hard time with not drinking during my meal. I am also having a hard time drinking enough liquids and taking all of my vitamins. Not use to either. Good luck with your diet and your weight loss. Where do they get the ticker goal loss thingys? Any idea? Jodi

hello i am eating regular food now i think i need to up my Protein intake...never was able to get a Protein shake down after surgery...so i rely on cheese, chicken, and yogurt...some Protein Bars for my protein intake. i can eat something and get the really realy full feeling, and then stop, and then like 30 minutes later, i feel starving again. for example i had about 5 ounces of chicken tonight, and then i felt starving like 30 minutes later. and when i'm starving, i go for the unhealthy stuff...pita chips, saltines. help - i've lost 125, but still have 100 to go don't want to fail at this now!

I am glad I found this post! I have been eating greek yogurt, cottage cheese, tried crab cake and did good with it. Tried egg salad today and didn't got too well. Creamy soups (Broccoli, cheddar/chicken) Both pureed very well. Found ISOPURE at GNC. Liquid protein drink, 40 g protein, no sugar, no aspartame. Grape is good and fruit punch too. I am going to try refried beans. Scrambled eggs yes. I have found that I am lactose intolerant. :-( Keep me posted if there is anything else. Oh and the protein shakes I mix with water. Chocolate and I have been close for 2 weeks now, lol. I have gone from 4 oz to 7 oz I can drink... Yeah me

Its been 3wks. I mainly eat: yoplait light yogurt, sugar free jello & popsicles, & broth. I hv started implementing more foods. Mash potatoes & gravy i do good with but i still hv A little problems with refried beans. Tomorrow i was going to try to broil fish. Does anyone have any food idea sugestions?

Hello all, I had my surgery on November 3rd 2010. I had my third fill last wednesday 2 March 2011, they had a hard time getting to my port on that day, but managed to get it done. Then Monday I noticed as long as I ate Cream of Wheat or Yogurt I was fine, but if I tried to eat anything like Chicken, Salmon, anything that wasn't SOFT, I would get stuck. So, went in yesterday (3/10/11) to have .6 cc removed and she couldn't get to the port. Called the Doctor, he couldn't get to the port. Off to X-ray we go, and after about 30 min of pushing on my port, Doctor decided that it is fliped on it's side and so I have to go in for a Port Revision to fix it. I would have had this done today, but I had no one to take me to the Hospital as I have to be put under. (Hubby is at Disney World with our son.) My question, has anyone had this done, and how long did you hurt? I am not looking forward to this, since that is the spot that hurt for a few weeks, and on the 22nd my husband is having surgery on his Knee and I will need to be able to help him.

I'm 11 months out and here is what I have found works for me. B-1/2 cup of Greek yogurt at 6:30am and 16 oz. skim milk before that. L- 1/2 to 3/4 cup of protein like steak or chicken. D-1/2 to 3/4 cup mixed veggies and protein. I also drink propel zero water throughout the day. If I am feeling like a snack it is 1/4 cup of nuts usually almonds or pistachios.

Never thought of mixing with protein powder. That's a great idea. I do plain greek yogurt with lemon crystal light, but your way make sure to get extra protein in. Great tip!

