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06/08/2023 07:53 PM, Caitotornado said:

I’m three weeks post op today and was able to start soft foods. It look me like an hour to eat 2oz. Idk what is wrong with me lol

So a tip my nutritionist told me was take pea size bite every minute. It has helped me meet my Protein goals. 😊

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Guys I made the ricotta bake. [emoji44] why did I wait so long to make the this!?! This is amazing.
So yummy!

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23 hours ago, cathyleonardi@yahoo.com said:

My surgery was May 13 how are all of y’all May people doing????

May surgery was May 9th. Thank God I'm doing so well. I'm Grateful 🙏🏾 I've had no issues other than I stalled about 2 weeks ago...but I'm still pressing on. I hope it breaks soon.

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I’m a bit late but I was sleeved on 5/30! Hope everyone is doing well post-op!

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Welcome Elle and Sleeved! Hope yall's recovery is going well.

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What are you all eating for the puréed stage?? I dislike most mushy textures (oatmeal, yogurt, eggs, etc.) trying to find something that I may like…

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11 minutes ago, AmandaD. said:

What are you all eating for the puréed stage?? I dislike most mushy textures (oatmeal, yogurt, eggs, etc.) trying to find something that I may like…

It's just one of those stages you got to power through. I pureed tuna/chicken/egg salad, moist chicken or turkey with gravy, and loved mashed potatoes (put Protein Powder in it for extra protein). Chunky Soups can also be pureed, just add Protein powder.

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1 hour ago, AmandaD. said:

What are you all eating for the puréed stage?? I dislike most mushy textures (oatmeal, yogurt, eggs, etc.) trying to find something that I may like…

Try the ricotta bake. It’s delicious. I finally made it yesterday and omg👌🏽 i also bought a small food processor and chopped ground turkey, added some hummus and it too was delicious.

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4 hours ago, AmandaD. said:

What are you all eating for the puréed stage?? I dislike most mushy textures (oatmeal, yogurt, eggs, etc.) trying to find something that I may like…

I bought Soup from Panera and puréed it. I made sure to strain it, but it worked fine. Highly recommend the Tomato Soup.

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I mainly had mashed potato with cheese sauce and pureed black bean Soup. Those were really the only 2 things that appealed to me at the time.

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Guys I am at week 5 and I am still stalled I don’t know what I am doing wrong!!! I am a total of 45 pounds down and have been stuck at 359/360 for 2 and a half weeks. I exercise everyday walk or swim. I am hitting Water and Protein goal trying to get my calories to at least 700 in that process but happier if they go over since they want me close to 1000 I don’t know what else to do. I have been pretty good at not weighing my self everyday now but still!!!! How long did your three week stall last

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20 hours ago, CarolineLittle said:

I mainly had mashed potato with cheese sauce and pureed black bean Soup. Those were really the only 2 things that appealed to me at the time.

What cheese sauce were you allowed to have? I feel as though mashed potato is the only thing I’ll be eating. Did you buy the pre made potato or did you mash your own?

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What do you guys do when you feel gross. Idk how to explain it. Like I met my Protein and liquid goals today. I go potty everyday. But the last 2 nights I felt yuck. Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and had to take Pepto. But I don’t want always take meds. Never been a fan of a lot of medications. I used to drink ginger ale. Obviously can’t do that anymore.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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