Chunky mermaid

Ladies and gentleman I made instant pot chili and it was a success!! I am freezing the rest in a muffin tin as we speak.

Hello! I’m 31 days post op from my rny and have been struggling with food for awhile. I never really cooked at home pre-op and so I’m having a hard time finding things to eat during the soft food stage. I’ve gotten snacks that my programs suggests but I’m craving a meal. I rarely eat more than 1-2 times a day. Typically a meal and a snack, so I’m way below on my protein. My first NUT appointment is the 18th so I’m interested to hear her suggestions. I’ve been eating this way for about 2 weeks now and it’s really wearing on my energy levels. I eat less, workout less and lose less. It’s becoming disheartening. I’m hoping by the 3 month mark when I can have more variety it’ll be a lot easier. I’ve avoided things like chicken noodle soup and chili thus far. Has anyone tried this at this stage and if so how’d the noodles go? I’m open to any low to no prep food options either from a restaurant or grocery store! So far I’ve lost about 22lbs since surgery. Thank you everyone!

Thank you for all of the suggestions! I’ll definitely give them a try. The chili I avoided at first because my book said to avoid beans due to the casing around them. I love beans, especially Lima and could eat them out of a can! It suggested refried beans but goodness that gave me so much gas pain. I take gas-x before I eat anything because I used to get terrible left sided pain under my ribs. I’m going to try chili tonight, I’d imagine that similar to the refried beans being cooked makes that casing soft and easy to digest. It was my pre op cold weather go to so I’m excited to try and reincorporate it.