Liquid post-op diet sucks

[amisoup 9]

I have a few different homemade Soups, I honestly think its more along the line of wanting to chew something. Not even sure about that because I have no hunger and no motivation to eat. So weird!

How far out are you, Kay?

[Kay07 734]

4 days

[Sleeved36 356]

No way around it, liquid diet sucks. I am 8 days out and bored as hell with my food choices.

It is because I enjoy eating good food, how I got here to begin with. 😔

I am trying to look at it like detox for any other addict (drugs/alcohol). Food is gone. Maybe I need to take this time to adjust my relationship with and the way I think about food. I am detoxing from Food, it needs to have less of a hold on me.

That is just my Zen moments, the rest of the time I am grumpy and want something good to eat. Trying for more Zen moments. . . . .

FluffyChix said something in another post that I also try to keep in mind:

Embrace the suck, you will never lose weight this quickly again.

[TxAlpha06 114]

Thing is.... Now while I'm not able to eat food.... I'm looking at all this stuff I want to cook myself and not remotely looking at fast food.... Like...I want to smoke a brisket and saute some zucchini and squash....lol...

[TxAlpha06 114]

Also.... The pre and post liquid diet are really acting like a sort of bad habit detox.... Just up to me to stay the course...

[debbie89 93]

Also.... The pre and post liquid diet are really acting like a sort of bad habit detox.... Just up to me to stay the course...

That's a good way to look at. I think I'm mostly bored. So I've been adding some spice to things and have been getting better results.

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[bestofjules 1]

I had my sleeve on 5-7 and I’m at the point where I can’t take much more of this liquid diet. I wonder if we can have a one Protein Bar and just grind it up and mince it the rest of the way in our mouths. Anyone else have any ideas? I go to my post-op appt this coming Wednesday 5-23 I’m not sure if I have to stay on this liquid diet till then or I can start puréed foods on Monday. Any suggestions?

[BGrundee 61]

4 hours ago, Kay07 said:

Sooooooo my nut just told me to try soft things, like scrambled eggs.... I kind of feel like Christmas came early but also am afraid it’s much too soon!

You are so damn lucky!!! I dont have a follow up visit until 5/25...This full liquid diet thing is really messing with me...

[Flora50 0]

My schedule was.. first week Fluid, second week thick fluid, then few days soft and rusks, light easy fall in mouth apart crackers then solid.. i was allowed to skip even days because i didnt get enough in in the liquid stage. At some hospitals you eat solid after 5 days...So every surgon, hospital and country differs

[XYZXYZXYZ1955 675]

The first month after surgery just sucks, except for all the weight loss. That part is good. But trust me . . . it does get better. Slowly.

If you are going to have something a bit past your current liquid phase, make sure it's soft, like eggs or cottage cheese or yogurt. I would definitely not advise a Protein Bar or anything similarly solid, no matter how you break it up or chew it.

[SAU 26]

Is anyone hungry? What is your hunger level?

[t1018ross 116]

I was sleeved on 5/7 and I'm so done with this liquid phase too. I get to start pureed foods Monday and have to do that for 3 weeks then 2 weeks of soft foods and finally solids on June 25! I can't stand the Protein Shakes. They are so sweet and nasty. I started getting a few hunger pains this past week but still don't have the desire to eat because I'm so sick of everything I'm allowed to have at this point. Anyone having a hard time with the Vitamins? I can't stomach them at all. I've been grumpy and moody and regretting this decision half the time. But when I look at pictures of my fat self I'm glad I did it. Hope it gets easier with the pureed stage.

[teddynola 15]

On 5/17/2018 at 7:47 PM, TxAlpha06 said:

Guess I'll be make ng homemade chicken stock now....lol...

Check into Bone Broth. There are some commercial ones, but you can make your own in a crockpot. It contains collagen and Protein. Some don’t taste that great, but you can simmer them with some onion garlic and celery and it’s quite tasty, as well as good for you.

[Frustr8 7,886]

If you feel lazy Wal-Mart has multiple bone broths and stocks.

[sillykitty 10,774]

In my liquid stage I really loved Trader Joe's Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Soup. If you don't have a Trader Joe's near you, I think Pacific actually makes it, and you can buy their branded version. I also made and blended lentil soup. I made it well seasoned with herbs and spices. I added a splash of red wine vinegar to my serving. I've also found some of the Soups here on Bariatric Pal to be asty, especially the Beef & Vegetable, chicken w Pasta and Vegan Lentil. All the soups were savory and helped balance all the sweet Protein Drinks.