Happy New Years! Welcome 2011 and a smaller, healthier me!
Happy New Years everyone. Hopefully everyone had an enjoyable New Years Eve and behaved themselves. As usual, I did not make it to midnight to ring in the New year, but I did have an enjoyable time spending the evening with family and friends.
Thankfully I was able to partake in a few of the food options last evening. I never thought I would be excited about pureed/soft food! I made 2 appetizers to bring so I knew I would be able to have some. One was a crab and artichoke dip, made with all light cheese(s) and sour cream. The other was a shrimp dip. Both were heavy on the protein and I stayed away from the crackers and bread that gets dipped into them. I was very happy just being able to eat about a tabelspoon of each!
This afternoon for lunch I made chicken and steak fajitas for the rest of the family (we had left over chicken and beef in the fridge). Sauteed the meat with peppers, onions and some seasoning. I then took out about 2 ounces, added some salsa, and light sour cream and pureed.....finished it with some light cheddar on top (about a teaspoon). It was really good!
It's really nice to sit down with the family to eat a meal again, something I missed during the 3 week liquid phase.
Only 3 days to go before I move to 'real food', then the real test begins. It is pretty easy to make 'healthy choices' when you're only doing liquid or pureed. Once I hit real food, I have a feeling it will be a bit more challenging.
Thankfully I was able to partake in a few of the food options last evening. I never thought I would be excited about pureed/soft food! I made 2 appetizers to bring so I knew I would be able to have some. One was a crab and artichoke dip, made with all light cheese(s) and sour cream. The other was a shrimp dip. Both were heavy on the protein and I stayed away from the crackers and bread that gets dipped into them. I was very happy just being able to eat about a tabelspoon of each!
This afternoon for lunch I made chicken and steak fajitas for the rest of the family (we had left over chicken and beef in the fridge). Sauteed the meat with peppers, onions and some seasoning. I then took out about 2 ounces, added some salsa, and light sour cream and pureed.....finished it with some light cheddar on top (about a teaspoon). It was really good!
It's really nice to sit down with the family to eat a meal again, something I missed during the 3 week liquid phase.
Only 3 days to go before I move to 'real food', then the real test begins. It is pretty easy to make 'healthy choices' when you're only doing liquid or pureed. Once I hit real food, I have a feeling it will be a bit more challenging.
Once I hit real food, I have a feeling it will be a bit more challenging.
Yes sir you are correct in your assessment of the situation.
Learning to eat post op is a lot of trial and error. When you have a negative experience with a new food put it aside for about a month, try it again and see what happens. Try to avoid anything thing that is too dry or has the consistency of a hockey puck. Trouble guaranteed if you don't. Pay attention to what your body is telling you. Potentially hurling your cookies or sharting in your skivvies are hints too!
Yes sir you are correct in your assessment of the situation.
Learning to eat post op is a lot of trial and error. When you have a negative experience with a new food put it aside for about a month, try it again and see what happens. Try to avoid anything thing that is too dry or has the consistency of a hockey puck. Trouble guaranteed if you don't. Pay attention to what your body is telling you. Potentially hurling your cookies or sharting in your skivvies are hints too!
Never, and I mean NEVER, trust a fart!! 
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