must haves after surgery
The first 2 weeks after my surgery I was only allowed full liquids. The majority of my diet was protein shakes which I supplemented with various soups that were strained (my favorite was french onion soup from Panera, strained) and sugar free popsicles.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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I would recommend not getting too much before surgery. My tastes really changed a bit afterwards. I started dreading sweet protein shakes and different soups sounded good -- things that I would not have liked presurgery.
Some staples:
protein shakes
popsicles
vitamin water
(all sweet -- hence wanting some soup!)
VSG: 12/12/13, LBL, small TL, BL/BA: 11/7/14 Twins 12/9/18 HW after Twins 260. 5'10 37 years old - Stacy_WLS (MFP)
I drank a lot of chicken broth with protein powder, and I made sugar-free jello, also spiked with protein power and sugar-free, fat-free puddings. I don't remember exactly when I added plain greek yogurt, but that also can be mixed with protein powder and artificial sweetener for a high protein creamy treat.
best of luck,
Carol
Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385, Surgery Weight 333, Current Weight 160. At GOAL!
Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12 8-8
9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3 18-3
My first 2 weeks were also full liquids only. I also made sugar free jello with protein and drank a lot of chicken broth with protein powder. I also liked beef broth for a little something different. But I mostly drank my protein shakes because it took me so long to drink a full portion of broth that it would go cold before I could fini****
Also, I can't stand to drink just plain water so I stocked up on different flavors of Crystal Light and I've been drinking it ever since. I don't get the powder but instead I use the little bottles of liquid that you squeeze so that I can control how much flavor I want to add.
Good luck on your surgery and I wish you a speedy recovery!
Age: 26, Height: 5'8" HW: 328, SW: 322, CW: 239
