I am in ending week 3. This week I was able to start puréed foods. Not sure how to do this. So I have basically lived on an egg every morning, protein shake, and refrained beans. I've noticed a stall. I haven't lost any weight this week. What have you done in order to consistently lose? What did your dr prescribe as number of carbs and number of protein?

Almost everyone hits a stall at the third week. It doesn't matter what you eat (unless you are eating milkshakes and french fries or something awful and need to fix it).

That said, my doctor prescribed a maximum of 60 g carbs and a minimum of 75 g protein while on purees. I also ate a lot of eggs, protein shakes, and refried beans. Other things I ate: Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, and various white meats pureed with different sauces, such as:

sweet & spicy tuna (the kind that comes in a pouch) pureed with sriracha sauce

hickory smoked tuna pureed with low cal bbq sauce

lemon dill salmon pureed with olive oil mayo

chicken pureed with marinara sauce, then heated up with melted mozzarella cheese

turkey pureed with peanut satay sauce

I was limited to 3 tablespoons of food per meal, 3 meals per day, no snacks (other than liquids/protein shakes).

All of that said . . . the three week stall is completely normal and it doesn't mean you are doing anything wrong with your eating! I promise!

I'm week 8 and haven't stalled yet. Down 39 lbs. the only differences between me and a majority of people on here are these:

1. My surgeon was liberal with advancing my diet and I was on "regular" food after 3 weeks.

2. I made sure to eat a minimum of 800 calories per day and by 6 weeks had increased it to a steady 1100 (somedays 1000 but some 1200. 1200 is my top limit)

Find out what works for your body. Good luck!

Edited December 6, 201312 yr by Kattastic

Ok. Thank you both. I haven't tried pureeing any meats yet. Haven't been given clearance on meat from my dr yet.