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Hi! New to this forum, was mostly looking for recipes. I am 2 days away from Stage 3 and I cannot wait to put some real food. 

I havent had hardly any issues, and in fact my doctor thought I was weird because my nausea subsided 3 days after surgery. I have been sticking to soups and popsicles. I found I can’t do yogurt yet though.

I am curious though if anyone has experimented with Wonton wrappers and if so what stage? I have pretty good self control prior to surgery I was on many diets so trained my body to not want fried foods and such but I would like to have some form of bread or wrap? Any suggestions?

Thanks!

One month Post-OP and here is what I've accomplished:

PROS: Lost 22 lbs. No longer on blood pressure meds. No longer require CPAP.  No snoring. Dropped from size 18 to 16. My shoes fit better.  Increased walking from about 500 steps on day 1 after surgery to 12,000 steps per day after one month. Back to resistance training after 3 weeks and nearly up to my pre-surgery routine. Back to  yoga and slow regaining abdomincal strength. Full of energy. Calorie intake has increased from about 300 per day (first week) to about 900 per day (surgeons recommendations).  Discovered new protein foods like powdered peanut butter and nutritional yeast. Discovered that low fat yogurt and ricotta and cottage cheese can be quite yummy. Discovered that i can survive quite happily without alcohol, cofffee or sugar. Discovered that its incredibly empowering to be able to decline sweets and treats because I truly have no interest in them now.

CONS: I nearly killed myself because my feet got tangled in my too-loose pants at the top of the stairs. I pee twice a night. I don't poop nearly enough. My hips and butt kinda hurt from joint pain, I don't know why.  I do get pretty tired in the afternoon. I have some insomnia but I found that if I have a little snack before I got to bed, that I sleep better. 

Day 5 post op and feeling pretty good!  Able to sleep on my right side for a little while and able to go from laying to standing using a support pillow with no pain!  Still looking forward to moving on to phase 2 in a week, so sick of just protein shakes and plain yogurt.

Knocked out Nutrition Class #5 of 6.  We covered the pre- and post-op diet, and I am THRILLED to report that I get to eat real food pre-op!  Four meals a day with 4-6 ounces lean protein, veges and salad (and 2T dressing), plus 3 fruits or yogurts a day.  Now that December is almost over, I am getting excited again.  

Down 29#. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks since surgery. Still on 200 calories a day. Have gone off all my meds and hoping this is going to be okay. Had been crushing them and mixing with yogurt or applesauce, but then started vomiting them. Really awful. Not taking blood pressure meds but monitoring twice a day and numbers are excellent. Stopped antidepressant and PPI. Don't have heartburn or acid issues. The antidepressant is what I'm most worried about.

Tried yogurt. It was good but made me go potty instantly :/

How can you tell when to stop eating? I just started pureed stage today and stopped after 4 bites of my yogurt because I hiccuped lol

Hi. Hope you are doing well on the liquid diet. I asked my

Nutritionist about what else other than liquid that I can have a d she said that Wendy's chili is great to have. Good protein and about 250 calories. I had one last night. So good after just having protein drinks and yogurt. Try it if you haven't. Good to have you in the forum. Take care and good luck!

Well I got my full cc and maybe I should not have. I am gurgling the liquids down and not much of them. Took over an hour to get yogurt w/my medicine down this morning and could only take about 8 sips of my protein shake 4 hours later. But I feel great and going to prove to that doctor that it was ok to give me my 1cc. Now I am at 5.9cc and I think it will be enough. Judy

I'm on the all shakes and protein. Not hungry - in fact I'm having to force myself to"eat". I miss salads and yogurt.

i would like a copy of the diet your doc put u on before surgery. my surgery is march 11th so excited! i go on the 22nd for my pre op diet. i have been replacing one meal a day with a protein shake and maybe a light yogurt, trying to work upto all liquid all day mode >.< i think its gonna be tough.

Hey there! Yea for March 31sters! Yes, I am on a stair-step diet. Right now I can have stuff like yogurt, milk, creamy soups, protein shakes, etc. On Wednesday, I get to have scrambled eggs and oatmeal, mashed potatoes! WOW I can't wait for that, lol. You know, I could never be a vegetarian, I miss meat

So, how did your surgery go? Mine, being the first surgery I have ever had was smooth as silk! Pain was minimal, tolerable. I went back to work yesterday, maybe a little too much excitement, but doing o.k. You?

Hi Setta,

Nic pic How are you doing? Haven't touched basis with you in a while. Are you enjoying the band yet? Are you on mushy yet? What are you eating? I'm having a hard time figuring out what else to eat. I've been eating tuna, canned chicken, yogurt and oatmeal. I'm really too scared to try much of anything else....the ones I mentioned go down pretty good, but I'm sure I'll be tired of eating that soon. My last weigh in (Sunday) I was down 13 lbs....I hear the 1 lb a day is over once we start mushy It was nice while it lasted. Tomorrow I go for my 2 wk followup Dr. appt.

Oh Matilda now I am freaked that I am having too much. I have had runny yogurt, smooth soup and now adding shakes (slimfast) but they are 230cals each. I have had no problems with quantitiy, I mean the first week I couldnt drink more than 5oz of fluid at a time (half a cup of tea) but now I have just had a 250ml slim fast shake with no problem. Is that normal? Im still not hungry well maybe a bit by the afternoon but I dont get hungry in the morning. I have a headache today which means I need more water so will concentrate on that today. Good going with the walking, they say its the best thing.

