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I think you can do that! Have you mixed in any sugar free syrups or yogurt? Or maybe fruit?

Thanks for the feedback! I'm on clear broth, protein shakes, puréed fruit or plain yogurt only. One week 2 of 3. I did put some pb2 in my yogurt and it helped. Of course the yogurt gives me the runs (lol sorry tmi!). 1 more week I can do this!!

I ditto Gamegirl. Once u start eating solids, ull fill up much faster. I could've probly ate an endless supply of pudding/yogurt when I was on full liquids. And ur 1 of the lucky ones to not feel hunger. Mine started on day 10 and I've been hungry ever since (4 mths). It take some people up to a year before they feel hunger. Lucky ducks...

This is quite normal. This early out, your stomach is still numb and you won't be able to feel everything. It's why they recommend that you measure your portions out so as to not accidentally overeat. You also won't feel any restriction to speak of until you start eating solid foods. Everyone can eat a lot more of soft things like yogurt and pudding than you can of say, chicken breast. You're doing fine

You'll be on mushies soon so don't worry until then - a lot of people struggle in the early days. You'll then be able to have scrambled egg and yogurt (Greek yogurt has double the protein of standard yogurt), so that should help. You'll probably be OK with some fish too.

I am 6 months now, i can do cheese and yogurt with no problem, but Tuesday was the 1st time i drank milk and didn't have to run to the bathroom, I just kept trying it every few weeks just a little at a time. Tuesday i was able to drink 1 cup of skim.

I'm not having that many carbs. Mostly I eat a greek yogurt or cottage cheese for breakfast, a protein shake for lunch (actually I sip on one all afternoon), then a large spoonful of whatever I made the kids for dinner. I sip on water all day. If I am out then I'll grab an unsweet tea from McD's. No calories or carbs in that though. I wonder if I should try to add a couple of snacks in there to get my calories a little higher? I'm satisfied with what I am eating though.

I did measure everything during my weight loss phase. In maintenance mode, I'm less strict about it, but I strongly recommend it because I'm terrible at "eyeballing" a portion. For example, I cut a piece of chicken that I think is 2 ounces, but when I weight it, it's 4 ounces, therefore twice the calories. How much you should eat per sitting depends on your surgeon's guidelines. Some surgeons say eat no more than 1/2 cup, others say 1 cup per meal. How much I can eat of a given food depends on its texture. So I could eat 1-1/2 cups of yogurt, but only 1/2 cup of chicken. Here's an example of portion sizes from the weight loss food plan my dietitian gave me way back when. Breakfast: 1 slice whole grain toast, 1 egg scrambled Snack: 1/2 cup fruit Lunch: 1/4 cup veg, 1/4 cup starch, 1/4 cup protein Snack: 1/2 cup fruit Dinner: same portions as lunch Snack: 1 cup protein shake or 1/2 cup SF pudding

There's a thread pinned to the top of this forum entitled, Share Ideas, What Did You Eat Today? You can get some daily menu ideas from the posts on that thread. I'll start a separate thread here on the Food & Nutrition forum entitled, A Week's Worth of Dinner Menus, and will try to post a new thread with new menus once a week. For general purposes, my typical daily menu is: B: Click vanilla latte protein shake S: skinny latte S: protein bar, or Greek yogurt w/ fruit L: leftovers from the previous night's dinner S: trail mix D: a protein, a non-starchy veg, and a starch S: fruit, or SF pudding

You will gradually have days when you are hungry all the time and others that you do not eat much....10 months out and this is where I am at now.....I eat according to how I feel and since I can't eat more then a cup....The days I don't feel hungry I eat a lot of protein and yogurt. Things like that...When I am having hungry days I eat nuts and seeds 1/4 cup for snacks..It helps a lot!

I begin my pre-op diet this coming Tuesday and I will be on it for 1 week until my surgery on Tuesday, Sept 11. I am guessing that since I live out of the US and have little access to a selection of the items that you guys talk about, like Protein shakes etc, that is the reason that the Dr. gave me a little bit different diet than I see most of you guys having. I have to eat yogurt and juice for Breakfast and also for my 2 Snacks. For lunch and dinner I am supposed to have cream Soups made with veggies and at least 120 grams of chicken, Ground meat without the fat, or 2 egg whites and then either 1 small potato or 1/2 cup of choclo (corn). After I got my list yesterday, I couldn't sleep for thinking about what I should cook for those days. I went to the store today and purchased a bunch of veggies and ingredients for the soups. So, I spent most of the day cooking. I made 9 different types of cream soups although it was difficult since I couldn't add any fat or milk and couldn't use any bouillon cubes. They all turned out pretty good, I guess. I have them in individual ziplocs for each meal in the freezer. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had any good cream Soup recipes? I know that I will have 2 weeks after my surgery that I will be on this same diet plan and just wanting some ideas so I can go ahead and get some made to put in the freezer so I will be prepared and not have to cook while I am recuperating. One more quick question. Do any of you have any suggestions for books to read regarding emotional eating? There are lots of books out there but I want to buy something that is helpful. Have a great evening! So proud of all of you! You guys are inspiring! His Susie

