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Screwed up my post op diet and went through my stages and found I could eat actual food. Not making unhealthy choices or eating too much. Chewing til mush. But. I should be having purées. Should I go back to them? I am more concerned about my belly than my weight loss in that regard I guess.

Screwed up my post op diet and went through my stages and found I could eat actual food. Not making unhealthy choices or eating too much. Chewing til mush. But. I should be having purées. Should I go back to them? I am more concerned about my belly than my weight loss in that regard I guess.

How much omeprazole are you all on? I feel like my dose is super high.

When I first read this I was 3 days post op and was like heck noooo! But now I am 10 days post op and have been back to work all week. I'm sure I would be tired, but I could do a Christmas dinner.

I know everyone is different post op. I am not supposed to have purées until next Wednesday, but I had some today and was stressing it so I'm glad to know that it's more dependent on the surgeon. Will still work on following my dr's orders, but glad I didn't screw anything up.

I am in the same boat (surgery was 12/2). I was thinking it was because I was home during the day resting, whereas I'm usually so busy. Went back to work yesterday and was more tired last night, but still up Til after midnight lol. (Wish I was productive and cleaning though lol) Are you eating regular foods? Like not liquids? Just small quantities?

Just read my post from last night and saw it changed u n j u r y to medical quality protein and made it a link. I see that they're the same and have seen lots of people post about it. Is that a sponsor or something for this site?

Awesome! I did exactly that- picked out potatoes and also tomatoes which was easy cause they were in huge chunks. And now I've got 6 meals in the freezer ready to go. Should have done more, but I ran out of little teeny 3oz containers. Love the idea of being prepared with healthy and suitable options though!

Thanks everyone for those yummy ideas! Can't wait for next week to try some out! Has anyone used unflavored protein powder mixed in with purées? I saw a brand Unjury makes a kind I guess you can add. Any thoughts on that?

I am just starting this journey and the thought of sliding back scares me to death. Because I did it once. I had the lap band in 2008 and I worked hard to lose and maintain a loss of 150lbs for 1-2 years. But my band slipped while I was pregnant. Ended up weighing like 115lbs!!! (Try to maintain 150 so that was toooo skinny). Ended up in the hospital and almost died. (I didn't fully realize how bad the slip was, just thought it was also pregnancy sickness). Anyway I had emergency surgery to remove the band. The nurses were so interested in my story and I remember them asking if I would have it replaced later on. I confidently answered no! I left the hospital at like 145 (all the iv fluid). I was exhausted and I allowed myself to slip back. Started with ordering out to celebrate being home and finally being able to eat. Spiraled into a food addiction that is unbelievable even to me. I ended up back at 270lbs before my surgery on 12/2. I had stopped weighing myself. Had every excuse in the book. So I'm scared about failing this time too. Ok... Point of sharing all of that is that no, please do not beat yourself up over 4lbs, but YES- recognize it and do something different. Don't allow yourself to make any excuses or to relax about it because man that weight creeps on darn fast! You can do this (saying this both to you and to me lol). It is going to be hard, there will be ups and downs, but it is so worth it.

Hey y'all! I would love it if us December sleevers could support each other. I had surgery on 12/2. Was so so much harder than I thought, but after the first few days I was fine. I also had a very large hiatel hernia repaired so I'm thinking that had to do with the pain and nausea. Also, I chuckled to myself reading this post as I guess I'm not the only one hiding the sleeve part from my family! The only one who knows I had the sleeve is my boyfriend. Everyone else just thinks it was the hernia. Easier this way I think. How's everyone doing in their pre op/ post op stages?

Ugh I stayed 3 nights. Surgery was 9:30am on a Tuesday and I went home at noon on Friday. But I also had a hiatel hernia repair that was huge and also removal of my lap band port (wasn't removed when the actual band was removed as that was an emergency situation and I was not stable). I was in a lot of pain and was so so nauseous after the sleeve, but was absolutely fine when they released me.

I'm still home in recovery stage and am just using a cup, but I plan on using a nalgene type container when I go back (reusable, no straw). I've heard some people say the straw hasn't bothered them, but I don't want to risk it at this point. I know my team said the straws were bad also because they cause pressure in the belly while sucking, but maybe that's just during the healing phase. And I'm glad you posted about the toddler items! It's funny, but I sort of unintentionally began choosing to use my daughter's tiny spoons for my broth. Seemed easier to manage tiny sips that way haha! Not sure I always will do that, but I will say I'm getting a new set of dishes as ours are massive and not conducive to good portion control (something I probably liked about them pre-surgery).

That is awesome! I know things will be different for awhile, but I'm glad to know there are so many options later on! And sorry, but one more question popped into my head! What do you all do about puréed food? Do you eat foods that are naturally that consistency or do you purée things? Example... A coworker knew I had hernia surgery, but not the sleeve. She is so sweet and dropped off homemade vegetable beef Soup. Good lean beef and veggies. Can I purée this to freeze for when I'm in that stage or is that not an acceptable purée?

What are some other puréed foods that people have? High nutrition, but goes down easily?