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How about this one? Since we are supposed to have 30g of protein is this the way to go?? http://www.amazon.com/High-Protein-Cookboo...6HWAP006W8NNT2F

http://www.amazon.com/Weight-Loss-Surgery-...SHDSXAJT911KEBN Have you read this book? Is it any good?

Just remember muscle wieghs more than fat, if you are exercising that much you are building a lot of muscle

I think my problem was I was trying not to eat at all and not drinking enough so then all of the sudden I was starving. I added yogurt and soups a couple of days ago because I had diarrhea so bad

So when you reach the solid stage you are supposed to count calories? I thought that was one of the things Dr. O said I didn't have to do? If so please someone help me figure out how to do it?

So are you supposed to count calories during the liquid stage? i have lost 11lbs since being banded last tuesday (7/29) and been told I have not been eating right because I added creamy soups and like a half of a small milkshake because my stomach is growling loud and others can hear it I also had serious diarrhea until I added that and now I go almost normally. So am I still doing this wrong?

I pulled some of mine off because I was breaking out, I also pulled the one off my port because I was having some beeding and oozing so to keep it clean and infection free I wanted to be able to wash it with soap and water!

I guess I don't feel it to much because I have been trying to stick more to liquids than everything else, I had soup yesterday and today because I was hungry and that helped a lot and it's usually not until about 4 in the afternoon I get that way. I made my family ham and cabbage tonight and drank what I cooked it in and it was just like eating it (almost) at least I got the taste, now I feel gassy

No it was red blood I was worried because I had no pain but it came back with a vengence and now 7 days post op I have that lovely shoulder pain everyone talks about must be the creamy soup I added, my stomach was actually growling today. Some say you can feel food passing through your band, I can't? Is that normal?

I was starving today also I was running around with job interviews and errands, so I had a milkshake from Mcd around noon and then tonight I had cream of asparagus soup around 6pm so I think I'm doing good. I would so the jello thing I just wouldn't let to set and that will hopefully satisfy you!

Food wise my hubby said there is a great grocery store within walking distance and the food is cheap they have liters of gatorade and broth. I brought gas x strips which were great!

the glue is still there and its underneath it I'm just worried my port if not attached anymore how do I know?

My port incision is bleeding a little and does not hurt anywhere near what it was, should I be worried?

I never knew soup could be soooooooo good!! LOL I had a coffee mug of cream of asparagus no chunks of course and it felt like I was eating a steak today was day 6 for me and my belly has been rubling like craazy so I thought it was souptime!!

I drank a melted McD milkshake today, I hope that's ok!!

We always want what we can't have!

Milkshakes and stuff are not until day 10 right? So the few bites of frosty I had were ok, they are like a milkshake? I just had a 3oz drinkable yogurt and that really filled me, that is the most I have had in days Someone please read my other post about how I am supposed to e following the diet and make sure I'm reading the instructions correctly

Welcome back I always need a vacation from my vacation!

Obiedience has never been my strong point and i have spent most of the day crying because I don't think I can do this but I will make myself do it if it kills me! So someone please help me out and make sure I am reading everything correctly, I am on day 5 so I have 2 more days of clear liquid Day 8 and 9 are clear liquids and 1- 1/2 cup of drinkable yougurt day 10 to 21 are soups, optifast and yogurt so if I did 1/2 cup yogurt for breakfast, optifast for lunch and creamy soup for dinner would I be reading and doing the right thing? My question is how much soup do I eat, 1/2 cup? and of course my water and gatorade Hopefully I will stop freaking out I did buy some specialK protein water hopefully that will help for my hunger

No its dealable lets put it that way or you could be constipated, who knows? LOL obviously everyone is different

today I have screwed up bad, I had a yogurt, a tiny bite of a burger, just the meat, slice of a tomato and 3 bites of a frosty. I am full and miserable so back to clear liquids and following the calendar and are full liquids the creamy soups? What day am I supposed to start that?

I hope not those are the same types of pain I have!!

I am doing well I have lost 6lbs and i forgot to put on there it was drinkable yogurt. I am just confused between the calendar and the instruction sheet they don't match up day 8 and 9 are clear liquids and yogurt? then on day 10 I ad the protein drink and full liquids until day 21? Maybe my lack of constatnly stuffing things in my face has confused me but I just wanted to make sure! My diarrhea is not as bad anymore, I have not been drinking any juice at all, I had some on the plane but 3 sips and I was done so like you said I think it the detoxing thing, I didn't think after 6 days of no solids there could be anything in there! LOL

this would be a PS doing it there

I'm not hungry but I don't know if I feel restricted and I feel like I could eat anything but I'm not. i did eat a bite of corn on the cob last night just to try it but I just suck on sugar free pop sicles all day. My port is sore and I just want to be able to sleep on my side lol