Hello all! Newbie!

[scarletwitch19 302]

I mean, adding powder can change the texture a bit, yes. Unfortunately I think it's something we have to get used to. I buy Now Sports whey Protein isolate on Amazon, and I don't really notice a gritty taste as long as I mix it really good.

[chasingpolaris321 214]

When you're just out of surgery it is really challenging to get enough Protein in, especially if things are bothering your stomach. I know that I had to resort to oatmeal and Beans and watered down juice just to get by, and I lost almost 100 pounds just fine. Don't freak out and be too hard on yourself. It's super important to follow your NUT guidelines, but eating some carbs in the beginning isn't going to kill you and might be a necessary evil to getting by. I also don't love meat and supplement with tofu, beans, and yogurt. Hang in there!

[thbrown223 214]

Ok first off thank you for the "help". I get it no potatoes! And it's not that I don't like meat,I love meat actually, but I get sick every time I try to eat it. And if you would read my last post I don't like the cottage cheese, yogurt,or the shrimp. I get sick any time I eat ANY type of meat, nuts, seeds, or anything like that. So thank you for your advice. I'm really thinking about deleting this app! This is my first post and I'm getting criticized not the support and advice I thought I would be getting. I can take the tough love, but that's not what I'm getting.

I'm sorry you feel this way. I've found this app to be helpful and supportive. I haven't had the surgery yet, not until October. However, my first thought was, are you chewing your food enough? Also is your meat extremely moist? If you say yes to both questions, have you thought about trying deli meat? I've been reading many posts about how deli meat goes down really well.

Oh, great job on giving up on those other foods, I'm sure that was really difficult. I like to have something sweet after dinner. I've been researching several options, healthier options. Also speak with your doctor or NUT again, maybe there's some info that could be shared with you.

Good luck on your continuous journey!

[dbfn 67]

I love my slow cooker and it was a godsend after my surgery, especially in those first few months. Beef and chicken slow cooked in stock with veges and herbs ... comes out tender and moist. \

If you're having Cereal for Breakfast, it can be high-Protein if you choose the right one. I can't do eggs in the morning, I find they are a bit "heavy", but my nutritionist is happy for me to have Cereal because I go for low-sugar cereals and add in extras to make it more bariatric-friendly ... bran flakes, special K etc with low-fat yoghurt instead of milk, some chopped almonds (I buy whole, unsalted almonds and roughly chop them as I use them so they are quite chunky), chia seeds, whole flax seeds (good fibre, keeps you regular!) Depending on the time of the year, I might add fresh blueberries or chopped strawberries, frozen raspberries, a couple of slices of tinned peaches in no-sugar-added juice, half a banana. The end result is a crunchy bowl of goodness that will keep you full until lunchtime.

Other options I had early on (and still have now on occasions) included soft scrambled eggs, baked Beans with cottage cheese (even early post-ops can have that, blitz with a stick blender or in a Magic Bullet if you're at the puree stage), bean and Tomato Soup, oatmeal with chia seeds for extra Protein, and a sort of crustless quiche ... about 250g cottage cheese with 4 eggs, a bit of low-fat cheese (mozzerella or edam), mix everything together with whatever quiche-y bits you like/can tolerate (tomato, chicken, onion, garlic, capsicum, herbs, ham etc) chuck in a quiche dish and cook at about 275 deg celcius for 20-ish minutes. You can also make smaller versions in muffin trays. Oh, and if you fancy it having a little more of a crust, add in a heaped tablespoon of flour when whisking the eggs.