I'm going insane. I'm *starving*. I was banded 4/23 and was on clears in the hospital but told I could advance to full liquids when I got home for two more weeks. TWO MORE WEEKS!!!??? I am so SICK of cream Soups and broth! It's getting to the point of feeling nauseous every time I look at Soup.

Yesterday I was so desperate I sucked on about 10 Goldfish crackers until they completely dissolved and then drank Water. It tasted good but then of course I panicked (I was fine).

Please tell me it doesn't last forever. I'm feeling so sick right now but I'm also so hungry. :biggrin::smash:

WHAT DID YOU EAT?????

(and yes, I'm still thrilled to be banded)

I'm going insane. I'm *starving*. I was banded 4/23 and was on clears in the hospital but told I could advance to full liquids when I got home for two more weeks. TWO MORE WEEKS!!!??? I am so SICK of cream soups and broth! It's getting to the point of feeling nauseous every time I look at soup.

Yesterday I was so desperate I sucked on about 10 Goldfish crackers until they completely dissolved and then drank Water. It tasted good but then of course I panicked (I was fine).

Please tell me it doesn't last forever. I'm feeling so sick right now but I'm also so hungry. :biggrin::smash:

WHAT DID YOU EAT?????

(and yes, I'm still thrilled to be banded)

It does get better. To this day I still can't eat Campbell's tomato soup though. I am going to copy some soups that I made during my last "too tight" episode. I know you don't want soups, but that is really all you can have right now besides smoothies.

For smoothies I would take Low Fat yogurt (I can't do milk since after surgery) so sugar free Hershey's Choc syrup, Peanut Butter, unflavored Protein powder (though can be omitted) and ice and blended it to a thin smoothie. You can do the same thing with fruit and yogurt (or use milk if you tolerate it).

As for soups I ate pretty much tomato soup and cheddar cheese soup.

Okay for the soup recipies:

Soup recipes

Roasted Tomato with Roasted Garlic

This recipe yielded about 1 cup.

Ingredients:

½ container of grape tomatoes

4-6 cloves of garlic (depends on size and strength of garlic desired)

4 oz of silken tofu

2 TBSP of fresh basil (2-3 tsp of dried basil)

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Peal the garlic and wrap in a small piece of aluminum foil.

2. Place the tomatoes on a cookie sheet and spray with PAM, sprinkle with salt and pepper.

3. Put the tomatoes and garlic in a 350 degree oven until done.

a. Tomatoes will burst and shrivel a bit

b. Garlic will be soft and mash easily with a fork

c. Tomatoes will probably finish before the garlic

4. Place the tomatoes and garlic in a food processor (or blender)

5. Add the tofu and blend until almost smooth.

6. Heat through and add the finely chopped basil at the end.

7. Simmer for a few minutes to let the flavors blend.

8. If necessary thin out with FF evaporated milk.

Grilled Asparagus Soup

Ingredients:

¼ pound or more of asparagus

2-3 cloves of garlic (depends on size and strength of garlic desired)

4 oz of silken tofu

¼ small onion (more or less depending on taste)

¼ -1/3 cup of LF shredded cheese.

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Either boil grill on BBQ (much better!) the asparagus until just undercooked.

a. To grill on BBQ spray with PAM and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place in aluminum foil if you do not have a flat grill on BBQ.

2. Sautee garlic, onions and cooked asparagus

3. Place veggies in a food processor (or blender)

4. Add the tofu and blend until smooth.

5. Add FF evaporated milk until correct texture.

6. Heat to desired temperature

Sautéed Mushroom and Tuna Soup

(This was my way of eating tuna noodle casserole…soup style!)

Ingredients:

½ pound or more of mushrooms (any kind will work)

2-3 cloves of garlic (depends on size and strength of garlic desired)

4 oz of silken tofu or white Beans

¼ small onion (more or less depending on taste)

1 can of tuna fish

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Sautee mushrooms, garlic and onions until desired texture.

2. Add to food processor or blender.

3. Add 4oz of silken tofu or ½ can of white beans (depending on your taste!)

4. Add drained tuna fish (or any other canned fish)

5. Puree to desired texture.

6. Heat and add FF evaporated milk to thin if needed

So as you can see, the base for these soups is pretty much the same. If you don’t like tofu I would assume that white canned beans would work just as well. Experiment with different spices, add a little parmesan cheese, or different veggies. Right now you shouldn’t be worrying as much about calories, but rather about healing. If you would like add meat to any of these it would work just fine. Ground chicken, hamburger, and ground turkey all pulverize very well. You will most likely just have to thin it out with the FF evaporated milk. That one ingredient has changed my way of cooking. Once you graduate to real foods you can have chicken Alfredo for VERY few calories by using this one ingredient.

Another soup that has good flavor is to just take some refried beans and beef stock. It has a lot of flavor and a lot of protein to keep you fuller longer. Also take some spaghetti sauce and add some pulverized veggies to it and it makes it better. Adding some pureed white beans also helps it feel like more food.

How much longer do you have on liquids?

I am really good at revising recipes so if you send me something via a private message I could probably figure out how to make it into a liquid. This is how I survived!

Hope this helped a little!

That's rough. I wasn't starving until this week. I am now 5wks out and have been very hungry this week. Did your Dr. give you a list of foods you can eat? I could have tomato soup, sf Jello, sf popsicles. I used a tomato Protein soup. That would keep me full for hours.

Good luck!

I too was banded 4/23/08. I have been on liquids 2 weeks prior to surgery and now until May 6. Im really bored with it. I emailed my dietician today to ask if I could put soups in the blender or make fruit and yogurt smoothies. She never replied. Im starting to feel really hungry for something different.

Thank you SO much for taking the time to do up some recipes and food ideas and congratulations on your achievement in weight loss. You must feel fantastic!

Mags

You are very welcome. You will find around here that they best way to STAY successful is to pay it forward. Your time will come soon, when you will have advice for someone!

I was very lucky, I had no appetite at all for about 8 weeks so the liquids for 3 weeks was really easy for me. I did blend up "real" food though, like good homemade soups with meat and pasta in them, I made sure I was getting a good mix of protein and carbs. I couldnt have survived on V8 and protein shakes.

Thank you for those AWESOME recipes!!! I am going to try those out...I'm vegetarian but the mushroom soup sounds great, I'll just omit the tuna.

Yeah, it's rough, and I knew it going in. My husband isn't very sympathetic and just says "Well, you wanted it."

Yeah, ok...that doesn't mean I'm not miserable right now...but I know this too, will pass.

I can NOT imagine being on a liquid diet for 2 wks prior and then again AFTER. What kind of surgeon does that to their patients???? Torture. Pure torture.

I guess some variety will help, too. That smoothie sounds delicious!

I lived on suger free popsicles it feels like you are eating because you actually get to chew I swear I had about 5 a day