This is a question for your surgeon and nutritionist. This is way too important to take advice from someone without the proper education in this field. Let them know of the discrepancies between the dietary information given and go from there. It is your health make sure you get the proper advice. I will say I recently had a stall and I on my own cut back my shakes and was getting protein thru yogurts etc. I had no idea there is a difference between how your body works with liquid protein and food protein. I upped my shakes to 2 a day and have been losing again. I would call and let your surgeon office know and schedule and appointment with your nutritionist. Good luck to you.

I am very sorry for your loss, I sure hope it was an accident. Sometimes you need to grieve your own way and well sometimes that involves food. Try to start thinking of all of the happy times you had together, this may help lift your spirits. As far as food goes, one day at a time. right now I am eating a high protein breakfast(egg, chicken skewer from Costco), lunch is a spring mix salad and a protein(chicken, turkey, fish), dinner is another protein and small amount of vegetable and snack could be yogurt with applesauce, protein bar, hot mocha(instant coffee with 25 calorie hot chocolate, yum)! Also I enjoy turkey slice with cream cheese, rice cake with peanut butter or cream cheese. Hang in there, each day will get better and relish all of the wonderful days you had together.

I need advice, please. I am 1 week post op and on my third week of high-Protein liquids. Fortunately, I have no complications (knock on wood.) Unfortunately, I now have an insatiable appetite (I have almost never in my life felt "full" but right now I am hungry 24/7.) During the two weeks pre-op, under a general admonition to "try to lose some weight" I lost 11 lbs by eating lowfat and high protein. Never was especially hungry, even if not full either. My doctor wants 64 oz. of liquid with a minute between sips and no more than an ounce every five minutes. I find if i am not paying close attention, I will have consumed a 3,75 oz. cup of SF Jello in no time,Five minutes between small spoonfuls of a solid liquid like low carb FF yogurt or SG jello or Soup and half an hour to consume 4 oz. (It probably takes about an hour and a half to eat 4 oz.) I try to combine both with Isopure low carb RTD. I am getting about 45 grams of my protein this way. I have tried Coco Libre high Protein Drink which is very concentrated protein: 20 grams in 140 calories. I estimate I am eating about 70 to 80 grams of protein and about 500 to 600 calories. (I can tell by the looks I get from DH that he thinks I am eating way too much.) I will also need a half an hour spacing between liquids and solids, starting with phase 2. This will be VERY hard because I have always been a major Water drinker, probably about 64-80 ounces a day. Trying not to be negative, but worried about this part. I tried writing it all down but it takes a LOT of time and distracts me from my actual work (writing, speaking in coherent sentences, computer research etc.) If it turns out I haven't lost weight at my 2-week check. I will plotz. Help, please? Tough love?TIA.

You have solid liquids for 4 weeks? geesh. I am almost one week post band. I have Clear Liquids for one week (hard as heck to do and I am soooo wanting something of substance) , creamy/yogurts/protein shakes for week 2, mushies week 3/4 and solids by week 5. And of course, lots of water/gatorade during it all. But alas, I must stick with the old lap band addage of "follow your doctors orders!". Don't worry girl, my first week is flying by.... I hope yours gets quicker too!

Haha! Yeah. There is a BIG difference between yogurt and meat. I always love the posts that ask how much people can eat. It definitely depends on WHAT you are eating. 5 oz. of yogurt is EASY. But I STILL can't eat more than 2 oz. of tuna. I can eat 3-4oz of meat and im a month out. I don't think it's that ridiculous and that's what both my nutritionist and surgeon recommend.

i feel bad for me too with 4 weeks of liquids lol but doctors orders!! im going to get some lowfat yogurt today to take to work. Hopefully that will stick to my stomach some :cursing: I know the cream of wheat is. I guess its best for me since im not healing fast at all. My port site is killing me with any slight movement i get a horrible pulling pain and have started crying on several occassions. I go back to work tomorrow and even tho its a desk job im not looking forward to moving a certain way and just feeling that intense pain. :embaressed_smile:(( I know it will be worth it in the long run of course. Coughing hurts like a mofo too. blah. I think my stomach is still pretty swollen because even when i drink water it feels like my stomach is pushed out. so weird lol..

