condiment cups for postop portion control

[pindoctor 49]

Hi all,

Hopefully all you September sleevers are in the process of getting your surgeries. I am now 1 week post op and it's amazing how it seems like I am doing better each day. Yesterday I got out of my house and took a drive. I went to costco and picked up a LARGE box of 2 oz condiment cups (the minimum for sale was 1200/box). I got the idea for using condiment cups from the hospital where that was how they served my pureed meals to me. 2 oz is 4 tablespoons which is recommended as to maximum amount I should eat at one time. Later today I plan on cranking up my nutribullet and filling up a bunch of pureed chicken, pureed tuna, pureed Beans and pureed lentils condiment cups (with lids so I can stash up a supply before returning to work next week.) I am also getting into the routine of all the meds I have to take. Some have to be taken in applesauce (emptying capsules), some have to be cut in half, some are simply chewed up. Even though I could have probably have returned to work sooner (hindsight is 20/20) I am grateful to have another week to get into my post surgery food routine. I also did a no no and stepped on the scale. I lost 10 lbs during the prep liquid diet and another 6 lbs since the surgery so was excited about that. I know this rate will not continue. I feared preop that I would be thirsty and unable to get fluids down. I have still not reached the 64 oz/day goal but I am getting close and it is happening more easily to drink. Good luck to all of you!