I had about 5 (MAYBE even less) days liquid only diet then went pureed. I was just fine with this to, cause liquid only made me sick!!!

Could you explain a little more?

There is a support group here but I can't go to it because of scheduling conflicts. I do have a therapist and she said since I really haven't gained much weight, went from 218 to roughly 222 - 225...

1/27/12 Was my one year post op anniversary. At the end of Feb some family issues came up, mostly having to with the kids, thus diet (to be honest I started eating like crap. Stress literally threw...

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I was just about 3 weeks out when my MIL, wife and I were out doing some things when They decided to go to a local mexican resteraunt. I'm not huge on mexican food but I LOVE tacos, tortilla chips n...

I don't regret it in the slightest, BUT, I do sometimes miss the old ways. You go out to eat and get everything you wanted, eat however much you wanted. Or eat what everyone else in the family is...

When you click the link, goto the address bar and remove the ; from the end of the URL. Looks like the signature code is broken on that post or in the signature itself. :)

My has been doing the exercise thing with me for her own health and support for me. We have been doing Step Aerobics and on alternating days full body strength. Small dumb bells weight bars and such,...

Nadine, I think what mike is trying to say is this. You need to learn to identify what is physical hunger and what is not. I've learned a lot in my first two months since being sleeved about this...

Well, I like to write poetry (when I get inspired) and most of the time it is dark/ish as it has almost always been. So I figure I will be forever dark :) (plus, EAP was a rather dark poet and he is...

Alright, I'm not even a week post-op but I have a question. I was started on pureed food two days after surgery and I still really have no desire to eat but I do, at times, get what feel's like the...

Thank you all for the recovery wishes and the welcomes!! Very appreciated :D Not feeling TO horrible except my hallway is getting very boring to walk down and now with a possible blizzard breathing...

Hello all! I am glad to have found the forum. I had my surgery Thursday Jan 27th 2011 and came home early this afternoon. Still have my JP Drain in but so excited to have had the surgery.

I hope...