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I’m feeling a lot like you. So far the ONLY things I can eat besides liquids like chicken broth is refried beans, yogurt and cottage cheese. I tried cod the other night and it felt horrible. Tried chicken that made me nauseous. This is getting harder. 🙄. I am sticking to liquids and blended for now

I can eat 5.5 oz of yogurt without any issues. I can drink at least one or two protein shakes a day and I am trying to drink my water. I am still having trouble introducing more solid foods. I have been successful with one or two pieces of canned vegetables.

I am about 5 months out and I still bring a lot of the same stuff to work: Cottage Cheese Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt (There are a few flavors) Protein Shake Crystal light Packets 2 oz of deli meat with a slice of cheese rolled up Refried beans with a little bit of shredded cheese on top. I heat it up in the microwave Canned tuna or chicken w/ avocado or greek yogurt (Mayo sub.) Boiled egg or egg salad (with avocado or greek yogurt) The rest is portioned left overs :-).

Kathy, It will get better. I had gastric bypass 14 years ago. Everything I liked before surgery (eggs, yogurt, cottage cheese) I couldn't eat at all after surgery. Eventually the taste for it came back. Unfortunately 3 years ago my mom passed away and I've been gaining the weight back. I'm scheduled next month for a revision. I'm kinda nervous, my last surgery was in a different state and with a different surgeon. This surgeon is great, did my sister-in-law's sleeve. There are a lot more "rules" and steps than when I had it done the first time Hope all goes well. I'm missing out on too much with my children and grandchildren - time to get my life back!

No MFP everyday will not be a chicken tenders yogurt protein candy bar kind of day... 😂

Those look awesome. I wish I could eat like that. I have only had today a yogurt and a protein shake and I am working on getting as much water as possible after throwing up all day yesterday I just wanted to give everything a rest.

My team is so weird. Full liquids are their own thing, and then purees and soft foods are thrown in together. I'm on that stage, which starts with cottage cheese and yogurt and ends with ground meat and soup/chili. The most "advanced" thing I've eaten was a couple (1 and 3/4 :)) of Ikea meatballs, which sat really heavy, but besides those, I'd say I'm around the middle of the list. Very moist tuna salad is fine, as are scrambled eggs (I mean, those settled weird, but I digested them, so I guess they're OK). I'm thinking of trying thin-cut lunch meat next; that sounds really good to me. All I want in this world is the middle of a cheeseburger--I could let the bread and veggies go; I just want some ground beef, and cheese on it would be excellent--but I know not to push things that far, yet. The reward for going slowly is not getting sick, and that is a very compelling reward. :)

But this is someone's who's trusty and beloved yogurt turned on her ....

