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Yes, I buy premade meals. Another member recommended the Real Good Food brand. They have a lot of high protein low carb foods that you can throw in the microwave. I also do the high calorie, high protein premier protein bars. As mentioned, they are high calories but have tons (30grams) of protein. I don't find myself hungry very often so these work great as a meal for me. I will also do foods I dont have to cook like deli meats, cheese, yogurt, oatmeal, and fruits. Sent from my SM-G960U using BariatricPal mobile app

I had my surgery eight years ago in January. It really is an individual thing--my stomach seems to be quite sensitive and what other sleevers could eat early on I could not. I watched a woman who had surgery a month before me consume an entire sandwich for lunch. At the time, she would have been about six months postop and me, five. I couldn't have eaten a sandwich any more than I could have flown to the moon. For one thing, bready things feel terrible in my stomach--they did then, and they do now, so no cake, doughnuts, bread, croissants, etc for me. I handle toasted or crispy things slightly better, but the amount must be small. As for what I eat in a day--I have coffee with Splenda and 2 Tbsp of half and half for breakfast. Sometimes, but not very often, I might have one of those Oui yogurts. Lunch is a slice of cheese, 2 oz of meat, and four Triscuits. I have a mid-afternoon snack of nuts or maybe a cookie. For dinner I have a stirfry of veggies and shrimp, or a beef steak with mushrooms and tomatoes, or a Lean Cuisine dinner if I don't want to cook. I hike and ski, but I have always found it easier to lose by cutting calories than by exercise. Exercise is to keep me strong and functional. It's easy to graze all day long and the weight can easily pile back on. I added seven pounds last year purely from Starbucks and "treating" myself to dessert (Usually a piece of chocolate) after lunch and dinner. After I cut that out, the seven pounds went away and now I'm back in my comfort zone. I weigh myself once a week, and if there is a gain two weeks in a row I cut out Starbucks and sweets. I eat anything I want, but the quantities are small; a half-cup of anything is a good-sized serving for me, and I've learned that my eyes can be way bigger than my stomach, so weighing or measuring my food is a good thing. If I'm out, at a friend's house or a buffet, I take a quarter of what my mind tells me to, because a plateful of little dabs of things will probably be just right. If not, I can go back for seconds, or more salad or something. Really, for me it was about finding more interesting things to do than those related to food. I can eat so little, it's not worth my while to make elaborate recipes any more. I do bake quite a lot, which is funny because I don't eat cakes and such, but my neighbors, friends, and co-workers love me. Don't force anything, do what works for you, be patient, be kind to yourself. We all spent years and years beating ourselves up for being fat, please don't do the same thing trying to be thin. Surgery works better for some people than others, and no one knows why. Best wishes to you.

Yogurt was definitely one of the easiest things for me! I had a tough time with scrambled eggs (still do at 8 weeks out). I love pea soup so that was pretty easy (no chunks)! Good luck and like Oct517 said, take it slow!

Ok great thanks. I was just going to try a bit in the evening and stick to yogurt for breakfast and soup for lunch. I don't want to change everything all at once Sent from my SM-G960F using BariatricPal mobile app

hey there, it looks like you are trying to be proactive in caring for yourself so that is a pretty great starting point! So how much water are you getting in a day, and what does it feel like? Have you tried Deli Turkey? low sodium, low fat has excellent source of protein I have found it pretty easy on the stomach. also what about sauce and ground turkey? I am thinking maybe the lighter side of meat may be easier on your tummy. tomato soup and in fairlife milk and eat a half a cup over a few portions. Eggs scrambled and you do that for snacks in between and you can make your proteins pretty close to where you want to be. if something feels to have next meal try something completely different. Your yogurt had 15 gram of protein that is great, start your day with that and an egg and you have at least 22 grams of protein right there one meal. Lunch turkey slices 4 thin and 2 slices of cheese low fat totals 23 proteins have that again for dinner and you have exceeded 60 grams of protein. hope that helps. and don't worry you got this! Happy one month!

