Saw surgeon for 2nd time post op

I saw my surgeon for the 2nd visit and he was more than thrilled for my weight loss!! Yippee for me. I was concerned because I had seems to stall on the loss recently. He said if he was giving grades, mine would be an A+. This really thrilled me. I was a little shaken when he added "You're losing weight like a man."!! He reminded me that I am almost 1/3 there to goal. I guess I am just a bit confused because he said I could start regular food now. I've been on purees since forever. Now I am a little afraid to try anything. I'm still sticking to soft foods. Most things go down OK. I had a little problem with egg and my pills stick (the Nexium). He wants me adding fruits and veggies and not to drink my protien shakes as a snack, use it for a meal. He said it was too high calorie for a snack. I checked my calories on the protien shake and it is between 60-70 calories per drink. I think of that as pretty low. I cannot get in all my snacks and my meals are really small. I am actually hungry at times. Not head hunger, but tummy growling hunger. That scares me since I am only 6 weeks. I have increased my exercise and am trying to add in things beside protien but starches scare me. The only starch I have had is maybe 3-4 Ritz crackers a day or a couple of pretzel rods. I have not had any bread for fear of clogging my pouch. Pasta also scares me. I don't know if I am being overly cautious or what. Maybe I'll try a little tomorrow. Jane -45

Congratulations on you 45pound weight loss, I know how you feel about being on the Puree foods, I'll be starting to eat some chicken tuna and other solid food and i'm scared about it...I was just thinking about sticking to the puree and baby food for a while longer I'm enjoing it... I also started the gym today!!!! I'm soo happy about that... Hopefully that will help quicken my weight loss I'm soo excited to loose my 45pounds... Just be careful what you choose to eat and don't forget to take small amounts at a time and chew them really good!! Good Luck!! Vanessa 241/212/148

You are doing great "poster child"! Way to go!!! RNY - 03/01/04 (285)258/216/130 -42 pounds since surgery!

Hi Jane -- Add foods slowly. Try a few new things a day, but only one at a time. Chew well. And in my humble opinion you have a right to fear pastas and bread -- they kill me! I can have dry breads like saltines or wheat thins...but no soft bread. I get sick every time. Pasta does the same thing for me. My surgeon and nutritionist suggested that if you want to try pasta...do not over cook it. Make it still a *****ewy and its less likely to clump in the pouch. I have the hunger sometimes too now and I think its perfectly normal. I know after I eat a meal with a good amount of solid protein (like tuna or shrimp) that the hunger feeling doesn't return very quickly. But liquids only satisfy me for a short time. Let us know how you are doing Lissa