Maggie143

What is the Soup - details please. I've been looking at the Tomato Soups and they are all pretty high in sugar so I have stayed away from them. I'd kill for some. The stuff they had me on before surgery was the worst tomato soup I ever had in my life. I couldn't even get past 2 of them... uggghhh powdered and terrible...

Well it is tough going through this during the 4th of July but the good part is - we'll all be right as rain by Thanksgiving, Hannukah (spelling I'm sorry), Christmas and New Years! When we take off our sweaters next year we will be looking good. I am so sick of Protein Shakes and not chewing - want those Beans, oats and cheese.... almost there... What doesn't kill us will make us thinner

Well it is tough going through this during the 4th of July but the good part is - we'll all be right as rain by Thanksgiving, Hannukah (spelling I'm sorry), Christmas and New Years! When we take off our sweaters next year we will be looking good. I am so sick of Protein Shakes and not chewing - want those Beans, oats and cheese.... almost there... What doesn't kill us will make us thinner

Well it is tough going through this during the 4th of July but the good part is - we'll all be right as rain by Thanksgiving, Hannukah (spelling I'm sorry), Christmas and New Years! When we take off our sweaters next year we will be looking good. I am so sick of Protein Shakes and not chewing - want those Beans, oats and cheese.... almost there... What doesn't kill us will make us thinner

Well it is tough going through this during the 4th of July but the good part is - we'll all be right as rain by Thanksgiving, Hannukah (spelling I'm sorry), Christmas and New Years! When we take off our sweaters next year we will be looking good. I am so sick of Protein Shakes and not chewing - want those Beans, oats and cheese.... almost there... What doesn't kill us will make us thinner

Im taking 6 weeks. Ive never had surgey of any kind and dont want to put myself at risk. I just want to be 110% after surgery
Little tia

Well it is tough going through this during the 4th of July but the good part is - we'll all be right as rain by Thanksgiving, Hannukah (spelling I'm sorry), Christmas and New Years! When we take off our sweaters next year we will be looking good. I am so sick of Protein Shakes and not chewing - want those Beans, oats and cheese.... almost there... What doesn't kill us will make us thinner

Another thing that keeps me motivated... I'm looking forward to foods I know that taste good that are within the diet/specifications. There's a great low-sodium Tomato Soup I'm really excited for.

Well it is tough going through this during the 4th of July but the good part is - we'll all be right as rain by Thanksgiving, Hannukah (spelling I'm sorry), Christmas and New Years! When we take off our sweaters next year we will be looking good. I am so sick of Protein Shakes and not chewing - want those Beans, oats and cheese.... almost there... What doesn't kill us will make us thinner

@@susie66 I hear you... you're in the thick of the tough part... liquids are no fun. I haven't had an actual meal in 3 weeks... but I just keep telling myself the actual food part is coming - it'll be here sooner than you think.
What's helped me the most is trying to keep busy... trying not to think about food, and making sure to keep my mind on other things so I'm not focusing on my want for something with consistency.
Hang in there!

Hi, new here but was sleeved on the 28th. I just want to get to the soft food stage. Miserable right now.

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Fun!! I'm not exactly looking forward to the baby food/puréed stage but that's the "turn before the finish line is in sight" for me! I'd love to skip that phase altogether too haha.
2006 - 2016
Lap Band, lost 112 lbs gained back 50
June 27 2016
Lap Band removed, converted to Sleeve

We have the same weight stats and are surgery twins yay! My plan skips the pureed food stage. I go from 2 weeks clear and full liquids right into reintroducing food at my own pace.
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Hey there 6/27/2016 Sleever here, revision from Lap Band (2006). Tomorrow will be one week post op, doc told me I can go to full liquids on Tuesday, can't wait!! Really excited to be on this forum since I live alone, and most of my support is Facebook and online...
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Hey, ShelterDog64 - my surgery was on 6/22. I could not get through the liquid phase. I was starving. I talked to my nutritionist and she said to go ahead and start incorporating soft foods as tolerated. It was heaven! I needed to chew something and now I am. I've had chicken salad, chunky Soups, oatmeal and cream of wheat. Another thing that really helped was juicing. My fav recipe is called Wingman - you can google it. I really struggled with the Protein Shakes making me nauseous. Talk to your nutritionist ( if you have one). No need to suffer! Good luck. Sent from my LGLS990 using the BariatricPal App