I am constantly drinking water but probably not getting 128! Probably in the range of 80ish. I'm alternating Premier days and yogurt days as per my doc, which helps. Then liquids next Tuesday and BAM, surgery day!!!!

Oikos triple zero yogurt also had 15g of protein. They have some good ones. I'm not hitting my goals either so I'm hoping it well help. The shakes make me sick too my stomach. Sent from my LGL59BL using BariatricPal mobile app

I'll be one month out tomorrow. I've lost about 35 lbs from the pre-op diet and being post-op. With that being said, I'm still struggling with getting enough protein and liquids. I have really only been able to get half of my goals for each. I can barely stomach the protein shakes anymore and I've spent a small fortune of buying every brand. I was able to find a new yogurt by yoplait called YQ that has 15g of protein that I can finish. I've been able to eat small amounts of solid foods, but I get that really heavy feeling fairly quickly so I stop. I went for an IV yesterday since I know I haven't been able to drink as much and it helped a little bit. I still feel weak and very sluggish. I'm hoping things start to turn around soon.

Just had RNY on 11/28 and will be starting Week 2 - Pureed foods. My diet guide from the surgeon and nutritionist lists scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt and pureed soups. Any ideas for good pureed soups - either to buy or recipes? Should I be really careful of fat grams, carbs, etc.?

Mmmm, I have been mixing Matcha powder into my yogurt and I love it. I can't wait to add more to it once I'm out of phase 2.

Lemon Matcha Yogurt , as usually lol But with gluten free granola (ancient grains) mixed with dried fruit, nuts and chiaseed

I am allowed yogurt at least, but plain. I added a little salt, parsley, chopped onion and garlic to it for flavor. It wasn't bad, but I miss chewing.

My liquid diet was the worst. My doctor gives the new direction diet which is basically powdered protein/soup and bars to have for the 2 weeks. Disgusting. I was to try to stick with that and if i needed have a small piece of chicken along with the jello and broth and such. I cant wait to start being able to eat again. I'm looking forward to 2 days post op when i can have a yogurt.

Wow, good luck to you guys that have surgery tomorrow. That's exciting stuff. I am on my third day of my 14 day pre-op diet. This is not easy. I am suppose to have 5 protein shakes a day and then I am limited to sugar free jello, plain yogurt, broth etc. I don't know how I am going to do this for 11 more days! I already "cheated" twice---with hard boiled eggs. Not technically on the diet, but they have no carbs and lots of protein and at least it's something to chew!!!

@missmoe Yes, Greek has a higher protein content and is generally less sweet than standard yogurt. Caution: using "light" or "low-fat" sometimes has more carbs. Read your labels. Personally, I do middle-of-the-road. I don't get full fat, but get a 2%. Believe it or not some fat is actually good for you! It's Ok to have low calorie intake temporarily, but if you're going on 3 weeks and still that low, consider meal replacement/protein shakes. 3 weeks is a long time to be so severely restricting your caloric intake. I'd say your biggest threat to hospitalization is dehydration, so be sure you're getting fluids. I know protein shakes are not the tastiest things, but it's actually kind of amazing what you can do with them. My go to is Unjury. I just couldn't stand the ready to drink ones after surgery. I put them in Fairlife Milk (extra protein) and if I needed variety, I would mix/match or add extra ingredients like bananas or peanut butter. I see some on this board putting protein shakes in their daily coffee. I'm not a coffee drinker, but they rave about that. As I indicated earlier, I relied on protein shakes for at least a month and I ALWAYS keep some on hand just in case. Not to be an advertisement for Unjury, but I do really love the stuff. If you're tired of sweet shakes (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry), they do offer savory ones like Chicken Soup and I just got a sample of Santa Fe Chili. Haven't tried it yet, but I see potential for recipes.

