Moving on to Solids!

[wishful_thinking 18]

Hi everyone! I'm phasing over to solids! Which is so exciting!!! I've grown quite tired of the Protein drinks/shakes. I'm glad to have more options. I'll start with soft solids like eggs, tuna salad, and then probably move on to some other solids like chicken.

I was wondering if there are other folks sleeved in April that are transitioning to solids and how it's going for everyone.

Which foods were easiest to tolerate at first? What are you're favorite go to meals now that you're in solids? Is there anything that you've tried that hasn't gone so well?

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I started soft foods this week so I have tried Taco Bell pintos and cheese and scrambled egg, in addition to the yogurt and cottage cheese that counted for me under full liquids. After a grocery store run I want to try ricotta bake. I don't add tuna until next week.

[wishful_thinking 18]

I want to try the ricotta bake also!! It looks really good. I'm going to stock up on some things at the grocery store this weekend. Another thing that sounds good to me is a deli meat roll up with the meat and cheese and then maybe some mayo or mustard.

I had a scrambled egg tonight and it was yummy! Best egg ever!

I'm going to try tuna salad tomorrow.

I was sleeved 4/10 and this week have had the buffalo chicken and ricotta bake. I'm also doing well with scrambled eggs, yogurt, and cottage cheese.< /p>

The buffalo chicken didn't give you any problems? Did you make it yourself or get it at a restaurant? That sounds amazing! Of course, all food sounds amazing right now.

[wishful_thinking 18]

Awesome! I'll check that out!

[jmshields 5]

I had a lap band to sleeve revision on April 16. I started eating solid food at 14 days. I started with salmon and green Beans. Then had mahi mahi with some slaw mix. I have had no problems as of yet. I have had chicken, tuna, turkey. Have not had ground beef yet, but going to try that this weekend. For Breakfast scrambled egg with sautéed veggies (zucchini, onion, mushrooms - cooked well), grits, steel cut oats, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries … the raspberries did create some acid for me … and strawberries today so we will see.

I think my stomach healed much faster than most because I used Bone broth in my liquid diet. Bone Broth has 9 grams of Protein in each 8 oz. serving and the purpose of bone broth is to heal the gut (if you have gut issues) … so since I mostly eat a Paleo diet 85/15 … I cook and use that a lot and I really think my stomach was fine at 10 day! I have lost 13 lbs. in 3 weeks and I am ok with that!

All I can say is that I can eat again. I had so much trouble with the lap band that I threw up almost everything I ate! It was depressing. How I can eat healthy again!

Also … looking forward to my first salad … maybe this weekend!

[wishful_thinking 18]

@@jmshields That's great! I'm glad your sleeve is healing well and giving you tons less problems than the band.

[FlabbyNat 72]

I was sleeved 4/23, and lost 15 lbs since surgery.

I mostly eat Soups, cottage cheese, avocado, string cheese, applesauce, and yogurt. Soft cooked veggies are fine too. Scrambled eggs still is uncomfortable, as well as other things. I'm tired of soup!!!!