Fresh and Easy was my go to store, to lose the weight I lost pre op.....buying their healthy pre packaged meals, I got to be on first name bases with the staff...but I have not been back, except for milk since surgery but one day, it will fit in again..... Absolutely a great store..

Forgot to add that there labels tell you how many calories and other info on these packaged meals, and even their wraps and sandwiches, makes it so easy to plan....

GNC has a buy one half off on the second one, on their Isopure, liquid protein, 40 gr protein, that would be handy for the first  two weeks to get your protein up  and liquids at the  same time...  Its pretty good in Crystal Light flavored water, sip, sip sip...

Your eating less then me (except I don't eat mayo and cheese in very very small amounts), hang in there, this too shall pass...you will start losing again, if your really worried, start measuring yourself, you will probably see some movement there and then the scale again.   I finally had to start weighing only once a week.......my stall kick the Christmas morning out of reading my scale every day........ 

Log your food and water, every day, (if your not already) so  you know exactly what your talking about and stop weighing for awhile and don't despair, weight loss will come again real soon..... 

Awesome and congratulations, most all the waiting and stress is behind you... sip, walk and rest take it easy, really don't overdue anything..... glad you feel good....

My surgeon made me stay in there for 3 full days and on the third day, I weighed my self in there and I was up about 15 lbs from my admittance weight, from all the IV fluids..but all the fluids served me well, and went away fast...........   Be Well.....

Your back in control now....way to go!!!

Congradulations, little Tatum is beautiful... hoping you can do it again, easy peasy and healthy, like the first go around! 

Looking Great....sounding healthy, Congradulations!!!

Are you saying that the seat support is shot, if so, have the seat rebuilt inside, it wont be that much from a good upholsterer, you deserve every bit of that, reward.....

Sounds good, except; yesterday you had 84 gr of protein, thats 336 calories from protein alone, if your app says  289 calories, something is wrong.. its 4 calories per gram of protein, did you have any fat yesterday or carbs that would increase your  calories from there.,  the  only reason I bring it up is too see if your aware of all the calories your getting and from where, I was thinking you might  be getting lots of carbs and thats why but it does not appear to be the case, from your response, not  everybody logs to know FOR SURE... I MUST log my food, so I know all the details so I know how to manage my 600-700 calories a day.  I am getting 100 gr of protein a day and about 80-100 oz of water a day.  (extra if you count my Premier shake breakfast, Kefir and jello, which I dont)


 

Awesome transformation,  nice treat with the glamor shots for reaching your goal.   I 'm   new here but I like reading your thoughts, advise and comments on here.   Congratulations!! 

Firs****er, then breakfast, lunch or dinner, whichever meal is next because my plan has no snacks.  My Docs plan and what worked for me before surgery was 3 meals a day nothing in between, one day at a time.  I have hunger too, more when I'm not keeping my self busy or watching the food Chanel. 

When were you sleeved and are you logging your food?   What are your food stats; how many carbs, proteins, calories and water are you consuming every day?   I am committed to keep my carbs down to a minimum so for now and apple is too much, a sice maybe when I am cleared, lately 25-30 a day, I know for me they make me more hungry. 

We felt like this our entire lives and look at the price!   I had to take a 6 month insurance class about nutrition and food, it took me 1.5 months to get my head right and realize, this will be for life, I better see what life might be like with a whole lot fewer calories..so for 4.5 months I kept lowering them right up to surgery.  (used the logging tools)  I didn't want the shock of my life after surgery or my body to have to adjust from 3000 calories a day to 1-300 overnight........ In hindsight, it was the right choice...  I was only tired the first two days after surgery, I could have gone back to work in a week and did part time and I had become very used to the food plan I have been on since surgery...  Its time to let go...past time really, do all you can to lose weight during this time, your doctor will have an easier time doing the surgery, the fat around your liver is some of the first fat to be lost when you lose weight...less chance of him/her nicking your liver or something else and much easier for him/her to cut and staple a nice clean smooth stomach line.  (less complications and less risk of them postponing your procedure, start getting used to low carb, low calories, protein and water)

You don't have to abide by your minds ranting; "never again, oh me, I better get all I can", in time you will be able to eat everything in moderation.  Do three days of no carbs (that will help get your mind right), start logging your food, on-line offers you the best and most complete feedback, (if your not doing that already)   Use this time to make peace with your positive choice to change your life, lose a bunch of weight and let your body chemistry get ready for the changes that are coming post surgery,  review your list of reasons why you made this choice, what brought you to this point, start letting go of the past (losing those carbs will make this easier), read the daily posts and pics on here from the amazing transformations, folks have made....don't let your mind tell you, you can rely upon the surgery alone to change you.   You can Do this...  and all this will get easier after  surgery.   Best of Luck...

PreOp Hellman's only, clear winner IMO.   PostOp...@ 2 months I cant afford the calories, I have made egg and tuna salad a few times, I use kefir to mix it with my spices.. greek yogurt seemed a little too thick IMO...  I should have made my user name KefirBoy...I make and use the stuff every day...  I'm becoming like the father in My Big Fat Greek Wedding...who used Windex.... for everything... "Put some Kefir on It", LOL  (ps. that's whole milk Kefir too, referencing smbergie200's fat post)