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Good advice Lee - I live in the boonies and shop a lot online with Walmart. I included a case of Protein2o Protein Infused Water and Protein2o Protein Infused Water (amongst other things). It's free delivery on $35 and over.

Welcome to Thinner Times anagid. Have you spoken with your surgeon about that? I know times are difficult but you could always put a call into to his/her office to ask advice.

I haven't got a picture but I will get one Trish.

Trish, You and your family are always in my thoughts. Back away from your DH's cookies. Been there, done that .... those things are addictive (best I don't go into detail about that - I have a reputation to maintain. )

Welcome Buttons123! I had my WLS back in 2007 and still get a runny nose - especially if I eat a little too much at one sitting.

I'm so sorry to hear that your WLS has been cancelled Thawk. These are not good times but I suspect that most - if not all non essential surgeries have (or will be) cancelled. My husband (in his mid-80's) has heart failure and was supposed to see his cardiologist this week but that too has been put on hold.

I doubt it Nicholle - the thread was started October 13, 2015.

Seamus is gorgeous! As you know, I opened up my home (and heart) to a rescue chocolate labrador back in September and she has turned my world around - for the better. Labs and retrievers need a lot of exercise to keep them happy and healthy and without a doubt, I feel all the better for it too.

I've never heard of the milk diet Thawk. Do you just have to drink milk and nothing else?

Welcome It's Lit. I don't think it's unusual for NUT's to be against smoothies in general. Mostly because they don't want us drinking our calories with the exception of protein shakes. Also, I did a search for recipes and personally, even at almost 13 post-RNY, I would have difficulty with the sugars in recipes like the following. It would have me dumping like this one from JJ Smith like there's no tomorrow: 2 large handfuls spinach 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks 2 cups frozen peaches 2 bananas 1 packet Stevia 2 cups water

That's outstanding news ktallon!

Welcome to Thinner Times Vicky! Sorry to hear you're off to a rough start. Try some of the clear protein drinks. I don't know what's available in the UK but you can certainly get a reasonable variety on Amazon UK. Sainsbury's has Upbeat Protein & Vitamin Water I found most of them a little strong but they were great diluted with some water.

Pros: I'm alive! I'm active and fit and my joints don't hurt. I can buy clothes from anywhere instead of being confined to a big girl store. Cons .... speaking for myself, I can't think of any.

Welcome to the losers bench 1Badbeat! It's important to have a drink close by you at all times - that'll make you more inclined to drink more often so in theory, you'll be less likely to take too big a mouthful. I doubt you'll have much of any sensation of fullness after 1/2 cup of soup unless it was thick/chunky. The scales are going to drive you nuts - you've lost 9lb in 9 days which is excellent. I chose not to have scales in the house until I got into the normal BMI for my height. I was obsessed with the damn things. That was probably the smartest thing I did because it allowed me to focus on following the programme and upping my exercise.

Because I had never been anything than overweight/obese that I could remember, I decided just to get to a normal BMI for my height and take it from there. I was never given a goal weight (and never asked for one). Once I got into the normal BMI range, I had a bone density test which showed that I had a below normal frame size. My shoe size went from a 7 - 8 extra wide down to a 5 1/2. My wedding ring went from an 8 down to a 4 at my lowest but ended up having it resized to a 4.5 - now it's back to a 4. It's my experience that my body told me where I felt most comfortable with weight-wise but something I was not going to settle for was a weight that was above the normal range for my height.