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Almost 5 months post op. Berry78 vs. 4oz wild Pacific salmon.

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Thanks for the tip:)

I picked up the scale for $20 from a kitchen supply outlet store. It is worth the couple extra bucks.. does grams too!

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Dense meat is a whole other ballgame. I can eat 6-8 ounces of chili and things like that. Solid meat.. 3.5 ounces is my max. And that is only if I haven't eaten for a while. And if I eat that much meat, there isn't room for even a bite of veggies. So I eat them separately.

Keep in mind I'm 5 months out. Solid meat shouldn't be on your agenda until around 8 weeks out. (And expect to get full on 1-2 ounces when you get there).

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On 23/08/2017 at 1:36 PM, Berry78 said:

Dense meat is a whole other ballgame. I can eat 6-8 ounces of chili and things like that. Solid meat.. 3.5 ounces is my max. And that is only if I haven't eaten for a while. And if I eat that much meat, there isn't room for even a bite of veggies. So I eat them separately.

Keep in mind I'm 5 months out. Solid meat shouldn't be on your agenda until around 8 weeks out. (And expect to get full on 1-2 ounces when you get there).

I was aproved for full normal food diet when my surgeon saw me at 5 weeks. I am 7 weeks post and loving normal food :) it is fully on my agenda lol but certainly was not at 3 weeks.

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Oven roasted turkey breast cup filled with puréed egg, habanero pepper and cheddar cheese. Let's see if I can eat at least one ^_^


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you are keeping us in suspense! that looks delish!

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I did end up almost finishing one of them! For context, this is one large egg puréed and split between two mini muffin cups! And it tasted great, went down easy, stayed down. Might have the other one for breakfast tomorrow!


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Togunrinde, you've got to hook me up with the recipe. They look awesome! You can list it here or pm me if you want.... Well, assuming you would like to share.


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