Should I Or Shouldn't I

[smileygirl 5]

I am very tempted to eat a spoonful of Mashed Potatoes today, but want to know if this will hurt my sleeve. I am following up with the doctor in 2 days ( 11 days Post Op) and until then I was told to just be on Full liquids. I am very hungry and the Protein Shakes don't sit well with me at all. I am really struggling to get at least 40 grams Protein and Water in. Would it hurt to just have one bite????

[Jlo77 11]

I am almost 8 weeks out and I can't eat potatoes too hard on my belly. They are just too filling.

[snuggie 4]

If your struggling to get in your Protein, then the last thing you should be worried about is eating a carb. Eat a Greek yogurt instead.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

I am very tempted to eat a spoonful of Mashed Potatoes but want to know if this would hurt my sleeve?

smileygirl

Awww girlfriend if this were the worst problem we faced....

Knock your socks off and have 2 spoonfulls of those yummy mashed potatoes, no it will not hurt your sleeve, and i promise no one will call the cops

kathy

[AshleyIrene 8]

I was able to eat a couple spoonful of mashed potatoes mixed with chicken broth to make them softer. I was five days post-op & my doc okay'd it right away. Just take one baby bite and wait a couple minutes to see how it goes down.

[Wheetsin 714]

I'll be 2 weeks out Tuesday. I've not tried mashed potatoes, but last night I did have a small amount of strained, low fat clam chowder with 4 - 5 of the potato pieces. It was canned, so the potatoes were mushy.

I made some fish chowder today and had a few tbls of the broth, but no potatoes. The broth was too filling.

I've been OKed on soft foods like mashed potatoes since day 4, I just can't do much of them since I struggle with enough capacity for protein/water.

[RickM 1,753]

Mashed potatoes are commonly on the early mushie diet list (it was on my doc's first month list) as they are usally well tolerated and easy to digest. Some unflavored Protein Powder can be mixed into them to help with your Protein levels, and as ashleyirene noted, they can be made or mixed with chicken (or beef) broth to moisten them as needed and alter their flavor. Don't worry about the carbs at this early point (or ever, if you are so inclined,) unless your doc is on the low carb bandwagon or you have found that program to be useful for you. While potatoes aren't something that is usually recommended during the prime weight loss period when you should be having more meats, cheeses, yogurts and other protein rich foods, they are a good source of potassium which we have a hard time getting enough for our needs.

[MegInNOLA 531]

I ate a bite of mashed potatoes early on--it was the first "real food" that would stay down! DON'T eat more than that, though--just a tiny bite and let it go down and stay down. It's tempting to try more at the beginning, but you won't like the results. :-)

Also second the whole "try yogurt" thing. I could never get my Protein in, either, and in fact, still don't make the required amounts (and I'm almost a year out)--do what you can do as you can do it. Best wishes!