I had my one week post-op appointment today. I was moved up to soft proteins and just had some scrambled egg. I was only able to eat about an eighth of it but it tasted wonderful! I sitting here here waiting for the next 30 minutes to pass as I'd really like to have something to drink.

I had wondered how I would know when I had eaten enough. For me, apparently, it's a tiny twinge in my pouch. I will be looking out for that twinge the next time I eat to see if it happens again.

I am SO thrilled to have reached my first post-op milestone!

Other possible signals could be a belch or a hiccup, both things I do. If I even eat one more bite, I'll be miserable. Also, word of advise, try one thing at a time so make sure it works. Kind of like a baby where you only introduce one new food at a time. Things you normally eat may not work. I can eat eggs but put something into them and all bets are off and that's even after 9 months.

Thanks for the advice. So far, I've only had that little bit of egg. Everything feels so different now, I have decided to take things slowly. But on the other hand, I've already been told that I will be moved up to "softer meats" (chicken, turkey and fish) on Christmas Eve. So I want to get a good handle on what eating feels like before then.

Moving from one stage to another feels great, right? Just take it very slow. I noticed that my tastes have changed. So you might not like things that you did before. Also, chicken seems to fill me SO fast. All protein does. So go slow, but be very proud of your accomplishments. Happy holidays to you. Enjoy your coming new year of changes.

Thanks, Maggie, the only food that I was allowed this week that will have to wait for a while was the refried beans. They didn't make me sick but my stomach felt so heavy afterwards. The egg was good and so was the shredded cheese and yogurt. But best of all has been the cottage cheese! I drizzled a tiny bit of fruit flavor Torani sugar free syrup on it and it has sat wonderfully!

I must admit that on one hand I am really looking forward to having meat again and on the other hand, it makes me nervous. I am going to pressure cook some chicken breast and chop them up into tiny pieces and see how it goes!