Hi Jillian, Sorry to hear that you are having some problems. The first week was rough for me too. I took Zophran every 8 hours for the first few days, then was able to cut back to taking it only at bedtime. When I tried to discontinue the Zophran at 1 week, I still had nausea, so I reduced it to 1/2 tab at bedtime. I continued taking the 1/2 tab at bedtime for about 3-4 weeks because if I skipped it I woke up feeling lousy during the night. As far as the protein: I could not tolerate any shakes that were thick or sweet tasting. I ordered the unflavored unjury. It is whey Protein, but it is pure whey protein isolate. This is much easier to digest than anything that contains whey protein concentrate, and it contains no lactose. When I needed more calories right after surgery because of limited intake, I mixed it with 1/2 Water, 1/2 fruit juice. (Then I switched to water with crystal light pure fitness--no artificial sweetners). If you do an internet search on protein supplements and diarrhea, you will find that body builders using protein often have diarrhea as well. I had severe (and I mean explosive) diarrhea during the preop phase until I switched to the Unjury). I still had some diarrhea for about the first week after surgery--but I have had that almost anytime I have gone from a regular diet to low carb, because cutting back on carbs causes most people to eliminate water. Diarrhea can be one of the ways that our body gets rid of Fluid. My mouth was unusually "dry" and had a bad taste for about a week after surgery. Sometimes you are given medications during surgery to dry secretions, and those can have a lingering effect, so having a dry mouth would not be the best way to watch for signs of dehydration. If your urine output is greatly reduced or it becomes dark in color, you need to head to the ER for some IV fluids. If you are still seeing the boyfriend that is in the medical profession, he should be able to help you monitor your skin for other signs of dehydrations as well. I was told to stay with Clear Liquids for 4 days after surgery. The next 4 weeks were full liquids only, and I was told that nothing should be thicker than yogurt and should have no small pieces. If your stomach isn't tolerating things that are thicker, then you go back to clears. As far as the fudgecicles--you said you had "a couple" plus yogurt before bed. That sounds like too much food over a short period of time for the first week--or even the first month. I could only tolerate about 2 oz at one time every 4 hours. Also, did the yogurt have any fruit in it? Another thing to consider is that Splenda/sucralose can cause severe GI problems. I did not use it at all after my surgery because I learned several years ago that it caused me to have nausea and stomach cramps. Do an internet search on "sucralose toxicity" and this will give you more information. I don't think you have dumping syndrome, but you need to advance your diet very slowly and concentrate on getting fluids and some form of protein that you can digest. Take care. It does get easier.

I have a 11 cc band did not get restriction until 10.6. Are you weighing your protein? My doctor says 3 oz. If you are not getting enough protein that will stall your loss and make you feel hungry. I have greek yogurt for breakfast and add half a scoop of vanilla isolate to up the protein (add splendra since Greek yogurt is sour).

Yogurt. Chobani, YQ or tillamok. They all have 14 grams of protein. Plain YQ has 17 grams. Fairlife milk, they have chocolate too. 13 grams. Single serve tuna has 14 grams and 80 calories. Cottage cheese, mozarella cheese. I ate a ton of beans. Good luck!

I am right there with ya! I am also on the liquid phase since Friday....better than clear liquid.... I am allowed cream soups (without bits)...and took some low fat cream of potatoe soup and puree'd the bits till there were none....that soup is saving me......I am also allowed the pudding, and yogurt, cream of wheat or rice, and strained baby food fruits.....every doctor is different though.......Hang in there a little more than one more week and we will be on the mushy stage...... we can do it!!!! You are not alone!

I've been drinking the Isopure drinks and i add crystal light to it cuz they are 40g of protein a drink that way I only have to drink 2 a day. I can't stand the powder protein it makes me gag. All the things that are on my list as far as full liquid I don't eat like yogurt, cream of wheat or cottage cheese and all the cram soups I've tried don't agree with me either. So at this point I'm at a loss:(

Apple sauce, yogurts, scrambled eggs, refrained beans, soups you can blend

I have surgery on the 15th too. I bought Yasso smoothie packs at costco. They have bananna/strawberry with little frozen pieces of greek yogurt. With 1 scoup of vanilla protien, 1 cup nonfat milk or vanilla soy and 1/2 a package of the Yasso in the blender, its really filling and tastes really good. Not a commercial for unjury, but I have tried alot of protien powders and this is the best. I hope everything goes well on the 15th for you, Im at 10:30 ET and just cant wait to get it done!!!

yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. is considered a mushy stage. If you are suppose to be only on liquids then it is anything that can fit through a straw. Soups is a good one for example.