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[aBetterRay 17]

Working my liquid diet program. Found that I can tolerate liquid yogurt at this time, aches my system.

[aBetterRay 17]

Correction. Can not tolerate liquid yogurt. Makes me ache. Might be the small amount of sugar. Silk is good, as is applesauce, oatmeal, and cream of wheat. Tomato Basil Soup is a go, and I will delve into Split Pea soup for dinner. Still enjoying the Popsicles, pineapple-orange-strawberry Dole juice is my taste buds new friend. Soft foods to start Wednesday, and my mantra will be Mashed Potatos! Mashed Potatos! Mashed Potatos! (hopefully)

[Ellie_Grace 271]

Try mashed cauliflower I hear it's awesome and better for you than potatoes! I Have a recipe god it

[Ellie_Grace 271]

For it and it tastes similar to potatoes according to others who have tried it

[aBetterRay 17]

Yes, please. I'll take that recipe, or a link to it. Thanks.

[Tammy483 162]

I heard cauliflower, broccoli and the likes give you bad gas.. I'd be careful if I was suffering from gas anyway..

You guys are doing so well.. I still have trouble finding foods to eat

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[aBetterRay 17]

All good suggestions and precautions...

[Ellie_Grace 271]

I'm still on clear liquids- only 5 days post-op soon I go to full liquids and that is at least one week before I go to puréed foods

[aBetterRay 17]

Sounds very much as my diet schedule. I move to puréed foods on Wednesday. I just made an appointment with my cardiologist for June 25th to reevaluate my blood pressure meds. I hope your initial liquid regamine has gone well. I'm going to take advantage of the gym here in San Luis Obispo to do a little cardio, treadmill, elliptical, bike. My clothes are getting very loose... Hurrah!!!

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

Correction. Can not tolerate liquid yogurt. Makes me ache. Might be the small amount of sugar. Silk is good' date=' as is applesauce, oatmeal, and cream of wheat. Tomato Basil Soup is a go, and I will delve into Split Pea soup for dinner. Still enjoying the Popsicles, pineapple-orange-strawberry Dole juice is my taste buds new friend. Soft foods to start Wednesday, and my mantra will be Mashed Potatos! Mashed Potatos! Mashed Potatos! (hopefully)[/quote']

I lovemash potatoes. Looking forward to soft food. I can survive on Water snapple and mash potatoes yummy

[aBetterRay 17]

First day of soft food diet. What a wonderful day. I got re-aquatinted with 2/3 of a hard boiled egg at Breakfast, 1/4 cup cottage cheese at lunch, and 1/3 cup delicious mashed potatoes for dinner. No rejections, all accepted with my tiny new pouch. Plus, I put 1-3/4 miles on the treadmill this evening, and I'm tired, but feel good about it. Small steps, big changed, positive results. It's all good...

[john 181]

Is that all you were allowed to eat?

[Ellie_Grace 271]

Good job ray! I started full liquids today so runny cream of wheat for me- yummy

[aBetterRay 17]

At this level, the soft and puréed meals, it was recommended by my doctor that I consume 3 meals per day, each meal fitting withing 1/3 of a cup maximum. This is allowing my digestive system to acclimate to the re-introduced foods, while minimizing the stretching of my new pouch, as well as training me to get accustomed to eating smaller portions. I thought it would be impossible to get used to eating such small amounts over the course of about 30 minutes per meal. Thankfully I am getting used to the new regamine, this from a person,who just a month ago, would consume an entire family size meat-lovers pizza in a 30 minute sitting, chasing it down with 2 liters of Pepsi. No one is more amazed than I.

[aBetterRay 17]

Good job ray! I started full liquids today so runny cream of wheat for me- yummy

Congratulations! I'm so excited for you. Just a note: steer clear of the SpongeBob Square Pants chocolate Lagoon Cream-of-Wheat. I really enjoyed the fruit flavored packets of oatmeal, the first batches I puréed further in my Magic Bullet. I was sad when I didn't respond well to the liquid Yogurt, but when we return to Fresno, I'm honing to give it another try. It's just so yummy. My Pregresso Tomato Basil Soup became my instant pizza-flavor replacement during the full-liquid stage. I've got 2 weeks on the soft & Puréed foods, and I'm at a very satisfied level.