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Pre op and post op I had different things I could eat. After surgery I could have soups - purred and strained, and they helped a lot. I was also allowed juice (no sugar added) and I made popsicles out of them. Yogurt on occasion (but I have to limit my dairy)

Sassycat, I have not tried that but I always buy genepro (flavor and scentless) with 30g and add it to my fluids when needed. I've been having a hard time with protein and now my levels are low and required to get 105gm of protein daily. Adding this to my fluids really helps. I buy it on amazon and it can be added to anything! I also add it to my yogurt!

You can also mix protein powder into Greek yogurt with a little SF Torani syrup. Tasty.

Today I went back on liquids because for more then a week now my scale keeps going back and forth from 230-231 and no weight loss I am taking in between 600-824 calories a day is this to much? am i doing something wrong? I hear we will go through stalls but so soon? I started at 258 and am now 229 but only because as of yesterday I went back on liquids.. If not I may still be 231.. So my question is, is it normal to go through a stall so soon? I mean i know with the 2 weeks of liquids its expected to have rapid weight loss and this is not good I know but on puree i was okay for the first week and only 1 pound on the second and not nothing and I will be a week on soft/ground as of tomorrow.. Am I rushing it? should I just eat what I been eating or trick my body by doing liquids and going back on puree again.. I know the average weight loss should be 1-2 pounds a week but 0? I did not get my stomach cut off for 0 so soon after surgery!!! I dont want to hurt myself but I have no one to talk to since I decided to keep this to myself.. Help... I need some advice from someone who knows! my daily average food intake is 3-4 oz of oatmeal made with skin milk then maybe a low fat greek yogurt then a may have 4oz of baked salmon and then again for then 3-4 oz of ground turkey and then baked salmon again I can only get about 6. 8oz glasses of water in a day i am trying for 8 but 6 has been my average.. is this okay?

I'm one month out. I still need to have at least one Protein shake/day at 24g. Otherwise I focus on protein first with everything I eat. Typically egg substitute at 6 Jimmy dean turkey sausage at 11 Yogurt/cottage cheese at 11-12 Cheese stick or cheese on eggs at 6@ dinner just the meat. Been getting in 60-80 Good luck! You can do it.

18 days post-op here and I've been trying some soft foods. Apart from yogurt, ANYTHING I try makes me flushed and have a fast heart rate. I feel like my heart is beating faster than normal also, as an aside. Does anyone know what's going on here? Getting SO discouraged.

Chia seeds are very fine not like tomato seeds... Hemp seeds are another good source of Protein and tasty in yogurt. "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them" Einstein

I'm well past surgery (10 months) and have been adding Chia seeds and ground flax to my daily Greek yogurt for the past 6 months. Nutritionally, both are great for you and I've had zero problems.

Hi. You can also purée meat. Hard boiled egg cut up is allowed on my purée plan as well as canned tuna and canned chicken (no need to purée these). Others include cottage cheese, nonfat Greek yogurt, oatmeal, and puréed black beans. To add flavor, you can add a little nonfat soup and/or a little cheese (my dr suggested). I mixed tuna with a little bit of cream of mushroom soup and little sprinkle of cheese then heated it up in the microwave. It tasted like tuna casserole without the noodles. If you like buffalo chicken, you could add buffalo sauce to some canned chicken (may want to warm before or after) then have a dash of blue cheese or ranch dressing on the side. One day I puréed (with blender) a turkey meatball with some marinara and added garlic salt. It was good. If stomach acid is a problem though, be cautious. I'm still at the purée stage. When I saw my surgeon at 2 weeks post-op, she told me that I can have scrambled egg. This wasn't on the purée food list so I was pleasantly surprised. I hope this helps.

So I lost 2 lbs in 1 day on the liquid diet. I think it was mostly fluid . . . seeing as how that's all I'm taking in (LOL). Wasn't too bad yesterday, and this morning I've had coffee with ff creamer. Will eat some oatmeal soon. That's the strange thing on this pre-surgery liquid diet . . . I'm allowed oatmeal, cream of wheat, cottage cheese and yogurt too. The Post-surgery liquid diet (which I'll do for the day 4-8), doesn't allow for the oatmeal, etc. Today I have a ton of errands to run and I'm a little worried that I will get too hungry along the way. I plan on taking a protein shake with me, but frankly I have a hard time drinking them unless they're super cold, so I guess I'll have to find one of the small coolers and take it with me. I have my sleep study tonight, and I've been warned that it will be unpleasant. Apparently they put a lot of goop in your hair. In the morning, after the study, I get my pre-op bloodwork done. These are the last 2 things that I need to do prior to my surgery. I'm still looking forward to getting the surgery done and over with, and moving forward to new things!

