Starting Week 3 - anyone else ?

[Band07 374]

What are you eating ? How much and how often ?

[TXMissy 211]

I am. I am eating soft foods. Lots of egg whites, tuna, low fat yogurt. It's getting better. If I can chew it up real goid I eat it. I love the jennie-o Breakfast turkey sausage. I use a little bit of it (less than an oz) and mix in a couple of egg whites and scramble them up. Yummm!!

[Band07 374]

I'm still eating mushy purée type things. I made some really runny mashed potatoes and I puréed carrots last night and cottage cheese for dinner. I'm not supposed to do soft till week 4. How do you judge amounts? I'm not sure that I can feel full yet.

[OregonTeacher 63]

I started week 3 on Tuesday. I am still drinking one Protein shake per day to make my minimum Protein requirements. Other than that, I have been eating cottage cheese, cream of wheat, mashed potatoes, cream of chicken Soup, cream of potato Soup, Greek yogurt and egg whites. If I am low on protein, I will also drink 1/2 cup of beef consomme' as it has 5 grams of protein in it. I am looking forward to adding some fish and such in starting a week from Sunday!

As for how often, it seems like I have to eat/drink non-stop to get near my requirements in. It is definitely a full-time job.

Edited May 8, 2015 by OregonTeacher

[lovejmea 6]

I started Week 3 on Wed. My surgery was 4/22! I'm eating deli chicken meat, cheese, pickles, carrots, oatmeal/cream of wheat, eggs, pickled herring in wine sauce (my favorite)!! and tonight is chicken and cheese enchilada light Soup. I can only eat about 4-5 bites of food at a time and I have to chew it up super well but most things are going down great. Unfortunately this soup isn't going down well. swallowed some chicken and little piece of green pepper in the soup and now i'm scared it's gonna hurt alot. Uff. Anyways most everything is going well! Only problem I had was busted a hematoma under an incision a week ago so that is healing slower than the rest of my incisions.