Hope everyone is doing well this time of year.

Will be my first Christmas with this surgery RNY.

I've been thinking up ideas of what I can possibly tolerate and I think my best option to have the usual chicken roast is to turn into like a chicken soup or stew

I've just recently bought myself a nice multi cooker that has many options such as slow cook; Pressure cook and baking..

so because I'm still mostly on liquids and very soft food still I've decided for me to actually enjoy the chicken and vegetables; that I'll put it all together in the cooker with some stock and various vegetables and some garlic and salt and pepper then let it cook so when it's done the meat will be so moist and fall of the bone and the vegetables will be also very soft and easy for me to digest

obviously I can't eat much more than a couple oz of meat so I'll be able to freeze any leftovers into containers for later on.

for others in early post op stages I feel this is a great option so that you can still enjoy some aspect of Xmas dinner; I feel that doing a roast in an oven will dry out the chicken and the vegetables and make it hard to swallow.

so I hope this works for me and allows me to enjoy some Xmas foods.

THANKS.

That sounds like a good plan. I was still on liquids only last Christmas, so when the family got together I just brought along my own premade chocolate protein shake. My mother-in-law asked why I wasn't eating (I had kept the surgery a secret) and I told her I had just had a hiatal hernia fixed (true, during sleeve surgery) and couldn't eat solid foods for a couple of days.

Great plan! I'd throw a can of cream of chicken or cream of mushroom into it to make it a little more "luxe" feeling. And then stir in a spoon of plain Greek yogurt at the end. Sounds delish!

Going on vacation F#$ck Food and this holiday - I hated this holiday pre Op - So now I'm really done with it!

9 pounds to go may get it this year, Then its off the next part of this journey, Little scared at that part, and no way getting wrapped (funny Pun) up in this X mas Food fest bully poop! but that is just my view and told both kids -

Leaving for Cuba Dec 27 to get the heck out of here! Have some fun in Cuba, any female cuba wls members here?

Your soup idea is making me want some! What a great idea!

You should be on soft or normal foods by then. Is there some medical reason why you are delaying progressing your diet? If you wait too long before reintroducing proper foods you can end up with issues e.g a stricture.

I'm pretty content and satisfied with shakes.

If I don't crave food I don't mind. Even my surgeon said if you want to stay on shakes good for you plus it will increase my weight loss while I'm in the first 6 month window where people lose the most.

I do have some things here and there like yoghurt and hummus and thin slice meat; I tried a few solid things that didn't go down well.. So that's why I'll be making soft soup or stew for Xmas.

I feel there's no reason to hurry thru the stages.. Everyone is different..some ppl feel the need to eat from week 1 others choose to wait..

It's a learning curve right now..