Go ahead and slap me but I had few if any of these problems. Evidently OSU extracts the CO2 gas, I had a bypass instead, and I had few of any incidents where I really had to "splint" my tummy. Let me share what I got instead. I'm old, well older than most, because my age made me more than average a fall risk or for reasons only known to them or God, I was on what I call Room Arrest, I am sure there were other patients, never saw or talked to any, if my son hadn't stayed with me, except for when I rang to go to my bedside commode, I was basically alone. Had O2 and cardiac leads the whole time, so I'm sure they were monitoring my vitals. Stayed an extra day, thought I would be dismissed at 11 Am, arranged my transportation to be there, then at the last minute, before they dicontinued my IV they decided to hang an extra bag of sodium so I didn't leave until 2-3 o'clock. As I am pushed down the hall to elevator I THOUGHT I might have seen another patient, waved in case SHe saw ME. Had taken a notebook to get addresses do I could correspond or text people. Still blank. My first week home, was feeling pretty good, giving myself Lovenox shots 8AM 8 PM. THOUGHT OK pretty peachy Kool. Sunday ( my surgery had been Wednesday) I got up and my left side was purple, now isn't that odd? And I watched it progress across my abdomen. By Monday morning 3/4 to 7/8 of my tummy was purple and swollen. I looked like I had been impregnated by an alien and was carryn,g his child. I had expected a little bruising around my incisions but not THIS. Anyway, saw my surgeon on Tuesday, he took one look, said. jokingly" What have You Done To You?" , looked him in the eye, said No No,Bradley J, it is" What have you done to Me?" And only thing he could come up with was one of the trocars had knicked a little skin blood vessel, when I got enough Lovenox blood thinner in me, it popped open and I had a mini- bleed btween my fat layer and the outside skin. Looked and felt worse than it really was. And I was swollen then as I should have been from the operative gas. Well as a reward? he told me I could advance to the next stage of diet, Level 3 , purees and some very soft, well that only lasted a couple days, and I started vomiting with almost every meal, spent an entire OSU football game, and I am a fan, urping,up. And post-surgery. your vomiting is a different quality, not so much projectile but an uncomfortable proceeding. So called the emergency contact # and was told to regress back to level 2 the one I had been on when rekeased, give it time. Maybe I was swollen inside, give it until October. I could try adding things back in, see how I would do, well I did not do well. Oh the weight was dropping off, I managed to retain my vitamins, minerals, various meds by taking them one or 2. at a time with baby sips of water. Gone were the days when I would take a small mouthful of water, toss them in all at once and swallow. By trial and error I have learned what Precious Pouch will allow, protein shakes , half skim milk, half protein shake, strained cream soups although I had trouble with a new flavor last night,her 2 favorites are cream of mushroom and butternut squash, strained veggie soups, prefers a beef base to chicken/turkey, Flavored waters, likes some herbal/green decaf ones , water as long as it isn't room temp, bone broth and Wal-Mart's organic vegetable broths. What does she not like? Cooked cereal even super -runny, cottage cheese even pureed, Greek yogurt, even plain, softened saltine cracker , peanut butter, and anything I might think sustaining that would keep the thundering hunger monster away especially purees. Oh she is a brat, but I have let her have her way and I have been back to see my Bariatric people every other week. On the 9th they decided maybe I need an EGJ,can't be a EGD because you no longer can visualize a By-passers duodenum unless you would g9 in through a open incision, so you,look at the jejunem instead. I had suspected a stricture, okay I am a medical geek, when Dr Noria went,down on October 12th I was right, one of the times I wished I had been wrong. Now I went into surgery with 1 semi- dormant gastric ulcer named Hectorm He now lives in the disconnected portion of my stomach. But doggone if I did have the stricture I also had 5 evil stepbrothers of Hector, 2 in the pouch, 3 on the back wall of the jejunem. And if Hector was Gizmo from the Gremlins, quiet, causing only minimum trouble, these 5 new ones were like Stripe, not at all nice, thinking about breaking down and bleeding sWell Dr Noria(who really LIKES doing endoscopies) stretched as far as she thought she could without provoking bleeding, but it wasn't enough so she tries again on Friday. And I have been on this boring, largely tasteless diet for weeks, today is my 7 week surgiversity. I lost 15 pounds in my liver shrinking diet, all the month of August , and. over 44 pounds since surgery. Nice loss but not a funny way to do it. I exercise until I get dizzy, because my calorie count is so low, try my best but I yearns to progress toward foods again. Since I am meeting my protein and fluid requirements and takin a LL my meds they think I will end up okay. But you are right, it is a brand new world we now live in.

I’m 5 weeks post op from sleeve to GBP and everything I eat comes right back up. The only thing I can eat is the oatmeal less sugar in those litttle packets. Yogurt sometimes good sometimes bad. Wendys puréed chili ok, scrambled eggs nope. Would I be concerned? Lost 24 lbs since surgery

My go to is Oikos triple zero yogurts, cheese sticks and roasted chick peas for snacks :) When you get there— turkey jerky is yum! Hummus and tuna packs are great options for lunch! Here is my lunch today— chick peas , cucs , peppers with spicy tuna and a smidge of feta . Amazing . When you get there tho! Congrats !

Sophrosyne, I agree with your method of eating. That is the only way I can lose weight. Fortunately, there are many recipes available online for low carb. I use several of the Atkins diet sauces to 'grease the meat' so it goes through the band properly. And the vegetable recipes are great. Of course, my favorites are the sweets. I make a wonderful ice cream with my vitamix. I take a cup of liquid (usually milk or cream, but sometimes yogurt) add a scoop of protein powder and sometimes an ounce of DaVinci sugar free syrup. Then I add a few cups of ice and blend. If you don't have a powerful blender, use less ice and have a milkshake. That recipe has saved me through many a problem with the band, but I used to make them before the band. My child loved drinking these for breakfast. A milkshake with the protein of a steak.

I can eat a container of yogurt (guessing 5 oz but not sure) in less than 5 minutes. I can drink a Premier Protein shake in less than that. And I don’t feel crappy at all. I don’t think that’s normal - but I don’t have my post-op appointment until Thursday.

What do you all mean by "no restriction"? How much can you eat in a half hour period? For comparison purposes I (sleeved 10/3) can eat 4 oz of yogurt or roughly 3 ounces of cottage cheese, refried beans, smooth tuna salad, or custard. It takes me 20-30 minutes to get through that much. If I eat more than that much, or I go too fast, I don't get the "full" signal you hear people talk about on here (sore shoulder, etc.), but I definitely feel pretty crappy and kind of sick.