Yesterday I went through my wardrobe and threw away anything that was loose and too big. That was fun.

Hi gillian,

Well the first thing I did was take the word diet out plan. I use the term lifestyle change. I maintain a positive attitude 98% of the time. I do cook a majority of the time so I know what it is I am eating however I eat just about everything under the sun. I have lost my appetite for sweets so that does help. My snacks are SF Popsicles and apples w/laughing cow cheese or hot chocolate. I may eat 4 or 5 dorito chips a couple times a month but that satisfies my chip craving. I am not a breakfast person (never have been) so I have a protein shake (EAS Myoplex Lite Chocolate). Lunch: Cheese Quesadillas, Tuna w/mayo, greek yogurt, salad, chicken w/mayo or ravillos. Dinner: this is wide open Chicken Corden Blue, Steak, Pork Chops, Meat Balls, Chicken Picatti, Scallops, Shrimp..the list goes on. If I make a dish for my family that includes pasta I may eat 2-3 noodles cut up very fine.

Hi!! I am eating almost anything that I can make mushie. But my favorites are tuna, mashed potatoes, string cheese (chewed up well), chicken breast (tiny bites, chewed well), cottage cheese, yogurt, salmon, and still having a protein shake about once a day. How are you doing one week post op??

I will have 2 hard boiled eggs in the am, and maybe a yogurt = 240 cal.. or oatmeal and a banana = 240 cal, and then for lunch I might have tuna salad or chicken salad with wheat cracker = 300 cal or something healthy, and believe me, its all about those 15 crackers I can have, and then for dinner, I will have salmon with cooked veggies = 360 cal.., and I might do a sugarfree popcicle, fudgecicle or jello/pudding for desert = 100 cal. Making it a total of 1,000 - 1,200

I've had collected fluid under my skin and had 40cc withdrawn... Starting to feel really hungry also.. My first fill is scheduled for Sept. 7th hope it does the trick also.. I'm still very sore and haven't been able to sleep on my stomach yet and that bothers me.. Was finally told yesterday I can start to exercise and drive.. Hubby got me an exercise bike hope to be able to put it to good use.. I feared I had stretched my pouch also.. Even though all I mostly eat is yogurts, cottage cheese, eggs soups, fish and grilled chicken.. Some crackers too afraid to do pasta, rice or anything that cus I hate to vomit and that's exactly what I did at my daughters in law when she made fried chicken strips.. Thought if I chewed it well enough it would go down but got stuck not even water would push it down and I ended up puking it up... Learned my lesson quick!!!!

Kat, So much to say. My name is kelly. My personal email is kellydeford@comcast.net. I need two things that I am hoping your experience can help with. One is SUPER simple I want to add a ticker, can't find any instructions on doing so. Also, I am STARVING. I had surgery on Thursday this is Monday. My diet is supposed to be full liquid. What am I doing wrong? 4 ounces of a meal of cream soup or yogurt and I am just not satisfied. Any suggestions? thanks from a real newbie, Kelly

trying new super food shake today...greek yogurt, kale, blueberries and chia seeds...yum!

Hey girl! Glad you made it out!

Don't worry we all heal differently. Just make sure you walk. Trust me, that is a big part of the pain. You gotta get those gases out of your system. I saw a procedure done online and it's a lot of gas they put in you to bloat your insides to do the operation. Crazy! So I bet that's what's hurting you the most. It did me.

Are you going to do the 4 week liquid diet? Don't rat me out but I"m not. I talk to my nutrionist who's not associated w/Dr.Oh & clan. She is just shocked at how unhealthy that is. She's not telling me to go eat chesseburger of course, but I need to eat. So I'm eatting mushies 1/4 cup at a time. Total at the end of a day it's 2 1/2 cups of stuff like greek yogurt, egg, cottage cheese, soups etc.

Here's the scoop on my first fill...not bad at all! She felt around for my port (didn't hurt), sprayed numbing spray, put the needle in (don't peek at it). I didn't feel pain necessarily, just pressure. She had to move it around 2 or 3 times before she actually got into the port but that wasn't bad. She then fill up my band with 8CC of fluid and had me take a drink of contrast - that sensation wasn't too pleasant, my stomach area felt veeeery tight and then when I swallowed I could feel the liquid just sitting there. She then slowly pulled out a few cc's at a time until she found a spot where she thought the liquids flowed pretty good into my lower stomach, which ended up being 4cc. It was cool to watch the liquids drain into my stomach on the machine! But yea now my site is a tad sore but otherwise feeling good. This AM I ate 1/2 cup of greek yogurt with 1 tbsp reduced fat peanut butter, and 5 hours later I realized I was still full. It was awesome!!

I've been trying to get some exercise in, but it's no guarantees sadly. I ate what I wanted to last weekend, for my "last meal" type stuff. Now it's on to protein shakes and chicken, haha.

My store didn't have Greek yogurt, but I got the low fat one and it tasted just fine to me. I'll look into getting Greek post-op though!

I am doing well today. Yesterday i was very sore especially on the left side. It is a chore to sit or to stand but when I am sitting or standing or walking i am fine as long as I don't push too hard.

eating is a chore. I had some fluids and a few bites of pudding yesterday avd today I had a few sips of fluid and I am currently choking down some yogurt. I hope it gets easier soo.

its weird. today i have had 1 - 4oz yogurt. That was my dinner. Lunch was a half cup of cottage cheese with about 1/4 cup of apple sauce. I am just not hungry. Never really experienced that before.