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I had the bypass and Im feeling something similar. If I have yogurt or applesauce, one or two bites and Im feeling it. Today I was having some broth while on the phone. I was super lazy with it, so I hadn't strained out the veggies, I was simply spooning around them. 45 minutes of gossip later there's barely any broth left ,and I start to panic. I didn't feel any signs of going overboard, I'm hoping I didn't do any damage. It's never too late, until its too late

For mushies, I ate scrambled egg with cottage cheese in it. It becomes super soft and easy to eat, and I got about 6 oz from 1 egg and a spoonful of cottage cheese, so I would seperate it after into 3 2oz containers for 3 seperate meals. I also tolerated Wallaby fat free plain Greek yogurt with a bit of mushy canned fruit mixed in. I bought a bunch of Tuna, and then realized when I ate it, it tasted super gross, and I used to love tuna! So that didn't work for me. Ugh. Im just glad to be on real food now. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using the BariatricPal App

@@Suziesue1706 I really hope that helps you. I was sleeved 7/1/16. I'm now 5 weeks post op. I'm at about 27 lbs lost post op. My goal is to get to 30 by next Monday. I lost 14 the first week stalled the 2nd week and early into week 3 I started losing again at an average of about 3-4 lbs a week. I'm waiting on the stall but praying it doesn't come for awhile. So all in all its going well I think. I screwed up during week 2. I was pushing the limits and trying foods I had no business eating (hot dog, chips, soda) But I put a stop to that and recognized that the surgery is a tool, and will not prevent you from eating things you shouldn't. That really scared me--how easy we can let old habits creep up-- but it also empowered me to make better choices from that point forward. By week 3 I was back on track and trying to create a plan to reach my Protein, Fluid and exercise targets. By week 4 I was implementing those plans and trying to make it stick because I felt like its been 1 month and I can't just keep NOT hitting my goals because I'm still trying to "get the hang of it". So it's week 5 and I'm getting the hang of it. Some days are better than others. Everyday is a new day to push reset. Not really struggling with food choices at this time. Just struggling to get it all in. So because of that I push most of my Proteins and fluids between 8am and 6pm. I drink one premier shake, 2 greek yogurts and a snack like hummus, or tuna to hit 80% of my protein goals before I get home from work. I drink from a 24 oz Water bottle so I prepare it the night before, I start on it first thing in the morning I'm refilling it usually by lunch 2pm, and done by the time I get home from work. if I workout, I'll have a little more, If I'm outdoors, I'll have a little more. I know I could probably force myself to drink more in a shorter time but right now I'm maintaining just fine and will continue to pace myself. Eventually I will get there. Right now, I don't exercise everyday (shame)-- But again, I will get there. Right now, I'm exercising about 2 days a week, 1 hour. In 2 weeks I will increase by 1 day, in another 2 add 1 more day, and then I'll be content with 4 days a week. I'm not where the exercise physiologist wants me to be, but I'm where it works for me right now. The other 2-3 days a week I will do strength and toning exercises like yoga, pilates, stretching, dumbells and such for a min of 30 min. Everyone has their own journey. I don't compare myself to others and I don't try to do what someone else is doing unless I think it will benefit me. Some of us are more motivated less motivated, organized, disorganized, We all have different personalities, and things that either trigger us or motivate us There is no one size fits all in this journey. I remember casting down judgement on a member because she ate bacon 2 or 3 days post op! And then I turned around and ate a hot dog and Doritos 8 days post op. The point is none of us are perfect. I wish you well and hope that your situation improves very very soon!

