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My nutritionist sadly isn’t very good, shame really. Nothing about calories hydration, so reading these sites really help me. They did give me a packet I’ve sifted thru. So what’s the caloric intake per day.? I’m drinking 48 oz so far a day on day 6. I’m on strained soups and yogurt. Any help will be appreciative

4 months out Breakfast is a protein shake Lunch is soup/yogurt/salad/sandwich on lettuce Snack is almonds and a cheese stick Dinner varies but always contains a protein and veggie

Happy Thanksgiving as well. Tomorrow will be one week for me. I don’t have any pain but definitely weak I couldn’t imagine doing ball room dancing lol. I’m on liquids strained soups yogurt until day 16 then cottage cheese tuna etc. so far so good. 15,000 well spent! I’ll save that first 3 months of not eating lol

Hi honey... gosh, I sure wish the two of you a speedy recovery. You’re both in my thoughts and prayers! So ideas for extra protein: Fairfield milk, yogurt, powdered milk, ricotta, bone broth.. I also YouTubed some ideas and there are several recipes for the full liquid diet, I can only imagine there will be tons for the purée diet. ( I’m just not there, yet) You’re doing great and keep up the amazing work!

First off, congrats on your surgeries! Ok, next...both of you, stop. And breathe. Take deep breaths and step away from the ledge. It's going to be ok...if you tread carefully. OK? About 2 weeks ago, you had surgery. They SERIOUSLY jacked with your nerves, and your tummy is NOT fully communicating with your brain right now. So even if you "could" feel the same sensation of fullness--you really "can't". And sadly, most of us will never experience "fullness" feelings like we did pre-op. The fullness feelings manifest in different and much less satisfying ways now post-surg. The sadness that comes from missing that is a head thing we have to work on in dealing with food relationships. So what you're doing now, is you are chasing a feeling that you cannot have. Not now anyway. It's called "Chasing Fullness" and it "can" be a pouch killer! Cuz it will cause you to overeat--once in a while/no prob--people screw up. But do it often enough or chronically and you will stretch out your stoma and possibly stretch out your new anatomy--not to mention that you will undo your hard work of conditioning your brain and habits to expect less food. The feeling of fullness may come back with time--in some derivation. Mine did. But it was several months (like month 4) before I started feeling satiety. And also, it came with eating very dense, solid foods. Very. DENSE. Solid. Proteins. Al Dente Veggies. SOLID. LOL. Ok? I still don't feel any restriction with things like salads, and snack foods, or soft foods like yogurt and stuff. So here is what you are eating right now in your current stages: Yogurt: Counts as liquid on my post op plan and is a slider food. It causes very little feelings of fullness for a lot of people. The Cheese--could be an issue -- so don't overdo it. It could constipate you. Some feel fullness from it, others don't. But it's easy to overeat it and the calories rack up QUICKLY. In the early weight loss months, calories are king. Seriously! Eggs, depending on how hard you cook them, could either be slidery or might be just fine! Some have issues/some have satiety from them. Some don't. For me it depends on HOW you cook them. Scramble, fry, soft fry, soft boil--slider. Hard boil, eat by themselves--very filling. And so the moral of this story is, "Just because you CAN eat more, doesn't mean you SHOULD eat more." LOL. Especially right now in your present stage. Eat ONLY what your doc prescribes for quantities. Eat ONLY the meals he tells you to eat. Do not eat anything else. There WILL be hunger--even starvin' marvin' days. When that happens, drink a glass of water and get busy doing something else. Seriously. We will still experience hunger. But hunger doesn't constitute an emergency any more. And I've learned that most of my inappropriate hunger is caused by dehydration. Good luck. You'll figure things out. Just always remember to breathe! ((hugs))

With a microwave and refrigerator your option are endless! Easy Cold foods: cheese and fruit, boiled eggs, greek yogurt parfait, cottage cheese bowls, hummus and vegetable sticks, tuna salad, chicken salad, protein chips and guacamole, nut butters on crispbreads Easy Warm Foods: chili, quiche, kinda creamy chicken and spinach, sorta teriyaki grilled tofu, chickpea stew, zoodle lasagna, ricotta bake, meatballs, various soups and stews Meal prepping really helps especially if you can freeze meals individually and take with you as needed Safe Journey!

