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Hi all, I’m Lia and I am from the UK 🇬🇧. I am 8 days post op and hating life on this liquid diet! I need advice and inspiration. Help! Check out my insta lias_story.

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I don’t mind the liquids, as it’s winter in Australia I’m having broth a lot, it’s easy to sip and doesn’t upset my tummy

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2 hours ago, eso0402 said:



Is there any specifid way you make the broth?

Not really, I make it the way I always have. A mixture of cooked & raw chicken bones, fresh oregano & parsley, onion, garlic, pepper and a potato. I sauté the onions, garlic and pepper in virgin olive oil and add that to the bones, herbs & Water and boil. I let simmer for about an hour, then cool and drain. The main difference now is I add a Protein Powder. It’s a gelatine base Protein so it dissolves in hot water with zero taste. I heat it up and sip it for lunch and dinner.

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Are they letting you do full liquid or still just Clear Liquids?

I am on day 8 too but i can do full liquid so i can do Protein Shakes. I have found savior in putting Greek yogurt in a blender with a popsicle and making it super thin.

It hasn’t upset me yet so I’m calling it a win.

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I’m on full liquids as well, I think having a variety of options help with the liquid phase.

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How long are you required to be liquids only? I had the sleeve and my office requires 3 full weeks of liquids only. I’ve read others only do 1 week then move on to soft/puréed week 2. Curious what everyone is doing

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My team recommends 2 weeks full liquids post op. Then 4 weeks of purée, then 3 weeks soft foods. After that I can add some ‘harder’ foods in small amounts. At post 3 months I should be able to eat most ‘forever’ foods like meat, veggies and fruit.

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10 days clear, 10 days full liquid, 10 days soft/blended, general

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I am supposed to be two weeks on liquids and two weeks on pureed foods after. Then I can start incorporating regular food.
Liquid stage sucks. Lol my nutricionist has me on zero sugar so i guess that makes it harder. I cheat with some gatorade sips here and there but thays about it. Its hard to follow the schedule as i get full so fast

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I got some gourmet Soups from a local grocery store that makes them homemade. I put them in the blender with some unflavored Protein powder and a bit of chicken stock if they need to be thinned out. I have that for lunch and dinner or thinned greek yogurt. For my liquids I rotate solid liquids (protein shakes) and Clear Liquids a cup for a cup kind of thing.

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