Yep, I Overdid It... Lesson Learned!

[imlosingit 130]

So I was moved to purees Tuesday and this morning had a cpl bites of my sons eggs and some corned beef hash. That was cool. At lunch nibbled down 3 shrimp and the bottom of a very soft crab rangoon. That was ok too. The mistake came with eating the other 3 pieces of shrimp too soon... PAIN! Never again!

[imlosingit 130]

Also, hubby brought home ribs for dinner so I took them off the bone and put them in the chopper with a lil bbq sauce..... Nope too soon for beef also. I sure learned alot today!!!!! Smh! And it cost me a great deal of discomfort!

[lisa2job 130]

take it slow and easy.....

[cherrybombknits 184]

Through a lot of trial and error I've found that 2-2.5 ounces is my limit. I have to weigh everything out because I can't eyeball it yet.

[LadyK 164]

I'm on soft foods now and I've learned that depending on what I'm eating, I can only eat between 2 and 4 ounces of food. At first I didn't have a food scale but I bought one it helps a lot. If I eat seafood, I can eat more, but something dense like chicken, I can only eat 2 oz. or less, more like 1oz. The texture of chicken is still tough to me so I've been sticking with Tilapia, shrimp, salmon and those go down really well, but I have to make sure I eat really slow and chew well. Beef was hard for me to digest, I'm afraid to touch it because it gave me stomach issues before surgery. I still have slip ups here and there where if I don't chew good enough it will hurt going down or too big of bite will do it too, this is still a learning process for me too, we will get it though this though!

[imlosingit 130]

Indeed it is!!!! I am so glad it finally digested. I am def committed to paying closer attention from now on!

[Looking Ahead 239]

I have the "heart attack" pain every time I eat. I have always been in a hurry , eat and run and just can't force myself to slow down. I eat then sit and hold my chest for about 5 min. Horrible feeling. I've noticed its worse when I sit in the recliner and eat at night with my husband. The chair allows my back to bow out causing my stomach area to be more scrunched up. If I'm sitting up with good posture it doesn't seem to be as bad but still hurts.