8 days post op, still on liquids. I have my post op follow up on the Monday and he will give me the "nod" to proceed to Stage 2 which for me is soft foods - looking forward to it. I have been drinking smoothies with protein powder added, muscle milk lite, adkins advantage and chicken broth.  My husband found another web site that has smoothie recipes.  Here is the link....

http://www.renewedreflections.com/forums/gastric-bypass-recipes/12548-smoothie-bible.html

These were great since I was getting burned out on the basics from my pre-op liquid diet.

Best Wishes,
~lori

So glad I had the surgery while it's cool outside. No sweating on the surgical sites and it gives me time to work up the amount of fluids I can take in. Anyone else glad they're getting their surgery done before the holiday binge?
Most of the painful burping is gone...Whew...Ok onto the intense smells...does anyone else whose had anykind of WLS...did your sense of smell change? Did it go back to pre-op "normal?" I smell things so intensely like I did when I was pregnant w/o the nausea part though! Smelt lasagna and it was as if I could smell each ingrediant-So Savory, that it felt as if I'd eaten it and was more satisfied than if I'd actually eaten it pre-op. Alas tho, everyone's breathe smells like garlic esp. my smooching hubby! Any similar experiences out there? I want to NOT scrunch my nose subconciously when he zooms in

How exciting!!!!! 

Each day is feeling significantly better! My bloating from the air pumped in during surgery is going down and my tummy is so thankful. Keeping down more and more liquids as each day progresses but, yeah I've needed to take a nap each day. I was up most of the night Fri 12th & Sat 13th rocking or walking off my burps

HW 304/CW ?/GW 180

I was sleeved the 10th and I'd doing great!  I had my first few sips of a protein shake today, am out of the MORBIDLY obese category as of today, and walked for exercise 2x today.

I'm soooo sleepy alot though.