At six weeks out is when I could start trying new food. My go to foods for protein were 1% cottage cheese, bagged, frozen shrimp, canned tuna in water mixed with 1.5 T of Lite Mayo. Fish went down...

Good question!! I stayed away from pizza, pasta, rice and bread while I was losing. Once I reached goal, I introduced all these things back into my diet. We limit pizza to once every few months, I...

I think I'd have to answer all that with this standard answer: "All of that is waaaaay too much trouble, I am choosing to have approx. 85% of my stomach removed. It's the easy way out"

Ok, a...

I had no treats until after I reached goal. I've been maintaining for just over three years and I do eat sweets now, but everything I put in my mouth is logged in my fitness pal. I am very strict...

Like I said, they are disgusting, but only 3.5 oz. Holding my nose for a few sips and then rinsing my mouth out with water afterwards, was doable. Drinking the big protein drinks was impossible for...

Obsessed, excited......I read and still DO READ everything I can find on this surgery. I think the obsessiveness and excitement from day one, contributes to my success!!!! I love my sleeve, I woke...

My surgery was June 11, 2010, I reached goal in six months, I've been sucessfully/easily maintaining for just over three years. I feel like I eat like a naturally thin person. I have made lifestyle...

It IS so easy to gain and so much easier to lose a few pounds than it is eight or ten. I KNOW how quickly I can gain ten pounds. Whoevers doctor said don't worry about the scale and just live. I AM...

You're very welcome, the brand is IDS. I don't know what problems anybody has had with them, I had none. Like I said, they saved me.....I did have problems with every single protein powder I tried....

Unless we are traveling and I don't have a scale, I weigh every single morning. My doctor recommends doing this. I started weighing every morning from the time I first got my scale after attending...

NSAIDS were a not allowed EVER back when I had surgery in 2010, at my three year visit this past June. My doctor said new studies show it is fine this far out as long as they don't bother my little...

I was sleeved in June 2010, and like you, I had a hard time getting protein AND water in. You are early out, you need to focus on your water, you don't want to end up in the ER dehydrated. I think...

I take Bariatric Advantage choc chews. It's like eating four little Tootsie Rolls every day! Shipping is free if you are on the auto ship, I have them send me two bags per month. $19.99 is the cost...

I never hit a plateau like everyone talks about but I went up and down the entire time I was losing. I weigh every single morning, it's been almost four years now!! I figured out early on (after the...

Hi Sue - I am maintaining with 1200 calories a day. I am almost 11 months out, I've been maintaining since five months pre-op. When I was in the losing stage I averaged 675 calories and 60 - 65 grams...

Donna, Nobody can tell you what to do. I can tell you that I never looked back. There were several times I got up in the middle of the night, just in a sort of panic. Not because I was "scared" but...

Hi Eceteacher - I'm 8.5 months out. I reached goal at just under 5 months! I know this is not a "diet" it is a way of life, although I TREATED it as a diet until I reached goal. NOTHING sweet...