Not to say I am... but if I were to eat one or two tortilla chips 5 days out from surgery what would happen? Or a bite of chicken? Granted it is a very small amout and I chew it to liquid stage and it is only maybe once a day? I mean besides my stomach stretching and me being a bad, bad girl?

What were you eating a week out out from surgery?

I wonder the same thing... I haven't cheated either but I do wonder what would happen????

I would stick with your Drs orders... Your stomach hasn't healed and you could potentially injure your new tool, regardless of how little the bite or how well you chew. At 1 week out I wasn't eating anything but SF popsicles.

Don't cheat it's hard I know I just got mine Thursday the 26th. If you eat somthing you can get a leak in your sleeve

I was "eating" Protein shakes one week out. At two weeks out, I was able to eat yogurt and refried Beans.

I wouldn't cheat, there is no reason to risk a leak. Plus, it's a slippery slope and isn't that what got us here in the first place? Sorry to preach, I need to hear it too.

I'm 2 days out and I can't even fathome why you want to do something like this...don't get me wrong I understand everyone has their own daemons but you just went through a life changing event and " wondering " what would happen?? Have you sat back and wondered what would happen if you weren't fortunate enough to have this proceedure?? Dr give orders because they know what is best and what the consequences are if they are not followed.

Sorry for the tough love but this kind of talk just infuriates me.

theres a reason y ur dr gives u food stages, they're not trying 2 starve us, i've read about complications from eating things ur not supposed to,ur sleeve is not healed yet,besides leaks, theres food that can get stuck IN UR STAPLES!... leading to lumps,abcess, etc...its hard i knw..i dint think there was anybody in the world being more miserable than me! 9 wks out,i survived (jst think 4 a minute, if ur willing 2 cheat evn though u put ur life at risk, WAT R U GONNA DO WEN U CAN EAT WATEVER??"/

I would strongly suggest that you follow your doctor's instruction. First, you have a very long incision. It takes at least 8 weeks for your stomach to heal. If you eat something to rough it can get caught a cause a lot of pain. That's why you cant have anything with seeds or nuts. Second, it can expand and ripe your incision causing a mass infection in your abdominal area that can be life threatening. My doctor told us that he had a patient eat one crouton one week after surgery. It expanded and opened the incision. The area the holds your stomach is a very sterile. Because the incision opened, a massive infection happen to this poor guy and he was in the hostipal for 6 week in intensive care. He was lucky...he almost died from eating one small crouton!

My diet was as follows:

Week 1 & 2- all Clear liquids (broth, popsicles, decaf tea/coffee NO CREAMER - it curdles)

Week 3 & 4 - full liquids (blended Soup, cream of chicken soup, milk, yogurt, sugar free pudding/jello)

Week 5 to 8 - mushy diet (blended chicken salad, blended tuna salad, soft cheese, cottage cheese with blended peaches, apple sauce, ...)

Week 8 and beyond - no restriction (only 1/4 of a cup or 4 tbsps of food as 2 tbsp of Protein, 1 tbsp of veg, and 1 tbsp of fruit)

You will have pain. Eat the jello & diet snapple for 1 week. Your body needs to heal.

U guys are right. A week ago b4 surgery when I would hear about people cheating even a yar out I just thought they were sooo stupid. But now that I am actually in the thick of of all. Just getting out the hosiptal today surviving on purely chicken broth and jello... I just feel like I need a better menu selection. I don't think I know what to eat and I hate this feeling of hunger but no room. I would be ok if it was the soft stage... but I feel like I'll never get there. What is week 2 like realistically as far as what u can eat?

U guys are right. A week ago b4 surgery when I would hear about people cheating even a yar out I just thought they were sooo stupid. But now that I am actually in the thick of of all. Just getting out the hosiptal today surviving on purely chicken broth and jello... I just feel like I need a better menu selection. I don't think I know what to eat and I hate this feeling of hunger but no room. I would be ok if it was the soft stage... but I feel like I'll never get there. What is week 2 like realistically as far as what u can eat?

Hang in there, it will get better. Week two, even though I was "allowed" to eat yogurt, applesauce, cottage cheese and anything of similar consistency, realistically speaking I was only *ABLE* to eat cottage cheese and SF popsicles. I suggest not buying a whole lot until you discover what your sleeve will tolerate.

If you did you would surely regret it. I've been there and it hurts like hell going down. I immediately threw up and had chest pains. It feels like food is stuck in your esphogus.

I always find the "cheating" topic interesting because it seems that there are so many different post-op diets. What is considered cheating on a doctor's orders, may not be considered cheating on another doctor's orders. For me, my doctor insists that we do not eat anything but broth, protein shakes, and water the first 4 weeks. Then week 5, we can try cottage cheese, mozzarella, and greek yogurt. On Week 6, we are allowed mushy food. But, when I see what other members post as to their diet, it seems that I should be able to do mushy foods by at least 3 weeks. That is just so annoying to me because I want to eat darn it! Anyways, I guess at this point there is nothing that we can responsibly do except follow what the instructions are. I would definitely not have the guts to cheat on the first week though =)

Sugar free pudding, creamy soups. And anything is better than jello, popsicles, and diet snapple. And you can have yogurt, slim fast shakes. I hear if you freeze them & let them thaw some, it's like a frosty. Plus it's a month...it will not be fun, but I didn't go through that surgery and gas pain and potassium torture just to come right home a eff everything up. When I go to the dr. on Tuesday, I want to be wowed when I get on the scale.

Aside from the complications i'm a strong believe that one bite leads to another. My friend had the sleeve and has lost a good amt of weight...but then started eating bad foods and lots of drinks and now shes gained back some weight. She thinks that her stomach has stretched out....That sucks I mean we go through all this to eventually hit goal and end up screwing it up for a couple good bites of food. Isn't one purpose of the sleeve to change out ways??? <-------------tough love too Don't cheat!