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It is really good & goes down real easy. I am doing well, I am finding it getting a little easier to get protein in without shakes. I got really tired of them after surgery and was basically choking them down. Trying different foods with high protein is great. I have been making chili now and can tolerate well. I make with turkey burger which is ground very fine or burger which I grind finer once it is cooked as it goes down better that way. I had a very tiny chicken thigh for dinner tonight. Had no room left after eating it for the cauliflower we made to go with so I am going to have some for snack tonight as I love cauliflower and have not had any in ages. It is very mushy so I don't think it will give me any trouble and I have done a little cooked broccoli & it went down okay. I am amazed at how little we can eat. So weird, I get overwhelmed when  to look at a normal persons plate of food, it looks like so much food. I have eaten too fast a couple of times so was able to eat a little too much. It was weird I got all sweaty and felt really weird and uncomfortable. So I learned an important lesson and know to slow down and when to stop to avoid that feeling. I went to a WLS support group at my surgeons office and thought I might try once a week, but I am only going to be abe to make the group once a month. It is more than 20 miles away so I think I am going to talk to them about getting one going close by my house so I can go more often and not have to drive so far. If it is more convenient then I will go more often and will be nice to maybe meet people who live near me and bond so maybe we can help each other out away from the group. We will see as their groups are lead by behaviorists and not sure how they will feel about starting one away from their office, but I think it is a good idea. Hope you are well, looks like you are doing well with your weight loss. Keep up the good work and keep in touch.

Thought about not going but I told someone I met on here that had surgery a few days before me and goes to same weight loss clinic that I would go meet them at the group. I am glad I went, talking about things and hearing others talk about it really helps. Head hunger never goes away and is somthing that we must learn to curb. I hope everyone is doing well.

Yes, I find it difficult to get it all in, but find that planning and really working at it helps. I find most days I can get the 60 grams of protein the dr wants me to get and sometimes I get a little more. Water is harder, usually get just enough, but many times only get 48 ounces of water because I just can't get it in. Not being hungry is really weird. I have not dropped any weight on scale since my two week appt which was a week ago, at first I was freaking out, but my clothes keep getting looser and I realized that many times it takes the scale time to catch up to the weight we are losing because the weight seems to come off faster than your body can keep up so am not worried about it. There is no way I can't be losing weight on the litte bit of food I have been eating. The not being hungry is very weird, not needing to have to eat and that ravenous hungry feeling that you got when you had not eaten for 3-4 hours is no longer there. I am basically forcing the stuff down now to get enough protein. I want to stop after couple bites, but I know I won't get protein in if I do so I keep eating until I get it in and most times it can take 45 min to an hour to get it down. The protein shakes go down easy only takes about 1/2 hour to get in. Had lots of issue with constipation, but I got it flowing and now last 2 days nothing, that is frustrating to me. I don't feel regular unless I go every day. Milk of magnesia helped, but is horrible. I got thrush in hospital and did not go away when I went home so had to get more meds and when they were gone I still have it so am on meds again. I also have a bladder infection and sinus infection and am on antibiotics for that. Hope fully will be feeling better soon. Good luck to you and keep drinking and trying to get in your protein.

1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese 1 green onion chopped fine or use the dry bottled spice chive onion
1-2 tbs lowfat milk salt and pepper and I added a little margarine. Put all this in blender til smooth.

Bake your small potato or microwave or boil, remove skin then mash up and pour above mixture on top. I love baked potato's and this is like having one with sour cream on top. Has 19 grams protein.

3/4 cup cottage cheese 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce or marinara 1/4 tsp oregano and 1/4 tsp basil
2 egg whites. Mix together and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. This reminds me of lasagna. Flavor is good, but is mushy so goes down good. Has 28 grams of protein.

I could only eat half of each of the above so I save the other half for later because then I have a syntax nectar protein shake with skim milk and 1/3 cup of powdered milk which gives you 39 grams of protein, that way I am getting enough, in between I like a little crunch so I tried these fiber crackers the nutritionist told us about.

I thought head hunger was gone, but it rouses it's ugly head still and makes you feel like you need to eat when your not hungry or anything. I wish I could kill it, but it is part of reason why I'm here I need help am powerless to this and must admit I can not control it and with god, this surgery, supportive ppl I meet, support groups, mentors, and physician's help I can get through it and battle it and be victorious. One day at a time.

thank you! i am glad tht your hubby is doing well.

i was in for pre admission testing and only had to do blood work and chest xray. i call tomorrow night for the time. wowow it's getting close