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I’m on purée right now my surgery was 4/11 and I still want to chew. It hasn’t eased up for me. Just take it one day at a time. I find it helpful to talk it out because it gets the best of me some days more than other days. I didn’t realize how emotional this journey would be but you learn that you’re stronger than food and the urges that you have. But you got this and if you ever need a cheerleader I’m here for you.

Thank you, I’m almost 3 weeks out so maybe that’s why I can only tolerate a small amount. It’s so frustrating though.

I was an avid home cook and baker before surgery and am happy to announce I still am after. There's plenty of things we can cook and eat post op still once you're back to eating regular foods. I do protein pasta with a protein of some kind, I did almond flour crust Pizzas, I've done veggie bowls, omelets, burrito bowls, bariatric friendly cake and brownies, broccoli cheddar soup. My fave right now is a bariatric friendly Cobb bowl since I can't eat raw leafy vegetables yet. It has baked peppers and kale, wild rice, avocado, red onion, cherry tomatoes, cheese, boiled egg, olives, vegetarian bacon and a dijon lemon garlic vegan dressing I make. Here's a pic of it. One bowl has about 22 grams of protein, good amount of fiber too.

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check out the blog "The World According to Eggface". She's a long-time bariatric patient and is very active in the international bariatric community. She also loves to cook, and she has recipes on her site for all the different phases.

You’ll find that there are a lot of family favourite recipes you can modify pretty simply. As a few simple ideas to get you started:
On liquids - make a big pot of chicken & vegetable soup. The family can eat it all while you strain your serve.
On purée - make soup again but just purée yours.
On soft - make spaghetti bolognese. You eat the sauce but no pasta. You can add zucchini noodles for yourself later on & you may even find your family enjoys them too. Meat balls are great too. Anything was gravies & sauces to keep things moist.
On solid - make pork or chicken laab. You eat the mince & herb component while your family can wrap them in the lettuce leaves. You can eat everything when you’re ready for leafy & raw vegetables.
Look for low fat, low carb recipes. Don’t be afraid to add herbs & spices as you can tolerate them. Look for healthier cooking methods. Air fry instead of deep fry. Bake instead of pan fry (I dry bake all my lamb cutlets & pork chops now & they cook in their own fats & juices). Steam or poach... etc. Choose trimmed, heart smart meats like a pork loin vs a leg of pork. Chicken thighs are tastier, more tender & easier to eat than breast meat. Make your own sauces so you can control the ingredients, how they are cooked & reduce how much processed foods you eat.
You will have to be a bit selective when it comes to which vegetables & when you can start eating them. Though I found if I slow cooked them in soups, stews, etc. I could eat quite a variety from soft foods. Don’t be afraid to pick out & just eat the meat & the odd vegetable as you’re able for your meal while your family eats the whole dish.

1 day apart. My surgery was 4/12.

@Tony B- NJ thank you very much I will definitely look into that. && @ Kcuster83 I’ve tried the milk and it gave me the same results. I will try using water to make it thinner because I am able to hold water and Gatorade zero down.

Great, glad that helped! I hope it gets better and easier from here for you.

I just got off the phone with my nutritionist which has been trying to help me as well. With you guys help and my nutritionist I mixed the water and protein shake and it made it much better and I also did a fat free milk and premier protein mix that also seems to go down smoothly. I thank you all because I started out a little rough in the hospital I had a 3 night stay I was vomiting everything that entered me. It means a lot to me that you all responded. I’m an emotional person sorry lol.

I just got off the phone with my nutritionist which has been trying to help me as well. With you guys help and my nutritionist I mixed the water and protein shake and it made it much better and I also did a fat free milk and premier protein mix that also seems to go down smoothly. I thank you all because I started out a little rough in the hospital I had a 3 night stay I was vomiting everything that entered me. It means a lot to me that you all responded. I’m an emotional person sorry lol.

@Tony B- NJ thank you very much I will definitely look into that. && @ Kcuster83 I’ve tried the milk and it gave me the same results. I will try using water to make it thinner because I am able to hold water and Gatorade zero down.

You can add milk to the shake to thin it out, and adds protein.
Or water, to make it even thinner.

The shakes tend to be very thick. I did not like them and when I need to supplement my protein, I use UNJURY chicken broth protein. It gives you 21g of protein and 100 calories. It goes down a lot better than a thick shake. The only down side is you have to be 140 degrees or less because it tends to clump if too hot.