I can appreciate how you feel. But aren't you afraid not following the surgeon and nutritionists orders to achieve the best possible outcome from your sleeve, that you could hurt your stomach and its recovery? Don't you think doing whatever it takes to get the maximum weight loss possible is worth following their instructions? I would be afraid to go against what my physician says. I say this because (for a much less invasive outpatient surgery) a co-worker and I had our knees scoped by the same surgeon for the same repair, and both her and I are the same age and did the exact same job (although I was over 150lbs more than her) there was no major difference in us. However, my tear was more severe and my surgery took longer. The surgeon gave me strict instructions to follow, as he did her. The most simple one being non-weight bearing for 3 days, not even weight bearing to the bathroom!! I was mortified, I thought I can't do this but I did, I knew I could walk on it, the knee I felt 100% better. Well I didn't, I kept my knee imoblized. My co-worker didn't she said she was walking on it after 24 hrs "lightly". My knee recovered and it is 100% back to normal. She on the other hand had major inflammation and developed fluid on the knee which had to be drained, more than once. After 6 months of no improvement from her surgery, she had a total knee replacement. The only thing I did differently than her was I followed post-op instructions until I was released by the surgeon. I am only saying this to show that it is so important to follow our physicians instructions and know that this is short lived. Remember the only person we are "cheating/pushing" is yourself. You trusted your surgeon and his team to do the surgery, trust them to know what is best now.

If you can get through one more week of liquids you will feel better when you do start to eat softs. I had to wait three weeks too and it was hard. At the fourth week I started with cream of wheat with cinnamon and sweetener, very soft scrambled eggs, very well chewed crackers (about 1/2 of one) and kept the other foods too. Since the sleeve is tiny you will feel full very fast so be careful. One extra bite and OMG the pain. Other soft foods were blended chili , no too spicy, blended soups (cream ones too) and apple sauce (that didn't go well for me) if you like I can send you the list that my NUT gave me or you can look it up on line..google gastric sleeve post diet. I found a bunch of resources. Good Luck and hang in there it gets better very quickly.

I too went thru the same thing. At that 3rd week I just couldn't take it anymore. I asked the surgeon if I could add cream soup and he said to go onto the soft foods. That was me though. I have seen some people on this board eating soft from the beginning and others at 4 weeks. Talk to your dr. Don't go buy what's on this board. Everyone is different. I came thru my surgery with flying colors and rejected my pain meds the next day...that's me.....

I purchased a few cook books on line in preparing for the surgery. I figured once I have it and make it through the first stage I would need to cook and eat. Hang in there you will get there. But what is most important is to follow what the doctor says; chew your food week well; don't eat and drink.

Stay the course with the liquid diet, is not forever, it just feels like it at this time. LOL