Have you had meat yet? The first couple of weeks after surgery I thought I had no restriction. I could eat yogurt, cottage cheese, etc with no problem. But once I tried chicken (small bite - with fat free gravy - chewed well) I realized I DO have restriction - and quite a bit to be honest! It may not be the same for you - but just a thought! Good luck!!

You can also make you own sugar free jello. After they have child use a blender and add sugar free cool whip and sugar free jam with a 1/4 cup non fat plain Greek yogurt. Ups the protein in a big way. If you live chocolates Hershey dark unsweetened cocoa powder to you Greek yogurt with a little stevia and PBFIT. Yummy too

Hi friends, I know we're all on our own "journey" (ugh hate that word) and that everyone's body is different etcetc. I'm lucky that so far, two weeks out, I've had no issues, no rejection of food or liquid, easily getting in my protein and liquid goals. My complaint is that I'm jealous of everyone who gets full after like three bites. I see all these photos of people like "here's what's left after I finished!" [cut to picture of full plate of food] and I'm jealous and a bit concerned because at two weeks out, I can easily eat a 5oz greek yogurt with a side of an ounce of cheese or two large eggs with cheese and not be uncomfortable. As in, I could probably eat more. So basically I just had surgery and I feel like I don't even have any restriction. Again, yes, I know solids may be a bit different, or that my reaction to food may adjust, or that perhaps I'm even lucky because I can tolerate everything so well. But I've tried some semi-solid foods and it's no different thus far. But also, this is a huge surgery of which a major component is supposed to be that it physically stops you from eating regular portions. I feel like I got robbed on that front. At my checkup, my surgeon was all "yeah, well, you still have to watch portions." Yeah ok, but it seems unfair that I have to watch them in the first year, let alone in the first month. Also yes I'm losing weight and no I'm not starving. I'm just whiny. That's what this section is for, right?

I can only eat creamed cereal, fat free yogurt and creamed soup for 1 more week. Plus protein shakes. In 1 week I can add blended foods like tuna. No supplements for 30 days. I have put a call in to my Bariatric nurse. Thanks for the advice!

Sneaking Extra Protein into Cream Soups and Pureed Soups: It's easy to add small amounts of extra protein into everything from cream soups, to pureed soups/stews/chilis, yogurts, kefirs. 1. Use Isopure or Unjury Unflavored Protein Powder, Fairlife FF Milk, Plain Greek Yogurt, or even powdered peanut butter and use as much as you can tolerate without changing the taste to up the protein content of a meal/snack. If you are smell sensitive, breath through your mouth while adding the protein so you don't have to be turned off by the smell. Here are some common unflavored protein powders and yogurt and Fairlife FF Milk macros. It's easy to see you can up the protein content of a liquid substantially by adding small amounts into each drink or meal! Even an extra tablespoon will add up in protein over the course of a day! 2. Make protein enriched milk to up the protein count of the milk. The World According to Eggface has instructions about this, but this is an old low carb trick that existed long before that. Mix it well, seal, and refrigerate over night. Best is consumed ice cold. You can also sweeten or flavor it. Hershey's Sugar Free Chocolate Syrup works great for Chocolate Milk!!! You can make this high protein milk and use it in soups, gravies, stews and any place that calls for regular milk, or drink it plain (ice cold). Or make hot cocoa out of it! 1/4 cup Dry Non-Fat Instant Milk 8fl oz Fairlife Fat Free Milk Optional: 2tbsp (16g) Hershey's Sugar Free Chocolate Milk Shake or whisk until combined. Seal and chill!

Favorite REAL FOOD ways to get protein down when in Stage 1 and Stage 2, for those who don't want to press the "easy button" and can't tolerate the taste of artificially sweetened protein drinks and powders: Real Food Smoothie: 6-8oz Fairlife Milk Fat Free 2oz Yogurt (Greek, plain, unsweetened) 1-2oz frozen fruit (frozen blueberries, peaches, bananas--any fruit that is low glycemic without seeds. You can use strawberries, but you would have to thaw them and push the pulp through a fine strainer to remove seeds or use Walden Farm Strawberry Pancake Syrup (zero cal)) Ice Cubes to desired consistency Bottled Water to desired consistency Optional Ingredients: 6-12g Peanut Butter Powder (PB2 or Vitacost Peanut Butter Slim, or Peanut Flour) Frozen or Fresh Baby Spinach or Kale

Yogurt, nuts , cheese crisps, protein bars, tea, plain coffees and water.

