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Gibby, Yes it is hard. But do your best. Eventually you will find as you progress it does get a little bit easier. Protein is critical to success. Work at it. You will be fine. Many of us in the early stages couldn't get all the protein in each day. You will find that you will get there...

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It has been said. Go slowly. The first couple of weeks is shakes then pureed food. By around week 4 soft solid foods such as ONE egg for breakfast. That is about all you can consume and should not try to consume more. If you need more than three meals to get your protein in by all means have 4...

You are healing. Take it slowly. Talk to your surgeon about this. Go in and be seen to make sure nothing is going on that shouldn't be happening. Ralph

Yes it will. Your surgery is a major change in your life. Post op is a whole new experience that will lead from one success to another. Keep track of all your success not only your weight loss but other things such as smaller clothes sizes, ability to walk further, dance better, enjoy life more...

Cheyenne is always here! I second all her advice and comments. Protein is the key to successful weight loss and will always be the key to long term maintenance. No matter what make sure you get all your daily protein in each day however the way you need to do that. In the early go you will use...

Welcome. Life saving; that is key! I am delighted to tell you of many of us and our successes. Life saving comes up all the time. You know what it is real. I am 71 now. I really feel that I can make my 80s and hopefully my early 90s or even more. I didn't have a chance with the way I was...

Lots of great answers here. I have been away from the forum for the past week or two. Glad to be back. We are in Virginia Beach celebrating our grandson's firs birthday! It does take awhile to work yourself up to being able to get all your liiquids down. To this day I still tend to be somewhat...

Welcome Alieskia, Before you go too far with this surgeon and his group, I would want you to make sure he is a noted bariatric surgeon, preferably one of the top doctors in your area. Secondly, I would want to know that the hospital where you will eventually have your surgery is a "bariatric...

Oh one more thing. Stop freaking out. Calm down. Be happy. You are on a healthier journey of life now. Take it in strides. There is all kinds of support surrounding you. Successful support. Relax. It will all work and come together. Ralph

Hi, don't get overly obessed with chewing 30 times. I remember an uncle who used to chew milk 30 times! talk about ridiculous. Anyway, the idea is to slow down your eating pace. slow. Even if you find you are eating too quickly, simply stop. Pause take a 5 minute timeout. This will become...

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There is a wonderful lady in this forum that has posted many videos on exercise and her daily routine. She has lost 200 pounds and is maintaining now for several years and she really looks terrific. I set up a search to find her articles for you below. Her name is Linney. Take a tour of all her...

Absolutely. Do your best. I just don't want to see you becoming overly concerned with the excess skin. The surgery to remove it can happen. However, it typically is NOT covered by insurance and the recovery period involves a fair amount of pain albeit we have good pain killers these days. I...

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I wanted to add to what Cheyenne has said; all of which I totally agree with as excellent recommendations. First, I may try to find that Aragon oil to see how much it helps my belly excess skin. The other thing is my surgeon's team gave me an excellent site to research and pick some bariatric...

Good luck to you on your surgery. This is a life saving minimally evasive and therefore a whole lot less pain than most surgeries; thanks to the advances that have been made over the past 10 years or so. You talk about your family doctor. What about your Bariatric surgeon and his/her staff...

Also try Isopure. See if you like it or not. Many people do and many people don't. As to excess skin, I carry around 15 pounds of excess skin. You know what? That is fine. I am NOT carrying around 93 pounds of fat anymore! The older you are the more difficult it is to tone the skin. I know a...

Yes 6 to 8 ounces post op is too much. Are your talking about pre-op perhaps and you are cutting back and getting used to a new way of eating? Also, I have 5 or 6 mini meals a day. I am post op now almost 16 months and I still cannot consume 6 to 8 ounces at a meal. I do NOT mix liquids and...

For me I found Premier Protein Shakes were fine and tasty. Alas, this is a personal choice. There are so many liquid protein shakes/drinks out there today. I would hope you can find one or two that you like. The advantage is you get in your required protein and also required liquids. It...