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Yippee! Pureed food
After 2 weeks of full liquids (and these last few days have seemed like a month :smile: ) I moved to pureed foods. I started my morning with a scrambled eggbeater egg w/2 tsp of cheese. The eggs were wetter than I would prefer to eat them, but still it was solid(er) food! The interesting thing I noted right away is that my…
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Daily Goals?
Does anyone know what daily goals we should be shooting for after surgery? I am in the full liquid stage and I know I am shooting for 48-64 oz of fluid per day, and around 80g of protein. Are there any calorie, carb or sugar goals? I haven't found anything in my materials. I will ask at my f/u on Tuesday but just wondered…
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Day 2 postop
Home from the hospital. Day of surgery was fine. Next day wasn't so great, feeling pain and a little nausea. Thankfully the hospital staff were right there w/meds but it still was an unpleasant day. Today got to go home. Still some pain but not enough to need meds. I'm not sure this is what I thought it would be, but my…
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Surgery is Wednesday...
My surgery is Wednesday. I think I am prepared, as much as one can be. I am excited to see the benefits the surgery will bring to my health. I am friends with a few people on this board, but if anyone would be willing to friend me so I can look at your food diary to help me along the way, I would be grateful. It's strange…
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Intimacy?
Umm, I haven't had the nerve to ask my surgeon yet (my surgery is in 1 week) but does anyone know if there are restrictions for or the timetable for when you can have sex after you have had surgery?
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Immediate post-op needs?
I am having my sleeve done in 1 1/2 weeks. Can anyone tell me what I should have for when I get home from the hospital? Did you have things you didn't really need? Is there anything you didn't have that you wish you did have? I'm trying to make sure I am prepared so when I get home from the hospital I can just relax and…
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Surgery date received!
I got a call from the hospital yesterday afternoon to let me know insurance had approved my surgery. They were able to schedule me for surgery on November 19th--just a little over 3 weeks from now. I'm a little freaked thinking about the "food" situation after surgery. I've seen many people state to not buy a bunch of…
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Mike's Poem from the Biggest Loser
On last week's Biggest Loser, a contestant named Mike wrote a poem to discuss what he has learned about himself in his weight loss journey. There were parts I could really relate to, in that I also have that negative voice in my head, the "lesser" woman, who tells me I can't do what I want to do or be who I want to be so I…
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MMPI done
I had my mandetory psychologist eval and took the MMPI test last week. The MMPI seems like a very strange test to me. Some of the questions did not seem (at face value) to mean anything about my mental health. I have my follow up with the psychologist next week so I'll see what the strange questions actually say about me.…
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ICE flavored water
Does anyone know if we can drink ICE zero calorie flavored water after surgery? I know it says it is "sparkling" but it doesn't seem carbonated like pop is. (Yes, I'm from MN and call soda "pop") I just tried a couple of flavors today and I like it so I'm hoping it could be an alternative to pop for me.
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Nutribullet?
For the full liquid and pureed phases, is having a Nutribullet blender worthwile, or is it not worth the money? I see some posts that reference using it to puree meats w/sauce or gravy or blend up soups/veggies. Others I have talked to said they skpped that part and just had protein shakes until they got to the soft food…
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The "easy" way out
A person I know indicates having WLS is taking the "easy" way out. I thought I had a response for that comment. Committing to a surgery and then a life style of very limited eating of healthy food is not really easy, plus I will still need to exercise. The person than wanted to know why I couldn't just commit to limited…
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Breakfast w/in 1 hr of waking?
I am working towards my sleeve surgery in October. One of the habits they want me to start now is eating breakfast w/in 1 hour of when I get up in the morning. I will say straight out that I am NOT a morning person. So, I get up with enought time to shower, brush my teeth, put on makeup, get dressed and if I washed my hair…
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Month 2 in the 6 mo run-up to surgery
Had my 2nd appt last Friday. Only 4 mos left before I can have my sleeve done. In the first month I made some gains in changing behaviors/eating habits. I have cut down on drinking pop about 90%. This month I need to get rid of that other 10% and also start reducing caffeine drinks. (Does anyone know why you can't have…
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Anemic
I am in my 6 mo pre-op weight loss program phase. I had my first appt a week ago. Thankfully I can do my weight-loss program with the people who will do my surgery. I got a letter from them last Friday indicating I am anemic and will have to get my iron back into the normal range before they can do surgery. Thankfully I've…
