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caffeine + Click + protein/heat - So the good news is, Click is awesome.  For those of you who haven't tried it, it's a protein drink that isn't a "shake" which makes me very happy.  One of the reasons I'm so si...

1 week post-op - So my surgery was one week ago today.  Just thought I would share my experience for those who have their surgeries coming up really soon. I feel like maybe I'm sort of middl...

Everything sucks but it only gets better from here - So I was writing this blog post last night (https://therightsize.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/surgery-over-everything-is-awful-but-its-all-uphill-from-here/) and realized that I was...

Surgery Over: Everything is awful but it's all uph - In which I write about my surgery less than a week ago and how everything sucks right now but it will only get better. https://therightsize.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/surgery-...

poll: menstrual cramps? - Once NSAIDs are off the table, what do you take for menstrual cramps?

was up all night... (so very very TMI!) - My surgery was Tuesday morning, and I was in the hospital until the following evening, so yesterday was my first day at home with my regular 1-week diet (protein shakes + chicke...

home from the hospital - Surgery was yesterday morning at 7am, and I was released tonight about 6pm. I'm in quite a lot of pain still.  I know that a lot of it is gas pain, and so I've been walking,...

night before, feeling awful... - My surgery is tomorrow morning at 7:30am, which means I get to leave my house is 4am! First, my period was five days LATE this month, just so that it could conveniently star...

grocery shopping pre-surgery? - My surgery is on Tuesday, and I'm trying to do the things I need to to prepare.  I have my protein shakes, vitamins, etc.  For one week after surgery I'll be eating JUST protein...

unflavored protein recs? - I know my tastes will probably change after surgery, but right now one of my favorite things in the world is soup - convenient for the second stage of food!  I already tend to m...

full face mask after surgery? - I've seen some concern that after surgery there is a possibility of there being a problem with swallowing air from CPAP machines.  I'm wondering if anyone who uses a full mask b...

pre-op diet ups and downs! - The dietician gave me the thumbs up to have low calorie smooth soups in my liquid diet (in place of some of the pudding, applesauce, etc.). This tomato red pepper bisque is ...

protein powder samples - Does anyone know of anywhere that sells samples of different protein powders?  I'm one week from surgery, and I'd like to have some options afterwards in case I don't like what ...

Pre-Op Liquid Diet: 10 lbs down but this is rough! - In which I write about what I've been eating on my pre-op diet and why it's REALLY HARD. Looking forward to my surgery in eight days! https://therightsize.wordpress.com/2013...

suggestions for hunger nausea? - So I'm on day 2 of my pre-op liquid diet, and blegh, but I am going to stick to it. One problem I am having though is that when I'm particularly hungry I tend to get a littl...

pre-op liquid diet - sweet overload! - So I'm sitting into half a day on my pre-op mostly-liquid diet and am wondering how I'm going to make it through two weeks - not because of the hunger but because everything on ...

looking for a food tracker - Any suggestions for iPhone food diaries/trackers? There are two specific things that I'd really like that I can't seem to find together in an app.  One is protein/fat/carbs ...

newbie - surgery date set! - As of today, I officially have a surgery date of June 11.  I am suddenly so much more nervous!  Excited, but nervous. Originally I thought that I was going to get a sleeve, ...

finally an introduction! - I've posted a couple of times in the past few days about some issues I'm having (Eek, suddenly I'm having RNY instead of VSG!  Eek I sprained my ankle!) but I wanted to take a m...

Lots of steps forward, but one step was OUCH. - http://therightsize.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/lots-of-steps-forward-but-one-step-was-ouch/ In which I discuss in great detail all of the pre-op steps I've been through so far...

Weight Loss Surgery and Not Admitting Defeat - http://therightsize.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/weight-loss-surgery-and-the-admission-of-defeat/ In which I discuss my decision to have surgery.    (Feel free to commen...

Hello! - I've had an intermittent weight loss blog for some time (currently chronicling TWO previous failed diet attempts) that I'll now be using to chronicle my WLS journey.  I plan to ...

planned on VSG, now slated for RNY... eek! - I know that there's a lot of discussion here about which surgery is better (well, better within a degree of error, for individual people!) and though I always said that I was mo...

pre-op sprained ankle - I've been meaning to write a proper post introducing myself for a few days (and you will probably still get that!) but now there is something more pressing I could use some insi...