Hi Sharon, Actually, the insides of a Taco Bell Soft Shell Taco was one of the first "real" foods I ate post-op. I did fine with that - better than I did with them pre-op. --Joyce--

ok so now that theres been alot of postings about it ill share with you all the luck and un luck stuff ive had: eating out- can eat anything as long as its not fatty, if it is i have bad gas pains.. followed by bad gas i usally eat salads or BLT but only 1 of the 4 peices with veggie or fruite. or ill get soup but theres usally only french onion and im sick of that so if they have something else ill try that but most times i dont like it. at home- ive been eating alot of fish, shrimp, oranges (as a snack), they have these good special k bars that are about 9 grams of sugar which is GREAT for me since i always feel like i need sugar before i go to the gym cause i feel REALLY sick if i use splenda before going to the gym and not REAL sugar. other then that if i want to order out i get hoggies and not ask for them to put anything on it and ill put on light mayo myself i havent had anyproblems with alot of food, no throwing up but gas pains.. but thats my own stupid fault and ive learned my lesson by now i dont drink alot of water.. only 1 bottle of water when at the gym and i dont use the protein shakes cause they all taste like splenda and powder *YUCK* but thats what im eating.. im young and i think thats why i can eat more wider slections of food and still be able to lose 60 pounds since Oct 6th. i started to work out the 2nd week out of surgery since i got the go ahead with my surgen, so i work out 4 times a week 2 times with a personal trainer. hope you all are doing great, feel great, and are thinking what you did was right!!!!!!

I wouldn't worry about that!!! Sounds like you're doing great and it seems men lose more quickly than women. I've noticed that so far my weight loss pattern is 3 good weeks of 3-5 # weight loss, then 1 week of 1-1.5 #s. Are you getting enough food in? I'm probably not because of nausea/gas/vomitting on some bad days. Then other days, I get enough of food down. I think if you're eating what the doc and/or your dietician advised you're probably right on the mark. You could also ask your surgeon if the weight loss is on the mark as they usually have a pretty good idea what the loss should be at this point in time compared to other patients experiences. Congratulations on 80 pound weight loss - that is wonderful!

hey girl! how are you? im well hows the weight loss? is everything going ok? i had a stricture the first of december and got that taken care of and repeated two weeks after that im suppose to have it repeated to make sure it stays open ...i go in the 21st of this month as my surg is on vacation...hmm. ok well give me a holler! tracey

Nectar is a protein drink power that is flavored with fruit type flavors. It's available on the web. I didn't like it, but alot of people do. I believe there is no "good tasting" protein out there!! Or I haven't found one yet! Unflavored protein is supposed to be mixed with other things and be less noticeable in foods and drinkds. You can cook with it or mix it in liquids. I just got some myself and am going to try it out in different things. I pray this works, cause I've had soooo many problems with protein drinks and bars and.... I hate them all!! I try to get my protein from foods I eat, but my goodness Id'e be eating all day long if I did! Hope this helps, and let me know if you find a good product! Janee