The hoilday is gone be hard for me cause I just had my surgery 5 days tomorrow and I want some dressing and mashed potatoes and some sweet potatoe pie idk what to do. How is everyone holding up now.

Stick with your diet plan. it's only one holiday season and you will be back to normal next time around. I spent last Christmas hanging out on grandma's couch, sipping my protein shake, watching everyone else eat. I was 5 days postop. And I had no regrets...it's only food and just being with friends and family was good enough. Be thankful for a safe surgery and recovery, respect your new life and don't do anything to sabotage your health and progress at this point.

I'm going to make these cauliflower mashed potatoes. Something that I don't have to feel guilty about eating! I'll be 3 weeks post -op on Thanksgiving so I can have soft foods.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mock-garlic-mashed-potatoes-recipe.html

@@shayshay24 It stinks but you will have a lifetime of thanksgivings! Make a nice pumpkin protein shake if you can have it to "kinda" make up for the sweet potato pie. Don't roll your eyes at me!!! LOL!! I'm sure @@Kindle probably has one??

Edited November 24, 201411 yr by Elode

oh yea, that's an easy one. I had a pumpkin pie Protein shake just last week! Muscle Milk Cake Batter Protein powder, milk, and Torani SF pumpkin pie syrup. It would also probably work with most any vanilla Protein Drink and I'm sure you could poach a few squirts of pumpkin pie flavoring from any number of coffee shops or convenience stores this time of year.

And depending on whether you are still on liquids or pureed, you could add pumpkin pie syrup to plain or vanilla Greek yogurt. I also added unflavored protein powder to mashed potatoes in my pureed stage, so that's an option if your plan allows. afraid I don't have a good alternative for the dressing.....except wait till next year. ????

Edited November 24, 201411 yr by Kindle

Maybe it was a mixed blessing for me, but, I was in so much pain those 1st 10 days post-op, I didn't want to eat anything. And it took months before any solid food didn't cause all kinds of grinding and twisting feelings in my new sleeve. Luckily, I never had a food craving or a real desire to eat post-op. Frankensleeve didn't like more than a tablespoon of anything and made sure that I kept within my dietary guidelines.

Thank you everyone I was gone freeze the food then wait to eat it that's what I nurse told me I can I do. I don't want to feel uncomfortable At my family house cause of people trying to be funny