Thanks so much! I didn’t realize Greek yogurt had more protein than the regular light yogurts. I will have to make a shopping trip today. Yesterday I consumed 195 calories total. I’m so worried I’m going to end up back in the hospital. I never thought eating would be such a chore for me.

missmoe, I think I had protein shakes for breakfast for at least a month after surgery. If I didn't do protein shakes, my go to is yogurt. And I don't mean regular yogurt. That's entirely too sweet and runny for my tastes these days. I may have started with greek yogurt, but switched to Skyr (brand name: Siggi's). It has same protein content as greek and less sugar. Even today, I usually start my day with a Siggi's and add some protein powder, granola, and chia seeds.

Sleeved 10/17 ... from April 9 to surgery date .... lost 47 lbs with MWM and after surgery have lost an additional 20 lbs in the 6 weeks. I’m having trouble getting the 60-80 g of protein in each day! I don’t want anymore protein shakes.. too sweet for me and I’m so over yogurt! I’m great with my water intake and hit my exercise goal each day! Love my treadmill!

Start drinking calories (...no, not booze). But stuff like smoothies and milk and liquid yogurts, things you can sip gradually on days when your solid food tolerance is low. I’ve had those days too, though I’m not underweight - I just can’t cope with food, and I have to be mindful and make sure I fill the gap with healthy liquids.

Welcome! I had my band on 30/10/18 so nearing my 1st fill soon. I had smooth yogurts with protein I.e. skyr yogurts mostly or reduced salt and sugar tomato soup by Heinz. Hard the first few days for food ideas. I also had the providers shakes and meals from my provider.

True.. I have started to drink a 16 ounce water on the way to work.. before my coffee and breakfast. It has really helped get my liquids in earlier and feel full. Sometimes that water is a protein water.. and then I have protein shake in my coffee.. all before I attempt to eat that egg, or 2oz of yogurt or cottage cheese LOL I cannot wait till next week I can add in pancakes.. low carb ones, with protein powder added.. silver dollar size is what I will be able to handle I am sure..

My first food was soft boiled eggs (perfect 6.5min eggs with set whites and runny yolks) and a hint of KG butter. After that I progressed to soft scrambled with olive oil, then with Laughing Cow Light Cheese Wedge, then with Greek yogurt stirred in, then with 2% cottage cheese...Get the picture? LOL. There was a LOT of soft scrambled egg action going down that weekend! Then I moved on to tuna/chicken pouches mixed with cottage cheese and hb egg and FF mayo and dijon, then onto steamed foil pack white fish filets and canned green beans.

Thank goodness I found this group. Today will be 1 week post op for me. I also had a large hiatal hernia repair at the same tme. I was in the hospital 4 days. I've struggled with nausea. I'm proactive now and take my nausea meds regularly. Protein drinks never have bothered me but now the thought of them, yogurt, etc makes me nauseated. I have no issues with Protein 2.0 or jello and they are my go to for hydration and protein. Problem #1 Getting in more than 40 ounces of fluid a day has been nearly impossible so far. #2 Protein 2.0 only has 10 grams of protein. I am barely getting in 30 grams of protein a day. What risks does this run with low protein and what can I do to stay liquid without heavy sweet protein shakes? Today I am going to start walking so I am really needing to figure this out quickly. Thank you all so much. Nervous Newbie Sent from my SM-G920V using BariatricPal mobile app

I’m 4 months post op and was experiencing pain when I ate when I was a few weeks post op too. My dr had stated that it may be too early for me to have for some meats. I had to give it a few more weeks before my stomach was ready for meat. I stuck to softer foods like yogurt, eggs, banana, etc. hope you feel better

I travelled on Thanksgiving, 6 weeks after surgery. I bought a big bottle of protein water in my checked luggage, but I didn't really need it. I ate yogurt, hummus, sliced turkey, vegetables, bananas, sashimi, etc. all of which I was allowed at that point.