Cheating....?

[meaganchuckran 7]

I was sleeved oct 23 no Soup or liquid seems to bother me... Tuesday I can transition over to soft puréed foods... Is it to early for me to start the transition? I'm so sick of eating Soups I've tried multiple flavors to the point were I'm not even eating at all..

[No game 14,437]

I'm sorry you are having a hard time.. I remember those days well. But none of us here are really qualified to give you the ok...

[Vickybli 64]

only your doctor can answer that question.

[ScottsGirl 106]

I'm not your surgeon, so you can take my advice or leave it, but I did it and I am fine. I was really careful to puree the crap out of everything though! Oh, and I only ate 2-3 ounces at a time (about every 2-4 hours), drank liquids opposite meals, and got max Protein grams in each day. A couple of days early is not a huge deal, my surgeon was OK with it too. Good luck!

[gamergirl 4,610]

I'm not your surgeon' date=' so you can take my advice or leave it, but I did it and I am fine. I was really careful to puree the crap out of everything though! Oh, and I only ate 2-3 ounces at a time (about every 2-4 hours), drank liquids opposite meals, and got max Protein grams in each day. A couple of days early is not a huge deal, my surgeon was OK with it too. Good luck![/quote']

Scottsgirl you said your surgeon was okay with it so I assume you asked him/her, right?

To the OP, don't do it. Two days of being sick of Soup beats 2 months in the hospital because of a leak or complication.

Call your doc on Monday and ask if you can start then.

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,146]

I'm not your surgeon' date=' so you can take my advice or leave it, but I did it and I am fine. I was really careful to puree the crap out of everything though! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Oh, and I only ate 2-3 ounces at a time (about every 2-4 hours), drank liquids opposite meals, and got max Protein grams in each day. A couple of days early is not a huge deal, my surgeon was OK with it too. Good luck![/quote']

There's a thread about Enabling that is trending right now. You may want to check it out...

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,146]

I was sleeved oct 23 no Soup or liquid seems to bother me... Tuesday I can transition over to soft puréed foods... Is it to early for me to start the transition? I'm so sick of eating Soups I've tried multiple flavors to the point were I'm not even eating at all..

Tuesday is the day after tomorrow. Stay strong.

[Mkak 251]

You can do this! It felt like an eternity at the time, but now at almost 12 weeks out I barely even remember those annoying phases. I promise, it will be worth it!

[Fluffnomore 1,235]

Sleeved Oct 24 and felt myself sliding into this kind of thinking a couple of days ago. Even went so far as to puree a chicken broth based Soup that had other stuff in it. Beans, chicken, etc. After I did it, I really had to sit down with myself and wonder what the heck I was thinking. YES, others are not on as strict a post-op diet. YES, it is boring as hell. NO, it's not eating a cheeseburger. Long story short, I think that deciding I am special and I can handle something different from the instructions is part of what put the weight on in the first place. So, because I'm cleared for full liquids later this week I can wait another few days. Chicken broth, beef broth (some strained off of Soups, but others just plain), G2 gatorade, sf popsicles and jellos, and Protein shakes until Thursday. I'll live.

My post op is two weeks clears, two weeks fulls, two weeks purees, two weeks soft…and then we decide what else to add and how. It does seem like a long freaking time right now, but I've done a lot of reading that the more conservative this phase is, the better the outcome for the healing. And isn't that what we ultimately want and need?

Good luck, hon. I am right there with you.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

I'm not your surgeon, so you can take my advice or leave it, but I did it and I am fine. I was really careful to puree the crap out of everything though! Oh, and I only ate 2-3 ounces at a time (about every 2-4 hours), drank liquids opposite meals, and got max Protein grams in each day. A couple of days early is not a huge deal, my surgeon was OK with it too. Good luck!

So you are encouraging people to go against their doctor's direction because you did?

EEEEEEK! I don't agree with that idea at all!!