I got back on track today. Ate out at both lunch and dinner but did good and ate good snacks. Walked after dinner too. I wanted to go do my weights after a week off due to vacations but just did not feel the motivation! What GOOD did it do? I tried for 8 weeks and I am still as fat or fatter than I was then. So WHY do it? I will try to go tomorrow or even Sunday. For sure on Monday anyway. Then school is starting and I am not feeling very confident that I can keep it up at all. No time for me! :mad:I am just about to start eating a shake in the morning, then tuna and green beans for the other two meals of the day with maybe some yogurt for snacks. This sounds dull to me but surely I can lose just eating that. I will probably gag up the tuna but I am just about to give up here! I gotta get this going, I just gotta!!!!!! I am desperate to get the scale moving again! I just returned from almost two weeks on vacation and did OK but not so well. Too much fat in the things I ate. The pictures of me were absolutely AWFUL. They make me sick to see them. I just feel like I have made no progress here. For the past 8 Weeks I have worked out with weights 2-3 times a week and done 30-50 minutes of fast walking almost EVERY DAY! And I am no better off right now than I was 8 weeks ago when school started! I have lost nothing and maybe gained. I am afraid to get on the scale and come this Monday morning I will be getting on there at the doc's office. And then get yelled at. At least I know WHAT I did wrong this time. WHY I cannot get this loss going again I just cannot figure it out. I have invested in some Weight Watchers chocolate fudge bars. They are so good, one point, and even my family loves them. Try them if you have not--they are truly good fudgies. Just get the plain chocolate fudge ones for a treat. I can hardly keep up with the number of papers and planning that I had--I never got more than 6 hours of sleep and had trouble exercising much less eating right. I just ate and was so tired. I was just beat after fixing dinner, cleaning it up, grading papers, then bed at about midnight and up at 6am. By Friday I was DEAD! Now it is going to be WORSE!!! Every year I hope to stop it but once the merry-go -round starts I am lucky to hang on. And MY health and what I need will not get done. Much less to even LOSE any weight. ha ha....I am so fearful. I do not weigh enough for any other kind of surgery but I sure weigh enough to look and feel BAD and FAT. I may have to face that this is IT! It makes me so sad. I know I would have more energy and feel better too if I could get more off. But I was unable to make a DENT in it this summer with all the charting and exercising. I cannot do it when school starts. Not sure what to do. The weight just stays right on my front belly. I KNOW I need to put myself up there at the top of the list but you have NO idea how that just does not happen. So much planning with so many kids now. Parents. I have an extracurricular that takes lots of time. Then I have to cook meals for the family, clean up, then if I do not do papers every day then all day Sunday is taken. It takes all my energy just to keep up with my job. I have examined and examined what to do and nothing is jumping out at me. I just feel overwhelmed and it has not even started yet. Can someone just make meals an send them to me ??:thumbup: Am feeling stressed and it has not even started yet. I am feeling real anxiety over the fact that I will not take care of myself. Yikes. Help, help, help. :sneaky:

I had surgery January 22nd. The third day I was tired and cried about what did I do, I can't eat pizza again. I think when I didn't feel good is when I would eat comfort food. So of course I didn't feel good after surgery and couldn't eat to feel better. So my sleeve likes nonfat yogurt, refried beans with a bit of low fat mozzarella, soups, mashed potatoes and shakes. I tried salmon that was soft it didn't like it. If it's mushy it seems ok. Everything on the nutritionists list for week 2 and 3 works but if I jump ahead it definitely doesn't work. So nonfat Greek yogurt may be my new comfort food.

Hi All, This is my first time posting. I was sleeved about a week and a half ago. I am fairly happy so far with the results, but still having severe nausea and often vomiting (more like the slimes - not full on vomting)....after about half of the meals that I eat. I am on a soft food diet. Mostly a bit of refried Beans, egg salad, yogurt, a bit of custard, Soups, etc. Pretty simple and soft, no lumps, type of food. I have been eating tiny amounts, but occasionally have pain and vomiting. Is this normal? I have had almost no care from my doctor regarding what to eat and how much to eat (just a handout that he gives to all patients- this is very common in Australia, unfortunately). I have very little guidelines on how much to eat, and even what to expect. I live in Australia (although I am American)...and they are very slack here with follow-up care. My first appointment with my doctor is in about 3 weeks from now. I suppose that is why I am on this forum now, due to the lack of medical support. What I am wondering is if this is normal? It seems to be getting better every day, but I probably wouldn't even be consuming 500 calories per day. I am trying to consume Protein first, but I am just wondering when the nausea and vomiting calms down? After I eat, I generally have to lie down for a bit, as I feel so bad, and then I usually end up vomiting a bit of it back up - not the majority, but a it of it, and it is very slimy and gross. I would love to hear about any of your experiences! I can't say that I am unhappy as I have already lost 27 lbs. in 3 weeks. I just wonder when things will be a bit more normal? I would love to hear from you all! Thanks so much!

I eat 3 meals a day. This includes an occasional snack every other day or so depending on when it is needed . . . usually afternoon or evening. I have really great restriction now and believe I am at my "sweet spot." I find that if I allow myself to get too hungry or go too long between meals, I start looking for something "fast" and then I eat too quickly which can cause me to pb very easily. If I am very hungry, I eat something like a low-sugar, low-fat yogurt, cottage cheese or maybe a boiled egg . . . which may seem counterintuitive because it is soft and will not fill me up for long. However, I found this to be an effective strategy because it takes the edge off until it is time for a real meal and even if I eat it quickly I can't pb. Also, these things are readily at my disposal so if I am hungry, I walk to the fridge and eat. No elaborate planning or cooking if I am very hungry. As I have been banded for quite some time now, I have found that my tastes have changed. I crave healthy food. Yesterday I was craving a salad with a little avocado and some sundried tomatoes (who is this strange person I have become, why am I not craving Cookies, ice cream, fries or chips????). Some of the old items I used to crave just don't do it for me anymore. I loved french fries in the past, and would have some every couple of days. I have had a couple of fries since banding and they taste bland . . . I don't understand what I thought was so special about them before. I think I have to be honest with myself in that I had a carb addiction, which eliminating processed carbs from my diet has essentially cured. Anyway, I don't even have to think about meals or Snacks now. I eat when I am hungry (and I make sure it has nothing to do with head hunger). My body tells me what to do, I get all of the triggers when to start and stop . . . and the weight just keeps coming off, albeit slow, but fairly steady. I have no doubt in my mind that the band is the best thing I ever did for myself. My only regret is that I didn't do it 10 years ago. Other than following basic bandster rules (which become ingrained and don't require "thought" after some time), I am not consumed by having to "think" about dieting all the time. It has become natural, which is the greatest blessing of all since it is what I have been missing for all too long. I was initially filled with some doubt that the band could "really" work for me. Even after banding and before restriction, it seemed too difficult in that I was too hungry and I was dieting again which has never worked for me over the long term. Restriction is here and all I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you to my wonderful band tool.

I am starving tonight. I am allowed 3 protein shakes, 2 salads, and one yogurt. Does it get easier?

Greek yogurt, protein shakes, and cottage cheese are a win for me this week.

Hi so sorry you are uncomfortable! Try starting your day with some hot tea or such and stay on mushies and liquid for a few days, it will get better! To make sure you still get a lot of protein, I would reccommend cottage cheese, lentle soup, and Kefir (probiotic yogurt). Good luck, and try to enjoy some of the softer foods for thankgiving today..... Zoe

Do you think the stuck episode kicked off acid production? I would call and get input from your doctor. Maybe they can prescribe Omeprazale or something along those lines. Prilosec, etc. My husband had years of acid reflux (not banded) and he has to take a pill each day and he eats yogurt for Breakfast. Some people get relief from having the head of the bed a little higher with blocks (inch and a half or two?) so you're not laying flat. What triggered getting stuck -- a particular food or just eating too fast or not chewing well enough? Hope you feel better soon!

I like the Vanilla Bean Torte, Caribbean Cooler in orange SF Kool aid, Twisted Cherry in plain Greek yogurt.

Hey @@MyssJones ! Thanks for the suggestions. I'm actually on the full liquid phase so I'm able to have Greek yogurt. I kind of just lick my spoon and let it turn into liquid before swallowing. Seems to work . I really want to eat some cream of wheat and oatmeal. Someone else on here said the dream of wheat felt really heavy in their stomach....but I'm willing to give it a try since I love it that much!!! I'll ley y'all know how it goes next Wednesday!

Ashanti, I started mushi as well already. I tried Mash potatoes, creamy Soups, yogurt, and cottage chese. It went down fine. I do feel restriction between 4-6 oz though. What about you? I get this pinch or a bit of a pain in my chest and I stop!

