eating depresses me so much.

I am just having such a hard time. Eating has become such a chore. I have to try to force myself to eat enough which I never can and most food makes me sick or just doesn't sit well. I am eating the same beans, the same yogurt, the same applesauce everyday. I try something new and usually get sick so I go back to the same old stuff. Also when I go to other people's house like my in laws everyone stares at me and asks me if I'm supposed to eat everything while I'm eating it. At work everyone comments on how much I eat. It drives me crazy. Tell me its going to get better.

Give us an idea of what those other foods are and maybe we can make suggestions. I'm guessing you are no where getting enough protein in.

 It definitely will.  Have you tried cup of soup cream of chicken?  I loved that stuff early out.  If you can tolerate it maybe you can add some unflavored protein powder to up the protein.
Just keep trying new things and eventually you will be able to eat more of a variety.

One of the things that sat best with my pouch post op was cream of potato soup from campbells. I strained out the potatoes and made it with skim milk and add a little salt and pepper. It's very mild. Easy on the pouch and I added two tablespoons of unflavored unjury for a protien boost.

I had my surgery on the 19 I had hastric by pass and I also am having the same problem.. Cream of potaoe fromm campbells is good that's a good meal !! I'm having trouble as well getting protein..im eating 2oz at a time is this too much?

It really depends on your plan. I went home from the hospital able to eat 1/2 cup of full liquids at each meal for the first two weeks. My sister on the other hand is only allowed 2 tbsp of food her first two weeks home. (we had surgery two weeks apart at different hospitals)

I am three weeks out now and allowed 3/4 of a cup at each meal and next week I am moving to a full cup.

Did you get sent home with any materials from your surgeon? I have booklets for each stage that have been helpful for me.

If you are unsure of how much to eat check with your dr.

Its gets better but tell those people at work to leave you alone.

Are you sure when you are trying the new foods you are chewing enough? Try and count to 30 when you chew--we were all use to eating very fast. Also what really helped me out was to cook my chicken in the crock pot--you can put it in any kind of sauce- cheese soup, cream of chicken soup, spaghetti sauce, with black beans and salsa. It will fall apart and be very moist which really helps to digest it easier.

If you are allowed protein shakes, I would try them at least 1x a day. You are early out and I remember 8-10 weeks out that it was still hard to eat anything too solid. It gets better... I am almost a year out and can eat lots of stuff.


Michelle

 I like the Chike Chocolate shakes.  I would make them in the morning and freeze them for a couple of hours until they were just slushy. Then I ate them with a spoon.  I felt like I was getting a treat, plus it didn't hurt my pouch from drinking the liquid.