I've been on stage 2 for almost 5 days now and was just about to ask the doc to advance me to stage 3. My doctor's food list has grits, oatmeal, mashed potatoes, protein shakes and clear liquids.... There's no mention of cream of broccoli soup, egg salad, refried beans with ground chicken (pureed), chili, etc.... I think they purposely left those off the menu so that ppl wouldn't over eat. But, I chose lowfat, dieters cream soup and I'm only eating 400-600 calories a day. I googled stage 2 LAP-BAND®® recipes and I can't wait to try them!! I also just discovered that when your calorie consumption is too low, you don't lose weight...hence the reason I've only lost 4 pounds since surgery (9 days ago). Normally, I would've lost more by now....
So, I'm gonna up the calories to 700-900 a day!! Woo hoo, can't wait to eat more and add variety:tongue_smilie:
I'm 3 days post op and I'm moving around good. Today, I'm managing on plain tylenol...the tylenol #3 makes me too sleepy. I'll save the heavy hitter for tonight! I'm sore but it's tolerable. I'm bloated....and I'm focused on trying to get all the fluids I need in.. I feel too full to drink anything, but I know I have to. I force a burp every time I drink and if air comes out the other way, that's a bonus!!:biggrin: It sounds gross but it makes my bloated stomach feel sooo much better.
My doc has me on prilosec twice a day and clears for a whole week! I'm not hungry yet...Although, my son was cooking sausages earlier and I thought about chewing them and spitting them out...just to get the flavor! But, I didn't, that was the old me! :w00t: I fell asleep the other night b4 I took pain meds, and was awakened to the feeling of knives poking my stomach with every breath! Take your pain meds before you go to sleep!! I can feel the band on my stomach a little and that makes me squeemish :ohmy: When I take pain meds, that sensation goes away... So, the moral of this post is take pain meds and walk, burp and pass gas, and you'll feel just fine!! LOL! Hope this helps