My fav Protein snack is Fage total 0% greek yogurt. You can mix anything in with it and it will take on that flavor. By itself it taste like sour cream, so I will use it as dipping for chicken, etc to boost the protein even more. Mixed with sweets, tastes delicious. My new fav is 1/2 cup greek yogurt with 1 tbsp reduced fat PB - so good!! Also, if you mix a ranch dip powder with it, you can use it to dip veggies in and you're getting your protein and veggies. I'm in love with it! On a side note, I tried carbmasters from Krogers on post op day 2 and it sent me into dry heaves...I think I'm sensitive if there's too much artificial sweetener

You can only find CarbMaster yogurt at Smith's because it is a Kroger brand. Kroger owns Smith's, King Sooper, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Ralph's (except in certain areas) Kroger's (obviously!) and just about a dozen others. I am not as familiar with the ones in the east. I live in Arizona and we have Fry's. Oh yeah, and I work there. :w00t: LOL It is actually pretty good yogurt... I am eating one now so I felt compelled to post!

Mushies you can eat anything that you can stick in your blender to puree. Stage 1 baby food works too. Yogurt, cottage cheese, Creamy Soups, Ricotta Cheese. Good luck. I hope you feel better.

I can handle bread so I like to eat sandwiches. I've never liked sandiwches much but I find when I eat one for lunch, I stay full for hours and hours and I dont eat half as much at dinner either. It really is my top weight loss tool. I usually just have a small filling - even Peanut Butter. Other than that, I like things on crackers - cottage cheese, hommus, cheese and tomato, avocado and tomato, vegemite (lol) and some fruit. Or one of those gourmet yogurts (the greek style with pureed fruit) and a piece of fruit. Soup. You could make a big batch and freeze, or buy it in tins.

I am 11 days post op but have been able to get in more and more protein each day. I have been making myself sip on a Premier protein shake (one of them has 30grams of protein) each day. I purchased unflavored protein powder and have been dumping 1/2-1 scoop in everything I drink. Also, I just graduated to full liquids so I am able to have drinkable yogurts. I got the ones made by Lala and there are 5 grams of protein in each one and they are rather small. In addition, anything Greek yogurt has a lot of protein in it. I found these ice cream bars made by Weight Watchers that are Greek Yogurt with a little blueberry swirl and there are 5 grams of protein in one bar. I have been just sipping slowly but often and it is getting better and easier to manage to get it all in. I actually was able to get in 80 grams yesterday!! I was beyond ecstatic because I am really terrified of losing my hair! </3 Just keep trying, you can't give up and if you are having a difficult time with pureed foods right now, then wait a little longer. Nothing says you HAVE to graduate to the next level until your body is ready. I wish you all the best!

Me too - as long as sugar free doesnt mean artificially sweetened! I think avoiding sugar is more important than avoiding fat, as long as you eat the right types of fat - not too many saturated fat (usually animal) products such as cheese, meat, butter and full cream milk. Personally, I think you need to learn appropriate amounts from all food groups and to learn that sweet foods are not everyday foods. There is no point simply swapping sugar for splenda and continuing on with sweet coffees, flavoured yogurts, sweetening foods etc. You need to just retrain your taste buds to like wholesome foods in their natural state. if you eat mostly unprocessed foods you probably wont be fat or unhealthy. So if you want yogurt, go for full fat greek or natural yogurt and learn to appreciate the taste of it, once its flavoured, coloured and sweetened, it really is a pretty rubbishy food. Learn to drink plain Water rather than flavoured, just give up soft drinks alltogether, they're soooooooo bad for you anyway. Giving up sugar in tea and coffee is one of the easier dietary challenges, you quickly get used to it plain. Avoid the confectionary coffees etc. Post op is hard because of the types of thing's you're restricted to, and Protein shakes are always going to be full of artificial sweetener and other unhealthy additives. Just go with what it takes to get you through that period. But you really dont a lot of foods like popsicles and pudding or jellow once you're past clears (I only had one day of clears) during this time either, you can drink milk, V8, Protein Shakes, savoury Soups. That way, you dont need to be deciding whether to go sugar free or fat free, just eat real food.

Listen to your Dr first and foremost. There may be good reasons some of us have to wait longer to eat. When I began to eat, Greek Yogurt was absolutely my best friend. Don't buy into baby food which are pricy and taste bad (to me). I had luck with other dairy products (cottage cheese, ricotta) for quite a while before ground meats. A serving of sugar free pudding can taste like heaven, even if you stir some of your Unjury protein powder into it.