I was banded on 10/30 right not I am on full liquids..but I am becoming very bored eating the same thing over and over..I mostly consume, a slim fast, chicken broth or really thinned out cream of chicken Soup,.

Does anyone have any other suggestions of what may be allowed in the full liquid stage?

Thanks

i understand how you feel. i was banded 10/13 and got sick of the liquids very quickly. i just kept alternating the same foods too. it was hard but i knew it was just 2 weeks to go for that. i am now at soft/pureed foods and it is much better. just hang in there and it will pass for you too. maybe someone else will have some ideas for you that may help.:thumbup:

I am on clear liquids for two weeks and then I go to mushies (hopefully Thursday!). Like you, I am very sick of liquids. To mix things up I had some miso soup (drained - no tofu or seaweed). I also went to the Chinese place by work and got a large container of wonton soup broth (no wontons or scallions). This tasted like food to me! Be careful of sodium - you can dilute these with some water to reduce your sodium intake. Another soup is egg drop soup.

Thanks I will try those.

Egg beaters or egg whites!! I didn't think they qualified as full liquids, but they are on my sample full liquid menus that they gave me in nutrition class. Try 1/2 cup eggbeaters with 1/4 slice of ff American cheese. Fills me right up!!! Hang in there!

You can try Campbell's bean and bacon soup if you throw it in the blender first to chop up the lumps. Very high in protein and it fills you up. I've been throwing a lot of lumpier soups into the blender to get the right texture for the full liquid stage.

I enjoy using my vanilla protein powder in the blender with just a little non-fat milk, a banana and some ice. Makes a great tasting smoothie. At the full liquids stage I also would treat myself to a "juice it up" smoothie.

Regarding the bean with bacon soup! Beware!

When they do the surgery they blow your stomach up with air.. causes trapped gas after surgery, and can be very painful! Beans will cause more gas. It happened to me.:thumbup:

I am just saying.

Boil some black beans, throw em in the blender and add a little bit of some Mexican crema. (sour cream) MMmmm...

Regarding the bean with bacon soup! Beware!

When they do the surgery they blow your stomach up with air.. causes trapped gas after surgery, and can be very painful! Beans will cause more gas. It happened to me.:thumbup:

I am just saying.

I made a special request to my surgeon to vacuum me out at the end. She did, and I had very little gas pain to deal with. All I had was a little bit in the belly area and none of the evil shoulder pain other people are reporting.

Sounds a little creepy LOL! I wish I would have known that you could do that. Damn! That terrible "trapped gas pain" Was the worst EVER! Even harder than healing from the srugery.

For all of the newer Post op Bandsters... I should have posted before.. The trapped gas does eventually go away when it does..beans are a great source of protein, and they are filling.. I should have said that before. :thumbup: