My nutritionist gave me multi page instruction sheets for weeks 1-2, weeks 3-4, and weeks 5-6 before I could be on “all” foods. But today at my 13 day appt, my surgeon cleared me to eat “all soft foods so long as I chew well.”

Could that be right??

For lunch, my mom made me a 1 oz cube of tofu braised with soy sauce. I nibbled and it stayed down fine.

For dinner, I made the family spaghetti squash, tasted two bites to make sure each half was done, and 20 min later, I felt horrible and vomited up those two bites.

Then I tried again with another cube of tofu and it stayed down fine.

I’m now trying a teaspoon of the squash, well mashed, with a splash of the tofu sauce. It appears to be staying down.

I’m following orders, but now I’m second guessing my surgeon.

What did you eat for week 3?

My surgeons office had me on solids by week 2 and my body was sooo not ready !!!! Take it slow and don’t rush it . Start with triple zero yogurt for a couple weeks . That was my biggest mistake even though my dr said I could eat tuna and egg salad I definitely had dumping . I’m 10 months out now and down 90 pounds . Couldn’t be. Happier !!

I could have well chewed solids 13 days from surgery. I took it very easy. Soft scrambled eggs, refried beans, cottage cheese. Just chew very well and eat slowly. You'll know if something isn't right for you relatively quickly.

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My surgeon cleared me for soft foods about a week out


Mich W
Hw 223, SW 217 CW 175.4 GW 135

I was on soft proteins for a couple of weeks and then I added in soft fruits/veggies. Go really slow adding new foods back. I've been lucky and haven't had issues with anything, but that's not the norm. It's pretty common to have issues with certain foods early out and have to wait a bit longer before adding them back to your diet. The bad thing is that you don't know what will cause problems until you try it!

At two weeks I'm supposed to add soft foods as tolerated. Specifically mentioned are ground meats, poultry/fish, well cooked/soft vegetables, chili/soup, adding additional plan-approved foods (no bread, junk) as tolerated.