When I was allowed to eat egg I hard boiled it and added some non-fat Greek yogurt to make an egg salad kind of thing. Just mash it up well and chew, chew and then chew again. I'm struggling with water and protein too 4 weeks out. I'm managing about 1 litre but I'm just not hungry so having a hard time with the protein thing. I cannot get past the gag reflex with protein shakes so that's out. However my partner's ex-wife (we're friends and she's 8 weeks ahead of me with RNY -even the same surgeon!) gave me some pure unflavoured non-gluggy gelatin based protein that I've been adding to my supper, so that has to be helping. It's called Peptipro gelatin. It's from Australia so I'm not sure if they deliver to the US but you should be able to find something similar online.

Hi Guys, I am about 7 weeks out from gastric bypass surgery and I have some questions regarding how much I should be able to eat. I have been cleared to eat normal food since week 4 and since then I have been sticking to three meals a day of high protein homemade meals like chili, tilapia baked in salsa, an egg baked in lentil stew, or chicken cooked in crushed tomatoes. I had my surgery in Mexico so my aftercare from my surgeon has been essentially nonexistent even when I called early on with some issues I was having. Additionally, my health insurance here will not cover any weight loss attempts whether it's surgical or non-surgical so I can't afford to see a bariatric surgeon or nutritionist so I am relying on you guy's experience to guide me in terms of what a normal volume of food is at 7 weeks post-op I weight out all of my food and food prep so I know exactly what and how much I am eating at any one time. I am worried that at 7 weeks post-op I can eat anywhere from 4 oz to 6 oz of dense protein mixed with a sauce at a time. This is almost always at dinner time. So my usual breakfast is one container of Siggi's yogurt which is 5.3 ounces. That usually takes me an hour to finish. I feel no restriction when I eat the yoghurt but I feel no need to eat until lunch after having it. My lunches are usually chilli or chicken in some sort of tomato sauce. There I can consume between 2 oz to 5 oz of food. How much I can handle before I feel full varies day to day. Now the biggest issue comes at dinner. I can and have in the last week eaten up to 6 ounces of dense protein and sauce in one sitting within 30 mins. Now usually there will be 4 oz of dense protein 1 ounce of beans or other vegetables and then the remaining ounces will be sauce. Now I make sure to not drink water 30 mins before, during, or after my meals so I know the issue isn't that. And I am eating dense protein like ground beef, fish, or chicken so I should feel more restriction. I read posts from other people and they talk about how they can barely handle 1 ounce of meat at 7 weeks out. But it seems I have an iron stomach. I haven't eaten a thing so far that bothers my stomach or gives me any pain. So I am wondering if the issue is the fact that I am eating my protein with sauce? I have tried dry chicken and even with that I could eat 3 oz at only 4 weeks out with few problems. This seems like way too much food. I know stews like chili are considered sliders but the fact that I can consume 3 oz of dry chicken seems like way too much. Maybe I should limit the amount of sauce I use with my food. Mind you I make my sauces from scratch using canned tomatoes or so I am not using high carb premade sauces. What thoughts do you guys have? What has your experience been? Is my capacity way out of line? Am I pushing things too far? I am really starting to worry that my surgeon may have made my pouch super big and that will hinder my weight loss. To date I have lost 27 pounds since surgery and 42 since my 2 week pre-op diet. Sorry if this super long post it's been weighing on my mind.

No, other than to add the full fat versions of food such as, real vinaigrette with olive oil instead of WF zero cal stuff, full fat cottage cheese rather than 2%, same with Grk yogurt (full fat rather than ff), regular cheese rather than low fat cheese. Then to add a snack or a 4th small meal composed of calorie dense food rather than volume such as 2tbsp nut butter with 2oz of an apple or 1ounce of almonds + berries. She would ideally like me to add back some whole grains if I can tolerate them, but works within my needs cuz of the high insulin levels still hanging around and the higher blood sugars hanging around...oh and to switch to fattier cuts of meat: chicken thighs rather than breasts, salmon rather than cod, that sort of thing. Neither of us think that it will be difficult to raise me to the point of maintenance--maybe 250-300 extra cals per day based on what I've experienced so far and my blood work. She knows I don't tolerate grains well...

