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Hi there... I had my lapband removed and the gastric sleeve done in one surgery 7 days ago and am struggling with the all liquid diet. It is difficult to tell when I am full, but I stop after 2 to 4oz regardless for fear of stretching out my pouch. I am beginning to feel really hungry and want to eat something with nutritional value! I am going to call my doc and nutritionist tomorrow to ask about the possibility of moving up to pureed sooner... maybe trying ground turkey put in a food processor with a little broth. Did anyone else get this hungry and crave real food after 7 days out?! Would love to hear about other's progression.

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I would recommend you ask your nutritionist. Thanksgiving was 8 days after my surgery and the nutritionist said it was fine to puree a small amount which I did and think I may have actually eaten a few teaspoons of it!

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I am pretty sure she will tell me to wait, but I am sooo hungry haha I know some of this is head hungry but all liquids has been the pits. I am going to call her tomorrow.

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Honestly, and I know this sounds harsh but I say it out of genuine concern for you -- you should be following the advice of your surgeon and dietician, not asking for permission to eat "off plan" from strangers on the Internet. This is the time to commit to following the dictates of your medical team rather than making up your own rules as you go along. If any of us (including you and me) were such great experts on healthy eating, we wouldn't have ended up needing bariatric surgery.

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. If any of us (including you and me) were such great experts on healthy eating, we wouldn't have ended up needing bariatric surgery.

I laughed out loud when I read that. Of course I could have gotten a PhD in KNOWING about healthy eating. My problem was in actually DOING healthy eating! :)

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@@carolinacrumb88 I am glad you are going to call your nutritionist. Even if she says no, this is an opportunity for you to talk about what's going on with someone who can give good guidance.

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My plan allowed me starting 8 days post op to eat scrambled eggs, yogurt and tuna fish & chicken salad. I also added a spoonful of Hormel Chili w/beans to the mashed potato with shredded cheese melted on top. It added more substance and was very filling ( and I still lost weight). I don't eat it now that I'm on regular food but it was yummy

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@@Bufflehead I am not asking for others permission, I am just curious as to how others were at day 7 out and if it is crazy to even be wanting to eat meat this early. I am not going to do anything without talking to my nutritionist or doctor first but thought this was a safe place to ask others about their thoughts and experiences further out with gastric sleeve without being chastised.

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@@Bufflehead I am not asking for others permission, I am just curious as to how others were at day 7 out and if it is crazy to even be wanting to eat meat this early. I am not going to do anything without talking to my nutritionist or doctor first but thought this was a safe place to ask others about their thoughts and experiences further out with gastric sleeve without being chastised.

I completely get what Ur saying as I feel and felt the same, and I put a query up bout my sleeve and got chastised aswell when I wasn't actually saying what they believed

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We who have been on the site awhile have seen the same questions asked over and over again, some with seeming total disregard for the true purpose of WLS. While it may seem chastisement, it isn't, really. After repeating the same answer over and over again, those answers may seem like chastisement, but it may be more of a quick way to answer the question. I think most of the people who are on the site and give responses to questions, truly care for each other, even though it may not seem like it. Why else would we be on here? Especially those of us who continue to answer questions brought be "newbies" to WLS. It is a learning process for all of us, and sometimes lessons are hard. As in anything.

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You should follow your doc/nut guidelines. This is not a choose your own adventure.

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@@CanyonBaby I understand this because I used to post here when I had lapband often, but regardless wording can be a bit more sensitive/less accusatory. I completely agree with what Bufflehead posted, but it was indeed a harsh way of putting it and it was misconstrued bc I was just asking for other's experiences (not asking for permission to eat what I want) and this is discouraging because i feel misheard.

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@@McButterpants Yes, I agree. I should perhaps edit original post bc I think I am not asking what I want answered correctly. I am going to talk to my doc and nutritionist tomorrow (and before eating anything new) but was curious if others were as hungry as I am and craving real food this early.

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