I was told that I could start on really soft foods so that is string cheese Soups yogurt liquids everything seems to get a little stuck I have a bit of tightness in my chest when I swallow like it's too much at times I am going to try and slow it down my surgery was on 7/26 Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hi everyone, I had my gastric bypass surgery on July 28th, and I am on full liquids, yogurt, cottage cheese, consuming 3 oz. per hour. But I find myself hungry as the hour gets closer. Is this normal? Worried I will be hungry all the time. Maria Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App

I am lactose intolerant. I use the premier shakes at costco no issue. I also have powders that I use almond milk with. I also use yo plait lactose free yogurts and fine. This has only just started in the last two years for me Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Did you use a food processor or blender? I found that meats were much easier when ground. I had a week of serious food aversions after surgery (July 12) but made myself eat and got over it. What about Beans, yogurt, etc? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

It's normal. It does get better. I couldn't eat yogurt or anything sweet for two weeks because it all tasted absolutely disgusting. It's better now. I also had a super nose immediately after surgery. I could smell -everything-, and it grossed me out. It's not as bad now (a month out), but my sense of smell is still much stronger than it was before. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

This is what one internet source recommends: Instead of sugars and simple carbohydrates, eat complex carbohydrates because they release less sugar over a longer period of time. Having a complex carbohydrate with Protein will slow this release even more. Try putting any of these together when they fit the stage of bariatric diet you are at: Complex Carbohydrates • whole wheat crackers • whole wheat bread • whole wheat pita • whole grain rice • potatoes • cereal Protein • nuts • cheese • meat • lentils • Peanut Butter • eggs • yogurt Here are some snack ideas to have to treat low blood sugar: crackers and cheese pita and hummus nuts and yogurt melba toast and peanut butter

I know we all have differing pre op liquid diets but could yall give me a few tips and pointers? My liquid diet is 2 weeks of Protein shakes, clear and cream Soups (strained) sugar free Jello and pudding and yogurt. Any combinations that were tasty and filling for yall? I have Isopure unflavored Protein powder to mix into pretty much everything i eat so getting my protein in wont be a huge issue. Just looking for a few creative ideas that will make this a little easier. Thanks in advance for your responses!!

Push yourself harder during the stall. In a nut shell the advice I was given by one of (or a few rather) the vsg "guru's" here. I was told to kick ass basically during that time. I had a stall last week & I increased my treadmill workout (higher interval & speed) cut out the mashed potatoes & grits I was approved to eat, made mashed cauliflower instead, went to plain yogurt & as of yesterday I'm down 3 pounds! May not be much for some but be determined, keep working out to your best ability & you will overcome the stall! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Just checking in sleeve was Friday 8/5. The night in the hospital was horrific. I came home Saturday afternoon and my husband has been a great nurse. He goes back to work today and it will be me and our two greyhounds. I have been adding gene pro to soup and yogurt to get more protein in. Today's goal is more water. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

You definately need to plan ahead but it is doable. I personally use premier Protein ready made shakes. They have 30 grams of protein, 1 gram of sugar and are 160 calories. They will fit nicely into a lunch box and are a great source of protein when you are starting out. For me, I lived on Greek yogurt, 1% cottage cheese and Protein Shakes for nearly the first 4 weeks. I still eat those items daily for Breakfast and lunch. They are great protein and fill you up. I also added fresh fruit to this line up at 4 weeks. Strawberries and watermelon, apples....you name it. Also I leveraged Protein Bars, 1 oz portions of cheeses and 1 oz. portions of nuts.

Protein shakes can be made ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator. I also bought my yogurt. It doesn't take much to get filled up. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using the BariatricPal App

My surgeon says yes to grits and oatmeal. He even says toast(not brave enough for that yet) I know that grits aren't very nutritious but I was thinking of whipping them up with scoops of unflavored Protein powder just for something different. I couldn't stomach jellos or puddings before surgery and even after its hard to to get one down . Im already down to shakes, popsicles, and yogurt so it'd be nice to have a different texture at least once a week. It's never too late, until its too late

@@Lema, I think it is good to identify the foods that you are scared of. Then you can try to figure out why they make you scared, and try to decide whether you should just avoid them without worrying about it, or try to find substitutes for them, or try to include them in small servings. On your list, there are some healthy foods that are high calorie, for example, Peanut Butter and cheese. If you’re afraid of eating too much, just skip them from now. You can easily get your Protein from foods like meat and fish, and you can easily get your Calcium from yogurt. Or, you can work on portion control, like choosing individually wrapped string cheese sticks and single-serve packets of peanut butter. Things like rice and bread…you don’t need them right now if you’re scared. They’re just calories and carbs, and you can get enough from other foods. Processed meats? Good call (in my opinion) to be scared of them – the authorities on cancer agree! I really don’t think you’re quite at the point of cutting out all your necessary nutrients. We all have foods that we stay away from. As long as you’re hitting your protein and calories, and you’re adding a variety of healthy foods back in gradually as you get further out from WLS, you’re doing fine.

