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Cottage cheese....?

mlowell

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mlowell    39

mlowell
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Saw the doc today for my 2 week checkup and got a new diet :) yay. so........how am I supposed to chew cottage cheese 25 times? I feel like I am moving it all around in my mouth and chewing and it seems 10-15 times is about all I can do.... Is it that big of a deal?

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SDH    87

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I've tried to chew cottage cheese 25-30 times and it just ain't happening! I don't think it's a problem though because mush is mush!!! Before this surgery I couldn't stand cottage cheese...then I found out it had 11 grams of Protein and it started tasting a lot better to me!

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mlowell    39

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I've tried to chew cottage cheese 25-30 times and it just ain't happening! I don't think it's a problem though because mush is mush!!! Before this surgery I couldn't stand cottage cheese...then I found out it had 11 grams of Protein and it started tasting a lot better to me!

LOL! I loved cottage cheese before surgery :) Just finished my 1/4 cup after 35 min....like a good girl and I have to say it tasted sooooo good after all those sweet Protein drinks...although my mouth now tastes like sour milk :( yuck

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Sleeved in Seattle    280

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I've moved on from cottage cheese, but I would add a bit of Water to it to make it more liquid, then sort of mash it around a bit. I also added unflavored Protein Powder, so the water was really necessary to keep it from being a wallpaper-paste consistency. :)

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It's considered pureed, so...

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endless80    697

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I just chew normally. lol

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ASKSARAH - Sleeve    256

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Yeah I didn't give it any extra thought. That chew thing is to make you slow down and chew your food to make it easier to digest because as someone put it your stomach does not have teeth!

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RJ'S/beginning    5,357

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I've moved on from cottage cheese, but I would add a bit of Water to it to make it more liquid, then sort of mash it around a bit. I also added unflavored Protein powder, so the Water was really necessary to keep it from being a wallpaper-paste consistency. :)

Oh that seems like so much work for just some cottage cheese..You must be some dedicated sleever..lol buck up girl and eat the cottage cheese...Chew it until it is chunkiless and swallow.....lol...

I ate a lot of cottage cheese in the beginning too..Haven't in a couple months now.....On to big and better things....

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indecision    863

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At least you get to eat it! I LOVED Cottage cheese pre surgery and that is the one and only thing I can not eat post because I just don't like the taste of it anymore. So freaking strange....

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Carlotta    57

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I think it all depends how dense the food you eat is.. For example chicken or beef would take much more chews than cottage cheese..cause cottage cheese is less dense. As long as u chewed the food well enough to have practically nothing else to chew on..so don't worry about the number of chews too much..

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mlowell    39

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I've moved on from cottage cheese, but I would add a bit of Water to it to make it more liquid, then sort of mash it around a bit. I also added unflavored Protein powder, so the Water was really necessary to keep it from being a wallpaper-paste consistency. :)

Wallpaper paste....yum...lol.

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mlowell    39

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At least you get to eat it! I LOVED Cottage cheese pre surgery and that is the one and only thing I can not eat post because I just don't like the taste of it anymore. So freaking strange....

I was a very excited girl to be told I could eat anything today! I have been on liquids for 2 weeks (since surgery on 9-10)

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onedaycloser    136

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What are some great Protein Shakes that I can try before my surgery and adding ice is alright? I like them cold (did the Herbalife thing awhile back). My NUT gave me a couple samples of Unjury?

Any suggestions on what to try is GREATLY appreciated.

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VSG AJH    499

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At least you get to eat it! I LOVED Cottage cheese pre surgery and that is the one and only thing I can not eat post because I just don't like the taste of it anymore. So freaking strange....

Oh man, this is not encouraging. I'm still pre-op and I love cottage cheese. I eat it with lite canned peaches (in fruit juice, not heavy syrup), and I was hoping to just pulse those peaches in the blender to bring them into the purée stage. I'm not happy to hear your tastes have changed.

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