Creamy Stage Day 1

[onedaycloser 136]

It so good. Scrambled egg with a small amount of shredded cheese & 1 tablespoon if cottage cheese didn't sit well or at all! First time getting sick. Not eating eggs again!!

[PdxMan 4,292]

I don't know what it is about eggs. Must be the high Protein or something, but I was the same way. A lot of folks can handle them fine, but like you, I could not. I can eat them now, but they still do not satiate me the way they used to. I think in part because I loved me some bread, hash browns, sausage and bacon with them, too. Today, I could have about two bites of each, one if I include the toast.

This is a whole new process for you. Experiment with foods and find what you can tolerate. Don't push the reintroduction of foods too hard. Their day will come.

[onedaycloser 136]

Thank you for sharing...it was awful! I've not had any trouble at all and was looking forward to having something other than liquids than I throw it back up. Getting sick is a whole lot different than it use to be that's for sure.

Trying some mashed potatoes in awhile hoping I can tolerate those?

If not, back to shakes.< /p>

Thank you again!

[PdxMan 4,292]

If you are throwing them back up, then you may also take a look at some other things. How well are you chewing? Are you taking smaller bites? Are you putting your utensil down after you take your bite? Do you evaluate how that last bite felt before taking another?

You can't eat the same way you did before and that is a difficult aspect to modify. Doing this will help with reintroduction of foods.

[onedaycloser 136]

I think I may have pushed it time wise (hard to adjust for sure), need to modify my bites and stop when that feeling comes. This is a huge learning curve for certain!

Thank you so much for your advice I really appreciate it! Do you think mashed potatoes is a good idea? I'm sorta scared to try anything right now.

[LuminousLife 145]

Hang in there. We are in the same timeline. They egg didn't work for me either but I did just finish a few bites of a baked potato and that went well.

[PdxMan 4,292]

Mashed potatoes ... what is the point? Eating SOMETHING for the sake of eating SOMETHING? I mean, come on ... those things are nutritionally irrelevant for the amount of real estate they take up for a young sleever. No Protein.

• Amount Per 0.5 cup, diced (75 g)100 grams1 Potato small (1-3/4" to 2-1/2" dia) (170 g)1 Potato medium (2-1/4" to 3-1/4" dia) (213 g)1 Potato large (3" to 4-1/4" dia) (369 g)1 Potato medium (2-1/4" to 3-1/4" dia) (213 g)

  Calories 163

• % Daily Value*

  Total Fat 0.2 g 0% Saturated fat 0.1 g 0% Polyunsaturated fat 0.1 g Monounsaturated fat 0 g Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 13 mg 0% Potassium 897 mg 25% Total Carbohydrate 37 g 12% Dietary Fiber 4.7 g 18% Sugar 1.7 g Protein 4.3 g 8% Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 70% Calcium 2% Iron 9% Vitamin D 0% Vitamin B-6 30% Vitamin B-12 0% Magnesium 12%

Who here can eat a whole potato? Grab a piece of ham or turkey. Spread a little cream cheese on it. Got Soup? Turkey chili with veggies in it and you can puree it to whatever consistency you need. Got tuna? Put a little ranch in there and put it on a piece of sharp cheddar.

It is a huge learning curve, for sure. For me, I had to remember that what I had been doing for the past 40+ years was wrong and I needed to change it. Things only change when you change them.

[onedaycloser 136]

Thank you.

[LuminousLife 145]

Mashed potatoes ... what is the point? Eating SOMETHING for the sake of eating SOMETHING? I mean, come on ... those things are nutritionally irrelevant for the amount of real estate they take up for a young sleever. No Protein.

Amount Per 0.5 cup, diced (75 g)100 grams1 Potato small (1-3/4" to 2-1/2" dia) (170 g)1 Potato medium (2-1/4" to 3-1/4" dia) (213 g)1 Potato large (3" to 4-1/4" dia) (369 g)1 Potato medium (2-1/4" to 3-1/4" dia) (213 g)

Calories 163

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.2 g

0%

Saturated fat 0.1 g

0%

Polyunsaturated fat 0.1 g

Monounsaturated fat 0 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

0%

Sodium 13 mg

0%

Potassium 897 mg

25%

Total Carbohydrate 37 g

12%

Dietary fiber 4.7 g

18%

Sugar 1.7 g

Protein 4.3 g

8%

Vitamin A

0%

Vitamin C

70%

Calcium

2%

Iron

9%

Vitamin D

0%

Vitamin B-6

30%

Vitamin B-12

0%

Magnesium

12%

Who here can eat a whole potato? Grab a piece of ham or turkey. Spread a little cream cheese on it. Got Soup? Turkey chili with veggies in it and you can puree it to whatever consistency you need. Got tuna? Put a little ranch in there and put it on a piece of sharp cheddar.

It is a huge learning curve, for sure. For me, I had to remember that what I had been doing for the past 40+ years was wrong and I needed to change it. Things only change when you change them.

None of what you listed is approved on my stage 3 list. That's why I ate 2 tablespoons of a baked potato. It its not for the sake of eating something. My NUT recommended it because Its mild and I needed something more than liquid so I could have a normal bm. How dare you cast judgement. Think before you type.

[Branmuffin 190]

A friend of mine told me to go to Bariatric Eating website and get the egg custard recipe and try it. I did and it was great for me. I wasn't able to eat eggs but the custard really felt good on my chest and stomach.

[PdxMan 4,292]

None of what you listed is approved on my stage 3 list. That's why I ate 2 tablespoons of a baked potato. It its not for the sake of eating something. My NUT recommended it because Its mild and I needed something more than liquid so I could have a normal bm. How dare you cast judgement. Think before you type.

Having a bad day?

Where did I cast judgement? You must be judging yourself and feeling guilty because at no time did judge anyone. Yes, I judged a potato as not having the bang for it's real estate buck, but that's it. I was talking to the OP. They asked me what I thought about mashed potatoes. I gave my opinion.

Check yourself.

Of course, always follow your medical team's suggestion. If you have a list of suggested foods and are following it, then I'd say you are good to go.

Edited December 20, 2013 by PdxMan

[mistysj 1,940]

Of course you can have ham. Just purée it. Same with chicken. You probably should have blended the eggs too. Eggs are not creamy (I assume you scrambled them). Smooth Peanut Butter would have been better. I don't have a problem with a but of mashed potato but add some cheese or Protein Powder. you can have cottage cheese, I bet. And yogurt.