Has anyone else been sleeved by Dr. Cirangle ? If so pleeease reply... I have a few questions on what you've been eating because they're food guidelines don't suggest much. Please help.

I had surgery with Dr. Cirangle about 7 months ago. What your question?

What kind of soft foods did u eat ? They told me my soft phase is restricted n limited to cottage cheese tofu eggs Greek yogurt n my protein supplements... I've been eating those n I'm so bored of it except eggs. There's got to be more I can eat besides just those. :/

How far out are you?

I do remember being quite frustrated with the limited options in weeks 2-4. I looked back at MyFitnessPal journal, though, and realized I really stuck to those items listed in my soft food phase. It did get boring, but I tried to push through it the best I could because I wasn't losing as much as he wanted me to in my first month. The best way I varied things was by having a lot of Soup with Protein added. I pureed French Onion, added Protein powder and extra tofu to Miso Soups, tomato, chicken w/vegetables, roasted cauliflower. Sometimes I would add less than an ounce of very soft things like cooked mushrooms, okra, asparagus to the broths as well. That gave me some texture, but was soft enough that with a lot of chewing was not going to do harm to the healing stomach. I also allowed very small amounts of ripe, soft avocado that would melt in my mouth. Once or twice I cooked a Trader Joe's chicken meatball - literally, one meatball - in a little broth to get it really moist. Then I'd fork it apart until it was mush, add like a teaspoon of marinara sauce (no sugar on ingredient list) and that was a nice treat. I'd still chew like crazy, but it was mush before I swallowed it.

Do you have protein Jell-O? I make mine with unflavored powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury powder for a different kind of treat, even now at 7 months.

Do you add anything like a tablespoon of applesauce to the cottage cheese?

I would stick as closely as you can to the plan. It does work, worked for me. And it will go by faster than you think. I still do all those things in the soft phase now, one of them almost every day. Once you hit solids, the variety comes back and you'll realize this was worth it.

If you want to friend me on MFP to look at my old journals from Feb/Mar, then send me your MFP name. I haven't journaled in months b/c I rotate the same meals now and it was becoming monotonous

My advice? Hang in there... its gonna be boring for a while!

I ate lots of eggs... scrambled with cheese or with salsa. Lots of pureed soups, Protein Jello & SF pudding, I even strained vegetable beef soup and had the broth. I did lots of avocados mushed with some salt too. I love, love, loved curry paste- added it to some cottage cheese and it was delish! I also tried the ricotta bake recepie (search for it on the food forum)... it was awesome.

Emlefe is right, stick to his plan- it works. I promise it does go by fast and before you know it, you will be moving right along and onto more solid foods.

How far out are you?

I do remember being quite frustrated with the limited options in weeks 2-4. I looked back at MyFitnessPal journal' date=' though, and realized I really stuck to those items listed in my soft food phase. It did get boring, but I tried to push through it the best I could because I wasn't losing as much as he wanted me to in my first month. The best way I varied things was by having a lot of soup with Protein added. I pureed French Onion, added protein powder and extra tofu to Miso soups, tomato, chicken w/vegetables, roasted cauliflower. Sometimes I would add less than an ounce of very soft things like cooked mushrooms, okra, asparagus to the broths as well. That gave me some texture, but was soft enough that with a lot of chewing was not going to do harm to the healing stomach. I also allowed very small amounts of ripe, soft avocado that would melt in my mouth. Once or twice I cooked a Trader Joe's chicken meatball - literally, one meatball - in a little broth to get it really moist. Then I'd fork it apart until it was mush, add like a teaspoon of marinara sauce (no sugar on ingredient list) and that was a nice treat. I'd still chew like crazy, but it was mush before I swallowed it.

Do you have protein Jell-O? I make mine with unflavored unjury powder for a different kind of treat, even now at 7 months.

Do you add anything like a tablespoon of applesauce to the cottage cheese?

