Drink & food .. how much and what?

I am on "full liquids" for a month.   However, I can eat pudding, cottage cheese, yogurt, applesauce, liquid soup, etc on it.  (Although I am limited because of lactose intolerance).  

I can drink A LOT.  All I drink is water or crystal light and I can EASILY drink  8 ounces in 10 minutes or even 25 ounces in well under an hour.  My Dr. said as long as it is water and you are sipping and feeling good........there is no limit on water.  Drink as much water as you can (as long as it is over 30 minutes after you eat).

For "meals"  HA...I am eating 2 ounces (1/4 cup), 3 times a day and I am NOT full...but I am NOT hungry either and I have no desire to eat more food then this...so I guess that is good.  I never have ANY pain, symptoms anything...I can not even tell I had surgery.   Food still smells GREAT to me and it is appealing too.  But, I do not eat it.    I have only lost 12 pounds...but I started out lighter too.

I am up to about a 1/4 cup. I have slowly started to introduce foods and the only thing that has made me feel bad is chicken. I think it may be to dry.

I made chicken salad yesterday and it tasted great!! It was a can of chicken 98% fat free, 2 tbsp of nonfat plain yogurt, 2 tbsp of light mayo, tbsp of onions and pepper to taste.  I pureed it up and had 1/4c. YUMM.  It was great having something with substance to it.  I felt satisfied which is something I didn't feel while on the liquid stage.

I had scrambled eggbeaters this morning - was great and I felt satisfied with that as well.

Something else that I have been eating on snacks is a reduced fat cheese stick, you have to shew it up really well before swallowing, but it is a great filling snack only 70 cal, 1 fat, and 8protein which is great to up your protein.

Good luck everyone!

Kim

I never really had a "Puree" stage....I went from the first few days...(about 4 or 5) of liquids to basically whatever....but of course I started out with the yougurts, baby food, applesauce.....then moved my way up. Soft meats were no problem...as long as they wern't dry! Again I am only eating a few bites of whatever it may be and I am full. I find myself no longer hungry anymore. WEIRD...I KNOW!!! haaaa Everything has worked ok for me so far though...I have been lucky! I drink a glass of OJ every morning and luv it! I have tried many fresh fruits...they all work. Strawberries, necterines..etc. Tuna is great but I can barley eat half a can...lol So I always feel like I am wasting  all this food if my family won't eat it..lol I have tried rice, potaotes....lots of veggies! They only thing I really stear clear of is Sweets (sugars) and Breads. The breads really fill up wayyy to fast and are wasted calories to me. I have been BLESSED so far to not have DUMPED yet. I even ate a popsical today that WASN'T SF and it worked fine. I only ate half b4 I was full though...lol then I passed it to my hubby. I really hate the taste of ALL SF things. My surgen even said that if I am truely realllllyyyyy craving pop...I can have a lil. Just let it sit out to de-fizz a lil and make sure it's diet! So far everything if going ok. I just have get used to my small tummy in my head now! Thats the biggest prob. I still WANT large portions and etc....but there is no way in hell I can handle that now..lol I'm still adjusting mentally! But Good Luck with ur next stage!! xox

SW-240/CW-212/GW-150...........28lbs GONE!!