Starting stage 2 options neone??

[Yesssweetness 0]

Hi I'm 14 days post op I'm down 24lbs! I've been green lighted out of liquids to mushy food... I need some suggestions please... I know abt

-eggs/Greek yogurt/retried beans/ cottage cheese/ mashed potatoes..... But I've heard Wendy's chili? tuna? Ground beef? Gravy? I'm confused aren't u not allowed to eat meat at stage 2????

[thinoneday 445]

Good morning to you! Well being 2 years out, all i can really suggest to you is this . . . please follow the advise of what your doctor has recommended to you. That way you're going to do it right, keep him/her happy, and have a successful weight loss. I don't believe you should be eating solid meat in stage 2 but then who am i. . . things could have changed since 2 years ago. . . but just follow what your doctor says and you'll be fine.

[RickM 1,748]

It all depends on what your doc's program specifies and defines as mushy or soft protein; there are so many variations between programs that it's hard to generalize. I didn't have a "stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, etc." type program but a farily simple first month (puree and soft proteins) and then second month and beyond (everything else) with some overlap as tolerated. My plan didn't specify ground beef the first month but tuna and other fish and veggieburgers were on plan - fish are generally flakey enough that the stomach doesn't have a lot to do to process them so they are often considered to be "soft proteins" like eggs and yogurt. Ground beef makes some sense from the same perspective, though some people can't tolerate ground beef for a while (when my wife was having problems with ground beef after her DS, the surgeon suggested filet as being better tolerated, though this was well beyond her first month at the time.)

[jb14075 10]

I hated the mushy stage, most of the foods were just disgusting (or I couldn't get past the thought of how disgusting something like pureed chicken sounded). I had 1 bite of mashed potatoes & my stomach hurt for what seemed liked hours, egg salad made me nauseous. Other than pureed peaches & cantaloupe I basically stayed on the liquid diet for another 10 days.

[Yesssweetness 0]

Ya I'm realizing there's slot of different programs I think that's what's confusing me im sticking to drs orders because I am having some intolerances so I'm trying things one day at a time because the discomfort is terrible! Me and eggs aren't getting along yet lol

[rosiegirl 6]

Hi - I was sleeved on Sept 24, so probably right around where you are too ... I'm on mushies now too -- cottage cheese works well for me, so does pureed lentil Soup (which is good Protein, and I love lentils) ... tried tuna w/mayo today, but that didn't work for me ... but will try again in a few days. My nutrioinist also said maybe some chicken, pureed with some broth, a a dab of apple sauce on top .. so I'm anxious to try that, but not ready to do it just yet. Also scrambled eggs ... though I haven't tried them yet either. I purchased a baby bullet and it works fabulously for pureeing stuff .. got it in Target ...

If you like lentils, try pureeing some of the different type of lentil Soups Amy's makes -- they are good source or Protein and are quite tasty.

Keep up the good work!

RG

Hi I'm 14 days post op I'm down 24lbs! I've been green lighted out of liquids to mushy food... I need some suggestions please... I know abt

-eggs/Greek yogurt/retried beans/ cottage cheese/ mashed potatoes..... But I've heard Wendy's chili? Tuna? Ground beef? Gravy? I'm confused aren't u not allowed to eat meat at stage 2????

[ab76307 22]

Sounds silly but my dr recommend trying some baby food at that stage, and it's easier than making it all yourself.

[Yesssweetness 0]

THanks ladies Ive tried tuna w mayo that wrkd and I tried Wendy's chili with cottage cheese that also wrkd. My problem now is heartburn it's so bad it's driving me crazy weather I eat or not I'm on pepcid but starting prilosec on Monday.:-/