I am twentyone days post op today. Starting next Tuesday at four weeks I a cleared to eat "real" food. I am having a hard enough time getting any food in now. How am I suppose to start "real" food? Also, my "green" book that has my different food stages in it completely contradicts its self. At stage three I am allowed soft or moist food. One sentence says NO Pasta till 6 months out then the next says I am allowed soft noodles. It kills me how different the diets and stages are. Also, it kills me that one persons doctor tells them to never eat something again, while the next person is allowed to eat that same thing in week one. What is everyone else's experience switching over to "real" food. How did you handle it?

6 weeks clears for my regular

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Four weeks for soft foods (moist meats, soft cheeses, cooked veg, etc). Six weeks for all foods except eggs. We are asked to wait until 8 weeks for eggs.

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Confusion is one of the things that seems to begin early on....as in the puree stage. It seems there are allowances made to allow many foods due to their soft mushy texture......but not allow those same foods later as they aren't good for weight loss.

For me it was simply easier to avoid them throughout as I'd been on low-carb Protein shakes for weeks. Why the hell would I introduce high carbohydrate foods back....only to wean off them again ? It just seemed simpler to sidestep that minefield and stay low carb and not be tormented with carb cravings and such.

I'd be willing to venture a bet that folks that report post op hunger would find this go away if they'll transition away from sugars and simple carbohydrates.

Just my two cents based on my own experiences.

@@ChunkyMonkeyGoneSlim I have the same green book with the same contradiction...and I live in WA. We might have had our surgeries at the same facility

I'm with @@Dub on this one...I skipped the noodles entirely, and went as low-carb as possible right from the start of soft foods. I do think noodles are listed in the soft phase because they're easy and come in the can of chicken noodle Soup that some people may just mush up and eat. I've been avoiding using anything in a can, as I'm also watching my sodium intake pretty carefully.

I trust the surgeon who did my sleeve, and so I trust in his post-op instructions, too. The green book is a great general resource, but at my post-op appointments, my doc definitely talked with me and helped me tailor my eating a bit.

I'm over 2 months out now and I eat most everything. My quantities are still very small and I'm avoiding simple carbs as much as possible. I've had some quinoa and a very small amount of brown rice, both sat very well with my new stomach but I've not had any more rice because it's not where I want to be nutritionally. A typical day for me would be coffee with Protein powder and some plain greek yogurt in the morning, lean protein and cheese for lunch, whatever protein and veg I make for my family for dinner. I usually eat a few almonds mid-afternoon, and a sugar-free popsicle after dinner. I keep a Protein Bar and a little ziplock with some almonds and Jerky in my bag in case I get hungry and I'm not at home.
I still eat very small bites, chew everything very well and take a long time for my meal. On a great day, I get 64 oz of Water in...on a normal day, I get more like 48 oz. I'm working on it

Message me if you want, and good luck to you! I'm down 44 lbs and I feel great...I'm so glad I made the decision to have this surgery!

@@ChunkyMonkeyGoneSlim I have the same green book with the same contradiction...and I live in WA. We might have had our surgeries at the same facility

I'm with @@Dub on this one...I skipped the noodles entirely, and went as low-carb as possible right from the start of soft foods. I do think noodles are listed in the soft phase because they're easy and come in the can of chicken noodle soup that some people may just mush up and eat. I've been avoiding using anything in a can, as I'm also watching my sodium intake pretty carefully.

I trust the surgeon who did my sleeve, and so I trust in his post-op instructions, too. The green book is a great general resource, but at my post-op appointments, my doc definitely talked with me and helped me tailor my eating a bit.

I'm over 2 months out now and I eat most everything. My quantities are still very small and I'm avoiding simple carbs as much as possible. I've had some quinoa and a very small amount of brown rice, both sat very well with my new stomach but I've not had any more rice because it's not where I want to be nutritionally. A typical day for me would be coffee with Protein powder and some plain greek yogurt in the morning, lean protein and cheese for lunch, whatever protein and veg I make for my family for dinner. I usually eat a few almonds mid-afternoon, and a sugar-free popsicle after dinner. I keep a protein bar and a little ziplock with some almonds and jerky in my bag in case I get hungry and I'm not at home.

I still eat very small bites, chew everything very well and take a long time for my meal. On a great day, I get 64 oz of Water in...on a normal day, I get more like 48 oz. I'm working on it

Message me if you want, and good luck to you! I'm down 44 lbs and I feel great...I'm so glad I made the decision to have this surgery!

I am also in Washington which I'm sure you noticed I was worried about my water intake because, after the 64 ounces I am still thirsty and I am so worried about stretching my sleeve. And I have had a really hard time protein wise. One of the reasons being is that since surgery I can not handle anything with milk in it. My diet consist of mainly steamed carrots, peaches and chicken. I am supposed to start "real foods " Wednesday. But, I can hardly eat mashed foods. It just feels off when I swallow its like the food rubs against something.