What were some of your favorite foods after the purée stage? I hate the purée stage!! I'm so sick of cottage cheese and yogurt and protein drinks. I get to "eat" beginning Thursday and I'm so excited! I don't love a lot of protein-rich foods...no seafood for sure! I've been making smooth chicken salad during this phase and I am over it! Tried a scrambled egg but since I'm supposed to only eat a bite every few minutes it quickly got cold and gross. Can I have a modified taco? Ground turkey or lean beef with seasonings, a little cheese and in a lettuce wrap? That sounds amazing to me! Would love any suggestions!! I'm 5 1/2 weeks out right now....surgery was 6/1 and I've lost about 23 pounds...have been in a stall for the last 2 weeks where I've only lost 4 pounds.

I'm 24 days post-op, and made myself a taco the other night. It was fantastic. I used 2 oz. of 93/7 lean ground beef, some low sodium seasoning, 1/2 serving of 2% shredded cheddar and a small tortilla (debated that, but the 15 carbs brought my daily total to a whopping 19 so I decided to splurge and see how I handled it). I ate about 3 bites and was full for the night. I guess after weeks of protein shakes and eggs anything real will taste good, though.

I think your idea of a taco with lettuce sounds pretty good. I had an easy transition and tolerated many meats as long as I chewed very well and ate slowly. You are going to fill up very quickly so remember protein first, then veggies. You shouldn't even try to eat any bread, tortilla, or other carb at this point. They wont offer you anything nutrition wise and will just fill you up.

I am on day 20 and everything makes me nauseas, the smell of foods, protein shakes etc. I also need some ideas as I am becoming dehydrated and eating less than purée stage

Please others any helpful foods of any kind? Any lists of what else I can eat?

Please others any helpful foods of any kind? Any lists of what else I can eat?

Potatoes, sweet potatoes mashed, sugar free pudding, tuna that's my Doc said during this phase

Scrambled eggs, yogurt, smashed beans, soft [emoji311] fish. Cottage cheese with soft fruit. Sofar that's what my friends eating.

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13 hours ago, RHmama said:

I'm 5 1/2 weeks out right now....surgery was 6/1 and I've lost about 23 pounds...have been in a stall for the last 2 weeks where I've only lost 4 pounds.

Just out of curiosity, how can you be in a stall of you have lost 4 lbs?

A stall is not loosing anything for 3 weeks or more.

Just out of curiosity, how can you be in a stall of you have lost 4 lbs?
A stall is not loosing anything for 3 weeks or more.

Well maybe the better word is plateau. I lost 19 pounds in 3 weeks, then have only lost 3-4 pounds in 3 weeks. Seems stalled to me!

my first non puree food was tuna with avocado.

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10 hours ago, RHmama said:

Well maybe the better word is plateau. I lost 19 pounds in 3 weeks, then have only lost 3-4 pounds in 3 weeks. Seems stalled to me!

Not really a plateau either. You are not going to continue to lose 19 lbs every 3 weeks. 1 lbs a week is considered normal weight loss if you didn't have surgery. It doesn't mean you are at a plateau after surgery, it just means that your body is catching up to the rapid weight loss you had the first 3 weeks. I'm 16 weeks out, and loosing anywhere from 0.5 to 4-5 lbs a week. It's still weight loss, not a plateau or a stall.

Not really a plateau either. You are not going to continue to lose 19 lbs every 3 weeks. 1 lbs a week is considered normal weight loss if you didn't have surgery. It doesn't mean you are at a plateau after surgery, it just means that your body is catching up to the rapid weight loss you had the first 3 weeks. I'm 16 weeks out, and loosing anywhere from 0.5 to 4-5 lbs a week. It's still weight loss, not a plateau or a stall.

I get it. Whatever you want to call it, it sure feels stalled to me!