I feel like my dr's post op diet is very hard. I read other people and am amazed. He has 4 weeks in each phase, liquid, puree, soft. There its no easy I will make 4 weeks on fluids. I go to my 2 week appt next week, I'm going to get some clarification on"fliuds".

I also had 4 wks of liquids. However after that I skipped puree and was on 4 wks of soft foods. I was about ready to eat my arm when I finally got to chew.

I wasnt on a pre op diet so I guess I shouldnt complain.

Good luck. Weve all been there. Now (18 mths laater) its hard to remember

My surgeon is similarly conservative. But there is a reason! His outcomes are phenomenal - both for weight loss and SAFETY outcomes. Waiting to eat lessens the likelihood of having a leak or other complications (if I recall correctly, it's been a while!).

It was hard, I won't lie. But in the scheme of things, it's just a few months. You won't even remember it in a year or two.

I can look back now and recognize that what I thought was hunger in the early days was reflux, and I should have been taking my acid reducers more often!

There was a time when people went on all-liquid diets for months (Oprah, for example) as a weight loss method. According to my doctor, if I took my vitamins and drank my protein drinks, I would be perfectly healthy. It's only about short term discomfort.