Started at 29 BMI

[lowbmi65 65]

@@hats123 thanks for asking. I had my 1 week post op check up today. Doc seems to skip purée stage and told me I can have cottage cheese, egg, soft foods. Just had an egg. Tasted like heaven. I feel like I could go a couple of spoons of cottage cheese now 20 mins later. I'm definitely not one of the people that can't face food sadly. Tomorrow I'm going to try yogurt with Protein Powder and a strawberry blended in. I started at 192lbs. I'm 5'7. 7 down so far. Can't wait to b where u are

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[johnsocd 2]

@"hats123" thanks! This is so exciting! I'm very encouraged by reading these posts but last night I started reading about complications and that scared me good! All of the "what ifs"...

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[LowBMISleever 381]

Love to hear our lowBMIers killing it!! I'm in the 130's now - first time since college! Keep up the good work everyone!!

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[bellamia1359 8]

Hi all ! I'm two weeks post op. My incisions are barely there anymore ! dr illan said they were able to just do 3 incisions instead of 4 , which is great : btw.. anyone thinking about doing this .. don't look any further , contact bill n let him set you up with Dr. Illan. The hospital was pristine and the doctors and nurses were above and beyond my expectations.. better then any care or attention iv got here in New York. I'm

Still not able to eat anything solid at all . I Attempted to eat some of the inside

of of a warm toasted whole wheat bagel, figuring it was nice and soft .. not a good idea . It hurt going down . I also tried cottage cheese .. basically I'm still only able to be on liquids . Just Soups and Isopure Protein Drinks . Anyone else take a while to transition to soft foods ?

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[lowbmi65 65]

Hi all ! I'm two weeks post op. My incisions are barely there anymore ! dr illan said they were able to just do 3 incisions instead of 4 , which is great : btw.. anyone thinking about doing this .. don't look any further , contact bill n let him set you up with Dr. Illan. The hospital was pristine and the doctors and nurses were above and beyond my expectations.. better then any care or attention iv got here in New York. I'm

Still not able to eat anything solid at all . I Attempted to eat some of the inside

of of a warm toasted whole wheat bagel, figuring it was nice and soft .. not a good idea . It hurt going down . I also tried cottage cheese .. basically I'm still only able to be on liquids . Just Soups and Isopure Protein drinks . Anyone else take a while to transition to soft foods ?

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Hi I'm 11 days in and was given the go ahead to add cottage cheese and eggs at one week. I'm doing ok, but the cottage cheese makes my chest hurt a bit. I'm not sure yet what is normal discomfort and when I need to stop. I'm very nervous about hurting myself

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[bellamia1359 8]

Hi all ! I'm two weeks post op. My incisions are barely there anymore ! dr illan said they were able to just do 3 incisions instead of 4 , which is great : btw.. anyone thinking about doing this .. don't look any further , contact bill n let him set you up with Dr. Illan. The hospital was pristine and the doctors and nurses were above and beyond my expectations.. better then any care or attention iv got here in New York. I'm

Still not able to eat anything solid at all . I Attempted to eat some of the inside

of of a warm toasted whole wheat bagel, figuring it was nice and soft .. not a good idea . It hurt going down . I also tried cottage cheese .. basically I'm still only able to be on liquids . Just Soups and Isopure Protein drinks . Anyone else take a while to transition to soft foods ?

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Hi I'm 11 days in and was given the go ahead to add cottage cheese and eggs at one week. I'm doing ok, but the cottage cheese makes my chest hurt a bit. I'm not sure yet what is normal discomfort and when I need to stop. I'm very nervous about hurting myself

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Cottage cheese hurts my chest as well ..

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[lowbmi65 65]

I've just downloaded myfitnesspal ap. Anyone know what we should be aiming for in terms of calories, and %protein, fats and carbs. Thx

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[Ella_Bleu2 2]

Just found this thread! Thank you @@LowBMISleever for starting it! My surgery date is 11/8. 5-6 wt 185 bmi 30.5. Everyone please keep posting and updating. I'm learning so much just reading your posts. I've read them all twice. Hanging on to every word and just can't wait for it to be me!

Anyone think we should start our own private Facebook group or is this just as easy? I'm worried I'll never be able to find this group again.

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[hats123 67]

@JUSTWANTTOSMILE good luck today! The next few days will likely be somewhat hard but that passes quickly, and what's ahead is awesome!

Glad to hear the recent post-op people on the thread are recovering well.

I've had a rough couple weeks -- some crazy work deadlines I didn't plan well for, and while I didn't overeat, I didn't get enough Protein, Water, or sleep. Then IMMEDIATELY after two consecutive all-nighters (in my 40s, way too old for that!) I had two big events, on consecutive nights. Overtired, not fed properly, and at events geared towards hours and hours of basically grazing? Not good. I didn't make myself sick, but I set myself back a solid week or two loss-wise. I've been holding steady at 145 for over a week now, and I have to remember the point is not just losing, but losing and maintaining, and that I was 183 just two and a half months ago for crying out loud! I also have to remember that pre-sleeve, a few weeks like the ones I've just had would have resulted in a 5-10 pound GAIN.

Still, I'm eager to break this mini-stall and oh, man, the 130s sound amazing at this point!! I would love to be there by Thanksgiving (which I do not plan to observe by bingeing -- ugh!)

Anyway-- keep updating! I love the low BMI threads!

[lowbmi65 65]

@@hats123 I'm doing well thanks. I lost 13 lbs the first 10 days but have stalled for the last 4. My main issue is lack of energy, but I'm hoping that improves over the coming weeks. I can't wait to get cleared for real food .

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[JUSTWANT2SMILE 23]

Tonight is rough.. lots of gas in my chest. Any ideas to help it subside?

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[NewAdventure2016 131]

Gas-x strips, walk and move around, stretch, twist ... anything to get your system "moving", then sleep a little elevated if possible.

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[hats123 67]

It took me several weeks to get my normal energy level back; I think being tired is totally normal!

My mini-stall seems to have mini-broken, thank goodness -- it's so annoying to see the numbers not budge. But if you stay on plan they will drop!

[lowbmi65 65]

Tonight is rough.. lots of gas in my chest. Any ideas to help it subside?

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Everyone says to walk walk walk if you can. I sipped warm lemon and ginger tea and that helped me burb up the gas. Good luck, it will pass soon.

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[Ella_Bleu2 2]

@LowBMISleever... no pressure, but yesterday was the 22nd! I'm anxiously awaiting your update.

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