moving on

[nikkoal 21]

So im almost 1 month out.just got my picc line taken out. I was pproved to move on to soft fish (can this put cannes tuna? ?).soft veggies & runny eggs? .wants me to stay away from mashed potatoes (carbs). What stage would this be??what other foods fit into this stage?? And why am I so afraid to leglt go of my pureed Soups and try something new?? Anyone else felt this way?

[lark60 431]

Just curious but why did you have a picc line? I wasn't able to tolerate anything more than cottage cheese and yogurt at 4 weeks post sleeve. as for runny eggs, not a fav for me but I was able to eat them scrambled.

Soft food stage:( Protein items) cottage cheese, yogurt, string cheese, refried Beans (water them down the first time or they will come back up)

There are other soft foods but stick with the Protein ones to start so you don't slow your weight loss with the carbs.

I am 14 weeks out and still drink Protein shakes for my main protein consumption. I eat 1 meal a day that is usually a Soup with high protein count (since I can only eat 1/2 cup at that meal before I am full I add deli meat to increase the protein count) so I get protein and veggies at that meal. To add fruit to my diet, I mix the fruit into the Protein Shakes.< /p>

Wish you the best and yes I still feel afraid to add foods to my diet.

[nikkoal 21]

Hy week 2 I had lost 39 lbs and sirgeon ssid that may have been the culprit that made me so malnourish and I wasnt able to get enuf fluids in.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

What stage would this be??what other foods fit into this stage??

nikkoal

sorry about you having a pic line

glad this is over - and you ARE moving on

good for you!!!

you sound great - so way to go after an unfortunate time period

People are often afraid of the unknown

were you having problems vomitting - that could scare anyone from eating

you are in the "soft" phase

you can have cottage cheese, yogurt, cheese as soft foods

tuna fish is considered a soft food

you can be cautious about adding foods into your daily menu, but gotta be brave

you will be on solids sooner than later, once again you need to introduce new foods

39 lbs down!!! great

sorry you had problems - "causing" you to be successful in your weight loss

malnutrition, unable to keep fluids in

sounds like you have a good attitude

smooth sailing ahead

good luck

kathy