Lisa you probably hit your platue. I too had my surgery on the 15th. I was down 30lbs but gaind back 2 since friday when I started my stage 4 diet. The purreed part of your diet was so you can heal and to get used to eating smaller portions. Not to torture you. To be honest after 4 weeks of eating purreed tuna and chicken I was a little bored with it. No one said this was easy, and the "diet" was ment for us to loose weight and to keep it off. I was able to tollerate crackers that was my chewing. Do you take your protien shakes between meals? that should fill you right up. Your nutritionist and doctor should have given you a sample meal plans to follow so you maintain the weight loss and keep up the nutrition you need. I am shocked you can eat a cup of food. I vomit if I have more than 1/2 cup total. Your meals should take no longer than 30 min. And no less than 20. You also must not skip your meals. 3 a day. And no liquids within 30 mins before or after. I actuilly do not feel hunger and have to keep on a scedual to eat. I recomend the book"weight Loss for Dummies" it has lots of info. I wish you luck and for you to make an appt with your nutritionist or durring your 1 month check up talk to your doc about your diet. Good luck.

Did you have ryn bypass or lap band?

Hi I too had surgery on the 15th. I agree with your wife. I could not do the pureed diet. It made me gag to even think about it. So I eat things like lentil soup which I tolerate fine. I also have not had much luck getting a full feeling. I just stop myself at about 1 cup of food and then I don't have pain. I do feel hungary alot of the time. It is not much fun right now. I have lost about 20 lbs but for some reason I haven't lost anymore. I don't know why but it is really worrying me. I keep thinking that I am eating too much or the surgery didn't work. Lisa

Hi my name is frank and after reading your story im a little freaked out first I have to ask did you have a bypass or lap band? I m having a bypass on 6/10 im the dad of 4 yr old twins at 52 and have to I mean have too go back to work in 1 week I have a desk job im a dispatcher at a bus company and have the freedom of having anything on my desk that I want but still need to be here ive heard many people say no problem but to hear you nopw im scared again frank

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