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I haven't been the fastest loser but I would try to find things that make you feel your restriction better. For me steak or chicken over fish. Shrimp is good. I stay away from any carbs that don't make you feel very full. For me, if I feel hungry at the end of the day I eat half an apple and that texture makes me feel full and satisfied. I might be able eat 200 calories easily of fat free yogurt and still feel hungry later. There was a great post about how restriction works (pyloric valve) once but I couldn't find it. Most importantly don't let anyone on this board make you feel like you are failing. Everyone has a different experience. Good luck!

I'm one week post surgery today. Things are going really well! I've only lost 2 pounds in the last week; of course that doesn't count having to re-lose the 10 pounds of IV liquids they pumped into me at the hospital. I came home feeling SO bloated and was SHOCKED when I stepped on the scale! Haha Feeling great (still sore), my incisions look good, I've been able to tolerate any liquid I tried...just trying not to get too bored with this liquid phase. Trying to keep some variety. I'm moving to stage 2 on Christmas where I'll treat myself to a good puree Soup and my chocolate Protein powder mixed with plain Greek yogurt for a great protein punch! Haha

I eat breakfast every day. I start out with a packet of instant oatmeal mixed with Water. When it's heated I drizzle a little honey over the top and mix in about 1/3 cup granola. I then stir it all together and eat about 1/3-1/2. It's a carby way to start the morning and the only Protein really comes from what is included in the granola and oatmeal, but it keeps me full for a few hours and it's pretty much the same breakfast I've had everyday since I hit goal 8 months ago. I appease my stomach by not feeding her more traditional protein breakfasts (egg, chicken, yogurt) because this tends to result in puking almost instantly and I make up for it later in the day when my temperamental stomach is a little more awake and tolerant.

In the early stages where the calorie count is low, it's challenging to meet the Protein requirement. Even more challeging the body can't absorb more than 30 gms of protein an hour. Try eating(drinking) 3 meals and 2 Snacks, or 5 small meals. Things that helped me was adding protein powder to everything. Unflavored powder in my Soup was a big help. I also added greek yogurt or nut butter to my protein shakes. Buy clear Protein drinks like Isopure NoCarb and add into your Water.

My doc is very conservative and I am so glad. I have had no issues at all. Two weeks clear liquid diet Two weeks liquid diet, Protein shakes, yogurt, milk. Two weeks puréed. Mashed taters, mashed Beans, baby food, oatmeal, cream of wheat On week 7, normal diet. Introduce one food at a time. Aim for 100 G protein and no less than 75. At least 64 oz water/ liquid. Protein Shakes don't count as liquids.

One scrambled egg with cheese. One homemade smoothie Greek Yogurt (about half to three-quarters of it is all I can eat)

I would be looking for a regular primary physician who is supportive of bariatric procedures. The supplements I am required to take until forever are: Sub-lingual B-12 Vitamin D-3 Calcium Potent multi-vitamin On my own I take Biotin and magnesium. My diet plan went like this: Hospital - clear liquids (you can see through) No fruit juices. Water, broth, tea. Home: (Day three) Full liquids. Wet and sippable, like milk, Strained Soup (no noodles or bits) sugar-free Jello water, Sugar-free pudding Week Two: Day ten. Purees. Consistency of baby food. Will slide slowly off the spoon. Yogurt, thin mashed potatoes, chicken pureed in the blender with broth to make it soupy, stuff like that. Week three; Day seventeen: Soft foods. Thicker, mushy, no bits. Chew til your jaw hurts. I took things like beef stew and put it in the blender with some broth to make it moist enough to be smushy. I was allowed yogurt to make it moist, eggs, cheese, steamed veggies chewed well. Everything cooked....Nothing raw. At 4 1/2 weeks (one month) I started regular cooked foods in recognizable form. I could only hold 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup of anything. My first food in this category was a small Wendy's chili on the way home from the doctor's office. It lasted me three days! Three Months: Tested tolerance for raw foods. Six months: Tested tolerance for salad greens. (at two years they still sit like slime - a waste of stomach real estate). At this point my capacity was near 3/4 cup or two ounces of meat and a couple spoons of veggies. Tested tolerance for nuts and foods with bits. One year: At this point I can tolerate one cup of dense food or 1 1/2 cups of soup sipped over about 15-20 minutes time. To get the most reliable medical info online, The Mayo Clinic, The Cleveland Clinic, and John Hopkins Hospital are good places to start. Anybody can say anything on Wikipedia. I wish you good luck and good health.

Before weight loss surgery I would eat anything in the house from pizza, spaghetti, sandwiches, etc. Now that I am 4 weeks Post-Op I usually have a protein shake, but will slowly be moving to cottage cheese and fruit or yogurt.

AS a band to sleeve revision, my surgeon was extra conservative and had me progress slower than the standard. I recieved a notebook with very clear week by week instructions and goals but it was 4 years ago and i know that Protein recommendations etc are higher now. I suggest going to the website of a COE like Mayo clinic and see what they have posted online. The key thing is to slowly add. I started with Clear liquids, then full liquids (like protein drinks), then liquids with a bit more texture (like refried Beans diluted with broth, Soups with no chunks etc), then introduced semi solids like yogurt, cottage cheese... then slowly slowly added. If you ever feel uncomfortable it is likely you are eating too much or eating too fast or perhaps progressing to quickly. Remember that nerves were cut and you may not "feel" everything so eat by the clock and measuring cup (early on, we are talking just a few bites!)

