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I am curious about that also. I thought I might try really thinned oatmeal when I go to Breakfast with my Water aerobics class. I will be 4 weeks out and not yet graduated from the full liquids stage.

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I eat cereal from time to time! I really like Special K's Protein cereal. It has 10 grams of Protein per serving and is only 120 calories for 3/4 cup. It tastes kind of like Wheaties, but sweeter :)

Here's a link if you want to see what the box looks like:

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I eat oatmeal from time to time and put Protein powder in it. It's great and was easy to eat when I transitioned to foods.

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I eat oatmeal and add a scoop of chocolate Protein in after it's cooked

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Cereal is a slider for me so I avoid it. I have been guilty of finishing off the last few bites of my son's Frosted Flakes from time to time, but its too carby for me to justify eating a whole bowl.

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I am almost 2 months post op and I have had Special K hight Protein cereal a few times with soy milk. I eat like less than 1 serving which would be half a cup or less. And it's filling and taste decent. I don't miss the sugar ones at all. Try it out.

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I've avoided cereal simply because it's so processed that they have to add things to it to make it taste good and shelf stable. I'm no purist, but in general, I try to avoid any prepared foods. Hmmmm...... now maybe it they could figure out how to make a cereal out of steak or hamburger. New from Kelloggs - Steakios, comes in two flavors, grilled hamburger or smothered steak. I'd try that. :-)

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It eat the Special K Protein cereal also. It really does curb my appetite. I have it maybe twice a week. I only eat about half a cup (if that, sometimes I can't even finish the half a cup). The Special K Protein cereal is not a slider (for me). I actually get full from it, and I am still loosing weight (so far, went from a 20 to a 12). I switch off with different things for Breakfast so I don't get burnt out.

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I like Kashi Go Lean or Fiber One Protein

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I loved Kashi Go Lean prior to surgery - I ate it for years every single morning, because the fiber and Protein content is so high. I have tried it several times over the past 6 months since surgery (I think I still have the box I was eating during my pre-op diet - maybe time to clean ou the pantry?) but man that stuff expands like CRAZY once it hits my new tiny tummy. Feels like I just swallowed a bowling ball. I really only started incorporating starchy carbs into my diet in the past week: 5 wheat thins Fiber Selects with a Light Laughing Cow for an evening snack. It doesn't make me feels too full - just enough so I don't start grabbing for less healthy foods. I'm really happy eating Greek yogurt with fresh berries for Breakfast at this point, but maybe one of these days my formerly dear friend Kashi will be a part of my life again!

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I have stayed away from Cereal because it's processed and it doesn't keep me satisfied long enough. I will have a bowl of Protein oatmeal - I use Health Wise Oatmeal, it has 15 grams of Protein.< /p>

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Following my surgery, within 6 months, I was having a small bowl of oatmeal for breakfast with skim milk. When I am traveling, rather than having my usual smoothy, that is my go to food. At home, I tend to have my smoothy. But, I don't think there is a problem with oatmeal. My surgeon's office recommends Cream of Wheat in the full liquids part of the healing!

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I loved Kashi Go Lean prior to surgery - I ate it for years every single morning, because the fiber and Protein content is so high. I have tried it several times over the past 6 months since surgery (I think I still have the box I was eating during my pre-op diet - maybe time to clean ou the pantry?) but man that stuff expands like CRAZY once it hits my new tiny tummy. Feels like I just swallowed a bowling ball. I really only started incorporating starchy carbs into my diet in the past week: 5 wheat thins Fiber Selects with a Light Laughing Cow for an evening snack. It doesn't make me feels too full - just enough so I don't start grabbing for less healthy foods. I'm really happy eating Greek yogurt with fresh berries for breakfast at this point, but maybe one of these days my formerly dear friend Kashi will be a part of my life again!

I had bought some of this too, I tried it, it is too cardboardy for my lapband!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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