21 Days Post Op Diet

[achristie 5]

Well here I am 21 days post op and let me just say it was a crazy experience. I noticed for the first week and a half I wasn't getting nearly enough Water or Proteins. I was so tired, and grumpy! I guess you can say I completely avoided the puréed stage of my diet for the sole fact that I could not fathom pureeing a chicken breast or any type of meat for that matter. Ugh.

Anyways my diet for the past few days have been as follows:

(mind you i barely finish it all)

Breakfast:

An egg white

A sausage link

Lunch:

1/2 c tuna (over a time period)

A yogurt

Dinner:

Anything soft that is being served

I did notice that when I tried to eat chicken last night I was so pumped to eat what I call human food, that it made my insides turn and ache and I regretted it immediately. I know I need to chew chew chew.

I also know I may be pushing my body's limits by moving forward so fast but I'm in camp. I have no say what is cooked for any meals and lunches are pretty general and I am making due with what I have.

Just thought I would leave an update, started at 197 and am now at 179!

[MinaT 669]

Way to go, congrats!!!!!! I'm at day 17 and I'm still on the liquid phase. I snuck in 5 teaspoons of Gerber Baby oatmeal with skim milk today and it had 10 grams of Protein for lunch and it felt a little weird as it went down, but I'm doing pretty good. I see doctor next Wednesday and I am seriously praying they let me go to pureed Stage. My next real appointment with nutritionist isn't until July 9th - which I seriously think is way too long to just deal with full liquids. I am seriously craving just a teaspoon of tuna. For a real meal, I am craving a turkey meatball. I like that I'm going slow enough for my tummy to heal, I just haven't craved Tuna like this in a long time.

PS: I heard that chicken is one of the hardest to get down because it tends to be drier, someone mentioned before maybe using something like a plain yogurt to moisten it up a bit.

Edited June 21, 2012 by MinaT

[achristie 5]

Holy good for you ! I was on full liquids after a week :/ needless to say no one will ever be able to make me eat Soup again. It's brutal not being able to actually chew food for so long haha. I also did self pay so I don't have a nutritionist to consult about my diet. Thanks for the advice on the chicken! I'll try it out

[kamrie37 134]

The liquid stage is awful! I have one more week to go. I haven't eaten anything solid since June 9th. I never thought I could make it this far w/out actually eating something. All my Protein drinks are making me gag! BLECH! It's all I can do to keep from grabbing a piece of meat and sucking the juice out of it.

Sorry, didn't mean to thread-jack you. I guess I really have some built up tension over this.

[kamrie37 134]

In my rant, I forgot to say, "CONGRATS"! You are doing awesome.

[Allyssa Christie 2]

Hahaha that's alright. That's what the thread is here for ! I know the liquid stage is painful. It's actual depressing haha full liquids aren't so bad thankfully. Good luck to you on your journey!

[Allyssa Christie 2]

Hahaha that's alright. That's what the thread is here for ! I know the liquid stage is painful. It's actual depressing haha full liquids aren't so bad thankfully. Good luck to you on your journey!

[phatdivabbw 86]

I was in the clear stage for 1 weeks, Protein liquid and puree for 3 weeks a now soft stage for 2 weeks.

I had a baby ninja and got creative with my pureeing. I also live off of cream of wheat. Towards the end I wanted the sensation from chewing really bad!

[jatorbur 9]

Congrats to everyone on your success. I am 17 days post -op. Still discovering what hurts goin down and all of that. I am currently doing full liquids and creamy Soups but I have added mashed potatoes. I really find it hard to be creative. I find that the only thing I want is CHICKEN!! OMG I want a turkey sub or something. Haven't really lost that much weight but the inches are falling off significantly.

[bogeydog 30]

Maybe it is just me, but i detest food -- just the thought of eating makes me sick. I have to force anything down and I know I am not getting enough calories. When will I be able to stomach ( no pun intended) the idea of food? I was sleeved 6/11. I don't want to love food the way I used to, but I don't want to hate it either.

[Back~To~Amy 307]

The liquid stage is awful! I have one more week to go. I haven't eaten anything solid since June 9th. I never thought I could make it this far w/out actually eating something. All my Protein Drinks are making me gag! BLECH! It's all I can do to keep from grabbing a piece of meat and sucking the juice out of it.

Sorry' date=' didn't mean to thread-jack you. I guess I really have some built up tension over this. [/quote']

I feel your pain. I haven't had anything in my mouth that I could chew since June 5th. I am so looking forward to next Tuesday when I get to start mushies. My mom was laughing at me the other night. She said I talked like I was on death row when I was planning my last meal prior to my preop diet and now I sound a like a baby getting ready to have my first meal.

[bogeydog 30]

I have been cleared for mushies -- I just don't want them. I don't want anything.

[melissaotrl 3]

I have been cleared for mushies -- I just don't want them. I don't want anything.

Really? Are you feeling sick or is it just the thought? I couldn't wait until puréed even though I swore I would never do that. Tonight I made a pork roast and put Soup over it. I blended 2 oz of meat mixed w the soup gravy and it turned out like the consistency of chicken salad. It was really good but I could only get 1 oz down. I'm still full an hour later.