I would stick as closely as you can to the plan. It does work, worked for me. And it will go by faster than you think. I still do all those things in the soft phase now, one of them almost every day. Once you hit solids, the variety comes back and you'll realize this was worth it.

If you want to friend me on MFP to look at my old journals from Feb/Mar, then send me your MFP name. I haven't journaled in months b/c I rotate the same meals now and it was becoming monotonous [/quote']

I am going to be a month out on 9/3 . Thanks so much for responding. Your post helped a lot.

-I can have avocado ? I asked the nutrionist if I could and she said it has to much fat-_____- but I have had SOME because I LOVE it.

-cottage cheese! No haven't tried adding anything. I was scared to add something n if it didn't taste good I didn't want it to go to waste do I never did add anything. I am going to try the applesauce! Any other good ideas for the cottage cheese?

-my MFP is itzcookiez408 I just started using the app so i forget to put stuff in sometimes lol. But it's a great app!!

- thanks so much for your input where did u have your surgery?

My advice? Hang in there... its gonna be boring for a while!

I ate lots of eggs... scrambled with cheese or with salsa. Lots of pureed soups' date=' Protein Jello & SF pudding, I even strained vegetable beef soup and had the broth. I did lots of avocados mushed with some salt too. I love, love, loved curry paste- added it to some cottage cheese and it was delish! I also tried the ricotta bake recepie (search for it on the food forum)... it was awesome.

Emlefe is right, stick to his plan- it works. I promise it does go by fast and before you know it, you will be moving right along and onto more solid foods.[/quote']

Thank u!! It's nice to c what other ppl are eating. It helps out a lot cuz I get stuck n just don't know what to do !

I am going to be a month out on 9/3 . Thanks so much for responding. Your post helped a lot.

-I can have avocado ? I asked the nutrionist if I could and she said it has to much fat-_____- but I have had SOME because I LOVE it.

-cottage cheese! No haven't tried adding anything. I was scared to add something n if it didn't taste good I didn't want it to go to waste do I never did add anything. I am going to try the applesauce! Any other good ideas for the cottage cheese?

-my MFP is itzcookiez408 I just started using the app so i forget to put stuff in sometimes lol. But it's a great app!!

- thanks so much for your input where did u have your surgery?

Yeah, I know. The avocado is "technically" a bit of a no-no b/c of the fat content. And I love his nutritionist, she's very smart and gives wonderful guidance. So this was me straying a little from the plan. But I have two sisters who are Naturopathic doctors and they tout the health benefits of avocado to no end. It's a healthy fat, good source of Fiber (which I needed by a month out). Just be sure to keep it to a small amount, enjoy it for it's flavor and texture. I think out of a 56g Hass avocado, I would eat about 15g tops -- and only every other 1-2 days. It was a treat, not a staple.

Cottage Cheese: Homemade salsa (so I could keep the sugar and salt content low), salt & pepper, tomato slices, even w/avocado. Again, measuring everything and tracking it all in MFP to watch carb counts. Even the applesauce was unsweetened or I made with real apples with my blender thingy.

I had my surgery at Good Samaritan in San Jose. It went really well with no complications at all, I was very pleased with Dr. Cirangle's work.

Again, they try to keep most patients away from fatty and sugary foods (even fruits) b/c it's a slippery slope to getting a taste of something so good, then wanting/adding more or going for other foods like them. It's not that avocado, blueberries, or applesauce are bad for you -- they just want to be sure you only use a small amount (in the beginning) and use it sparingly for some variety to keep you sane. But it requires self-monitoring to keep within the protein/carb/sugar/fat limits they ask of you!

I had it at good Samaritan In San Jose too! yes I really like dr. Cirangle and Gabriella is super informative. Thank u for the advice n suggestions ! This forum makes it do much easier to go through all this because your not the only one.

•Highest Weight - 240 •Surgery Weight 8/3 -230 •Current Weight 8/31 -203