New to fifties group

[Queen of Crop 1,104]

LainieG....sorry to say this to you, but you should NOT be drinking any carbonation right now...and later only occasionally. It is not good for your stomach while it's healing and can possibly stretch it. I am 3.5 years out and prefer fizzy Water to flat water...I recently had a friend visiting me (my bariatric nurse when I was sleeved!) and she asked me WHY I was drinking that! She said it is not good for those of us who have had this surgery, so please try to give it up. Like BellaLuce4, I gave up diet coke many years ago and truly do not miss it. I had one a couple of years ago when I went back to the US and almost gagged. Go off of it cold turkey and you will see. There are some things you will not have to give up later on, but this is not one of them.And you are so early out, you need to treat your sleeve very gently right now and not mess with it while it is healing. Sorry, I know this is not what you want to hear, but we want you to be successful.

[LainieG 132]

Not sure where I have been drinking any carbonation, stopped it on June 9th, cold turkey. That was the beginning of my preop diet. Have not missed it at all, which surprises me.

First visit back to doc today since surgery and am down 17 lbs. Down thirty which includes time before the preop. This has not been difficult at all, which helps.

[Queen of Crop 1,104]

LainieG...my apologies! I'm really confused...you responded to someone who was in trouble (previous page) but it looks like it was you who wrote it...it didn't seem like you, but well anyway, I obviously am very confused! Mea culpa!

[LainieG 132]

I found that posting about the soda, it was from Nov 2014. Not sure why it shows up so recently. Thanks for caring Queen

[laura4923 137]

Lainie- glad to hear you are doing well. 17# gone post sleeve...way to go!!

[LainieG 132]

Well today was the beginning of stage 3, eggs and cottage cheese. The cottage cheese was fine but the egg did not work. Made it scrambled and it would not go down so threw it up. Not the first best outcome from my first food. Maybe I ate it too fast or did not chew up good. Did not even eat the whole egg just a couple of bites. Wondering if it would work better in egg drop Soup. Did hard boil three to try. Added a little mayo and sweetener and smashed one up good, stayed down anyway.

[Queen of Crop 1,104]

This is not uncommon Lainie....just keep trying a few things here and there and eventually your sleeve will tolerate almost anything. I usually always ate a soda cracker with every meal; it helped keep my stomach settled. But enjoy this stage for what it gives you...weight loss! Sort of wish I had that back at times to be honest.

[LainieG 132]

@queenofcrop, thanks !!

[rntraveler 3]

I'm having vgs surgery tomorrow. I turned 50 in April. Wish I would have found this group sooner! Would have loved to have read queenofthecrop's book before surgery! I'm excited but am starting to get nervous.

[LainieG 132]

@@rntraveler

We are all rooting for you, you are going to do great !! I am out two weeks now and am so pleased with how things are going. Let us know how you are as soon as you are up to it.

God Bless !!

[sleevenv 483]

I'm 53, low BMI and was sleeved 6/30/15! I'm hungry already!

[LainieG 132]

@@sleevenv, was sleeved on June 15. Hungry too but think it is head hunger. I hope tomorrow helps as I can add deli meat and fish. The eggs and cottage cheese are not setting well. I did make egg drop Soup today and it worked well. If anyone has trouble with the eggs try it. I drank some hot tea when I felt hungier, the warmth helped some.

[sleevenv 483]

I tried some Fair Life nonfat milk. I normally would NEVER drink milk but my NUT said this stuff has extra Protein and less sugar (lactose free). It was much creamier than regular nonfat milk. I warmed it up a bit, added 1/2 scoop of Unjury Protein Powder and 1/2 packet of stevia. It was yummy and soothing. Got in 20 grams of protein, hydration and it quenched my hunger. It'd be better if it weren't 90 degrees outside too!

[LainieG 132]

how do you like the unjury ? are you using flavored ?

[sleevenv 483]

I use unflavored and chicken Soup. They're both good. Never tried other flavors yet.