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We all heal and tolerate foods differently. I could not handle cheese other than 2% cottage until about the 4th week I think? Or at least 3 1/2wks. I'm 6 weeks today and STILL haven't tried the ricotta bake. Think it would sit like a brick.

Its too much for your stomach now thats why it hurt i had to learn the hard way Sent from my SM-G935F using BariatricPal mobile app

Unfortunately my sleeve can tolerate anything. I've never had dumping syndrome. It's why I have to make healthy choices if I want to control my weight. It's your choice if you indulge. Some choices may slow your weight loss, trigger cravings and cause hunger.

Not me (thankfully - potato chips were my life downfall!!) Post gastric band, I could eat maybe 6 crisps and be ‘blocked’ for 2-3 hours. Same now with my RNY - but I prefer baked beetroot crisps now, anyway - but still only 1/2 doz or so. Popcorn - I can manage maybe 1/4 cup and ditto - full up. Takes maybe 1.5 hours (thankfully, the rest of the movie!!!) to clear. Haven’t tried cookies cos I got bad dumping early on, so am gonna try and live my life without ever testing whether I still have!

I would echo what's been said and add as someone about a week ahead of you on the gastric sleeve food path, that the first couple meals were crazy and that it gets more normalized as you move through the next couple of weeks. You are still measuring your food, but you are less likely to encounter "surprising" limitations as long as you are sticking to the volume recommendations. Also just as a heads up the transition back to real food is also where you are likely to appear to hit a "stall," as you refill the digestive pipeline. Don't get frustrated it happens to pretty much everyone.

When cooking the bones in broth add 1-2tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. This helps release the bone marrow and takes awesome too. Instead of having broth wi 1 gram if protein it naturally creates 8 grams of protein to 1 cup. Checks out the Gaps diet easy recipes for all different broths for our clear liquid phase

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I need to vent. I'm on day 7 of 14 of my pre op liquid diet. Down 7 lbs! However I'm getting to the point the protien shakes are making me gag, I've never liked any type of shakes prior anyway. l try to break them up into 4oz servings throughout the day until i reach my goal, but today my stomach just says no. I tried the protien powder in my sugar free drinks and broth to give me a break from the shakes but omg yuck! Today has been rough i just haven't felt that great and haven't reached my protien goal yet. I gotta say thank God my husband and kids are so understanding with my horrible mood swings lol they've been a Tremendous help.

I was also sleeved on 3/20 and seemed to have stalled at 17lbs. I only weigh myself once a week and at my post op dr visit. I was getting frustrated, but see we are all in similar situations. We need to trust the process. [emoji4]

I know I'm a little late to the game, but if I can jump in... TRACK. Either get myfitnesspal or use a little book and do the calories later. Honestly, it's easier to use paper when you're in the "1 bite" & "2 spoonfuls" stage. Write a meal plan for yourself. "Cereal & fruit" is quite a different nutrient load than "egg, sausage or bacon" which is even more different than "cottage cheese & pineapple". 2 of those 3 meals are loaded with carbs/sugar. It's ok to have cereal & fruit one day if you're protein heavy the rest of the day. Also, take into account how far along you are. OP, at 20 months PO, you should be above 1000 calories, I'd think. Every time I asked my drs how many calories to have they'd say "focus on protein, then veg, don't stuff" and track if I wanted, to see how many calories I was full on. I was around 900 forever, but couldn't hit 1500 until 3 years.