Hi Dk370,I am big time struggling with the same thing. But I am about to have yogurt even though I can not have milk, lactaid, fairlife, soy or almond milk. My dietitian for the program tells me to keep try different Protein shakes. She mentioned isopure or take the shakes with Water. Atkins now has a protein water. It has 21 grams per bottle. I wasn't a huge fan of it but my mom loves it. It all depends on the person. Hope this helps some Sent from my SM-G935P using the BariatricPal App

I am married but my hubby doesn't eat with me due to his job. I cook, almost every day for myself. I make enough for two of us and it will usually last for at least two meals. I try hard not to do takeout because you never know what is in it and I really hate it now. There are a few places like Panera where I can get a half salad with Protein in it or even a cup of Soup. Noodles and company have awesome buff bowls which are all veggies and protein. My favorite is the Janpanese pan buff bowl with chicken instead of beef. Their beef is too chewy for me. (By the way, I end up eating less than half an saving the other half for another day), I am also almost 2 years out but ate this quite regularly early on. It would last me 3 or 4 meals. Mostly I buy a lot of cottage cheese, lunch meat, Greek yogurt, salad fixings. When I cook, one of my favorites is stir fry with homemade stir fry sauce. This will last me several meals and you can really change this up. No rice of course. Taco meat - I use this for salads or every once in a while I will try to make an omelet with it. My pouch does not like eggs but I keep on trying because I used to love eggs. If I could eat eggs, I would eat them once a day. I have things like full fat cheeses, low fat cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, cooked shrimp, deli meats like turkey, chicken or ham. Fresh mozerrella cheese, tomato and cucumber to make a small caprese salad. YUM! I know a lot of people eat Beans an legumes, I am alergic but if I could I would. Ricotta cheese as well. You can make some great 1 person dishes like ricotta bake. Or you can make a chicken breast with marinara top it with a dollop of ricotta. It is delicious and has good protein. I also keep SF pudding on hand so if I get a craving for sweets, it will usually solve that problem for me. I found real fruit crisps with no added anything. Apple is my favorite and they make a good crunchy snack. I keep pistachios on hand and separate into 1 oz. servings for a quick snack while I am not at home and need something. I also buy Atkins Protein Bars, they have both snack and meal bars. There is one, Peanut Butter pretzel meal bar that I will sometimes use as a meal and it is satisfying and good without all the sugar and decent protein. Speaking of peanut butter. I have used a tablespoon of peanut butter with an apple and that has been a quick Breakfast or lunch for me. I peel my apples still. I have a hard time with them otherwise. Lastly I would just say I cook a lot of soups, stews, chilis, for myself. They go down well and you can eat on them for some time. More importantly you can control what goes in it. I always cooked but had to change the way I cook. I started by going onto Pinterest and finding recipes that I could quickly change to make them bariartric friendly. Also there are already a lot of good Bariatric friendly recipes. As a Bariatric patient you have to be one with leftovers LOL. I even bought a food vacumn system that I would separate meals into for me, seal them and freeze them. When I wanted something I would just boil the pouch in Water and I had a great portion for myself. I also would do this with restaurant left overs like Benihana. Love to go there and just eat the protein and veggies. I would come home with a lot of leftovers and in the beginning they would last 3 or 4 meals.

Hi there, I'm single and live alone as well. I've been happy not to cook, because now I can keep my kitchen spotless :-) You can totally get takeout and live off that for a few days, especially if here is a healthful takeout spot near you that you feel like is upfront and honest about what ingredients they use so you can track it properly. But something I've been doing well with so far is what @@Inner Surfer Girl said: small, single serve yogurts and cheeses. Hummus singles. Whole foods sells a box of organic grilled chicken cut up. I forget the brand but I portion out 2 oz to bring for lunch at work everyday, and pack that with a yogurt or cottage cheese. It's more expensive than just grilling my own chicken but it's delicious and EASY and I feel like I'll succeed if I make this easy for myself.

