I am officially two weeks post op today. I had my NUT visit today and was given a list of foods I can eat for the next four weeks. Of course the list has eggs, refried Beans, cheese, ect. I went to the store today and brought everything on the list. The funny thing is I feel very overwhelmed by food right now. The pre-surgery me never felt like that. But the new me is like ok what should I eat........ We went over portion sizes at my appt. and they recommend eating 1/4 cup of food at a time. I'm also worried about the list and hoping I will like some of the things that I never would have ate before like cottage cheese YUCK. Also they have ricotta cheese????? I know about ricotta on lasagna and in food but are you suppose to just scoop it out and eat it plain. Also with the refried beans do you just eat them plain?

So VETS I need your help with this or else I'll be eating eggs for the next 4 weeks!!!

Try this website http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/08/pureed-foods.html

Fauxsagna was, without a doubt- my favorite!

Fauxsagna was, without a doubt- my favorite!

What's Fauxsagna?

Hummus, eggs, chicken salad spread, several soft cheeses, mushed avacado and TOBIKO!!! Also butternut squash mushed...mmmm

Refried beans and cheese (mixed and warmed up in micro, can add salsa or sour cream on top, you'll be surprised how good this is!), Eggface's ricotta bake (nummy - that was my fauxsagna!), and pureed soups (campbells bean with bacon, clam chowder, split pea) and my homemade pureed black bean soup. A bit later, canned chicken breast salad mixed with mayo or avocado, or both!

Once I was able to eat eggs, I've been hooked ever since. I eat them still nearly every single day. Yummyy!!

Beans are great as well. Just take your time. If you need to take a time out and have a Protein shake. I know I substituted several meals a day at that stage with Protein shakes and got back to eating real food slowly.

Day six for me and I am already sooooo looking forward to mushies! I love micro-warmed cottage cheese with cinn/splenda already from my pre-op diet. Looking forward to healing and moving up the ladder to real food some day soon!

Fauxsagna was, without a doubt- my favorite!

What's Fauxsagna?

Mix some cottage and ricotta cheese together- sprinkle on garlic, a bit of spaghetti sauce and top with mozzarella. Microwave until heated through and ENJOY!! Super full of Protein too!

Wow, 1/4 cup of food at a time? I'd love to know if you actually manage to do that. I've also just started my 3rd week post-op, and I can barely eat 1 tablespoon at a time (and sometimes not even that much). My surgeon's office recommended starting off with 1-2 tablespoons at a time, 5-6 times a day (this is for 2nd week post-op when I started mushy foods) but I just can't do it. The most I can do is 4 times a day, and as I said, about 1 tablespoon at a time. Any more and I get the most awful feeling which usually lets up only when I throw up... not pleasant. I must admit that as much as I prepared myself for this surgery and read up about it, I didn't realize I'd be eating THIS little. I've always been a really, really high-volume eater so this is the weirdest experience for me.

EGGS !!! sunnyside up with some ranchero sauce. and a couple bites of beans..mmm

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So good and very easy to go down thanks guys. I'm going to try refried Beans very soon. Tried eggs today and they don't taste so great ugh. Also I can only eat a couple of spoonfuls at a time and I get so full.

Starting to realize that I don't enjoy eating anymore its just something I have to do.