HEY GUYS LOOKING FOR HELP WITH NEXT STAGE OF FOOD

My surgery was November 7th I am getting ready to move to regular foods. Any suggestions? I have only lost 61 lbs so I want to be real careful. Any help would be great

Man, I had surgery Nov. 28th and I've been on regular foods for a month now. And I'm doing great. Just can't eat real eggs, I guess to much fats in the yoke. Evrything goes down fine, Just take small bites, chew well and eat slowly.

My surgery was 11-30 and I have been on real food for about a month as well and I am doing great. I cant eat eggs yet either they always make me sick.

Hi Christine, I've also been on regualr food about a month.... and HEY, 61 pounds is GREAT!! Truly, I can eat anything, low fat and no sugar. STAY AWAY from dry meats... make sure they are moist and "fall apart." My only troubles were having a dry pork chop and not chewing a piece of chicken well enough. Although I hated it pre-op, I now focus on dark meat chicken and turkey because of its moisture and tenderness. As you are planning your menu, focus on protein first, veggies second, carbs last. I find that I crave variety, so have lots of options. For example, at work I'll bring tuna salad, chili, shaved deli lunch meat and yogurt. That way I can pick and choose what I want, and I can eat my smaller meals more easily throughout the day. Lean cuisines are also good to have on hand. I can usually only eat 1/2, but nice for a quick meal. By the way, I can do eggs with no problem... scrambled, poached, hard boiled, omlette, egg salad... Another suggestion, check out "WLS recipies" by googling that phrase. I've found lots of ideas that way. Good luck! Tammy

I had my surgery on the 15th and was on regular food 3 weeks out. The only problem I've had is when I don't chew well enough or eat too fast. I have to beware of soft foods--eggs or fish for example--as I tend to forget to chew them as well! I live alone--so have a lot of leftovers, so I've moved away from grilling and baking and have gone with stews and such. I just weigh out the meat portion to get my proteins and then add a few veggies. I do wind up throwing away a lot of carrots and potatoes, but I want them in the pot to flavor the meat. (And my dog doesn't mind his share of veggies!) Stewing allows me to make use of a whole chicken instead of just the dark meat, but I have also used beef and lamb. Breakfast is still a challege for me as I have never been a breakfast person, and I can only eat so many scrambled eggs. I try to make a breakfast casserole (with frozen hashbrowns instead of bread) to last the week. I don't use protein drinks very often--have only found a couple I can tolerate. Hope this helps, and best of luck, Sally