I will be traveling in week 6 after my VSG.

And the worst part is that I am doing the West Coast to East Coast jaunt so there will be a whole day either in the air or at airports. Without being able to take any protein drinks with me because of the restrictions, can anyone give me a clue of what to expect to be able to eat at that point? Not real sure where the food selection is at 6 weeks. I just want to be able to plan ahead so I'm not freaking out! I will pack plenty of protein drinks in my luggage but I'm more concerned about the two travel days there and back.

Buy some GoTein for your carryon bag and just ask for water to mix it with. Google it.

Pamela, at six weeks out you should be back on a full/normal diet. I really wouldn't anticipate any problems with eating at that point. Just make wise choices and make sure you are getting enough protein and plenty of water. Have a great trip.

Thank you Susan. I didn't realize that there was a possibility to be on a full diet by then. I've seen so many different time lines.

I was just cleared for a normal diet when I had to go to the east coast for a conference. I took GoTein for being stuck in airports and on the plane (single serving, good stats, mix with water). Otherwise I ate restaurant food and had a ton of leftovers. I brought Protein powder so I could have a Breakfast in my hotel room (brought a shaker bottle and mixed it with unsweetened Starbucks iced coffee I got in the hotel lobby). Eating in restaurants wasn't hard (I just picked whatever protein wasn't fried/breaded). Keeping the Water bottle filled was the biggest challenge.

I gained 2 lbs on my trip, I think it was travel itself, PMS water retention, and restaurant food--but once I came home and got back on track it came right back off. I think learning how to travel with VSG is going to be something I perfect over time.

I'm 3 weeks post-op and traveled this weekend with my mom, aunt and sister. I portioned some Protein powder into individual serving ziploc bags and chose yogurts for breakfast. At restaurants I often had egg beaters or Soup. One restaurant we chose had a crab cake entree that was only lightly breaded, and had very little bready filler. I just picked off the crusty edges. Basically, I tried to stick to soft foods that were good sources of protein. Of course, traveling with my own personal band of food nazis made it easier! I kept myself on track by logging every bite in my Calorie Counter app (fatsecret.com) that I installed on my mobile phone.

ETA: Our post-op diet is 2 weeks Clear liquids, 2 weeks full liquids/pureed foods then 2-4 months of soft foods. My doc has been encouraging me to try more solid foods as tolerated, and the only thing I had any issues with was the pieces of beef in some minestrone soup I tried. The meat seemed soft and I chewed well, but it still seemed to "stick"

Edited September 5, 201015 yr by NLWC.Christa