Yogurt, Protein Shakes, sf fat free pudding, sf fat free Jello. I was allowed fish on my pureed stage (week 3) without actually pureeing it. I ate it literally everyday sometimes 2x a day for the whole week so i didnt have to puree anything. Its kinda hard with no microwave.

You can make oatmeal with the hot water from coffee-maker. I add unflavored protein powder to mine and a couple of drops or maple extract (in baking aisle at supermkt). I also make tuna salad, i put onion powder and celery salt in it for flavor without the solids. Plain low fat Grrey yogurt w/protein powder is awesome, especially if you can use a miniblender to add in fresh fruit. I like to add vanilla or strawberry flavored protein powder. You probably won't have a big appetite after the sugery, so getting adequate protein + liquids will be important. Good luck with your surgery! Mine was June 27- I've lost 25 lbs so far, including pre-op.

Check with pharmacist to make sure you can split the pills. I get a pill splitter and chop them quite fine. If I am having trouble swallowing, i have a pill crusher that i use and then just mix them with my protein shake or yogurt.

Im on liquid diet(day 4 if pre op) ..I can have strained cream soup(I get cream of chicken cup a soup)..sf jello, sf ice pops, water, crystal light, juices diluted with water(50/50), skim milk, and frozen yogurt. I also drink one 20oz bottle of isopure a day for protein

Wow! I am learning things from you ladies. Where does one buy agave nectar( I am a Splenda queen)? Can you put it on oatmeal. Think I had fage yogurt once but can't remember the benefits of it other than it tasted great. I only have caffeine before I have to give a speech or something, although I do occasionally have the green tea, Yamamotoyama. Thanks for the info.

here are some recipes that have gotten me through I was finally banded on 9/26 I have lost 16 lbs but have lost nothing this week. I hope this helps Creamsicle: Blend 4 oz plain nonfat yogurt or skim milk + 4 oz Water + 1 scoop vanilla Protein powder + 1/2 cup mandarin oranges, drained + 2 skim milk ice cubes + 1 packet Splenda. chocolate Cherry Delight: Blend 4 oz plain nonfat yogurt or skim milk + 4 oz water + 1 scoop chocolate Protein Powder + 3/4 cup frozen cherries + 2 skim milk ice cubes Peanut Butter Cup: Blend 4 oz plain nonfat yogurt or skim milk + 4 oz water + 1 scoop chocolate protein powder + 1 Tbsp. natural peanut butter coffee Lovers Delight: Blend 8 oz skim milk + 1 scoop vanilla protein powder + 2 skim milk ice cubes + 1 Tbsp. instant decaf coffee + 1/2 tsp. vanilla + 1 packet Splenda Mocha Java: Blend 8 oz skim milk + 1 scoop chocolate protein powder + 2 skim milk ice cubes + 1 Tbsp. instant decaf coffee + 1 packet Splenda Almond Delight: Blend 8 oz skim milk + 1 scoop vanilla protein powder + 2 skim milk ice cubes + 1 Tbsp. instant decaf coffee + 1/2 tsp. almond extract + 1 packet Splenda strawberry Shortcake: Blend 4 oz plain nonfat yogurt or skim milk + 4 oz water + 1 scoop vanilla protein powder + 1/2 cup frozen strawberries + 1 packet Splenda. Gone Bananas: Blend 4 oz plain nonfat yogurt or skim milk + 4 oz water + 1 scoop vanilla protein powder + small frozen banana + 1 packet Splenda.(Hint: when bananas start to get brown spots, slice and store in freezer baggie for use in future smoothies) My friend sent me these ideas and they are all fabulous Mango Mama: Blend 4 oz plain nonfat yogurt or skim milk + 4 oz water + 1 scoop vanilla protein powder + 1/2 cup frozen mango cubes + 1/2 banana + ice Eggnog Bliss: Blend 8 oz plain nonfat yogurt or skim milk + 1 scoop vanilla protein powder + pinch of pumpkin pie spice or vanilla + 2 pinches allspice + 1/4 tsp. rum extract + 2 frozen skim milk cubes Gingerbread Man: Blend 4 oz plain nonfat yogurt or skim milk + 4 oz water + 1 scoop vanilla protein powder + 1 graham cracker + 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon + 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract + 2 frozen skim milk cubes I LOVE this one it taste like the season) Pina Colada: Blend 4 oz plain nonfat yogurt or skim milk + 4 oz water + 1 scoop vanilla protein powder + 1/2 banana + 1 frozen OJ cube and 1 frozen pineapple juice cube + 1/4 tsp. coconut extract Pumpkin Pie In the Sky: Blend 4 oz plain nonfat yogurt or skim milk + 4 oz water + 1 scoop vanilla protein powder + 1/2 cup canned pumpkin + 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice + 1/2 cup frozen butternut squash.This is a Winnner!!! Super low cal Protein shake recipes Dreamy Creamsicle: Blend 8 oz (flat) diet orange soda + 1 scoop vanilla protein powder + 4 frozen lowfat vanilla yogurt cubes (only 150 calories!) Cherry Pie: Blend 8 oz (flat) diet cherry soda + 1 scoop vanilla protein powder + ice (This one only has ~100 calories!)

