I'm one week out from surgery and I'm so ready to eat again, I can't hardly stand it...last night I almost blended up a piece of the homemade pizza I made for my husband last night! The protein shakes are starting to repulse me, soups too. How will I survive?

Dear Lord,

Help us both. I am a week and a half out and I have another week and a half before I can do puree. I actually did a chew and spit on a meatball I made for my fiance. Sad but true. It's sad because I would cut someone for a salad with light dressing at this point. What I am working on is a menu that will be rewarding when I am able to do puree so I have something to look forward to that won't violate the logic in me having the surg.

Good luck girl

I have a fantastic idea! Go to the complications support group forum on this site and read through the struggles others are facing. Maybe it'll help to get through this rough adjustment period and remember that you have done well, are free from complications, and will soon be able to progress your diet and reach your goals.

Yea, that's a good idea, but it seriously might make me want the food more than I already do right now...what I would give for a turkey and cheese roll-up! Haha, these next couple months are going to be very difficult!

We all survived. So will you. God bless and relax and keep busy!

Like Linda said, we all did it. 34 days of liquids for me. Just suck it up and do it. It's temporary and is really minor compared to the more important things in life.

Kindle, Amen! Amen! It is a distant memory.......................

I am so glad to have found this post/ topic. I am 4 days into post-op and am battling the same feelings about the liquid diet, but I am also knowing what many of you on here have shared.... this is just a start and temporary phase. I know in time this will pass.

At one point I was thinking perhaps something was wrong with me, because I was craving "food" more than I thought I would be, but from what I can tell, it seems like it is the normal process.

I am also battling with wanting to step on the scale more than I should... I have lost 5 lbs so far since Aug. 4th (surgery date), and while I am thankful to have any weight loss because I have not been able to have success with it in so very long (for various factors) I need to try to keep my thoughts in check, because in my thoughts I was hoping it would be a larger number..(I know that sounds a bit crazy since I am only 4 days postop)

I am just trying to proceed forward and adjust to this new life start....(which includes adjusting to new levels of insulin, which I pray will not hinder my weightloss... that is another fear I am battling)

Anyway, Thank you all for sharing this, because it really is helpful. I am thankful for this place of support. =)

Sincerely, Angela (Angi~2014)

Ang, I have actually weighed myself every single day since I came home from surgery a little less than two weeks ago. It's like an addiction. <3 I am going to try and limit myself to twice a week just in case I hit a stall point and need to rev the engines.

Edited August 10, 201412 yr by GummyTummy

Angela and Gummy, you are on the road to success! Hide the scale! Enjoy your new life and new things. Best wishes!

My doc told me that you will actually have gained weight from the surgery during the first week because of all the fluids. Week 2 should be a better indicator of your weight loss.

LOL. LOVE THIS POST. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE. TODAY IS EXACTLY ONE WEEK POST OP AND IVE ALREADY SUCKED AND MASHED UP SOME FRENCH FRIES AND CHEWED ON MY MOMS BBQ WING AND SPIT IT OUT. (CONFESSION OF THE DAY) UGHH IM A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF.HONESTLY ITS THIS LIQUID/PROTEIN SHAKE ONLY DIET..I CANT STAND IT!! LOL WELP TOMORROW I MEET WITH MY DR, HOPEFULLY I CAN START PUREED SOONER THAN I THINK. ALREADY MADE A MENTAL MENU OF THINGS: MASHED POTATOES(w/ i can't believe its not butter,skim milk, bit of salt and pepper), FARINA(w/skim milk,some splenda and a pinch of cinnamon) SOOOO READY!!! thanks for letting me vent. good luck to ya'll

Have someone hide the scales an only bring out once wk...I was obsessed on scales before surgery my first 3 wks drove me nuts...for 5 days Mine didn't move...although I have had bathroom issues..but it finally moves down...it will drive crazy to keep on scales!!

My doc told me that you will actually have gained weight from the surgery during the first week because of all the fluids. Week 2 should be a better indicator of your weight loss.

I gained 8 pds just from surgery an Iv. ..it did come off within 2 days...

I am 3 1/2 weeks post op and the purée is ok but still be careful of what you eat. I was also looking forward to mashed potatoes and my new stomach was not loving them! I even thinned them out with chicken broth and they made me so sick! I stick to eggs, yogurt, chicken soup, and a lentil soup, I will occasionally have some very moist fish. I was told I can have eggs and fish solid as long as they were kept moist. Good Luck ladies and guys. It is so worth it! I'm down 25lbs/total of 32lbs and counting!

I am 3 1/2 weeks post op and the purée is ok but still be careful of what you eat. I was also looking forward to mashed potatoes and my new stomach was not loving them! I even thinned them out with chicken broth and they made me so sick! I stick to eggs, yogurt, chicken soup, and a lentil soup, I will occasionally have some very moist fish. I was told I can have eggs and fish solid as long as they were kept moist. Good Luck ladies and guys. It is so worth it! I'm down 25lbs/total of 32lbs and counting!

THANKS!!! YOU'RE RIGHT I'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT I CAN TOLERATE OR EVEN LIKE WITH THIS NEW STOMACH. THINNING OUT SEEMS LIKE A GREAT IDEA