Had my sleeve on 12/21 so I am week 2 now, just wondering if anyone else's diet is this limited? (Mine is even more so than what is written I am allergic to artificial sweeteners so that takes off the protein shake and anything "diet" or "light") how do you deal with such a limited menu? (Week 3 is pretty much the same add eggs and tuna)

I ate a lot of cottage cheese, oatmeal, coco wheats, apple sauce and mashed potatoes.

yep, it's hard. Yep, mine was just like that...except in week one, I was expected to drink a lot of protein shakes and get my 60-80g of protein.

Doesn't last that long. You'll be back to more foods before you know it.

I know it's tough. Hang in there!

Can you have strained soups? Split pea soup with a scoop of genepro protein powder has been great for me as well as the ricotta cheese bake recipe that everyone talks about.


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You're allergic to every kind of artificial sweetener?

They do make protein shakes without sweeteners as well

And yes the early phases are very limited, that's why it's best to make a routine and stick with what you like. Even if it's boring, it's temporary

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Home made soups.. add lentils, maybe chicken and bleed your soup.. I was doing that during my introduction to solid foods..

I have the same diet sheet ughhh how did you get past week one?! My pre op diet I was eating a ton of jello and shakes and popsicles. After surgery I'm really not tolerating anything but water without cramping up.. it's all too sweet for me now

Are there any sweeteners you can handle? Can you handle any extracts? I use the vitacost liquid stevia.

Sorry you're having a rough go! ((hugs)). I'd make homemade bone broth (chicken and beef) and add isopure unflavored protein powder to the broth in order to get my protein in.

I'd blend up frozen strawberries and blueberries in my plain smoothies and then strain them until I didn't have to strain them any more.

Your menu is 100% my menu. But I can have the non-sugar sweeteners and flavor extracts listed. Hang tough!!!!! You got this! Maybe talk to your nutritionist. She told me I could add chicken baby food to my soups as long as it was pourable.

In week two, my surgeon recommended homemade chicken soup with dark meat chicken and the veggies chopped small. I also could drink low fat milk and I ate a lot of cheese. Hopefully this helps!!

I’m on week two post op and I was told for the next 3 weeks all I can have is two protein shakes a day, one item as a meal ( SF Jell-O or pudding, vegetable soup with no pasta or rice blended, plain Greek yogurt, farina and mashed potato made with chicken broth )48 to 96 ounces of water, one sugar-free ice pop – because I begged for a snack. I’m feeling this

You should be getting close to time for the ricotta bake casserole. I want to make it for my son and I although I haven't had surgery yet. It does sound good. Also check Fluffy Chix Old with the Old In with the New postings, she is going through the different stages as well.

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