They are young enough to be happy with simple answers. You could probably just tell them that you are getting your tummy fixed and that will satisfy them. Tell them you'll be sore for a few days and won't be able to pick them up but that they can always climb into your lap. A poster on another site tried to give her daugher (who was 6 or maybe 7 at the time) a simple description of what she was having done....only to hear her daughter tell a neighbor (very loudly) "My Mommy had a rubber band put around her tummy so she won't be fat!" My great-granddaugher lives with me. She's 18 months old. She loves to eat whatever I'm eating.....Greek yogurt with honey, Soup, and Kelloggs whole grain crackers are her favorites, LOL. Oh, yeah, and cottage cheese. She sees that carton and after saying 'mmmmmmmm' she opens her mouth.

I'm currently on purees and I can tell a difference depending on what type of food it is. I was able to eat a 5oz container of yogurt this morning, but more than 2-3 ounces of refried beans is a much different story. Follow your doctor's advice and you'll be fine! I think it's normal to feel nervous about everything this early in the game (I'm the same way), but you will be fine!

Do shakes with protein shake drink protein powder and triple zero yogurt with protein add ice put in blener and make it any flavor you want it makes enough for several glasses enjoy Sent from my SM-N920R4 using the BariatricPal App

Liquid Diet, Day 1 Well, it's Day 1 of my pre-op diet, and I've had a grand total of 1 cup of coffee with Splenda and a splash of skim milk, and a low-fat yogurt. Drinking Diet Coke, of course. To be honest, I'm not terribly hungry. I do feel a bit of a gnawing pain in my stomach, so I think I need to toss back a protein shake. The noticeable effect is in my mood. I'm wicked cranky. Add to that the fact that I'm still having no luck on the job search, and I'm a bit of a bear, I'm afraid. Also, for the past 2-3 days I've been nursing the beginnings of what seems like a big fibro flare. So yeah, that doesn't help things at all either. All in all, the food thing is doable, but I'm in a black mood. We'll see how things progress tomorrow... Liquid Diet, Day 1 - Addendum Um, yeah, this sucks Having consumed the sum total of 2 yogurts, a protein shake, a coffee and a glass of juice all day, I gave in to the desire to actually chew something and ate a cucumber. Since a cuke is, like, 90% water (and not sugar water, like watermelon), I decided it still counts as a liquid diet. Meanwhile, I still had to cook for the fam, and today's menu included homemade mac and cheese with veggies in the sauce. As luck would have it, today's batch was the creamiest one yet. According to Josh and the kids, my best version ever. Awesome. I guess I'll just smell it. This being skinny business is no fun so far. Liquid Diet, Day 2 - A Hard Day Today has been a really hard day. First of all, I'm really hungry and feeling weak. I don't do well on drastically low calories, and I feel shaky, dizzy, and just weak. It's 7:30 pm and I've had a coffee, a protein shake, a cup of chicken broth, and half a cup of apple juice. My big treat in a little while will be a fat-free yogurt. This is sheer torture, and my body is feeling run down. Second, I argued with my husband, and went on a cleaning rampage, frustration-induced (normally, this would have been an eating rampage.) I seriously cleaned the CRAP out of my house, which sorely needed it. DH was being a complete a-hole, so he didn't lift a finger while I was busting my balls on all fours cleaning baseboards with a toothbrush. At one point, our brilliantly-designed (not!) WHITE kitchen floor was giving me so much trouble that I said, "Screw it!" and ran off to Target and bought a steam mop. Amazing! Why had I never bought one before? It effortlessly cleaned my disgusting, grimy floors, and did the hardwood, too! And all that in a very Earth-friendly way, with just water! Anyway. My house is resplendent now, but I'm feeling like ass. Certainly, a full-blown cleaning jag is not the thing to do when you're half-starved and on the verge of a fibromyalgia flare! Dumb me. Now, I'm gonna pop a pill, eat a yogurt, and hit the sack. Josh can damn well make dinner for him and Avi, and take care of his shower and bedtime. I'm freaking done. Eight more days of this no-eating torture. I don't know how I'll survive... Pre-op liquid diet - day 3 Today has been better than yesterday, mood-wise. Mostly, I attribute it to not fighting with my husband, because the diet situation is still dire. Today, I have consumed a protein shake, a cup of coffee, a yogurt, and a small bowl of sugar-free jello. I might have 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese for dinner, along with a sugar-free Popsicle. Meanwhile, the guys are eating kielbasa, pepper and onion sandwiches - and they smell delicious! On the plus side, I've lost 2.5 pounds already. However, if weight loss was parallel to hunger, I would have lost 100 pounds by now! One more week... Liquid Diet - Day 4 Much better today, so far. I have decided to allow myself a half a cucumber a day (nothing on it), just to let my mouth chew on something. I'm going to get a haircut today. I'm chopping off quite a bit of it. I need a change! And, although the scale is moving in the right direction, I need some instant-gratification change. The happy news of today is that I am now under 200lbs! The scale read 199 this morning. Woo hoo!

