5 Weeks Out

[laurenpaige333 0]

WHat is everyone eating at 5 weeks out, or what did you eat?!

[PdxMan 4,292]

5 weeks out I was eating purees. Any Soup ... I pureed it. My fav was smoked ham & lentil. Great Protein, healthy carbs and bold flavor. I also did chicken veggie a lot, too. I transitioned to turkey chili and also enjoyed clam chowder, but the ham and lenil was my go-to. I was so desperate for flavor and that fit the bill. As time moved on, I pureed less and less to transition my stomach to more solid foods.

Worked for me.

[Ready4success 380]

5 weeks out I was eating purees. Any Soup ... I pureed it. My fav was smoked ham & lentil. Great protein' date=' healthy carbs and bold flavor. I also did chicken veggie a lot, too. I transitioned to turkey chili and also enjoyed clam chowder, but the ham and lenil was my go-to. I was so desperate for flavor and that fit the bill. As time moved on, I pureed less and less to transition my stomach to more solid foods.

Worked for me.[/quote']

The smoked ham and lentil, was that homemade or bought from a deli? If homemade, where did you find the recipe? Thanks!

[MJ's comingN2form 103]

I'm 5wks out can I have raw oysters on the shell? I don't swallow them from the shell I fix on crackers and chew away..input??

[PdxMan 4,292]

The smoked ham and lentil' date=' was that homemade or bought from a deli? If homemade, where did you find the recipe? Thanks![/quote']

Oye, it was homemade, so ...

I just got some smoked ham hocks from the grocery store, soaked lentils overnight, and tossed in lots of onions, carrots and peas. I love peas in Soups. I added a tablespoon of chicken bouillon and cooked in a crock pot all night. Took the hocks out, peeled off the meat, diced and puréed.

So good. I make a good sized batch, for sure, and put the leftovers in 8oz mason jars. You know ... Jelly jars and put them in the freezer. Walk out the door to work with one and I ate it all day long. cheap eating, too.

[PdxMan 4,292]

I'm 5wks out can I have raw oysters on the shell? I don't swallow them from the shell I fix on crackers and chew away..input??

Wow ... Raw oysters at 5 weeks ... I wouldn't try it. I couldn't do solid meats (steak) until I was 6 months out. I blended chicken and tuna with a fork until then.

And with crackers? Did your NUT say crackers were OK for you? I can't imagine they would, but I have heard of crazier things.

Have you asked your NUT this question? Seems like a meal closer to 5 months than 5 weeks.

[Ready4success 380]

Oye' date=' it was homemade, so ...

I just got some smoked ham hocks from the grocery store, soaked lentils overnight, and tossed in lots of onions, carrots and peas. I love peas in Soups. I added a tablespoon of chicken bouillon and cooked in a crock pot all night. Took the hocks out, peeled off the meat, diced and puréed.

So good. I make a good sized batch, for sure, and put the leftovers in 8oz mason jars. You know ... Jelly jars and put them in the freezer. Walk out the door to work with one and I ate it all day long. cheap eating, too.[/quote']

Yum, that sounds good. Thanks!

[Ljp 157]

Baked fish & tuna wrked real good for me.

[Izuri 428]

I'm about 5 and a half weeks out and I eat a wide variety of things. I'm on soft foods now until 3 month appointment. I have had: meatloaf (ground turkey), sloppy joes (ground beef), caprese salad (cutting off skins/seeds of Tomato, leaving off basil), baked salmon, tilapia, cottage cheese, canned chicken (cause it's softer) mixed w/ pizza sauce with ff mozzarella on top to soothe my pizza craving - didn't work but still was tasty, string cheese, mushy/very soft veggies, a lot of Soups - usually i add Beans and cook until really soft to add some Protein, still on a lot of Protein shakes, I've tried a couple different types of fruit, like bananas - stuff without any kind of skin, cream of wheat, many types of cheese, cooked chicken in crockpot w/salsa until soft then shredded and added a little guacamole/salsa/cheese, stew w/soft beef - took out potatoes, I think in the next week or so I'll make some spicy lentil dahl which I loved pre-op, tuna fish salad - great if you add just a little tomato and avocado, egg salad, scrambled eggs, yogurt....

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. I try and have something different most days because if I eat the same my body likes to get into a routine. Once it's in that routine it likes to stall, and those can be hard to break. Have had that problem other times trying to lose weight.

Hope that helps!