ahhhhhhhhhhhh... solids

[Elisabethsew 50]

I am officially 5 weeks post-op and moved from soft foods to solid foods... FINALLY! It was perfect timing because I was invited to a luncheon with a group of friends and they decided on a place called Legal Seafood. I don't eat beef or pork so I was happy with the seafood focus but a bit leary of eating solids.

I skipped the roll and butter and appetizer and decided on scallops (cooked over a wood fire) and snow peas. :hungry: The portions were not large and I ate slowly and felt satisfied, but not stuffed, after I was finished. Afterwards, I did some shopping and walking and did not feel hungry until 7:15 PM. :clap2:

Since I won't have a first fill for another 3 full weeks and have not felt restriction since post-op day five, I am taking it one day at a time and learning to determine physical from emotional hunger. The dietician told me to shoot for a 6 on a hunger scale of 1-10 with 10 being stuffed. Since I'm used to eating until I am 10+ on a hunger scale , this is proving quite a challenge.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the first fill gives me at least SOME restriction. Thanks to everyone here for their wonderful support.

[Yoda 0]

Congrats on the solids!! I wish you freeness from the apparently dreaded PB!!! Myself....I don't start solids until 27 May!!! But my first fill is 2 Jun!

Keep up the good work!

[Elisabethsew 50]

Thank you! I stick to the guidelines and haven't had any problems. I'm looking forward to the first fill on 5/25.

[*susan* 1,709]

Oh, please do share, was eating solids a truly wonderful experience? I miss chewing. I have been on liquids since April 10 and I so miss food. I can't wait to move to mushies.

[sallyjo 0]

Hang in there Susan. We will make it. I have three days to go before mushies.It will be so good. I love fish of just about any kind but I am looking for someone to tell me about some other kind of mushies that they have had besides mashed potatoes.

[PhotoNut 7]

Susan, your post made me chuckle. I remember feeling like I'd give my left arm for a big steak! At the end of week two, I saw my Dr and told him how hungry I was so he let me progress to mushies. That first bite of soft food I had was cottage cheese and you'd have thought I was... well, all I could do was say mmmm and moan a lot. LOL! That was THE BEST cottage cheese I'd EVER tasted!

Sally I think there are some lists of mushie foods in the food forum. Check out the posts there. I always recommend Gorton's grilled fish fillets (lemon pepper or garlic butter). Microwave in 7 mins. Yum. Some of my other favorites were oatmeal, cottage cheese, bean with bacon Soup, tuna with a couple of tablespoons of fat free thousand island dressing, peas and carrots (frozen, boiled until very soft), and canned peaches (lite syrup).

[*susan* 1,709]

Hi Sally Jo!! :eek: I think we might just make it. I go to the doctor for my post-op on Monday and am keeping my fingers crossed that he puts me on mushies. I think he did with one of the other LBT'ers that went to him. I honestly don't think I could do 4 post-op weeks of liquids like many are required to do.

PhotoNut, I can just imagine how heavenly those first bites of mushies are, lol. I have visions of taking that first bite and confetti and balloons falling from the skies. I can't imagine any experience being better than one bite of mushies after weeks of just liquids.

[Elisabethsew 50]

Hi Susan,

Your comment truly made me laugh. After 5 weeks post-op and one week pre-op of modified diets, it did feel great to eat some solid food. To be honest, I craved veggies and salads more than anything else.

Because I have no restriction and no fill as yet, I think it's VERY easy to "go wild" and really sink your teeth into REAL food. LOL. I started the day with my usual 4 oz of lite ricotta cheese and then had scallops and snow peas for lunch. I figured the firmness of the snowpeas and the softness of the scallops were a good match for a first solid meal. I really wasn't too hungry for dinner so I settled on a 240 calorie Lean Cuisine meal.

About 45 minutes ago a had a REAL salad with sliced carrots, mixed lettuces, a 3 oz can of tuna fish, a few raisins and some fat free Salad Dressing. I ate it very slowly and so far, so good. I have lots of things I want to eat after 6 weeks of no solids but have to control myself and treat myself to varied meals instead of binging.

I did 2 weeks of full fluids post-op and then 3 weeks of soft. Since you can have fish on the soft diet, I did well and didn't feel deprived... just limited in my food selections. Hang in there... solids ARE coming your way soon.

[PhotoNut 7]

PhotoNut, I can just imagine how heavenly those first bites of mushies are, lol. I have visions of taking that first bite and confetti and balloons falling from the skies. I can't imagine any experience being better than one bite of mushies after weeks of just liquids.

Have you ever seen that commercial where the woman is in the shower washing her hair and she's saying, "Yes.. Yes!!.. YES!!"?

Yeah, you get the idea. :eek: