I am 2.5 weeks after surgery. I am on puréed diet. How much food should I eat? What food is the best for this stage? Please, share your experience.

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Well, without knowing what program plans you were given by your bariatic team, all I can tell you is where I was at in that stage.

All the way through my first four months, my limit was 1/3 cup plus two tablespoons. Early on, it was difficult to get even that much in. You will be surprised at how little food the human body needs to survive.

I'm surprised your program didn't give you any guidance on these matters. You should share who your surgeon is so that pre-op people looking for a surgeon will know to avoid him/her and his/her team's shoddy post-op care.

That said, these are the guidelines I had when I was in the puree phase:

3 meals per day, no snacks other than protein shakes.

Meals are to be 3 tablespoons of food max.

No liquid calories other than protein shakes.

All foods must be high-protein: meat, eggs, dairy, soy, beans, nut butter such as peanut butter or almond butter. Small amounts of sauces are permitted with your meat.

Nut butters must be weighed and limited to no more than 15 grams per day.

All meat must be pureed in a food processor or blender.

My program was 4 ounces per meal and when I was on puréed I did scrambled egg, yogurt, pudding (add unflavored protein powder), apple sauce, refried beans (I had trouble the first time I ate these).

Start with guidelines but also eat slowly and listen to your body - if you're starting to feel full don't try to clean your plate because it looked like a small portion or because the guidelines say you should get in a gazillion grams of protein....