I know what you mean. I work at the hospital where I'm being banded on August 20. I have seen great results from the folks that had 3 weeks of liquid diet pre-op. One gent lost 33 lbs in that time. Had lunch with him and his wife (he was banded a month ago, she was banded last week). She had yogurt. He had tuna salad and some chopped veggies. Both seem to be doing quite well. He took a week off work. She is taking 2 weeks. She did not do the liquid pre-diet, but I can see the 8 lb difference in her already. Seriously.

Its no secret if you talk to me that i have a hard time making choices. Like buying toothpaste or choosing new foods to try, it takes time for me to make a decision. Lots of Googling and comparison. I've been looking up VSG guides from different hospitals to see what each says in regards to Foods, times and supplements. Here is what I've found after i broke down the charts and guides: (BTW I am not God, nor do i pretend to be, so please don't take this as THE word. Its just a guide-line cheat sheet i re-made for myself) (( Also, i am just 31 days post op, so this is tailored for my stage)) Breakfast *should be at 8am *(earlier then that if you have an early day, but it should be within 1 hour of waking up) *1/4 - 1/2 C of Fiber, fruit, OR Calcium * AND 1/4 - 1/2 C of protein or good carbohydrate (ex: yogurt, cottage cheese, apple sauce, soft eggs, cooked cereal) Supplements/ Vitamins *10 AM! * PLUS 1/2 c Protein Shake (or 25 g) * Some vitamins need FAT to be soluble (vitamins A D E K) If your taking these, use 1% milk or check your Protein drink labels! Lunch *12 pm *1/4 - 1/2 C soup or calcium * AND 1/4 C Protein ( ex: yogurt, cheese, egg/tuna/chicken salad, pureed fruit/veg) Snack *2 pm *1/4 - 1/2 C calcium or fiber *1 Sugar free treat (ex: cottage cheese, ricotta, pureed fruit or Veg, SF Popsicle, sf Jello, sf Pudding) Dinner *6 pm 1/4 - 1/2 C protein (or 1-2 oz) 1/4 C Fruit or Veg That's it. If you feel like you need more, eat more. If you can't eat quite this much yet, chill out and do your best! But make sure you get your liquids in each day!! If you need a reminder for that, drink 1/2 hour before each 'meal' You need to stay hydrated or your body will not operate, or heal, like it should. I like to add generic crystal light (walmart or target brands!), but i choose the sugar free, caffeine free ones that have vitamins included in powder ( ex: Kiwi-Strawberry or Grape from walmart) These are just suggestions, But are mainly for WHEN I have a brain power-outage and need some help! For easy food choices always get low/fat free food mind the sodium and the carbs Some little kid pre packaged foods are great! like pureed fruits (in little foil sacks, no spoon needed) fruits in light syrup or water deli turkey and ricotta cheese Go-gurt ect... Making this list has made me hungry! lol will have a 1/4 c OJ then off to bed. (didn't realize how much i missed OJ until i had some the other day!)

Hi everyone, I had my surgery in June and just had my second band fill on September 30th. For about a week everything was fine, business as usual. Then after a week I was disgusted by food. Nothing sounds appetizing. The thought of food makes me nauseated. When I do eat something - yogurt, protein shakes, veggies, whatever - it goes down all right so I don't think my band is too tight but I'm not really sure? Is this maybe just a psychological thing? I did have some bread stick for the first time, which freaked me out. Shortly after is when I lost my taste for all food. :/ Thanks in advance for the advice!

My snacks are usually reduced fat string cheese, Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt with some granola or Kashi cereal mixed in, 1 oz. of dry roasted lightly salted peanuts, some sort of meat stick (like a beef stick, but usually turkey instead), and protein bars.

Oh my gosh I am going thru the same thing. Surgery 5/4 and my first fill is 5/28. I was doing good until this week an now I am having to eat several times a day. I try to stick to the protein shakes or yogurt. Kinda looking forward to the first fill although a little scared too.