I am so tired of trying to eat....everything gives me chest pain...i can't deal....I don't get it...I chew until i can't chew anymore and i eat so slow....what am i doing wrong!!!! Ughhhh

We are all different. I can keep minced beef down but not fish, with the exception of canned tuna which I mix with cottage cheese. I have not yet tried chicken but plan to this weekend. Mashed potatoes have been firmly rejected. Hummus gave me heartburn as did pureed lentils. Beans have worked. Mashed avocado has been the best meal!

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You are so right we are all different. It is amazing what our stomachs (aliens) will accept and reject daily. It is truly a guessing game at the beginning to see what will happen with each meal.

Yes, the guessing game is certainly a challenge and tiring! I try to plan what I'll be eating the day before, or at least the morning of. But often, "best laid plans" just don't work out! And my husband is pretty much cooking and eating for himself, so sometimes it's a bit lonely. We're not hungry on the same schedule, and when I do sit and eat with him, I have 2-3 bites and he has a whole plateful. I'm always done long before he is, and sitting there watching him eat is kind of weird.

I'm a bit less than 5 weeks out, so yes, I know, still in healing and transition. Patience was never one of my strong suits! I'm doing my best though...and 34 lbs down (including preop loss of 11 lbs). So I'm hanging in there!

Nice to see what works as I was sleeved on 5/28 so a little behind you. But the only soft foods I've tried so far that went down ok was ...

Baby Bel Cheese -- I eat real small portions and chewed well.

Oikos Greek yogurt -- The Lime flavor tasted like dessert :-)

One that was'nt bad but wasn't smooth sailing either:

Tried Egg Salad ( small amt ) and felt like I had 2 servings @ Thanksgiving dinner!

You are so right we are all different. It is amazing what our stomachs (aliens) will accept and reject daily. It is truly a guessing game at the beginning to see what will happen with each meal.

Aliens- heehee! Love it!!!

I start the soft stuff in a few days. Looking forward to it. I'm on protein shakes and 0 calorie liquids right now.

Reading these threads helps b/c I'm seeing that I need to go VERY slow and even tho I have ideas on what I'm looking forward to trying, that it may not all work out the way I hope.

Thank you!

Aliens- heehee! Love it!!!

I start the soft stuff in a few days. Looking forward to it. I'm on Protein shakes and 0 calorie liquids right now.

Reading these threads helps b/c I'm seeing that I need to go VERY slow and even tho I have ideas on what I'm looking forward to trying, that it may not all work out the way I hope.

Thank you!

You are so welcome. Yes take it very slow. What works one day will not work the next. I have found if I eat something one day and then try to reheat or eat the leftovers the next it does not work. My friend called our stomachs aliens and I thought it was so fitting. It seems to have a mind of its own with its own agenda. We can only hope the alien is happy lol.

Yes, the guessing game is certainly a challenge and tiring! I try to plan what I'll be eating the day before, or at least the morning of. But often, "best laid plans" just don't work out! And my husband is pretty much cooking and eating for himself, so sometimes it's a bit lonely. We're not hungry on the same schedule, and when I do sit and eat with him, I have 2-3 bites and he has a whole plateful. I'm always done long before he is, and sitting there watching him eat is kind of weird.

I'm a bit less than 5 weeks out, so yes, I know, still in healing and transition. Patience was never one of my strong suits! I'm doing my best though...and 34 lbs down (including preop loss of 11 lbs). So I'm hanging in there!

I have turned my eating obsession into a cooking obsession. I cook all the time for my family and I sit and watch them eat after I take a bite or 2 if I can eat it. I get my pleasure from making them healthy dishes that they like now instead of shoving food in my mouth. I have no appetite anyway so it does not bother me at all that I am not eating. I just sit and socialize with them while they are eating. My husband started fo feel bad about eating in front of me but I finally convinced him I am not hungry. I am right with you on your surgery timeline and it is difficult but hopefully will get better soon.

I had the same thing it was a twist near the Hernia repair and stomach

I was sleeved on June 1st and last Friday was put on, what my program calls it, Stage 4 foods last week. Stage 4 is moist, ground meat, lite cheeses, etc. Well, that didn't agree with my tummy. I found myself in the ER Monday night and had a two day sleepover at the hospital along with an exploratory surgery to see what was causing the crushing pain in my stomach. Good news is that my stomach was only inflamed and nothing was leaking. Bad news is that I now have four more weeks of a liquid diet. My surgeon said he was seeing some sleevers who had to be on a liquid diet a lot longer than the other type surgeries. So, take it easy everyone who is looking forward to their next phase of diet. I still dream of the day when I can enjoy a small slice of pizza and a salad <------ my all time favorite meal. I'm a pretty cheap date.

I was sleeved June 4th and I've been able to keep almost everything down. Chicken, Shrimp, beans, eggs... But No Beef lol that one came back to haunt me lol

I'm a pretty cheap date.

So sorry you had that experience! 4 more weeks of liquids would drive me insane. But think of how much weight you'll lose (....looking for the upside here....).

As to being a cheap date...I told my husband I'm the cheapest date ever now. He doesn't have to buy me a drink (I'd get bombed on 1/2 an alcoholic drink now, I'm sure). And if I was REALLY hungry, he could take me to costco on "sample" day. It would be like a buffet, and I'd be full after about 3 tasting stations!

LOL. Cheapest date EVER.