DebbysJourney Member

Yes, congratulations again!! Outstanding!!

Yes, thank you for starting the topic! There are great suggestions here and I've been needing some ideas. :)

Thank you all for your responses! I have to admit I did try but I guess too much time passed and it didn't come up. After I rested a bit and got my mind off, it's fine now. Lesson learned.... For the final time this time I hope. I have tried coffee in the past too and it helped, but honestly it felt like I could not get…

I've never heard of it.

I log everything. Just so I'm aware. (6 weeks post-op) I get full quickly, so my highest caloric day was 428. I know I should get more protein in too, but my dr office just isn't concerned. They don't encourage protein shakes and I feel fine. I cant wait until my first f/u bloodwork done in a couple of weeks. That may tell…

No sorry, I guess I'm really lucky. I'm 6 weeks out! I don't get near the protein or water in that you do, but can't say I feel hungry much. Sometimes a little. My dr even says only eat if your hungry, but I feel like I need to eat "something" 3 times a day. i really struggle with the water. I would tell you to drink more,…

It was tricky to sync to FP. I did searches in Fitbit, but you can click on the Apps here at the top, then click buy when you see Fitbit, don't remember what's next and didn't want to click it again. It just ended up taking me to where I clicked on Sync. Sorry I know that's not much help. My memory is bad and just don't…

Thank you all so much for responding!! I'm going to Best Buy today to get the One. I didn't think I would like the one to wear on my wrist either. I'd rather save wrist room...lol But so glad to hear they all work for you. I need something to motivate my moving! So the One you can monitor your sleep? It's comes with it's…

I was just at my WLS support group meeting last night and other were talking about their big losses during the first month....in the 30's. And I've just lost 17 pounds. But they also said everyone loses it at a different pace. I'm better with it. My clothes are looser so I know it's coming off. I will be anxious to see…

So glad today has been better for you! :) I'm not really sure I feel hungry, but I feel "something" , like I should eat. It was 10:30 before I had breakfast this morning and by 3pm I was feeling weak/drained, so I ate. I would have tried drinking, but then I knew I'd have to wait 45 min before I could eat and didn't want…

First off, Happy Birthday!!! :flowerforyou: Funny you should bring this up. I was talking with my parents on my way home from work and we were talking about eating desserts, like when would it be allowed. My dad kept asking, so you can NEVER have...........? I said I don't know about never, but I don't want to start…

Yes, that is a great 1st month loss!! This Monday will be 4 weeks post op for me and I won't be half of that loss. My first week I just lost the water i gained in the hospital and the last 2 weeks I've lost 11 pounds. I expect this Monday to drop another 2 or so. So yes, you've done great!! Don't let it get you down. Come…

Great ideas from everyone!! I've written them down. :) I have to look up and try and find this PB2. I've been hearing more and more about it and I LOVE peanut butter!! Also hummus, never thought of putting it in cottage cheese. I didn't want to eat it plain. Honestly i think the problem I had with the chicken was I just…

Great idea about adding the protein powder to the yogurt, will be trying that for sure. Just had the orange NF Greek yigurt last night. Very good and smooth! Yes, love fish, only me that does though, so I get the Gorton's frozen fish small fillets. They are very good, low fat, good protein. :)

I so wish we had a Kroger, but maybe will check the other store brands, maybe they are similar. As long as the Toasted coconut is just flavoring, not the actual coconut, can't deal with the texture...lol I'm putting more soups on my list too, would really be nice with the cooler weather. Thanks so much for all your…

Thank you all, I have gone back to soft foods. I thought I had been following my doctor's plan. His are just so much different than yours. But looking back, it does say to eats meats "moistened"....I guess I thought I was doing that enough, but apparently not. Thank goodness eggs don't bother me like I've seen it do to…

Welcome! I'm just 3 weeks post-op, so still new to the experience. You've come to a great place though to get answers and support. Feel free to ask away, (I do) and we will do our best to help. :) Debbie

Thanks again for all the good info!! Definitely learned to not drink water to push it down! It worked prior surgery, so just thought it would after. Wrong!! Although I think it helped getting it to come up, and soooooo glad of that. I also think the dryness had something to do with it too, but I had ate it before, so not…

Thank you both so much. It is definitely a learning curve. And it is for sure an experience I do not want to relive. It's funny, we went to a wedding last night and I was worried I might have problems with what they served and it went perfect. They did have a yummy salad that looked great! As my son said, looked too…

Yes all great ideas!! Today has been much better, but then we just returned from shopping for last minutes things for the wedding tonight. Kept busy, just wish I had had my water with me. Now back home I have some drinking to catch up on, but not hungry anyway. I'll probably have a small protein snack before we leave…

Again, thanks for all of the ideas! And welcome to the Newbies!! This place is great for asking questions, getting ideas (as you can see). I've been doing well with all of my food choices so far. I did fix myself a hamburger (very small), but yuck! I will say it's not on the top of my list as far a foods to eat, but I did…

Wow, lots of different options. Glad I ask though, I think I will wait a couple more weeks before I indulge. Just want to go back to 1 cup in the morning. I used to drink morning and night both, but had it dwindled down my surgery time.

I can speak for both of us and say we had Gastric Bypass, a week apart. :) Mine on the 14th and hers on the 21st. So I'm 2 weeks post-op and doing well. I'm still sore on my left side around the waist. Dr told me that would be the sorest spot because that is the side the stuff was done on. Why the lap band?

So glad to read the great update!! I know you are really happy to have that drainage tube out. My husband had 2 in and they were a royal pain. His blood fluid was mostly from the hernia repair, but glad when those came out. Nothing wrong with a Dr being conservative, kinda wish mine was more conservative, but he's been…

Thanks for all the good info. I wore the spanx all day yesterday, but also don't think I could wear it at work for 8 hours. Bathroom trips are a chore...lol I'll have to look at the camisole version, it seems like it would just push the excess out of the bottom. I think for work I'd like to find just a control top brief…

Welcome home! Sorry to hear about your blood sugar issues, but hopefully that's all in the past and your surgery will take of any future problems with that now (that's what I've heard anyway). I'm an advocate of the unflavored Unjury powder too. I had some samples from Unjury (you can order a sample box of variety of their…

I actually have the chicken broth powder. What do you put it in?

Yum, so many ideas! Love it! I've been able to eat the Dannon Light & Fit non fat Vanilla yogurt. Love it!! It's a 5.3 oz container. I did eat it very slow and quit at 1/2 of it. I'm getting a little nervous, because I'm ready to eat something again. Granted it's been about 3 -4 hours. I'll have to start writing the time.…

Yikes, thanks for the heads up about the children's Tylenol! How awful!! I ordered a generic brand from Amazon, I'll be sure to check even that for sugar. I will also check CVS too. I'm not driving yet, so hubby is doing all of the running and he's quick to order online rather than to keep searching.

I think my Dr's office just doesn't want me to rely only on protein shakes. They want the protein to come from natural foods/eating. I know they push the liquids most of all. I'm sure I will have an occasional one every now and then, but a relief not to think I have to have them for now. I do like the idea of mixing the…