Uggg I'm not hungry. Which is great but I really want something other than SOUP... I want to SINK my teeth into something. I'm post op day 9 and really if I never have another simple liquid soup again in my life YEP I think I will be OK..... any suggestions, I have to 21 days.

I hear ya!! For me, I never ever want to see jello again! I'm looking forward to starting pureed food on Monday - at least then I can have something with some flavor.

Ugh, I have supposedly another 4 -5 weeks of liquid. I can't even get the liquid in I need. I want instant mashed potatoes with cheese and Tabasco, because someone was talking about Tabasco today. I know I can't handle it, because I can barely handle my liquids.

Well, I have been on puree since last Friday, and I have been "pureeing" my food by chewing it to death. Well, I am sitting here in SO MUCH PAIN that I am going back to protein drinks tomorrow. It isn't worth the pain. I barely ate anything. Maybe 3 ounces. My problem is I eat too fast. I am supposed to eat baby bites, and wait a minute between bites. I haven't mastered this, and I just ain't willing to go through this again. Flavor is good, but not like this. LESSON LEARNED BODY!

If you must chew, SF popsicles (chew, then let them dissolve in your mouth) and crushed ice will give you the sensation of chewing.

I am on day 7 post op and I am allowed to start puréed food today. I am at a loss of what to eat.... Any suggestions? I see some of you are on puréed too!

When I was eating pureed foods, I ate mostly baby food because it was convenient. It was a little weird at first, but if you add in some seasonings, it's not too bad. You can blend almost anything into a puree, but some things just don't work well like that. Smoothies are good if you're allowed to have fruit. If not, use your favorite flavor of powdered protine and skim milk.

Wow I'm 20 days out and still on full liquids, good luck with the pureeds. Go slow try only one thing at a time and only a little bit at a time. Seems most people do well with a few teaspoons of refried Beans with ff sour cream on top. Instant mashed potatoes with ff gravy, but only a little bit at a time.

I believe tuna blended with celery salt, and ff mayo or miracle whip is something a lot of people do.

I'm looking forward to trying tuna eventually. I just hope that I get off full liquids Wednesday. I'll be 23 days out and I could use a little change I think.

Thanks for the advice! I hope you get to progress on Wednesday!