I am curious on what kind of diet you were given for post with gastric bypass? For me purée for 6 weeks.. i am almost 2 weeks post op and really want to eat meats.. I find myself chewing on ice to help with the feeling of wanting to chew.

Chewing is part of the digestive process. It releases chemical in your stomach that help digest food. So it is quite natural to feel a need to chew.

After my RNY gastric bypass, my regiment was 4 weeks of full liquid, followed by 4 weeks of puree foods, and then only in week 9 was I allowed to transition to solids. Transitioning to solids can be quite difficult. So there is no need to push it. I found that softer foods (such as chili and soups) went down much easier than solid foods such as steak. So therefore I relied heavily on soft foods. I have included some recipes at the end in the following article. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

I was on pureed for the first 2 weeks, then soft foods for the following 2 then at day 31 I was allowed to start eating regular foods with restrictions - no raw veggies, small seeds (sesame, etc), no white bread, no Pasta, etc. sugar free popsicles helped me with the need to chew.

Edited February 26, 20179 yr by Airstream88

I was on pureed for the first 2 weeks, then soft foods for the following 2 then at day 31 I was allowed to start eating regular foods with restrictions - no raw veggies, small seeds (sesame, etc), no white bread, no Pasta, etc. sugar free popsicles helped me with the need to chew.

Oh yes my sugar free Popsicle are my lifesaver.. that's not bad diet.. and you had The gastric bypass?

16 hours ago, tasharss22 said:

Oh yes my sugar free Popsicle are my lifesaver.. that's not bad diet.. and you had The gastric bypass?

Yes I did. Each surgeon is different. I really didn't do well on purees. Have always been a visual eater and the look and texture of pureed meat was off-putting to say it mildly. I did do the Ricotta bake (recipe on the "The World according to Eggface" blog). Drank my shakes, and ate yogurt, SF pudding with unflavored Protein powder, etc. eggs didn't really agree with me until 3 months out. Once on soft foods I could have part-skim mozzarella sticks and they were life-savers. Now though I have no desire to eat them. LOL!

There are nice recipes on bariatriceating.com. I will warn you that their Facebook group members are hard-core and are proponents of little to no-carb eating. I'm a moderate. I always failed at hard-core dieting so I probably eat more than most. But I haven't had any stalls longer than a few days and have no issues with constipation now that I can eat all of my protein instead of drinking it.

We are doing one week clear liquids, one week puree, one week soft foods and then the fourth week you can start incorporating solid foods. I had RNY