Just finished my 6 month preop today and was approved by insurance for gastric bypass surgery! I’ll be called by the scheduler tomorrow but they said likely first or second week of February for my date. I’m beyond excited and this has felt like the longest 6 months of waiting...
I know post op will be rough the first few weeks and would love suggestions for purée/soft foods so I’m not too bored of the same foods every day :)

Congrats! I'm on puree/soft foods right now and refried beans are my go to. I add a little bit of cheese and sour cream and it's basically a feast. I also am obsessed with broccoli cheddar soup right now. It doesn't have a ton of protein, but kept me from going crazy after liquids for so long. I also made buffalo chicken dip (shredded chicken, cream cheese, hot sauce—I left out the cheddar cheese) and it was really good—made me feel like I was eating real food, even if I couldn't eat it as a dip with chips. I'm also planning on making crab cakes, which is hilarious because I don't like crab cakes, but I'm craving them now. I got the recipe from one of Sarah Kent's bariatric cookbooks. If you want more ideas, her cookbooks have a lot of recipes for all stages.

You are awesome! So many great ideas, thank you! I was going to look up some cookbooks too so I’ll have to look into hers.

Pureed: baby food, Greek yogurt Oikos triple zero, Fage 0%, refried Beans, Progresso lentil and split Soups (highest po protein content), PB Fit powder and dried milk powder to make smoothies with Protein Powder.
Mashed cauliflower, avocado, banana. Canned tuna, salmon, chicken to mix with light mayo, egg salad, sweet potatoes, applesauce, cottage cheese. I also cooked a lot of chicken and turkey breast cutlets in crockpot and froze it to eat later.

Thank you! Good idea to cook and freeze meat for later

And Good Luck,to you, Courtney. May your future surgery be all you dream,it will be!