sounds good Lisa. Deb, Sheryl glad to have you with us. Today was a bad one for me. I didn't get up in time for breakfast. And all I could find for lunch was ravioli. It has 8gms protein but also 32gms countable carbs. I had pork for dinner, 4 oz. for 32gms protein. Now if I only left out the 1/4 cup rice. I'm going to make a protein shake , Now I need to make myself drink it and not just toss it down the sink on my way to bed. Bless you all, Barbara

I dont much care for the protien drinks either so i just get it other ways in meats and supliments. Dont beat yourself up too much if you dot liek em many dont what is important is to get your fluids in while the drinks are best if you find you just cant commit then have some water jiuce tea whatever but get that liquid in. I drink tea and water and juice and coffee i found it helped with the chapped lips and the dry mouth i constantly am dirnking and i find that it just swishes right through i can almost take normal drinks now id love to chug but im not that brave to try Going back to liquids i wouldnt go that far cause your bound to only make yourself miserable just try drinking more to curb the hunger I get hungry alot and find that even one bite will tide me over and get me over the (i can eat a whole cow feeling) for a little while ususally about an hour. We could do a daily thing where we post what we ate im game if anyoie else is. It will also give us a clue to how much or how little we are eating compared with our surgery buddies.. kindest regards deb

hi there can you explain a little more like if your trying to eat meats and if so what kind, pasta etc and also it may be that you are eating a lil too much at once. I know i can eat very litely and feel comfortable but the main meal of the day doesnt always sit well. I feel like i lost all energy and i need to lie down for about 45 min afterwards. Can you also explain what you mean by awful and how long it lasts etc. Perhaps we can help more or compare experiences. deb rny oct 22 down 40 something

hi all. i had open surgery oct. 11 2004 i have lost 50 lb which i am very pleased. here lately though when i try to eat table food it seems like my stomach gurggles. i can eat what i call junk food-chips, nuts, popcorn etc.. but when i try other things it just feels awful.please let me know if anyone else has this problem or what i can do . thanks

yes, they do. The staples on the inside are made of titanium and will last forever. The ones they use on the outside are surgeal steal and I had a reaction to those. It healed right up after I had them removed and I've had no problems from the titanium at all.