I can EAT!

[Pescador 1,374]

Trust me you will soon be eating anything you want to so enjoy the restrictions now. Since the sleeve 2 1/2 years ago I have learned not to be tempted. No bread, Cookies, crackers, Pasta, or sweets in my house. You will still have the urge to sample taste believe me. There are days I am thankful not having bread because I crave it in my mind. I allow myself Mac and cheese at Thanksgiving or Christmas because it slides on down. Mashed potatoes not allowed. It is so easy to slip back, no matter what you think now. Still struggling because retirement is like being on vacation all your life, and traveling and eating out constantly is a challenge.

[OnMyWayCO 15]

Also, I see on a lot of boards that people think purée is like straight up liquid food, they were putting scrambled eggs in a blender with milk and making it drinkable, I was like no no no that's not what they meant! They want is just soft food, like oatmeal consistency lol. You wouldn't even need to purée tuna and egg salad and stuff, it's already mushy.

It depends on your surgeon/nutritionist. You are actually the first person I've seen that the puree and the soft food stage are the same stage. There was a definite difference between the two stages for me. pureed was literally things the consistency of baby food. While I did not think I would, I did blend some meals (chicken, gravy, and mashed potatoes) and I blended my Soups and chili to get rid of the chunks. I'm soft foods now and now I'm able to eat things with soft chunks like chicken salad, scrambled eggs, etc. I do think that the further along you get and the more options you have for eating the easier this gets. Good luck!

[Mrs_O 118]

I also didn't have a purée stage. I went from liquids yesterday to soft foods today. Scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes, cheese, retried Beans etc. in two weeks I can add in soft meats like tuna, moist chicken etc.

[kristennichole 76]

I've been eating puréed/soft foods for 2-3 days now and doing well. Definitely can't eat much at all, just a few bites.

[Pescador 1,374]

I've been eating puréed/soft foods for 2-3 days now and doing well. Definitely can't eat much at all, just a few bites.

That will change. Seriously enjoy your restriction.

[kristennichole 76]

Omg!! Just ate heaven!! My grandma made me the Jello brand cook & serve hot pudding, sugar free & fat free, the put the tiniest dollop of fat free sugar free cool whip on top, all in a little shot glass for me! ???? it tasted amazing. Great idea if you're having a sweet tooth issue.

I think if I do it again I'll add some Protein Powder to the pudding while its cooking.