I am 5 days after surgery and everything is going great! Went to lunch with old friends after church and had a great time (I just had my drink and was fine with that). I was wondering, however, what I will be able to eat after the first two week liquid diet?

Edited December 21, 200916 yr by newfor2010

What does your program recommend?

My regimen was:

2 weeks clears (I did 17 days)

2 weeks of full liquids (my surgeon let me just do one week)

2 weeks of mushies

2 weeks of soft solids

then slowly progress to regular solid food

I followed a few different variations of surgeon's post-op diet. This one is from Dr. Aceves, and it gave me some ideas to break up the monotony of the "regular" stuff on the full liquid and mushy stage.

POST-OP DIET:

Here are a few ideas concerning the post op diet

Day 1 thru 5 ( Clear Liquids Only )

fruit juice ( apple, grape, cranberry )

Propel

broth

Jello-O

Water

Tea

Protein Water by Kellogg’s

Water popsicles

Clear Protein drinks only ( example Isopure, powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury )

Day 6-10 ( thin liquids )

All of the above and:

Natural Vegetable Juices ( example Carrot, V-8 juice )

Protein drinks mixed with water ( example Matrix )

whey nectar Protein Mix

Day 11 thru 20 ( full liquids )

Cream Soups

Yogurt

Jello-O

Boiled pureed fruit ( example apple, pear) applesauce

Watermelon, papaya or melon in small pieces

Low fat milk 1 or 2%

Water, Propel, tea

Soy beverages

sugar free pudding

Protein shakes and protein powders mixed with milk

Day 21 thru 30 ( soft food )

Soft food should be the consistency of a thick liquid ( no chunks or solid material ) and it should be chewed very well before swallowing until it is a liquid consistency )

Tofu

Low fat cottage cheese

Cereal

oatmeal

Precooked pureed rice

Low fat Yogurt

Yogurt mixed with fruit very well blended

Cream soups

eggs

Boiled pureed fruit ( example pear, apple )

Watermelon, papaya or melon in small pieces

Boiled pureed vegetables

Beans

Day 31st and beyond ( solid food )

Fish,

Chiken

meat

Turkey

Vegetables

Fruit

A diet consisting of 800 calories and 70 grams of protein should be your goal.

There is a book called " Weight loss Surgery for Dummies"

Authors: Kurian, Thompson and Davidson

You might find it helpful.

I contains several recipes and ideas on what to eat after surgery

Grilled Marinated Tuna with Lime

Herbed Beef Patties

Turkey Meatballs

Seafood salad

chicken Salad

A diet consisting of 600-800 calories and about 70 grams of protein should be the goal

Protein will not only help you heal and build muscle mass but acts as a

natural appetite suppressant.

Concerning protein supplements here are a few ideas:

Isopure protein drinks - 40 grams of protein per bottle.

Isopure you mix with water - 50 grams of protein.

You can find them at GNC.

"Protein Water" by Kellogg’s - 5 grams of protein per drink.

You can find it at WallMart

Unjuryclear protein drinks - UNJURY Medical Quality Whey Protein Isolate. Great Tasting Whey Protein Supplements for Everyday Health! High Protein and High Quality.

Not so good tasting.

New Whey Nectar Protein mixis very good but it is kind of expensive.

It is said to be one of the best tasting protein products in the market today.

You can get itat GNC or on line

www.google.com/products?client=safari&rls=en&q=whey+nectar+protei n&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

Some patients enjoymaking popsicles and Jell-O Jigglers out ofproteinliquid.

Others enjoy Swanson Clearbroth that comes in a can .

But most enjoydelicious homemade broth using chayote squash for flavor

( they strain the broth to make it clear)

CHICKEN AND FRESH VEGETABLE BROTH

2-3 pieces of chicken for every 2 bowls of broth1 celery stalk

1chayote (hispanic grocery stores)1 carrot

2zucchini2 small tomatoes

2small onionscilantro (optional)

salt to taste

- BOIL chicken pieces for approx. 20 minutes

- ADD celery, chayote, and carrot

- SIMMER 30 minutes

- ADD zucchini,m tomatoes and onions

- SIMMER15 more minutes (cilantro is optional)

- STRAIN and serve.

You can also buy powder chicken broth that contains 10 grams protein per serving.

You can find it on Amazon.com, it is called ProCel

When you start on full liquids try Matrix 5.0 protein drinks.

Protein shakes and mixes are very good tasking.You will need to wait until they are allowed in you food stage.

Advocare high protein drinks called “Meal Replacement shakes “have Vitamins added to them andare a great optiontoo

FOLLOWING THE POST OP DIET IS VERY IMPORTANT

REMEMBERWE ARE TRYING TO PROTECT THE STAPLE LINE

THE SCAR TISSUE IS STILL FORMING AROUND IT

DO NOT OVERFILL YOUR STOMACH AND DO NOT JUMP ANY FOOD STAGES

Wow! Thanks for all the info...I really appreciate it.

Tiffy, this is a fantastic post. I'm going to bookmark it for when I'm post-op!