Every day. I have a few choices in rotation. My usual breakfast is 3 oz ground turkey with some spinach and .5oz shredded cheese. On days where I know my exercise is going to be more intense I eat overnight oats made with Greek yogurt, fair life milk and peanut butter. When I'm lazy and don't plan ahead I'll eat my left over dinner from the night before or a carton of light and fit greek yogurt with a tablespoon of PB2!

@kranky813 - hmmm change your brand of yogurt (sweeteners?) or creamer? if I eat/drink too much artificial sweetener that happens to me, sometimes. Not all the time.

@@jane13 Honestly it's been pretty normal. So chicken, veggies, beef, flat bread occasionally. I have been sticking to plan with eating Protein first then veggies then carbs if I have room. Breakfast every day is a light nonfat greek yogurt with blueberries or peaches. Drinking has been Water water and more water. I do have a cup of decaf coffee in the morning on my way into work and add a little sugar free creamer to it. But other then that it's just water.

Honestly, I have some just because it tends to be a golden rule, but the morning is when the sleeve is least cooperative and will tolerate the least amount of food or drink. Greek yogurt is about the max. However, an additional post-op benefit to having breakfast is that it will have your sleeve warmed up to get your proper mid-day nutrition, as opposed to eating a few bites and then just being ravenous in the later PM, when you are supposed to steer clear of calories.

For one week however the yogurt and the protein shakes are not going down very well so they suggested back to the clear liquids with increasing water intake.

Two eggs, mix in some onions and mushrooms, two pieces of turkey bacon, 1/4 cup of Fage yogurt with some blue berries. I always assume that Breakfast may be the only meal I get in a day, so I make it count.

Great Value Light Greek Nonfat Yogurt - either peach or blueberry. 12g of Protein per serving and tastes great! Fills me up too!

so I'm 2 weeks going on 3 weeks post op, and I'm not feeling full. I'm still on cream soups and jello and next week I started my soft foods. For example today for breakfast I had 3 tablespoons of Greek yogurt and a protein shake, then for lunch I had jello and another protein shake, and then went to Panera and had broccoli cheddar soup in a bowl size to go and I ate the whole thing and was still kinda hungry. Is this normal , will this change once I start eating my soft foods ? I hope some one that's been through can give me some get advice cause I'm kinda worried

My liquid diet includes soft mashed foods ...like sautéed spinach,cottage cheese,yogurt and the 1 day before all clear liquids

Jlvolkma 1/4 cup of cream of wheat made with almond milk or Greek vanilla yogurt (100 call) For breakfast Lunch & dinner - 1/2 cup of cream soup Premier proteins Day 15 - I can add eggs, cottage cheese, puréed chicken & veggies

Most days I have cottage cheese. I've tried cereal but I just don't feel good after eating it. Other standards are a protein shake or greek yogurt. I have slways been a breakfast eater. I am certainly not proud of the crap I used to eat for breakfast.

@barbie1978. I'm making it. I have to remind myself multiple times a day. I went to gnocchi yesterday and was able to get the clear isoprene drinks. They were on sale buy one get on 50% off. I am on the clear liquid diet for a week. Then I will move to a full liquid diet. I'm hungry. I'm reminding myself about why I am doing this. I see my doctor tomorrow. Hopefully he will allow me to move on. My incisions are itching. I think I may get Greek yogurt also.

On work days I have a large travel mug of coffee or tea for breakfast. Sometimes, if I need to get gas I will grab a muffin or cinnamon roll or breakfast sandwich at the gas station. Eat 1/2 of the muffin or roll or just the egg and meat out of the sandwich. But more often than not my first food on a workday is a Quest bar around 10:30-11am Weekends I always have breakfast, pretty much whatever I'm in the mood for, usually a high Protein option.....omelet, protein pancake and sausage, Bob's Red Mill 10 grain cereal with Protein Powder,bacon and cheese, Greek yogurt with flax seed and Kashi go lean cereal, etc. This morning I had a scrambled egg with cheese and salsa and 1/2 grapefruit.

Greek yogurt, protein bar, RTD shake or homemade and black coffee!

I have to drink 4 protein drinks a day, 2 with milk and 2 with another liquid. (Decaf coffee, water, crystal light, ex) then I can have 6 other foods..s/f jello, pudding, light yogurt, oatmeal, fresh veggies and apple sauce daily.

I always have had breakfast. Before surgery I would usually have a yogurt and a giant delicious homemade muffin. chocolate chip was my favorite. I always have breakfast now. Usually it is a premier Protein shake but occasionally I will have cream of wheat, oatmeal or I will make homemade crepes (extra eggy) with sausage. I cannot eat eggs by themselves so I sneak more of them into things like crepes. Occasionally I will have cottage cheese pancakes with a couple strawberries. 99 percent of the time I go for the shake.