Hi there... I had my lapband removed and the gastric sleeve done in one surgery 7 days ago and am struggling with the all liquid diet. It is difficult to tell when I am full, but I stop after 2 to 4oz regardless for fear of stretching out my pouch. I am beginning to feel really hungry and want to eat something with nutritional value! I am going to call my doc and nutritionist tomorrow to ask about the possibility of moving up to pureed sooner... maybe trying ground turkey put in a food processor with a little broth. Did anyone else get this hungry and crave real food after 7 days out?! Would love to hear about other's progression.

Edited March 31, 201511 yr by carolinacrumb88

Egg drop soup helped me immensely. Are you drinking protein shakes?

Yep I am drinking protein shakes but they get old pretty quick. Have also been drinking chicken broth. Just gotta stick it out until next monday when I can move up to pureed things and have yogurt etc!

Glad you asked this question! I might have been asking it myself in a couple of weeks if I didn't see your post!!!

I've only been on this site a few weeks and there are so many rude people on here (Babbs just to name one)... But thank goodness there are more positive people that negative! Lol

If you can't say something in a nice way... Don't let your little fingers type in a response.... Duh...

We are all scared, and want good results and a good experience!!! So I hope your NUT can help you when you see her!

I've been given a strict diet plan for before (start tomorrow) and after. What to and not to eat for seven weeks post, so it's clear to me what I have to do! I'm not much of a meat person anyway but I'm gonna hold off of meats and salads until 7-8 weeks out!

Personal preference!

But I'm gonna try to stick to it!

Good luck and ignore the #haters they aren't perfect either!!!

@@carolinacrumb88

I could not tolerate raw foods until about three months. Once I could eat an apple, my constipation issues went away. An apple a day keeps the MIralax away.

I could not tolerate raw foods until about three months. Once I could eat an apple, my constipation issues went away. An apple a day keeps the MIralax away.

So true!! I ate my first apple a couple of days ago and I was sleeved on 2/4. Wow!! I would definitely recommend that for constipation. ( sorry, I know we got off topic)

So I actually talked to my doctor today and he said I could try some soups like chili etc if I pureed them well. I was able to tolerate 3oz of bison chili and it was amazing and this is the first time I am not hungry since surgery!!!

We are about the same days out from VSG. I asked my surgeon about the not really being able to 'feel' when I was full or not and he said that it is not uncommon on the clear and full fluids part of the plan. Stick to your doctors plan, now is the time for healing our newly stapled tummies. Good luck.

No, I would definitely not eat meat that has been out for 7 days. That is risky.

@@SuperDave haha I would never eat meat that has been out for more than a couple of hours... I was asking if it was ok to want to eat meat when I was only 7 days out from surgery

I am 10 days out and have been CRAVING real food. I do realize that it is "head hunger", I don't feel hungry. The broth is just not satisfying me. I was able to add in cream of potato Soup and I ate a bit of very thin refried Beans today. I do find that I am full very, very quickly. I will say that I am looking forward to eating "real" food.