I throw up any time I drink a sip or two of any Protein Drink. I am allowed soft foods, but I'm so afraid of eating too much that I'm probably not eating enough. I went 16 days with nothing but half a sugar free popsicle for Breakfast and 4 tablespoons of chicken broth for dinner. I'm allowed soft foods starting yesterday, and I had 1 mandarin orange segment for breakfast and 1 tablespoon of mashed potatoes for dinner and later half of a sugar free popsicle. I'm exhausted and weak and my muscle hurt. I am such a picky eater - I don't like vegetables and the thought of puréed foods gags me! I know I need Protein - I used skim milk to make the mashed potatoes - but that's not enough. Can I try Peanut Butter? Any ideas or suggestions? I am getting my fluids in!

Thanks in advance for your help!

Hello

I guess you may eat a little bit peanut in the middle of a day.

I throw up any time I drink a sip or two of any Protein Drink. I am allowed soft foods, but I'm so afraid of eating too much that I'm probably not eating enough. I went 16 days with nothing but half a sugar free popsicle for Breakfast and 4 tablespoons of chicken broth for dinner. I'm allowed soft foods starting yesterday, and I had 1 mandarin orange segment for Breakfast and 1 tablespoon of mashed potatoes for dinner and later half of a sugar free popsicle. I'm exhausted and weak and my muscle hurt. I am such a picky eater - I don't like vegetables and the thought of puréed foods gags me! I know I need Protein - I used skim milk to make the mashed potatoes - but that's not enough. Can I try Peanut Butter? Any ideas or suggestions? I am getting my fluids in!
Thanks in advance for your help!

Trust me when I say that your body will let you know if you're eating too much. For me, I hiccup one time. Any bite/sip over that hiccup and I need to be finding a restroom fairly quickly.

You definitely are not eating enough. What are you allowed during your soft foods stage? The only reason why I ask is because surgeons are so different when it comes to that. I am allowed pretty much any meat (except steak) and fruit and veggies as well. Chicken and other meats just need to be chewed really well... the first couple of times I literally counted to 30 with my chews and made sure not to take such a big bite.

Protein shakes are really REALLY hard for me to stomach so I'll only drink them when I have a super tight restriction day... after I've tried to at least eat a yogurt.

For breakfast: I have a Greek yogurt which has anything from 14-17 grams of protein in it.

Every now and then I have chili from Wendy's because it I easy and cheap when I'm out and about and will usually give me 2-3 meals depending on how much I eat.

Eggs w/ cheese is another good simple protein option.

Peanut butter isn't on my list of okay foods so I cannot answer that question for you.

Hope this helps.