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I am tired of the pureed stuff and the liquid stuff. What else is there? HELP! I don't know what to do!

I had my surgery 9/3 and am on regular foods. I ate a lot of refried Beans with cheese...have you tried that?

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I am tired of the pureed stuff and the liquid stuff. What else is there? HELP! I don't know what to do!

I'm 2 weeks postop and tired of purées too. I have 2 more weeks on purées before I transition to regular food. I'm just so ready to chew. I've been eating ice and that seems to help. I'm eating a lot of refried Beans and egg salad. This week I'm going to make tuna patties (like salmon patties except with tuna) and I use a small amount of almond meal instead of flour. It's really soft so I think it will be easy to eat.

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I had bite of roasted chicken and it wah wonderful....I'm on puree for another week

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At this moment I wish I'd never done this!

I'm so sorry:( it will get better.

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I'm having regrets again. This is so hard!

I felt exactly the same way.....I made me an egg white with cheddar cheese omelet and chewed the hell out if it. I'm 2 weeks out and eating what I want, but in moderation. It's all healthy high Protein as I can get. Canned chicken smashed to hell with a lil light mayo. I've had it 3 times and feel great! You may need more calories, especially if you're exercising. I couldn't get enough calories in...so I expanded my diet. The key is to chew the hell out of it so you're new tummy doesn't have to do much work. The egg omelet was like an experience. Just to chew something was heaven. Now....that's what I did and it's working for me. Be careful and try things lil by lil. Don't be hard on yourself. You made this decision to live a healthy full life and you deserve just that. I'm heard if you need some more ideas. :-)

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I felt exactly the same way.....I made me an egg white with cheddar cheese omelet and chewed the hell out if it. I'm 2 weeks out and eating what I want' date=' but in moderation. It's all healthy high Protein as I can get. Canned chicken smashed to hell with a lil light mayo. I've had it 3 times and feel great! You may need more calories, especially if you're exercising. I couldn't get enough calories in...so I expanded my diet. The key is to chew the hell out of it so you're new tummy doesn't have to do much work. The egg omelet was like an experience. Just to chew something was heaven. Now....that's what I did and it's working for me. Be careful and try things lil by lil. Don't be hard on yourself. You made this decision to live a healthy full life and you deserve just that. I'm heard if you need some more ideas. :-)[/quote']

I'm afraid to try things I shouldn't eat :( you haven't had any problems? I'm on full liquids for another week then onto soft foods for 2 weeks, but I soooooo wanna just chew something til it's mush but so scared lol

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I'm afraid to try things I shouldn't eat :( you haven't had any problems? I'm on full liquids for another week then onto soft foods for 2 weeks' date=' but I soooooo wanna just chew something til it's mush but so scared lol[/quote']

I tried egg whites first and nada. I needed something. I had to do a 2 week prior to surgery diet that was torturous for the first two weeks. Lol. Asking me to do another month of that crap was a no go. I am highly attuned to my body and take my time. I haven't done anything that has been unhealthy. I've chewed the hell out of it and I don't get gas or burps. The hardest part is to not have a sip or two during eating. It's important to take the steps you feel good with. I'm sure my doc and dietician will disagree with me. However, like they've told me from the start....EVERYONE is different. :-). I wish you a wonderful journey on your path to great health and living a full life!!!

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I felt exactly the same way.....I made me an egg white with cheddar cheese omelet and chewed the hell out if it. I'm 2 weeks out and eating what I want' date=' but in moderation. It's all healthy high Protein as I can get. Canned chicken smashed to hell with a lil light mayo. I've had it 3 times and feel great! You may need more calories, especially if you're exercising. I couldn't get enough calories in...so I expanded my diet. The key is to chew the hell out of it so you're new tummy doesn't have to do much work. The egg omelet was like an experience. Just to chew something was heaven. Now....that's what I did and it's working for me. Be careful and try things lil by lil. Don't be hard on yourself. You made this decision to live a healthy full life and you deserve just that. I'm heard if you need some more ideas. :-)[/quote']

I'm so glad I'm not the only one!! I am 2 1/2 wks PostOp and I've suddenly found my Protein Shakes to be disgusting. Not sure why... But they're just distasteful. It's been a lil over 4wks (including PreOp diet) that I've been drinking NOTHING BUT liquids and protein shakes. I needed to give it a break. So I've been sampling different things, chicken, chicken noodle Soup, Beans, rice, omelets, etc. making sure I too, CHEW THE HELL out of it!! Lol so far so good!! Might I add I am still Losing the weight!!!! #SomethingHad2Give #ChoosingWisely

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I'm so glad I'm not the only one!! I am 2 1/2 wks PostOp and I've suddenly found my Protein Shakes to be disgusting. Not sure why... But they're just distasteful. It's been a lil over 4wks (including PreOp diet) that I've been drinking NOTHING BUT liquids and Protein shakes. I needed to give it a break. So I've been sampling different things, chicken, chicken noodle Soup, Beans, rice, omelets, etc. making sure I too, CHEW THE HELL out of it!! Lol so far so good!! Might I add I am still Losing the weight!!!! #SomethingHad2Give #ChoosingWisely

You go! One I stopped feeling pain it was on! Lol. Ok I found these protein chips that are 10g's of protein and 130 calls per bag. Health-Wise is the brand. I put my tuna with light mayo on each lil cracker. Yuuuuummmyy! It was less than 2 oz of tun, but the two together were 28 g's of protein and I had no issues at all. I felt normal. Today for lunch I did it with chicken and mayo while my kids ate Sonic right in front of me. I looked at what they were eating and remember.....that's what gave me high cholesterol and all this weight that I'm trying to get off. NO THANK YOU!

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Has anyone watched Fat Sick and Nearly a Dead?

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You go! One I stopped feeling pain it was on! Lol. Ok I found these Protein chips that are 10g's of protein and 130 calls per bag. Health-Wise is the brand. I put my tuna with light mayo on each lil cracker. Yuuuuummmyy! It was less than 2 oz of tun' date=' but the two together were 28 g's of protein and I had no issues at all. I felt normal. Today for lunch I did it with chicken and mayo while my kids ate Sonic right in front of me. I looked at what they were eating and remember.....that's what gave me high cholesterol and all this weight that I'm trying to get off. NO THANK YOU![/quote']

Where did you buy the Health-Wise chips?

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Where did you buy the Health-Wise chips?

Bariatric Choice...under Protein Foods and select Snacks.< /p>

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