long road ahead

[BigBert24 0]

How u guys doin my name is Roberto and i underwent gastric sleeve surgery on 3-9-11 my highest weight was 320lbs and the day of surgey i was 310lbs. Today is 6 days post op and i am down to 301lbs. I am currently on the liquid diet and i have to say i am having a tough time eating the same thing every day and theres still another 8 days of the liquid diet left!! My doctor tells me that it will get better as i progress to whole foods but right now im battling my mental state of mind watching my family and friends eat, seeing commercials and just generally thinking about great food and its been pretty difficult for me. I am optimistic that things will get better but right now things are brutal for me and ive even had some regret running through my mind about what ive done. If theres anyone out there that have went through what im going through please feel free to give me any advice on whats happening now and if things will get better. THANKS alot any help will b appreciated

[Stacy160 201]

Hi and welcome!! All I can say is that it gets better before you know it. The liquid phase is so boring... are you on full liquids? And what are you eating? I'm sure that collectively we can help you jazz things up a bit!

[BigBert24 0]

yea stacy i am currently on full liquids ive been eating broth that comes in those boxes like progresso chicken and beef flavor, ive been having sugarfree Jello and ill occasionaly have applesauce with my pain pill crushed into it thats about it. Oh yea i also have a Protein Shake daily where i get about 35g in and thats about it. Doesnt sound too fun doesnt it.

[swizzly 901]

If you have a DVR, now would be an excellent time to use it -- to blip past all those food adverts! No sense torturing yourself. When you get onto more "real" foods, you will already feel much better. Good luck!

[Stacy160 201]

Nope, that doesn't sound too fun.

With all the sweetness you get those first few weeks, from the Protein drinks, Jello, popsicles, etc., what really got me through were the creamed Soups. They're not something you're going to want to have much of once you get more into regular foods, but this early out you're SO calorie-restricted that they won't slow you down (the carbs, sodium, etc). Cream of mushroom, chicken, etc... just make sure you strain them to get the chunks out.

My absolute saving grace was Tomato Soup. A little Tomato Soup with a spoonful of plain Greek yogurt (an excellent substitute for sour cream) was heaven for me at the end of the day, after drinking all that sweet stuff all day long! A couple of days before my pureed stage, I'd sprinkle a little bit of shredded cheese on the top and let it melt.

At this stage you can also have yogurt. Your best bet is plain Greek (Fage, Oikos), sweetened yourself with whatever you can think of. Some people mix sugar-free jelly in there (probably not jam at this stage, don't want seeds or anything). My favorite thing was, and is, just some vanilla extract and either Splenda or Truvia. If you have Kroger stores where you live, they have a house brand called Carbmaster which is also an excellent choice... high Protein, low cal, very low carb (3 grams).

That's about all I can remember at the moment! I know the stages seem to last forever, but in a few weeks you'll probably be nervous and think "already?" when it's time to add whole foods back in. Then you can get really creative!

[CBL 3]

How much of the Soup? Does it go by the same 2oz rule as the yogurt, or can you have more?

[CBL 3]

But dude I am right there with ya... same feelings of regret and depression even though I have dropped 30# in the last three weeks between the pre-op diet and the sleeve. I was even sleeved the same day.

Hope it gets better soon.

[Luanne 32]

I am sooo glad that I was by myself thru the liquid stage and that I didn't have to smell or watch food being eaten! I did go out to lunch a few times on the pureed stage and brought baby food to eat while my companions enjoyed theirs. Theirs looked good and I made a mental note to put it on my to-eat list when I could BUT the small sacrifices leading to a lifetime tool is extremely well worth it!!! Hang in!

[brazcan 37]

The second week is better as you can add lots of other liquids. smoothies, Soups, yogurt, juices, etc. By day 11 I started to add some cottage cheese, laughing cow cheese, some blended food. It was fine. Soon you will be over the hard phase and enjoying your new slimer body.

[BigBert24 0]

wow thx for all the suggestions guys i really apprecate it :} and stacy i will definetly try a couple of the things you listed. i have noticed that i can consume a lot of liquids at one time be it the broth or fluids but then again ive read that i truly experience my restriction when i get to solid foods and its cool that someone on this post got sleeved the same day as me, good luck to u man and we should stay in touch and compare our progress. I am definetly lookin forward to next wednsday when i start with soft foods i think its gonna be great thx again everyone for your support

[fern 195]

Cook veggies in the broth and then purée in the blender. Things taste so much better if you can do that. I also had those same feelings. I was bordering on angry that I couldn't eat. But it really does get better. My Dave meal right now ( on full liquids ) is cook carrots, celery, onion (any other veg you like ) in broth til fully fully cooked. Add cooked chicken then throw it all in the blender and purée til totally smooth. You can add a touch of taco seasoning or any other herbs to change it up a bit. Really yummy, plus extra protien from the cooked chicken.

[BigBert24 0]

doing that sounds like a great idea thx alot ill have to try that today

[Billy363627 15]

Be patient your at the top of the hill and the only way is down.. You will get to thick and soft foods soon..I know eating the same thing sucks but you have to realize it is only temporarly.

[sigother 0]

My husband was sleeved on 3-16 and is really having a hard time. He is battling the mental state as well. He is depressed and is beating himself up for not being able to lose weight without surgery. He is also feeling that he will never be able to eat again and that everything is going to change. I have read some of the posts to him to let him know that he is not alone.

How u guys doin my name is Roberto and i underwent gastric sleeve surgery on 3-9-11 my highest weight was 320lbs and the day of surgey i was 310lbs. Today is 6 days post op and i am down to 301lbs. I am currently on the liquid diet and i have to say i am having a tough time eating the same thing every day and theres still another 8 days of the liquid diet left!! My doctor tells me that it will get better as i progress to whole foods but right now im battling my mental state of mind watching my family and friends eat, seeing commercials and just generally thinking about great food and its been pretty difficult for me. I am optimistic that things will get better but right now things are brutal for me and ive even had some regret running through my mind about what ive done. If theres anyone out there that have went through what im going through please feel free to give me any advice on whats happening now and if things will get better. THANKS alot any help will b appreciated

[BigBert24 0]

as hard as it may be right now tell em to hang in there the days after surgery drag but tell him that things will get easier and that he'll feel better as he watches the weight fall off and as he progresses to normal food. lots of luck to him

My husband was sleeved on 3-16 and is really having a hard time. He is battling the mental state as well. He is depressed and is beating himself up for not being able to lose weight without surgery. He is also feeling that he will never be able to eat again and that everything is going to change. I have read some of the posts to him to let him know that he is not alone.