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Hooray, I finally made it to the puréed stage! So many choices that it was hard to decide. I had 1% cottage cheese with two teaspoons of puréed pineapple. My stomach did fine, but my head got a little dizzy towards the end. Probably a blood sugar spike. It was worth it! I’m going to try refried Beans (runny) with cheese for dinner.< /span>

Today is three weeks from my sleeve surgery. I’ve only lost 10 pounds since my surgery, but 29 pounds overall. I can really feel the difference in my legs when we go for a walk and no more body aches. We walked a steep hill in our neighborhood yesterday and I didn’t have to stop to catch my breath. It’s weird because I look the same when I see myself in the mirror, but I feel thinner. I really thought that the weight was going to just “fall off” faster. I have to accept that this journey is going to take a while and I need to be patient.

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15 minutes ago, suzannethemom said:

Today is three weeks from my sleeve surgery.

Its interesting to see the differences from surgeon to surgeon because i am 2 weeks from surgery and i am now on soft foods as of today like scrambled eggs, tuna, chicken ect... I had my follow up appointment today too and they were asking how i did with the soft foods.

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You’ve been around here for a while but just in case have you heard of the ricotta bake. I lived off of that while on purée phase. If you like lasagna you will like the ricotta bake.

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8 hours ago, ShoppGirl said:

You’ve been around here for a while but just in case have you heard of the ricotta bake. I lived off of that while on purée phase. If you like lasagna you will like the ricotta bake.

Oh yes, I know about the amazing ricotta bake! When I looked up the ricotta bake recipe, it was recommended for SOFT STAGE because of the egg. I can’t have eggs until soft stage. I keep reading about how eggs are a problem food for so many people, so I’m okay with waiting.

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9 hours ago, liveaboard15 said:

Its interesting to see the differences from surgeon to surgeon because i am 2 weeks from surgery and i am now on soft foods as of today like scrambled eggs, tuna, chicken ect... I had my follow up appointment today too and they were asking how i did with the soft foods.

I know, the inconsistencies with food stages is ridiculous. It actually made me depressed last week when I read how quickly some people get to start eating puréed. I was feeling pretty sorry for myself and spent the entire day in my pajamas, LOL. It’s funny how the dumbest things can make me emotional. I can’t wait for my hormones to level out again.

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7 hours ago, suzannethemom said:

Oh yes, I know about the amazing ricotta bake! When I looked up the ricotta bake recipe, it was recommended for SOFT STAGE because of the egg. I can’t have eggs until soft stage. I keep reading about how eggs are a problem food for so many people, so I’m okay with waiting.

Ooh there are several recipes and some do not have egg. Mine didn’t. https://bariatricbits.com/single-serve-baked-ricotta/

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Yay! I’ll be joining the club tomorrow, so right behind you!

Never been so excited to eat mushy Beans.

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Careful with the beans...they gave me some wicked gas pains the first time I ate them.

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During the soft phase I really went for the tuna salad, chicken salad and egg salad. I still very frequently eat these 3 things because they are easy to eat for me. The tuna is my favorite because of the high Protein. When I eat egg salad I usually supplement the protein with some Unjury Protein Drink.

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4 hours ago, xtielynn said:

Yay! I’ll be joining the club tomorrow, so right behind you!

Never been so excited to eat mushy Beans.

HOORAY for you! I had refried Beans for dinner. I added 1/2 cup of Fairlife milk to the entire can of beans (heated). It wasn’t runny. Then I added a big pinch of cheese to my individual serving in the bowl. It was amazing! No stomach issues at all. I’ve been eating Campbells bean and bacon Soup (blended) for the past two weeks, so my stomach is totally used to beans.

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4 hours ago, Tony B - NJ said:

During the soft phase I really went for the tuna salad, chicken salad and egg salad. I still very frequently eat these 3 things because they are easy to eat for me. The tuna is my favorite because of the high Protein.

YESSSS, that’s my plan as well. I love tuna salad with egg. I’m also thinking about trying potato salad in the soft phase. It’s kinda high in fat, but for a lousy 1/2 cup serving, I don’t care. I will think of it as a special treat. My family will eat the rest of it anyhow.

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On 5/3/2022 at 5:18 PM, ShoppGirl said:

You’ve been around here for a while but just in case have you heard of the ricotta bake. I lived off of that while on purée phase. If you like lasagna you will like the ricotta bake.

I took your advice and made the ricotta bake for dinner. I decided adding one egg is fine because it’s blended into the cheese. I also added 2 oz. of ground turkey. OMG, so good! It was like eating lasagna. And it has 15 grams of Protein. I could live on this (like you said). Photo below was taken after I took a serving.

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3 minutes ago, suzannethemom said:

I took your advice and made the ricotta bake for dinner. I decided adding one egg is fine because it’s blended into the cheese. I also added 2 oz. of ground turkey. OMG, so good! It was like eating lasagna. And it has 15 grams of Protein. I could live on this (like you said). Photo below was taken after I took a serving.

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Ooh that sounds really good with the ground Turkey. And it looks very yummy too.

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Today was the first day of purée. I made egg salad. Really just eggs and mayo with some mustard. I did great. But I wasn’t mentally ready for it I swear. 1/4 of a cup is where I am to be. That took so long to eat. But I have to say it was nice to eat something. Tonight I m having some Soup.

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