My surgeon told me that there's not really anything that will work but that they fade over time and it usually takes almost two years for a scar to diminish.  

 The spectrum 22 is the one that's being discontinued but I'll have a look at the other one.  

 That soup sounds yummmy! Do you think it would be okay for someone four months out?  

Thanks!

I did weigh in on a different one but I've compared these two in the past and they show the same, maybe within a tenth of a pound difference.  

I've been following along at home with Monday Morning weigh-ins and taking my own weight at home, although not posting. I have been stalled for about three weeks, which is frustrating because it feels like I only just got out of a stall, but I know my body likes to stall, regroup and then drop weight. This is why, when I weighed in yesterday, I wasn't surprised to find that I was still stalled and in fact had gone up 2 pounds since my lowest weigh-in. Imagine my happiness then today, when I went to the gym and decided to get on the scale after my work out and found that I had dropped 7 pounds  since yesterday! Go figure! I guess my body likes Tuesdays better!    

 Congrats! That sure makes for a happy Tuesday eh?!?  

 That looks great! I want to make one now too!  

 Glad to hear you are doing well, off your meds and have such a positive attitude! It'll get you far!  

 Congrats!  

 Hi Teasha

I'm sorry that you are having a hard time with post op, but from someone who was drinking every fifteen minutes, trying to ge****er in, and ended up back in hospital for a few more days a week after surgery because of dehydration (and I mean this in the nicest, but concerned and urgent, way).... START DRINKING SOMETHING. Figure out what works for you, crystal light, diet koolaid, luke warm water, ho****er, hot decaf tea, whatever, just get it in! I found that I loved ice chips. At home, I made up crystal light and poured that into an ice cube tray. When they were frozen, I just put them in a zip lock baggie and broke them up with a meat mallet. I knew that every ice cube in my tray held 20 mls of water, so I was able to count that to my fluid. What about skim milk? That counts as fluid and every cup contains 9 grams of protein.

Also, protein shakes tasted funky to me post surgery too. I ended up mixing the scoop of powder with water in the least amount needed (not diluted) and kind of drank it like a shot (in the little measuring cups the hospital gave me) while holding my nose so I wouldn't taste it as much. This helped to up my protein until I was getting in enough from food. 

The main point though, is it will get better. Your protein will work itself up but keep aiming for that 60 to 80 and start drinking something!!!! 

All the best!
 

I had a stall in the first two months and from what I've read, they are completely normal. I think I've finally figured out my body that I loose steadily, stall for a few weeks (but loose inches), then start loosing pretty good again. In my opinion, I think it's just my body adjusting. I find that weighing in only once a week, although incredibly challenging because especially for that first few weeks for me, to see it going down everyday was excellent motivation and kept me positive through eating liquid and pureed foods, is really helpful. Also, taking your measurements. Sometime I'll be stuck but I'll take my measurements and find that I've lost inches. Maybe if you haven't already, you could take your measurements and compare every few weeks.  

 I can tell you what I buy because I find that some fruits I like better fresh. I bought the Dole Mandarin oranges in water. These are not canned but come in little plastic containers (four in a package) and the packaging looks just like the regular fruit juice ones but there is a small like wave type design on it that says packed in water. The second I bought was Del Monte Pears. You can't get diced pears so I ended up buying pear halves. Again, the can looks the same except for the little wave that says packed in water. I would recommend draining off the excess water before eating it. I found that if I let them drain and sit for a bit for the rest of the water to drip away they had a stronger fruit taste than if they still had some water droplets on it.

Hope that helps!