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[Merciless3 6]

Hello everyone! I'm about three weeks post-op. The journey has been tough, yet enlightening so far. Just joined the site, and love to see all the feedback from everyone. I do have a question. I know not having an appetite is normal, but when does that fade? Any suggestions on what Protein to start with without doing the shakes?

[Fredmeister 11]

I'm in the same boat as you as far as appetite. I figured I would have to force myself to eat after surgery but I get hungry throughout the day.

[SleeveDreamer 383]

Do you have a NUT at your doctor's office that would give you a post op diet? Until you are on soft/pureed , you really don't get Protein unless you drink shakes. I can't stomach powders or shakes from powder, so I use Premier Protein RTD drinks from costco or Wal mart. They are easy to get down and taste good. I add About 4oz of cold brew Decaf coffee to my vanilla or caramel and it tastes just like a starbucks iced latte.

[sleevedshereen 524]

I'm 3 weeks post op...I do Protein Shakes - I also have greek yogurts and refried Beans with cheese and to treat myself....wait for it....I take a spoon of Peanut Butter and lick it....lol it's bomb, refreshing since I was on liquids forever and I get more Protein in...just some suggestions - hopefully the expert sleevers don't criticize me for this lol.

[Fredmeister 11]

45 minutes ago, sleevedshereen said:

I'm 3 weeks post op...I do Protein Shakes - I also have greek yogurts and refried Beans with cheese and to treat myself....wait for it....I take a spoon of Peanut Butter and lick it....lol it's bomb, refreshing since I was on liquids forever and I get more Protein in...just some suggestions - hopefully the expert sleevers don't criticize me for this lol.

Mmmmmm refried beans! I melt some mild cheddar on mine and then a good dose of Frank's Red Hot.

[JohnnyCakes 593]

5 hours ago, Fredmeister said:

I'm in the same boat as you as far as appetite. I get hungry throughout the day.

that's.... not the boat the OP is in.

[LaLa Ladybug 57]

My surgery will be 3 weeks ago on Thursday. All docs are different. Mine has us do 3 phases of 2 weeks each. I'm in phase 2 now, "very soft foods". But I still need the Protein Shakes, Greek yogurt, etc to make up the Protein I need. The food is such small portions that I'm not able to get enough protein out of it.

Food I can eat right now is 2 ounce servings of one of these: scrambled egg whites (Egg Beaters), cottage cheese, potatoes, Cream of Wheat, oatmeal, refried Beans, stuff like that.

Hope this helps!

[Fredmeister 11]

7 hours ago, JohnnyCakes said:

that's.... not the boat the OP is in.

LOL oops! Small font on the tablet strikes again. Missed the "not" part.

[amag17 10]

I am 5 weeks post-op and I still don't have an appetite. Once I started eating foods (about 3 weeks ago) I started to get a little hungry around meal times but that seemed to only last about a week. Now I have to force myself to eat. I can't do the Protein Shakes, they don't agree with me. Instead I drink Isopure Protein Drinks (the Protein Water kind). There's 40g of protein and 160 calories in one 20oz bottle. They are very filmy (to me at least) so I have to water them down. I do about a 50/50 ratio of Isopure to water. I also have to force myself to drink too though. Some days I do really well and get in 50g of protein (what is recommended by my surgeon) but other days I struggle to get in 30g. The protein drinks and whey protein powders give me major stomach cramps so it makes it hard.

[Merciless3 6]

14 hours ago, LaLa Ladybug said:

My surgery will be 3 weeks ago on Thursday. All docs are different. Mine has us do 3 phases of 2 weeks each. I'm in phase 2 now, "very soft foods". But I still need the Protein Shakes, Greek yogurt, etc to make up the Protein I need. The food is such small portions that I'm not able to get enough Protein out of it.

food I can eat right now is 2 ounce servings of one of these: scrambled egg whites (Egg Beaters), cottage cheese, potatoes, Cream of Wheat, oatmeal, refried Beans, stuff like that.

Hope this helps!

That is what my Dr. wants me on too. I guess i shouldn't worry about the protein amount right now. Thank you!

[Jengo825 37]

My surgery was in July 5th. I was also worried about the Protein. My surgeon said not to worry if I can't get it all in at this time. Just eat what I can. Stopping eating when satisfied is more important right now. He said if three months down the road I can't get it in he might worry, but not now and to definitely keep up the Protein Shakes and all of my Vitamins. I was so relieved when he said that!

[Losing in NWAR 21]

My surgery was a week ago and today is the first time I've craved anything. One of my friends opened up a chicken & waffles food truck. He has the most amazing chicken I've ever had. I visited him. I want some of that damn chicken. I can't wait until I can eat solids! But, thankfully, I haven't been hungry or craving anything otherwise!

Surgery Date: August 9th

HW: 235

SW: 220

CW: 212

Goal Weight: 140

[Merciless3 6]

On 8/16/2017 at 4:55 AM, Losing in NWAR said:

My surgery was a week ago and today is the first time I've craved anything. One of my friends opened up a chicken & waffles food truck. He has the most amazing chicken I've ever had. I visited him. I want some of that damn chicken. I can't wait until I can eat solids! But, thankfully, I haven't been hungry or craving anything otherwise!

Surgery Date: August 9th

HW: 235

SW: 220

CW: 212

Goal Weight: 140

Congrats on the surgery! You know I haven't had any cravings yet. At 4 weeks i'm starting to get hungry at dinner time only. I've never had chicken and waffles before. Resist that damn chicken!

[Losing in NWAR 21]

Congrats on the surgery! You know I haven't had any cravings yet. At 4 weeks i'm starting to get hungry at dinner time only. I've never had chicken and waffles before. Resist that damn chicken!

Gosh, I haven't had any except that. It's difficult because it's literally the best chicken I've ever had! If you ever make it to Northwest Arkansas it's a stop you should make!


Surgery Date: August 9th
HW: 235
SW: 220
CW: 210
Goal Weight: 140