I am single, live alone, and have a very small kitchen. I do cook more now than I did pre-op but still live on a lot of easy things like yogurt, cottage cheese, turkey, tuna, etc. I have started grilling more vegetables in my toaster oven. Add a Protein to some grilled vegetables and it's a feast!

@@AMS3188 LOL, not to make you feel worse but that chewing thing really became a problem for me after. I was on Clear Liquids for 1 week followed by full liquids for 1 week followed by the pureed diet for 2 full weeks before I was finally allowed a soft diet where I could begin to chew things like juicy thin sliced chicken or fish. I remember telling my husband that I could chew the carpet! Those exact words. You just want something to chew! For me, I thought the pureed diet would at least bring me some release because I could puree meats. Well, pureeing meats did not go well for me. They gagged me. LOL and I am alergic to Beans and legumes. So it was back to yogurt, cottage cheese, sf pudding, creamed Soups. I will say that I was also craving carrots during the pureed stage and that is the one thing I ate that was not apart of my diet. I cooked up carrots until they were mushy enough, added a bit of salt and pepper. It was the best damn thing I ate for a month. I don't know why I craved them, prior to surgery I really never ate cooked carrots unless it was in pot roast or corned beef dinner. But now, I love them and could eat them every single day. I often wonder if it my body just craving the certain nutrients that are in carrots. Anyway, the chewing thing. I still find myself wanting crunchy foods so I use fresh vegetables and fruits to help me with that. It helps with that feeling.

Just got back from World Market with about 10 different flavors of sugar free Torani syrup. Any ideas on how to use them? I'm thinking of adding it to: Greek yogurt SF puddings Protein shakes Cottage cheese? Decaf tea and coffee, hot and cold Any other ideas? How do you guys use them? Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

That's great idea not to have pastas grains and such. My plan isn't strict ... but I am strict on myself. I've been sticking to hummus, eggs, yogurt, and soups ... and of course my protein shakes

Foods that I want nothing to do with: Everything on your list plus most crunchy foods. Peanut butter is one of the top avoidance foods for me, too. Total slider food, anything I'd put it on other than celery is also a slider combo, poor choice for me as a guy who is on a diet. If I were at maintenance living.....then sure....peanut butter makes sense....but not during weight loss mode. It's simply a bad choice for me. Potatoes, rice and bread.....absolute avoidance. No nutritional benefit for me while on a diet. Ice cream and yogurt.....same idea....not for me while trying to lose weight. I know there are various yogurts that are on approved lists....but for me, they are slider foods and I simply avoid them. Down the road when I'm in maintenance.....sure....not now, though. Canned soups......yup.....I'm avoiding that stuff, too. Many soups are bigtime slider foods that are loaded with carb calories and sodium. Not relevant for my weight loss goals. And the Cream of Whatever soups that are on many approved lists were always something I stayed well away from. Acceptable foods for me are meats, chicken, fish, seafood, non-starch vegetables and low-carb Protein powders. This is plenty of variety. I honestly don't want to be sitting around pining for wide ranging menu options and thinking about food all the time. I simply want to eat what I need to fuel myself and continue to lose. It will not be like this forever as I'll be opening up the menu slightly as I ease into maintenance in the future. Now, however, it's weight loss time frame and food is something that is not what I want my thoughts on. Losing the food focus is one of the tools I'm glad was drilled into me early on by the liquid diet and simple menu options. Large and expansive menu thoughts just muddy the waters for me.

I am RnY 7 wks out on Monday. On Stage 3. We are told no Pasta, bread, rice, corn, peas ever again! They are big causes dumping. I am too scared of that to even try. Still on eggs, chicken, deli meats, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, soft cooked veggies, hot cereals. No issues yet. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using the BariatricPal App