Evening all I'm Valerie and I'm a new sleever! I had my surgery on 10/23 and as of 10/31 I was down 18lbs and as of today I'm down 22lbs...I'm in the second phase of eating and I can't think of anything good to eat besides the Protein shakes and potatoes ***ANY IDEAS OR recipes *****below are two photos before my surgery and two weeks after .I can tell that I have lost weight in my legs And my stomach Ohhhh and my chubby face..LOL but in all I'm excited and can't wait to enjoy this journey ...

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my surgery date was 10/16. Some of the things I have ate are : refried beans (thinned down with beef stock and a little grated cheese), tomato soup, greep pea soup, chili.. just eat slow and chew well on the chili.. i have lost 2o lbs post op.

Are you on Full Liquid stage? If yes, I had creamy tomatoe soup with Ms. Dash seasoning, apple sauce, jello, sugar free pudding, cream of chicken soup...anything that was thicker that both but not a thick as mash potatoes.

@ E-Girl no I'm on pureed food now!

Cream soup, refried beans, eggs, shakes that was about all I ate in puréed stage. I would be careful with the potatoes, don't make that a habit. I know you think what little you can eat couldn't hurt but its not a good habit. I say no to sugar, pasta, potatoes, bread.

@ readytolose2012 OK thanks a lot... this was a choice on my list so I tried it! Hmmmm Now im confused! LOL

I like the buffalo chicken recipe on here and egg salad. Yesterday for breakfast I took frozen turkey sausage and blended it so a dust, mixed it with I egg and scrambled it. Then put a bit of salsa on it. 120 cals and like 15g protein

Donny sounds yummy