10 days po What are you eating?

Just curious to hear what others are eating now. I'm on full liquids, yogurt, mashed potatoes, oatmeal...I would love some regular food... soft foods start next weds.

You're so lucky. I had my surgery the same day as you and I'm still on clear liquids! I can have 12 oz per day of skim milk to mix my protein powder with (two six ounce drinks), but that's it. I am only allowed 4 oz. per hour. It's getting very difficult. I'm so hungry, and I'm curious what 335 calories per day is doing to help me heal. I feel like I'm getting weaker and weaker. I can start pureed food on Monday. Enjoy your yogurt and mashed potatoes...my mouth is watering for them!! nancy

Wow at 10 days I was on toast, egg, mashed potato, gravy, fish, meat... And tonight for dinner I had half a roast beef and cheese sammich with some mashed carrots and turnip..OMG was that sammich yummy!!! At 10 days out I even had the cheese and pepperoni from a slice of pizza... Just have to remember, tiny bites and chew till it's icky...lol Linda

Roast beef??? Cheese and pepperoni??? Seriously??? I am drooling! Hugz, gina

Seriously When you have a craving for taste, you can't help but go for it...just have to keep in mind chew chew chew...and I don't give in to those cravings often, but now and then....well....you just have to. I'm eatng normal foods now...just in extreme moderation and chewing like no tomorrow...and still losing weight. I still don't understand why some doctors are so strict...according to my dr's schedule...I was on puree at day 2...solids at day 10. Linda

Dang, I wish I was eating pizza and the other stuff that one lady posted. Oh well, I am on a soft diet. And some full liquids still. B: 3/4 cup of cottage cheese Fat free L: 3/4 cup Refried Beans 1 slice of cheese D: Shrimp salad (could not eat much of this) 1/3 cup Snack: 3 sugar free cookies (they were not that good actually) between meals 20 ozs of water, 20 ozs of crystal light, 8 oz of soy milk, and 8 ozs of v8

hi all I am on puree and have been since i left the hospital ...i was only on liquids the first day.. i wonder what the differences in diet are for??? I dont think being on puree has slowed em down any as of yesterday im down 20lbs. how is everyone else doing?

I am on pureed for 6 weeks and it is like picking your way through a mine field to see what reaction will occur. It takes me 2 or 3 times to figure out -000ps skim milk, yogurt, cottage cheese I finally figured out I am now lactose intolerant so I cut those out. If anyone has any ideas besides soup, jello, I'd love to hear it. I think I am going to try pureed veretables w/lactose free cheese

There are drops/pills you can get for lactose intolerance. Either you take the pill before you eat, or put the drops in the food. Considering milk products are a big part of this stage of diet, I would try i t out... Hmmmm....with regard to other foods, I don't know! Could you perhaps get some vanilla protein powder, mix up 2 cups of that and use it to make SF pudding (using the protein drink instead of the milk - a lot of those are mixed with water)? I have done that in the past, and it doesn't taste that bad. What about SF popsicles? They are my mainstay now! Hope that you find something good soon!!!

Man I really feel for you Nancy, I'd be going crazy too! My first week was puree stuff, cream soups, cottage cheese, yogurt, refried beans etc, but my second week I was able to add eggs, fish, moist chicken, and tuna. After my second week I can start adding things as I like but only have one restriction of no thick beef or stea****il 6 mos out. Its so strange how each surgeon is so different on eating restrictions. Mine seems to be pretty liberal it looks like compared to others here. I don't know if I could last that long on liquids Nancy, your a trooper!!! Hugs, Deejay