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I remember stocking up on all kinds of broth. But found out that one can lasted for most of the week, when you are only drinking an ounce or so at a time.
I had lots of sample packs of protein drinks and all that broth. One of my first trips out of the house after a few days was to buy a Magic Bullet to make the protein drinks more bearable by mixing with lots of crushed ice.
You can drive again after a few days and if needed there are a lot of grocery delivery options now. I had surgery on a Tuesday, came home on Thursday, was driving and doing housework on the weekend and back to work on Monday.
One of the things I would recommend is the laundry pods, so you do not have to lift the heavy bottle of detergent Also get a robot vacuum if you don't have one. Pushing and pulling a vacuum is tough with sore muscles from the surgery. Also buy the pint or quart size of milk. Half or full gallon size is heavy. And if you have a treadmill, use that if you cannot get out and walk. Walking is so important so you don't develop a blood clot.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
oh yeah, the hormone dump...that's no joke.
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
Weird thing but I started/had an extremely heavy period for 3 weeks after surgery. They said it was due to hormone release but i was not prepared for that
You won't need much; just what ever your plan allows food wise and a mind set to walk, walk, walk, sip, sip, sip, Keeping up with your hydration and moving around will be your main focus.
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
My surgery is scheduled for October. I am praying we don't have another Covid halt on surgeries and that we are all healing and moving forward by then. My question is, once home from surgery what are the must haves for the first couple of weeks?
If you eat like you always did ( pre WLS) you're gonna get what you always got ( FAT!) regardless of the lifesaving surgery you had .
White Dove is RIGHT - Calories taken in determine the size of our bodies !
And we were WARNED pre WLS via required nutrition classes ... that we would have to reduce portion size severely and that certain foods like fast food and high calorie " slider " foods would have to be FOREVER off the menu if we wanted to keep our " new" slimmer bodies.
Once in a while I'll indulge in a fast food cheeseburger ... ( 350 calories so its not that bad ... theoretically ) but it sits like a brick in my nauseas stomach for HOURS because im not used to the fat content .
And because I still malabsorb fat many years post -op ( Thank God ) , the next day I see the results in the toilet ( which I have to rush to ) so its not an experience I repeat often.
Thank God I no longer am tempted to indulge in sugar ( a few times post op I suffered really badly) ... but I like the IDEA of everyone's favorite slider food- gelato and ice cream sometimes. But I physically don't DARE having had my butt kicked so severely . Its funny because my mind indulges the idea of " just a taste " but my body literally recoils. And its a colossal waste of money too to buy a pint and eat a spoonful .
The best thing to do is not start ( and that of course includes the empty sugar calories in alcohol too )
Welcome to the losers bench Leona ! 
Weight loss surgery lets you take weight off quickly. Most people lose about 100 pounds during the first 18 months after surgery. Then they often maintain until about three years after surgery. Maintain, but with a 20 pound bounceback. That 20 pounds can happen even if you are not eating things not on the food plan.
Probably half of weight loss patients go back to eating junk food and gain about 50 pounds by year five. And by year 10 it is not unusual to regain it all and some extra.
The good news is that you can go on a diet and lose the weight, just like before surgery. I have done it a few times and so have many others. I find Weigh****chers is a great way to get going on weight loss.
The surgery changes your body, but not your brain. You are still human and still capable of taking control of your body and your eating.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Nope. Back to absorbing. 50 lb regain.
REGAIN. I was 161 at my lowest and am 211 today. That's right. 50 effing pounds. I started at 285. I'm so depressed and feel defeated. I never thought I would be in this position. But food habits creep back up if you're not careful. I see my surgeon next Tuesday and he will be shocked :(
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