I actually 8 days post-op now and have started advancing my diet per surgeon's instructions. (Day 6 was when I was given green light to move on to soft dairy(yogurt, cottage cheese and apple sauce for 2 -5 days) So I am doing 2 Protein shakes for 50+grams protein(depending on which type I grab), as many zero cal liquids as I can and I added a lunch of the soft dairy which has been 2-3 bites about 1 TBSP.

My instruction sheet is pretty detailed but doesn't mention how often I should add solids to my diet.

Should I have another "meal" of soft dairy at this point?

I am not hungry ever and need to push to get the shakes in and now a few bites of cottage cheese or yogurt.

What is everyone else doing?

Edited October 8, 201510 yr by TMG1980TMG

The most important elements of the program are meeting your Protein, Vitamin and Fluid requirements. In the beginning food is relatively unimportant. This is because your body is converting stored fats into the energy that drives your body. Thus you lose weight.

So in terms of meals, my surgeon recommended 3 meals per day. But the volume of food in the beginning is incredibly small, only a 1/4 cup per meal. Making the transition to solid foods can be rough. I basically relied on softer foods such as home made high protein Soups and chili. They went down easy and had lots of flavor.

I have included some recipes in a short article I wrote about my experience. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

I would focus on Protein, as the previous poster mentioned. It all depends on how much you can eat at one time. If you can only get a half yogurt down, you may be eating 6-7 times per day, whatever it takes to get your protein in. It will all "come together" for you, hang in there.