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  • I add half a cup of fibre one cereal to my greek yogurt most mornings and then drink as much water as I can throughout the day. But if I'm not consistent with it, it becomes problematical quickly.
  • The Good Bean roasted chickpeas. I bought them at Costco. Per 28 g serving (about 1/4 cup) they are 120 calories, 4 gms of fat, 18 g carbs and 5g of protein. Similar in protein and calories to nuts but only a fraction of the fat. And delicious! They are crunchy like a nut and salty like a chip. You could probably make your…
  • One of the things I was told by my physician was that I should delay getting pregnant for 18 months to 2 years following surgery. It may be that it could take that long for my weight loss to stabilize because of the amount I have to lose, but I thought it was a general guideline. That might be something you want to ask…
  • I am five days post op and I have just the one incision site that is killing me. I think it's because of the reduced painkillers; I'm taking children's Tylenol instead of that amazing morphine I got in the hospital. But each day it does feel a little less and there doesn't appear to be any infection or anything so I think…
  • I'm so glad I found this post. I'm on day four of my pre-op liquid diet and tonight I was having a very real meltdown and questioning whether I had made the right choice. It's reassuring to know this is just a part of the process and to keep my motivations in mind.
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