Ok so I understand that week one post op is CLEAR liquid ONLY. 600 cals/ 60-90 grams Protein?

Week two is full liquids? So we can now drink Protein shakes and thin puréed Soups and anything you can drink through a straw (but don't actually use a straw) right?

Week three is puréed? So.... What? Like the consistency of baby food?

Week four and five is where it gets very confusing in the paperwork they emailed me.

Please tell me what you ate weeks four and five maybe even six...

Thankyou so much ! :-)

I'm assuming your weeks 4-6 are soft foods? My soft foods were later than that, but the rules we were given were:

--you have to be able to cut it with a fork

--no raw vegetables

--no starchy vegetables (potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, etc.)

--no grain based food

--no sweets

--eat 3 meals a day, no more than 3 ounces each, no snacking (liquids are okay between meals)

--at least the first two ounces of each meal should be protein-rich, such as meat, eggs, dairy, or tofu. After you eat at least two ounces of meat, you can then eat green veggies or fruit, 1 ounce. Or you can just eat another ounce of high Protein food.

--macros: 75 g protein, under 800 calories, under 30 g fat, under 60 g carbs

pureed rules were to eat stuff that had the consistency of applesauce. We were allowed only high protein foods such as meat, dairy, eggs, tofu, and Beans. Some things did not have to be pureed such as yogurt, cottage cheese, poached eggs, and refried beans. Pretty much everything else did have to be pureed. Again, 3 meals per day, no Snacks, the meals to be 3 tablespoons of food or smaller.

These are just my surgeon's rules. Every doctor seems to have their own nuances for their patients' eating plan.

Good luck to you!

Thanks a lot, that's very helpful bufflehead!

So how long did you stay on liquids before moving to purre and soft ?

My doctor's plan calls for four weeks of full liquids, four weeks of purees, and then four months of soft foods.

4 weeks of full liquids seems longer than most. And 4 weeks of purees in addition to that is way too much IMO. My nut said 2 weeks full liquids, then 2 weeks purees, then 4 weeks soft foods.

Yes, my surgeon and his staff are extremely conservative with their food plans, no arguing that. But they have a very high success rate with getting their patients to lose all their extra weight, and also a very low post-op complication rate, so I'm not going to argue with them or veer off their plan because I think I know better. Thinking I know all the answers and can figure it out for myself is what got me to a place where I needed to lose about 200 lbs! So I am just putting my head down and following orders.