I am a finicky eater and am a week from band date. Today I went shopping for my post-band diet food and I really don't feel I have very much.

I got tomato juice, cranberry-apple juice, gator aid, powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Soup (protein), Unjury unflavored (protein), Unjury sample pack (protein). I also purchased canned chicken, tuna, SF Jello, SF chocolate pudding, cream of potato soup, cream of chicken soup, fruit cups, and apple sauce which are for week 3 and 4.

I don't eat any type of cheese or yogurt ... so my only dairy product will be skim milk.

Per my doctor's instruction:

Immediately after the operation you can have an occasional sip of Water or suck on an ice cube. Don't drink more than this.

Day After Operation you can have a small amount, more often. Drinking too much will cause nausea and/or vomiting. Besides water, you may choose skim milk or 100% juice.

Day 2 to 14 (first 2 weeks) liquids ONLY.

You cannot have it if you cannot drink it through a straw!

Examples include: Skim milk, broth, black coffee (with skim milk), sugar free Kool-Aid, yogurt drinks, Ensure Light (or other such meal replacements), 100% juice, sugar

free carnation instant Breakfast, plain tea, crystal light, sugar free popsicles, diet V8 juice, jello

Day 15 to 28 (second 2 weeks) Blended foods (soft solids - no chewing required).

Examples include: Sugar free pudding, applesauce, smoothies, baby food, soft boiled or scrambled eggs, ripe bananas, mashed potatoes, cream of wheat, liquid soup - low fat

Edited November 11, 201015 yr by al0vely

You're good. Don't go crazy. I still have cans of soup from post op and boxes of sugarfree Jello and pudding I never used. The first few days it was a struggle to get 2 Protein shakes and a bottle of Water in during the day. My doc allowed full liquids for 2 weeks after which included yogurts and pudding and jello, and the day after surgery I ate a total of 1/2 of a pudding cup and couldn't bear any more. If you have to crush pills then mix them in the smallest amount of applesauce you can because you have to eat it all. I got pretty good at mixing my pills into about 1 tablespoon of applesauce... it's so nasty but the less the better. During the liquids phase 1 can of cream of potato soup literally would last me 2 days. And if you've run out of anything you can go to the store... an outing will do you good. But you'll be eating a lot less than you think during that first week. It was about 5 or 6 days before I could really drink, now I can drink all I want with no issue.

You're plenty prepared. Best of luck with your surgery!!!

also... I made sugarfree pudding with skim milk and a couple scoops of protein powder! So with 1/4 cup of pudding I was getting at least 10g protein. Any way you can get it in do... Chocolate pudding with chocolate protein and I used unflavored protein for the other flavors.

I agree that you will have much of what you buy pre-op will last you a very very long time.

One thing that helped me in the liquid phase post-op was drinking Jello. Just make the jello and save a little out before you chill. Sip it slowly. I found the strawberry banana very tasty and soothing.