Hello,

I just got banded on the 28th and am still on the liquid stage. Fortunately, I have not been put on a clear liquid diet, so I have a lot of options.

What I am looking for is the ultimate protien/nutrient packed soup that I can make myself. I would prefer not to use protein powder, but will do that if it is the best way?

I am not fussy and will eat pretty much any flavour?

Any suggestions?

Dave

Hi Dave,

Hope your surgery went well! How was it? Any problems? Any one else there with you?

Anyway, regarding soup... probably the best thing is to get a load of vegetables and boil them up with an oxo and drink the water from that. Makes a nice soup. My travelling buddy made some for me the day I came home to the hotel. I know that I ate fortified tropicana fruit juice drinks with vitamins, and custard but basically I didnt worry too much. Those protein drinks have a lot of calories too.

Slim fast made with water at half strength I found good too. Of course cambridge diet or lighter life are good back ups too on a similar vain, but Slim fast is cheaper and more easily available. I drank some of that in the first week after banding, but dont stress too much about it.

You body has enough reserves at this stage for you not to have to worry about things too much for a week or two. It might just be best to get chewy bassetts vitamins. I got them from tesco.

Hi Bunny,

The procedure went well, I did end up going on my own. It was fine though.

Anyway, about this soup, you mentioned about boiling up a load of veg and then just drinking the water. Would it not be better though if I chucked the veg into a blender and drank that as well.

I have been drinking the already made up slim fast shakes which is easy, although I can only manage about half of one before I am full to bursting.

I will try the chewy witamins, they sound like a good idea.

How long did you wait Bunny before you went onto stage two of the diet and had pureed food?

Dave

PS I have been reading your blog, very interesting indeed!

Dave

Hi Dave, glad it went well. and yes, it would be good to whip up the veg with it too. If you found it too filling, you could easily freeze it, even in the bowl!

It was about 4 or 5 days when I started havign baby rice, and heinz sunshine banana breakfast etc... also started havign pureed baby food about the same time and still eating custard, jelly etc. Bought them all read made so that I could just grab them from the cupboard.

Bunny