I did not see any yogurt or eggs?! Do airports have grocery stores? All we saw were little news stands that had coke product and monster energy drinks. I did see some Core protein drinks, but I’m pretty sure those have a ton of sugar? But they were the only protein drinks I saw.

Yogurt, string cheese, hard boiled eggs, nuts, Rx bars are the things I’ve found in airports that I’ve been able to eat. Hope that helps!

Day 2: shakes, protein water, Greek yogurt, bone broth, unflavored protein powder.

I am taking my first trip tomorrow PO and plan on packing food for the plane. I am still on soft foods: Babybel cheese, tuna fish salad (with ice pack...will also see if they will let yogurt through), a few crackers (allowed), grapes, apple slices, protein bars. Most airports have Chobani yogurt, hummus snack packs...can't eat the pretzels, protein shakes (I see Muscle Milk most often for about $5-$6😒). If I am hungry and have to buy food, without the time to sit at a restaurant, I would preference Chick-fil-a (grilled chicken nuggets), Chipotle/Qdoba (burrito bowl salad with chicken, no rice [sub lettuce], no sour cream, no cheese) and if I had to eat at McDonalds...I hate McDonalds...(egg mcmuffin without the muffin).

Started getting in 70+ grams Post op day 2. Mostly shakes, some Greek yogurt too.

My Bariatric center also starts purees (cream soups, yogurt, oatmeal) then after 2 weeks progress to soft foods. I got a "diet progression" list at each check-up. 1 week, 1 month and 2 months. No meat until week 4, unless it was canned tuna or chicken and very moist.

Hello. I had mine past Wednesday the 14 Th. I’ve started from the time I woke up drinking propel and chicken broth every 15 mins. after four hours of that I get very full. Protein shakes I’m totally turned off to as well. On Day 3 my doctor wanted me on strained soups and Fag yogurt. Omg the Fag Greek yogurt with scoop protein powder a bit soy milk mix all up put in two oz Dixie cups and sip one every 15. mins. The thought of protein shakes anymore makes me nauseas. Light cream of chicken soup with 4 eggs blended well and cooked on sauce pan then put into two inch Dixie cups. Taste like egg drop soup lol. And in between all this I drink 48 oz a day. So basically from 9 in the Morning until evening every 15 mins food or water I’m intaking. Good luck.

I’m in my last week of soft foods and for a protein supplement I like Syntrax Nectar unflavored. I put it in yogurt, cottage cheese, actually most anything. Good luck with your journey!

Have you tried cooking them "less"? Like: soft boiled eggs with firm whites but runny yolks? (about 6.5 minutes in boiling water) fried over medium (done whites, runny yolks) soft scrambled (just coagulated but still very soft) or you can add a big spoon of Greek yogurt and stir well just as they are about set up.

Not exactly, but I'm on full liquids but after 5 days yogurt and blended black bean and lentil soup, 7 days cottage and ricotta cheese. No eggs until the 15th day, no poultry or fish protein until the 21st. It's easier to have options besides shakes but the downside is that it is harder to get your protein in because those foods are so filling. I can manage a 1/4 cup of ricotta, which is 8 grams of protein, a lot less than a shake. I am combining the two. The thicker foods, strangely go down easier for me.

Yeah, I was cleared to start on soft foods 10 days after my surgery. I started with easier stuff like yogurt and cottage cheese and refried beans -- chicken wasn't for a couple of weeks, for me, and I started with chicken cooked in a crockpot with barbecue sauce, pulled apart with a fork like pulled pork -- but it was fine. I tried a new food almost every day and worked my way through the list without much trouble. I was on that until almost the 6 week mark (so, 4.5 weeks on soft foods), and now I'm allowed to try anything I want (except for rice, pasta, or alcohol, anyway). I haven't tried any raw veggies (besides a little lettuce) or steak or anything I know is super hard. But I've had grilled chicken and hamburger patties without problems, and I'm not 7 weeks out yet. The other thing they told me was, if something does settle wrong, and you throw up: give yourself a day of only liquids, to rest your stomach.

That is very unusual. My doc is pretty liberal about the food plan (no liver shrink diet, just lose some weight and clears 2 days before) and you are allowed yogurt and ricotta cheese after 5 days during full liquids, but considering how hard it is for me to get down a few spoons of yogurt, I would never attempt chicken by 2 weeks. Bean puree maybe, but not chicken. This is one time I would not follow professional advice to the letter. I would go very, very slowly so that you don't make yourself sick, especially with animal proteins like chicken.