Hi - anyone home?

Hi January people!  I'm just checking in to see how everyone is doing. I'm doing really well. Feeling good, a little weaker than I'd like, but I know that will get better with time.

I'm finishing up my first week of liquids - protein drinks, water, broth, etc. and beginning tomorrow or Sunday I can start on pureed foods!! Woo-hoo! I'm psyched for that!

My plans for pureed are ricotta cheese with a touch of spaghetti sauce on it and maybe some shredded mozz melted into it; refried beans with some shredded jack cheese and sour cream melted into it, scrambled eggs (if I can keep them mushy enough). and I even bought a couple of jars of baby food chicken and ham. I also got some baby rice cereal...see how that goes, but will try to get the protein in first. The nutritionist mentioned tuna, but after my original surgery, tuna and my pouchy never quite got along very well, so waiting on that.

I've been walking and doing a little more exercise every day, so feeling tired, but a good tired.

How's everyone doing?

Hi there!

I had RNY on the 24th and am on stage 2 which is pureed but no cheese or meat until next week. Overall I am doing good, a bit tired and having a bunch of head hunger (I am not physically hungry but the kitchen calls to me!) need to break this habit. :) I have been trying to get protein in but am limited to yogurt, pudding, and supplements right now. Nothing is very satisfying...

I'm in the pureed stage as well, and trying to figure out how to get in at least 48 oz, of fluid when I have to wait 30 minutes before and after eating , and take 30 minutes to eat!  Then my surgeon had said to only drink 4 oz per hour!  Impossible unless I stay up 24 hours a day!  I'm doing my best.  Usually it looks like this:

B: protein shake with Calorie Countdown choc milk and Isopure Zero Carb vanilla protein (1 scoop).  I take my vitamins, pills while I'm drinking this.
WATER - WATER - WATER -
4 oz. coffee - sorry, gotta have it!
L: usually not til 2-3 PM: 4 oz refried beans with a pinch of shredded Jack cheese warmed up til the cheese melts, then a little blob of light sour cream.  OR - 4 oz. ricotta cheese with a pinch of shredded Jack cheese melted in and a little dash of Ragu
WATER - WATER - WATER
D - Usually not until 8 PM or so: 4 oz. Eggbeaters scrambled, then add a little blob of light sour cream to liquify them and run it through the Magic Bullet.  Then a pinch of shredded jack cheese on top melted.
WATER - WATER - WATER or tea.

That's about it.  Funny, first time I ate I thought, "How can I take 30 minutes to eat this tiny bit?"  But you know what?  Sometimes it takes me longer.   Just because I'm being careful.   I can't say I feel full afterwards.   I have overdone on water and got real burpy and pains in my chest.  Glad I worked it out!