I am on my puree foods step and I couldn't be happier!!!

The 2-weeks of shakes were HELL for me! I just wanted to eat something! Of course the shakes made me full, but it didn't stop my cravings. I finally had my post-op appt yesterday... they said I could move on to the next step and I am so excited! I don't know how I made it through those 2-weeks of shakes, maybe I have more willpower than I thought. Anyways, I had some ricotta cheese and sauce last night and it tasted like heaven. When the dietitian told me my portion sizes would be 1/4 cup, I thought "YEAH RIGHT!" - but it actually filled me up! I even had some Greek yogurt yesterday and savored every spoonful. I am just so happy I can start to eat actual food and not dread my meal times. Or course I am still drinking shakes to get in Protein, but now I can add extra things to make it taste better. My personal favorite--chocolate shake with PB2 (powdered peanut butter), and 1/4 cup of banana--soooo damn good!

I am so happy I went through with this procedure! I was having some doubts along the way, but nothing good ever comes easy, and this process is NOT easy! I know I am going to run into more obstacles along the way, but I'm heading in the right direction and just need to stay on track!

Yeah! I remember the phase and the feeling that I would never get to chew anything just wait until you hit the soft food stage! It is like heaven!

@@Djmohr I CANNOT WAIT! The dietitian went over the some foods we could eat during the soft foods stage and my mouth was literally watering! Two weeks and I'll be there woo hoo!

I'm on puréed foods now too and it is amazing!! Baby food is so good!

@@kaseyw0od, that time will go fast! Be good to your tummy in the meantime so you are ready in 2 weeks. You are going to be soooo happy.

Good luck to you!

@@Djmohr Thank you so much

@@hellohealthy Yayyyyy congrats to you!! I'm loving this stage right now and it only gets better from here! They actually don't allow us to have baby food bc there's not enough Protein and there could be a lot of sugar.