Vacation??

So I am only 9 days out from surgery. And I'm already going on a mini vacation(a week from Sunday). I have already made the decision to make sure my BF knows that we are taking food and fixing our meals in the room...at least for breakfast and lunch. But we're going to celebrate our anniversary/his birthday and I'd kinda like to go out for a nice dinner that one night. I was thinking about picking a few restaraunt options and browsing the menu beforehand so I will be prepared. I'm not too concerned about making choices because my typical dinner out is chicken of some sort and I've never been one to overeat in restaurants anyway. Just a lil worried about what I will be able to tolerate by then. I will start "soft normal" foods on wednesday before leaving on Sunday so at least I will have a few days to test my band for tolerance of the staple foods. I know that if my BF has the chance he will want steak, I don't eat steak so I don't have to worry about that(I'm not allowed to even try red meat or por****il 3 months out from surgery anyway). And I can't have raw veggies until 6 weeks out. Maybe I will just cook dinner in the room for us that night haha. I can fix him a steak and me, well whatever I can tolerate =)


Any advice on traveling and sticking to the "plan"?? Especially this early on??

You can always order a nice hearty soup that the restaurant serves with a side order of steamed veggies a'la carte.  You can ask them to cook them until they are extra soft and perhaps drizzle a little balsamic on them for a punch of healthy flavor.  I think chicken might be a problem that soon (it was for me anyway) and I wouldn't risk it when you are out at a restaurant.

That way you can still go out to dinner, but you will enjoy the experience with your BF and really focus on your time with him instead of the actual food being served.  It's a win-win!  Good luck and have fun. :)

Thanks! I have been looking at menus and figured out that sides are a great way to go...but TOTALLY forgot about soup!!!

You can have baked fish. I ate alot of baked fish when I was at my soft food stage. Salmon is very high in protein as well as alot of fish. I don't know if you like fish. Chicken just wouldn't be a good idea. I was told canned tuna or chicken. Well any food you can smash with a fork. Soup is good also. 
Good Luck and hope you have a great vacation.
Lynn

We went to Martha's Vineyard for two weekswhen I was about two and half weeks out of surgery.  Don't even think of chicken. In restaurants I stuck to fish dishes, soup and very runny omelets.  I had Quaker Oats Weight Control oatmeal for breakfast -- still my breakfast of choice. When we weren't eating out, I had pureed black bean soup, ricotta cheese, marinara sauce, mozarella (soft food lasagna), protein shakes, and protein pudding (add protein powder to sugar free fat free pudding).  Don't endanger your healing process by being any more adventerous than that.  I wasn't eating greek yoghurt back then.  But flavored greek yogurt runs about 130 to 150 calories a serving and has 12-14 grams of protein.

I would do yogurt for breakfast -- or a protein shake if you prefer

Lunch --- Subway (tuna in a cup is a staple food for me)

Dinner -- you should be able to get a piece of fish at any restaurant that he can get steak at -- and just eat a few ounces of soft/flaky fish -- you should be fine

Soup is usually a safe option -- but not always filling.

have fun -- have some 'go-to' snacks available to you (string cheese is another staple for me -- and protein bars).