Eating is a chore

[CJ Sunshine 241]

I'm on day 10 of my post-op liquid diet and "eating" has become a chore. It isn't that I crave anything...I'm just so sick of broth, yogurt, shake, jello....repeat. I don't enjoy any of it anymore...I tolerate it..barely. I'd rather not eat, but I know that's not an option. I am not allowed even thin purees for 11 more days. Ugh!

[shedo82773 1,236]

I really feel for you!! I am 4 years out from my RNY and for myself...eating most of the time is a chore!! I would rather drink everything. For so many years my life was food. Even when I got married to my bestie Food was what we did. Eating out was our entertainment!! Now that he had his Sleeve food isn't always on his mind either. We really have to be careful because we are both enablers!! And sweets are mine downfall and guess what he buys JUNK!!! I guess what I am trying to say, food more than likely won't be so important as you go on. The Preop and Postop do get boring. But it is a necessary to let us heal. Our bodies have gone thru major rearrangement. Good Luck

[dsdesigna 143]

1 hour ago, CJ Sunshine said:

I'm on day 10 of my post-op liquid diet and "eating" has become a chore. It isn't that I crave anything...I'm just so sick of broth, yogurt, shake, jello....repeat. I don't enjoy any of it anymore...I tolerate it..barely. I'd rather not eat, but I know that's not an option. I am not allowed even thin purees for 11 more days. Ugh!

It's perfectly normal to feel like you do. Hang in there. Don't stress. Your goal is to try to develop good eating habits but that's a long term goal. Focus on staying hydrated. Sip sip sip. And get out of the house. Find somewhere you can walk. Park, museum, mall. Etc. find a hobby.

You've done an amazing thing for yourself. It's going to get better.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Well not chewing is boring. Thte first 6 months you never know if something is going to get stuck or hurt.

2 years out my relationship with food is pretty normalized. I enjoy it. I don't have issues with eating. I am not food obsessed but I still love food and I am a foodie.

It gets better. Hang in there.

[CJ Sunshine 241]

Thanks everyone. I never thought I'd long for cottage cheese, which comes into my diet in 11 days! LOL. The hard part is I'm absolutely not hungry at all (strangest feeling in the world by the way) and everything I'm supposed to eat has no appeal...I'll survive...but it's challenging

[CJ Sunshine 241]

Well not chewing is boring. Thte first 6 months you never know if something is going to get stuck or hurt.
2 years out my relationship with food is pretty normalized. I enjoy it. I don't have issues with eating. I am not food obsessed but I still love food and I am a foodie.
It gets better. Hang in there.

This is where I'd like to get some day...able to enjoy food without being obsessed with it...actually wanting the healthy things that I know actually feel good in the body to eat...

[FluffyChix 17,409]

On word...fudgeeeeeesiclessssssss!

[CJ Sunshine 241]

On word...fudgeeeeeesiclessssssss!

No Protein in a fudgsicle...what I'm struggling with is getting myself to eat the things I must to get my protein in....I'm doing it, but it's not easy!

[DropWt4Life 957]

I think that eating is a chore for most of us in the liquid stage. There is no enjoyment in it. It is rather boring. Once you are a post-op and past the liquid stage, it can get fun again. You get to start eating a more normal diet.

At 7 weeks out, it is just as much a chore as it was pre-op. The chore now is in spending an hour or more cooking just to eat next to nothing. Now, I get to make a meal that I used to just devour. I weigh my portion, and eat only that amount. I made a spinach, Tomato, red onion and avocado salad last night with taco seasoned veggie crumbles/black Beans on top. No dressing. I had 1 1/2 ounces of spinach, 1 ounce of tomato, red onion and avocado mixed up, and 1 1/2 ounces of the taco mixture. It was great. It was filling. It was a whole 1/2 cup of food. It was a lot of work for that 1/2 cup of food.

That is okay though. I made enough for about 10 meals. I portioned the taco mixture out, and froze it. Now I don't have to do that work anymore for a little while. Whenever I want it, I just have to thaw it out, and make a little salad to mix it with. I think that I have enough cooked food leftovers to last me almost a month and a half. That is good, because I just don't feel like cooking at times.

I think I must have saved at least $600 by not eating out the last 9 weeks! It is awesome! That surgery will pay for itself in no time!

[FluffyChix 17,409]

11 hours ago, CJ Sunshine said:

No Protein in a fudgsicle...what I'm struggling with is getting myself to eat the things I must to get my Protein in....I'm doing it, but it's not easy!

Yes, this is true...but try making popsicles out of Premier Protein. I love making bomb pops with 1/2 bananas and cream and 1/2 chocolate. That way, you change up the texture, you change up the delivery system. And, you can make them the size that is perfect for you. Need a 2oz pop? No prob. Can handle a 3oz pop--cool! Also make protein popsicles out of Clear Protein Shakes. I love the frozen grapefruit and also lemon tea and fuzzy navel from Syntrax Nectar.

[Tevibez_wls_ 10]

I will definitely keep this in mind. Great idea

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[FluffyChix 17,409]

Just now, Tevibez_wls_ said:

I will definitely keep this in mind. Great idea

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Wish I could take credit for this bright idea. But the vets here do it and so I've experimented so that I know what to do when the time finally comes! They taste great. I especially love the grapefruit Syntrax Nectar and the bomb pops.

[CJ Sunshine 241]

Yes, this is true...but try making popsicles out of Premier Protein. I love making bomb pops with 1/2 bananas and cream and 1/2 chocolate. That way, you change up the texture, you change up the delivery system. And, you can make them the size that is perfect for you. Need a 2oz pop? No prob. Can handle a 3oz pop--cool! Also make Protein popsicles out of Clear Protein Shakes. I love the frozen grapefruit and also lemon tea and fuzzy navel from Syntrax Nectar.< br>

That's a really great idea! I haven't had any clear protein...what kind do you use? Is it really sweet?

[FluffyChix 17,409]

11 minutes ago, CJ Sunshine said:

That's a really great idea! I haven't had any clear protein...what kind do you use? Is it really sweet?

I've experimented with a couple of different clear ones. When you freeze stuff it has a tendency to be less sweet--at least to me. Also, if the Premier Protein is too sweet for you, try buying some Peanut Butter Slim (Vitacost -- online) peanut butter powder and mixing it into the drinks. It doesn't have any added sugar unlike PB2 and really cuts the sweetness.

I've tried the Syntrax Nectar Protein Powder mixed with Water. You can dilute it as much as necessary. But the popsicles you might want to try with just the normal amount of Fluid first. The tendency is for it to settle so you have some dense flavor at the top and it gets more like an ice cube towards the bottom of the stick.

Syntrax Nectar: Grapefruit, Fuzzy Navel, Lemon Tea flavors are awesome.

Isopure Clear Protein: dilute 50/50 with water and add sugar free Koolaid water drops to them.

Alpine Punch--50/50 water to Protein, add a squirt of Grape Koolaid and a squirt of Tangerine water drops (sugar free).

Grape--50/50 water to protein, add 2 squirts of Grape Koolaid.

Green Tea--50/50 brewed flavored tea (I love Celestial Seasonings Mandarin Orange or also the Apple Spice) to protein. Adjust sweetness if necessary.

Edited September 25, 2017 by FluffyChix

[SIPS in Seattle 344]

I understand your pain. It was like that in the beginning for me too. I'm just on the "soft food stage" and life has gotten so much better. Couple more weeks then I can finally eat normal foods.. i.e. chicken, beef etc.

Good luck