So from the time I was cleared for Stage 4 or 5 foods (diet for life), we had this instruction: 1. Add new foods slowly, 1 thing at a time to note any reactions or intolerance. 2. Eat protein first, followed by low glycemic veggies, including small amounts of healthy fats (olive oil, avocado, nuts, seeds). Include whole grains and low glycemic carbohydrates and fruit if room is left. (Avoid added sugars, white rice, pasta and potatoes.) Most of my meals consist of: That's usually about 90-98% of my diet about 90-98% of the time. lean proteins (mostly fish-salmon, white flaky fish, shrimp/shellfish, chicken, turkey, sometimes very lean pork, beef, and also venison/lamb/bison/emu/ostrich) crap tons of leafy greens (at least 2 meals and I try for 3 meals to include either raw or cooked leafy greens + mushrooms) crap tons of low glycemic veggies concentrating on the brassica, cruciferous, allium, summer squash, and lily families a modicum of daily prebiotic fibers from things like (inulin, psyllium husks, oat FIBER (diff from oat flour), jicama, asparagus, onions/leeks/garlic, sometimes a few beans) at least 1 or 2 servings of lacto fermented veggies such as Kim Chi and Sauerkraut. sometimes a "snack meal or breakfast" with a combo of plain FF Greek yogurt, a little 2% cottage cheese and dark berries, or I will have a snack with 2oz of GS apple with peel and 1Tbsp of nut butter or almonds/walnuts/pecans I add 1 fat to each meal now--usually in the form of either evoo, avocado oil, avocados, nuts, seeds, nut butters. If there is something that I absolutely want I will eat it. I will have a cheat meal (not a day...just 1 meal) whenever I feel like it. But I try to account for that meal before I ever indulge and make concessions to be super light the rest of the day, or make sure I've done some strength building exercises and done plenty of my walking that day in addition to eating light the remainder of the day. If I want a bite of contraband...I will take that bite and leave the rest. I will usually order a good meal to oppose that "wicked stray bite." I've lost 70lbs in 8 months post op and have lost 135+lbs in the past 18months. I've lived this way for most of 18 years and feel ABSOLUTELY zero deprivation. It's just the way I eat and anticipate eating this way for the rest of my life. I still refer to it as a diet. I always will. I plan. I plan to live my diet for success and the second it quits working, I will modify, modify, modify!

Hi All, I went for an adjustment this past Thursday and my doctor added an additional two cc of fluid into my band. For the first time I am facing serious resistance in my band. I ate two small shrimp over the course of an hour on Saturday evening and could not keep it down. I had coffee on Sunday morning and could not keep it down. I had two pieces of penne on Sunday night and could not keep it down. I struggled to finish half a cup of Activia yogurt on Sunday night. I tried to eat a sous vide egg bite this morning and could only get through about a third before I started feeling sick. Is this what normal ideal resistance should feel like, or do I need to go and get an adjustment?

Hard boiled eggs, chili, cheese, yogurt, lunch meat. All easy for lunch.

See I can do the yogurt and just make some smoothies and eat beans all day everyday. But CANNOT do pro-prebiotic. They reek havoc in my belly. Before and after surgery I tried them but my surgeon said NO.

I'm a VSGer but Totally invest in pre/probiotics early on. I chose gummies - they were just easier. I think it did help a lot when I look back to when I was on Antibiotics- no yeast infections no crazy digestive issues creaping up (Sometimes i ate plain Greek yogurt too, lots of beans- food for the microbes)

I think my biggest thing is how effective they will be... And more of a woman concern is with taking antibiotics normally if you don't also eat some yogurt or do a probiotics you can also get a yeast infection. Don't want a compound issues just to get rid of a cough and get my voice back.

I must say I have not had any artificial protein in weeks. I get all my protein from natural healthy food. I have totally switched to natural organic (when I can) wholesome foods. Nothing artificial or packages or processed. The way I feel is amazing. I have not had one dumping episode and really don't see myself having one. I have been able to stay strong and frankly just want any of that junk. If you know exactly what your eating, and I mean you know what it is an how it was prepared. No processed packaged JUNK I would think you would be fine. I do even eats fruits in raw form and smoothies and do not have any issues. I LOVE spinach, frozen strawberries, frozen blueberries, shredded coconut (that I keep in the freezer) and a smidge of plain yogurt. A lot of the time I leave the yogurt out. Don't be afraid to play around just eat what your body is telling you it wants. (unless its screaming Mcdonald's LOL)

We do practice calorie control. From week three until goal...my calorie goal was 1000-1200 calories per day. We are encouraged to move liberally. Lots of daily walking and 30 minutes of cardio or resistance training 3 times a week. My particular diet allowes 75 calories of "treats" per day that can be banked for special occasions. I do eat meat. When I do, it's mostly chicken and fish. I very occasionally eat fresh red meat. I get more than half of my daily require protein from plant/carb bases sources. I eat 60g of protein per day. Because research strongly links cancer to dairy and processed meats, I avoid any form of deli/luncheon meat, whey shakes, whey protein bars, yogurt, cheese, milk. I occasionally eat these things in small quantities. I know bariatric patients who are getting 30%+ of their calories from these sources...and it's worth reviewing the research for your own safety.