Has Anyone Cheated On Their Post-Op Diet?

[steeler 2]

what flavor puddings are you all eatting and is it easy to find sugar free/fat free? If so, where can you find it?

[MicNic 0]

what flavor puddings are you all eatting and is it easy to find sugar free/fat free? If so, where can you find it?

Check at you grocery store for the boxed pudding. I have been able to find all kinds of flavors that are SF/FF! Good luck!

[Mjr 1]

Just curious and be honest if anyone has cheated on their post-op diet and what the consequences were? I feel so hungry and have honestly been contemplating putting something in the food processor and having a few bites of a mushie.

I am not sure I cheated per say...but I was sleeved on November 10th....I was always use to eating spicy food and my mouth was missing flavor big time. I wasn't hungry for food just flavor.

So I cheated by buying low fat catalina dressing. If you know anything about catalina dressing it has some very nice spices in it. Once a day i squeezed a little onto my finger just to get the taste of it and it was like all i needed. I told my dr and he laughed and said that is minor considering what some do.

I am not telling you to cheat because I think we shouldn't but you might want to create some ideas of ways you can get what you are missing...and consult your dietician and see if they agree.

[Dawn 16]

SF/FF pudding can be found at any grocery store!! It's in a blue box and there are a few flavors but not always a lot. I bought chocolate, vanilla, Cheesecake and Butterscotch!

[feedyoureye 3,087]

You can mix some Protein Drink powder into your FF/SF instant pudding mix too to boost the Protein and change the flavor too if you want. Mix it in the milk then follow directions for the pudding. I found if you let it set for a while the texture is better. If you are still on liquids you might want to add just a little extra milk so its not too thick.

[jane 2]

I am three days post op and wouldn't dare cheat because I'd be too afraid of something bad happening to me. They moved me to full liquids yesterday but I'm taking it easy and do best with hot tea and hot chicken broth.< /p>

[SassynDirect 2]

Hi, I had my sleeve surgery on 11/29 and I haven't stuck to the original schedule the dietician gave me. I was on Protein shakes & liquids for 2 weeks pre-op and then on Clear Liquids in the hospital. Once at home the scheduled diet was 2 weeks on a liquid diet and then pureed foods for a week then soft for a week, then regular. I was so sick of the liquid diet that I was about to cheat majorly. Luckily I was able to hold out until my follow up with my surgeon 7 days after I left the hospital. He asked what diet I was on and I shared how tired I was of liquids. He said, I could go ahead and progress to the next stage as long as I took it slow and listened to my body.

So I would recommend chatting with your surgeon or dietician, everyone's different and it depends on how you're recuperating. I didn't realize that cheating could cause leaks as I read on this thread - that definitely has me re-thinking my meals! You definitely need to pay attention to your body. I was never good about knowing when I was full so it's kind of a foreign concept to me but once I start burping and feeling gassy, I know that I pushed too much and need to scale back.

Good luck and hang in there, we won't have to eat like this forever!

Sleeved 11/29 by Dr. Wallace, Suburban Surgical Care in IL

Before shakes weighed 310, height 5'2

Day of Surgery weighed 294

as of 12/12 weighed 275

[Sharrinslife 2]

My surgeon says two weeks liquids. You can have Popsicles and Jello. I hate Jello so that was off the table. No pudding no cream of wheat I in fact would kill for some of these. I am think I am craving texture more then anything. I will admit that I had 1/4 teasspoon of mashed potatos last night. No proplems but to be honest I let it dissolve in my mouth then had to have Water to get it off my tongue. I am afraid of complications so now I will wait til tomorrow to have yogurt the first thing I am allowed on mushes.

[Mitzy69 13]

God forgive me, I must confess...I ate 2 Oz of Gerber chicken noodle Soup stage 2...add salt. It was more solid and 2 Oz filled me up. I was satisfied and very low carbs 25 calories. Man oh man...it was like a fillet mignon! Too much liquids are making me so nauseous. I can't drink anymore😣😥 I keep burping it up and comes up in my throat. The baby food was runny and mushy but a bit of heaviness that I couldn't get with Water. sugar free foods make me so nauseous. I am now 239. Had surgery 12/29. I was 250. So 11 pounds in 3 days that's awesome.

[march1 9]

My only cheat has been coffee everyday since sleeve +1 day. I’ve had a small mug each day and one day I had an espresso. There hasn’t been any real consequences except the one day I didn’t have anything but coffee and went out on a 40 minute walk / errand. I was pretty exhausted and felt bad and spent after that. Now I know to have Water and a Protein Shake too before doing anything strenuous.

[Myaiku_Kuraitani 245]

Phase one... Yogurt and a few bites of scrambled eggs. Phase two... I tore off a few pieces of a piece of a baked chicken wing and whatever I didn't finish, my sister did. Hey at least I'm being honest. Doesn't mean I encourage it but the stuff I could eat, I couldn't stand eating to the point I wasn't eating no matter how much anyone told me to eat.

Interesting thing is that it stayed down. I ate what I knew I could handle. I was on the lower side of the 200s then. Probably around 144 today. Guess I'll see later on this morning.

I know I didn't make the best of choices but broth, popsicles and Jello got gross to me real quick.

Hw-273
Sw-226
CW-145
GW-130
Size- 4 or 6, Small in sweats. Small in shirts. depends on how it's cut or made.
Bra Size- 38D

Surgery Date- April 26th, 2017
RNY
"Only those who try will become" FFX

[ItsJustMeToo 42]

I let a Sun Chip disolve in my mouth, lol. I was desperate for something other than Protein Drinks and Soup.

[Mitzy69 13]

So yeah, about cheating while recuperating...I think I will not do again. Oh my gosh! Let me share what I been going through. So I am only on day 7 post op. Gas and pain under left rib is horrible...every time I drink anything I have to make myself burp as its going down. Last night I made my son his favorite meal for his birthday, I thought since I am on solid liquids now I could put a bit in blender and eat it. NEVER AGAIN!

See folks, doctors give us specific guidelines for a reason. To go around this rules, there is a consequence to pay. I realized this last night. I will not do this again because the outcome of me eating what not supposed to and the harm I could have done to myself, is not worth the risk of leakage and getting an infection. So I will stick to the nasty Protein Shakes and Water. I made a choice to get healthy by getting this surgery and I promised to commit to the rules. I am in pain because of breaking the rules. 😣😣😣

[Datsweetbabydoll 2 55]

My doctor told a story about a year after my surgery. He had never lost a patient during surgery and the first person to pass was a female who decided to eat a piece of chicken during her liquid phase. Literally only a few days out of surgery. The outcome was death. Not trying to say this to scare anyone, but there is a reason we MUST do liquids only. There are many stitches inside of us that can be torn from food. And it happened to this female. She bled internally. It’s not worth it! If you must have something, please keep it simple like mash potatoes! Prayers for all!

[Yosy 47]

Cheating hurts not worth it!! Once u are at least a month in ... Its safer to cheat!!

Don't FORGET Y U DID THE SURGERY IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!

U rule food ... Food don't rule u

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