I wish my body would hear what I'm telling it, too...it wants something I can CHEW. The smell of the Protein shakes is awful to me right now, I just want regular food. My surgery was on the 21st, so I've had a couple of bites of refried Beans and a bit of chicken. My stomach tolerated them well, but those 2 bites of Beans almost filled me up. It IS weird how our bodies are reacting to what we did to them, isn't it?

I thought to myself yesterday that I was an idiot to have the surgery right before July 4th. I would give my right arm for a burger right now, even though I'm not hungry. I just want to CHEW something! I'm going to drag some of my clothing containers out of the basement this week and see if I can get into some of the things that were kind of snug pre-op. That will definitely be better than a burger. I think

The pizza was not as amazing as you might think! I promise lol. Ate a piece the size of a pinky nail and i was over it. I consider myself lucky that my surgeon's recommendations are less strict than others, but honestly I'm mostly eating Protein shakes and nibbling on a cheestick. Nothing too exciting. I will say it is easy to see what is tolerable and what isn't. All I have to do is take a teeny bite and if it feels like a rock going down, I immediately stop. If I don't feel anything I know I'm good to go. Haven't had any nausea/vomiting/stomach pain etc. and I've tried a bunch of random soft foods.
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I had my beans at a restaurant with a friend...it was my first outing where food was involved and those beans were darned good. Loaded with lard, I'm sure, but I ate maybe 2 or 3 tablespoons. I need to buy some to make my own, thanks for the reminder!
I'm eating steel-cut Irish oatmeal...my son makes a big batch of it every few days and stores it in the fridge (he's on some 'bulking up' diet prior to soccer tryouts at college), so I just sneak a couple of tablespoons out and thin it to a soupy consistency with Fairlife milk. Then I chew the heck out of it, because chewing is fun! I feel like such a weirdo, saying that chewing is fun, but I know you guys understand!
Thanks for the tip about party navigation...I've been pretty open about my procedure but I'm still dreading being scrutinized over my eating or lack of.

I bought Beans for refried bean and black beans for when they give me the thumbs up. I can't wait. I am so sorry about your Water experience. Its like mine with the yogurt I had. I couldn't help myself. I'm so tired of not being able to chew. Are you having baby oatmeal or regular oatmeal? Congrats on the new car and have fun with your son. That's the best. Let me know how you do during your events. Someone else just said they showed up late to the party and walked around with a water bottle. I thought that was helpful. Kick butt and Happy 4th to you!

I bought Beans for refried bean and black beans for when they give me the thumbs up. I can't wait. I am so sorry about your Water experience. Its like mine with the yogurt I had. I couldn't help myself. I'm so tired of not being able to chew. Are you having baby oatmeal or regular oatmeal? Congrats on the new car and have fun with your son. That's the best. Let me know how you do during your events. Someone else just said they showed up late to the party and walked around with a water bottle. I thought that was helpful. Kick butt and Happy 4th to you!

Omg I was just writing on here about "head hunger"...mine is INTENSE!!!! We ordered pizza (my fav food) for our fireworks party last night and I was DROOLING about it for hours. I had a tiny bite, chewed well etc...and I was like ehhh. Lol after all of that!! So weird. Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

Cracking up - have to conquer my brain too! What mushy foods did you have?

Glad you found us! This is the nicest group of people with the best advice and helpful experiences. We are all learning from each other here, so you never know who you are going to help Welcome! Keep sharing.
I'm not allowed to add those things to my diet yet. Have my appt with the NUT and the surgeon this coming week. Fingers crossed. I'm having bouts of crying and am happy although just a little moody and my stomach hurts form over doing it the other day. I still don't want anything to eat or drink but my brain wants filet mignon and chili dogs I have to conquer the brain...