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I didn't touch most of those foods until 8 weeks out. You are wayyyy to early to try something like rotisserie chicken.

There will be a lot of bumps along the road. If something doesn't sit well, don't try it again for a couple of weeks. If you had a particularly hard time, go back to liquids for a day. It happens a lot, so i wouldn't be worried. Just take it sloiw.

Oh, I wasn't blaming you. I see surgeons give such eating plans to people. I'd like to operate on them, and watch them eat a rotisserie chicken at 2 weeks.

People progress at very different rates. Some can't eat eggs for several months. Others eat them at a few weeks. You just need to watch what you are doing, and back off when you need to.

New drivers tend to be nervous and keep one foot on the brake at all times. Its a bad way to learn how to drive, but a good metaphor for learning how to eat again.

Just because those foods are on your list does not mean your body has healed enough to eat them. I waited three months before trying chicken and could not handle it. It is still a problem unless cooked enough to shred easily and better in a soup.

Stay on liquids until you heal more.

Go back to soft or pureed foods for a bit. It just sounds like you're not ready for the more solid stuff. Everybody's different and we all heal at different rates.

Also, how quickly are you eating. Are you chewing well. Really small bites and chew chew chew.

OMG, I can promise you that my pouch would have reacted the same way at that point after surgery.

Just slow it down --- your pouch, not the program is calling the shots.

I agree with the above posters - many nutritionists hand out plans that progress people wayyy too early! Try things that are mashed and soft. Think: tuna with mayo (not albacore, but the other one that is not as dry), flaky white fishes, egg salad made with either mayo or cottage cheese, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese with some italian herbs added (so you can have something that isn't sweet!)...maybe give ground turkey a try but make sure it's very moist - for example, I used to cook up the pound package and then divvy it up into weighed out 2 oz portions. 2 portions might have taco seasoning, 2 might have marinara sauce, 2 might have pesto. Just progress along slowly. If you like the taste of coffees, when I thought one more sweet protein shake would GAG me, I did Chike high protein iced coffee (from Amazon). Mix it up with water and ice and it's not super sweet like some other drinks.

Don't be afraid to progress...just stay on shakes (Unjury chicken flavor is another option, or you can mix bullion with warm water and slowly stir in unflavored protein powder like Isopure - make sure water isn't too hot or it will clump!) and try foods 1 ounce at a time.

It gets better - I am almost 5 years out and can eat almost anything (though I shouldn't!) and I long for the days of 2 ounce meals when the weight was falling off!

So glad we could help!

I forgot to mention - one of the members here (Shelly) has an EXCELLENT blog where she provides tips and advice and recipes. It's called the World According to Eggface. She has tons of great recipes for things like egg bites, and things that you can eat at all stages. http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/p/links-resou rces.html

It really gets better the further you go! Though to be honest, to this day, if meat is too dry or I eat too quickly, I still get the foamies where I feel that goopy saliva in my throat and have to get sick or suffer. It's important not to eat too much, too fast, or too dry of protein!

Good luck - you've got this!