Full liquid diet question

[Smallwcw 7]

Hello all. I'm on my post op full liquid diet and I'm concerned about quantity. 1 cup of Soup is not filling me up at all. During this stage should I be worried about the amount? I do it feel restricted at all.

[Aza359 64]

Great question, i would like to know too i feel no restriction and am not sure how much i should eat

[Terry Poperszky 2,784]

Check with your Dr. but on full liquid mine didn't tell me how much. Once I moved to mushies, it was 1/2 cup.

[B-52 7,113]

IMO, post-op is NOT about loosing weight....it is about healing and getting back to NORMAL.....I consumed as much as I could for nutrition and hydration.....the weight loss phase will come much later...not that you won't loose weight, but it is not the band doing it...not yet...

[Aza359 64]

IMO' date=' post-op is NOT about loosing weight....it is about healing and getting back to NORMAL.....I consumed as much as I could for nutrition and hydration.....the weight loss phase will come much later...not that you won't loose weight, but it is not the band doing it...not yet...[/quote']

Thanks this is exactly my mindset my nutrionist constantly informed me do not be discouraged between now and until i get my first fill if i do not lose any weight and thats exactly what im doin because the only weight i have lost was the 12lbs of saline i was filled up with in the hospital and am currently at the weight i was on he day of surgery and im fine with that just want to heal and get a fill at the end of march and start back with my workout routines!

[2muchfun 8,927]

One cup may not be enough but you don't want to go guzzling 3-4 cups of anything all in one sitting. That's putting a lot of pressure on your stomach to stretch to accommodate so much Fluid. Try to stretch it out over time.

I think I consumed about 16 ozs at a time and that was enough to satisfy my appetite for a few hours.

tmf

[Jewelsm1127 351]

My doc had very specific instructions during every phase...1/4 cup during full liquids 6 times per day, 1/4 - 1/2 5 times per day during mushies, 1/2 - 3/4 about 4-5 times per day and then 3/4 - 1 cup 3 times per day on solids. Everyone is different.

[Cindy2013 99]

My full liquid period consists of the following:

3 Protein drinks and 2 Snacks.

snack choices (only ones allowed) are skim or 1% milk, light yogurt with no fruit chunks, all Clear Liquids allowed previously in first week post op, Protein Drink, strained or pureed Soup, vegetable juice, V-8 and V-8 Splash. Snacks ARE LIMITED TO 8 OUNCE SERVING SIZE.

In addition to those items, we are supposed to drink 120 ounces of non-calorie liquid. If we have something with calories, it has to be less than 15 cal per serving. Such as crystal light, etc.

[Leslie80 14]

Great topic

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You'll definitely want to check with your own doctor because they all have their own rules and ideas what works best.

As for myself, I was told to stay within a cup or less per meal from the very beginning. Not to lose weight but to get used to staying within band sized portions and (as TMF pointed out) so I didn't stretch my stomach.

Regardless of what the rest of us have done, just stick to whatever your surgeon recommends.

Best wishes.

[Smallwcw 7]

Thanks everyone. My sheet has examples of full liquids but didn't mention amounts so that's what had confused me.

[Mellzbellz21 21]

I'm 3 days post op, not feeling any restriction either, I ate a cup of beef broth yesterday. I am just taking it slow and trying to gauge when I feel satisfied, i find that if I do too much too fast I feel burpy