Feb Sleevers-What Are You Eating?

[Ms. Scarlett 6]

Three and a half weeks out and I am on pureed foods, but have also had some soft foods too. I cannot eat more than two tablespoons of anything and found out the hard way how the sleeve lets you know when you have had enough. (ie- vomiting). Best thing I have eaten so far is cottage cheese- how sad is that !! Anyway, today I am down 22 pounds from pre surgery weight and 33 lbs from the beginning of the year.

[Dooter 1,457]

February 13th surgery for me. I'm starting purees today, and actually made a post to get some ideas. I don't quite know how I'm going to blend up a scrambled egg....

[minnie20 8]

Feb 13 surgery also. I have been on pureed/soft foods for 2 weeks now. You don't have to puree everything. My nut said if it is soft enough that you could mush it with a fork, it doesn't have to be pureed. Good Luck

[fat2handsome 6]

i had my vsg on 14 feb. i can eat fish 4 tbs spoon.i did hv to vomit because i ate chicken tikka 6 pcs.

[Jerry Weikert 5]

sleeved feb 22,seems i can handle soft foods ok,not much but some.getting better everyday.for some reason i have been feeling kinda strange lately,hard to describe but i have been having emotional feelings,i feel depressed one minute,and the next i feel great.and when i finally do eat something ten minutes later i feel guilty like i ate to much.im currently getting between 400 and 500 calories and about 40 protein.i try to get the proper amounts of Water, but i usually dont.im afraid im getting dehydrated.plus on top of that when i cough my stomach muscle hurts. sorry for the rambling.

[Reddi4change 27]

I had some pureed chili last night...a few teaspoons...do you think it's too early for that??

[Bedhead 158]

2/6 and I'm eating pretty much anything. My sleeve hasn't vetoed anything so far!

[Reddi4change 27]

Bedhead...I remember we are sleeve twins! That's good your sleeve hasnt rejected anything.

It feels alil funny going down...like i wanna let out a belch type of feeling but no pain...

[Dooter 1,457]

sleeved feb 22,seems i can handle soft foods ok,not much but some.getting better everyday.for some reason i have been feeling kinda strange lately,hard to describe but i have been having emotional feelings,i feel depressed one minute,and the next i feel great.and when i finally do eat something ten minutes later i feel guilty like i ate to much.im currently getting between 400 and 500 calories and about 40 Protein.i try to get the proper amounts of Water,but i usually dont.im afraid im getting dehydrated.plus on top of that when i cough my stomach muscle hurts. sorry for the rambling.

Jerry, I think that is a VERY normal occurrence for us to have the emotional roller coaster effect after this surgery. I read about it in the packet I was given from the surgeon and in other places. Women get a double dose because the weight loss is kicking all the sleeping hormones back into play. I don't know how men and hormones work, but there could be some of that too. It IS an emotional time for all of us, and it's important to get support for yourself during this time. If your surgery was in the U.S., does your surgeon have a support group? Please seek some kind of local support, even if it's going to see your regular doctor. Please let go of the "guilty" thing. We're past that. This is a NEW life!! If you're only taking in that many calories, there's no need to worry. In fact, you may need a few more! You don't want to kill your metabolism by letting your body slip into starvation mode. Also, exercise is a good combatant for the blues. Hard to do when you feel down, but force yourself to do it. I hope any of this is a help.

--danielle

[Spatters3 315]

I was sleeved 2/13 and I am eating soft foods: chicken/tuna/salmon mixed with mayo, cottage/cheddar/sandwich cheese, refried Beans. I even ate a little spaghetti with meat sauce on Sunday and dang, it was good! I am eating 800 to 900 calories a day, and getting 50 to 70 grams of Protein with no Protein supplements. Eating slowly is important so that "uh oh" feeling doesn't surprise me. I still can't tolerate eggs and I love them :-(

I go to my 2nd post-op visit next Tuesday and they're going to draw blood to make sure I am doing well. So, we'll see. I feel fine physically, just a bit tired. I haven't lost more than a pound this past week but I figure my body is just taking a breather :-)

[Tracey37 19]

I am 5 weeks post op and on soft foods , I am having cottage pie , fish with mash, scrambled eggs , cottage chesse , Melba toast with tuna and mayo and in total lost 42 lbs 17lbs was with pre op Diet