Fall 2011 Super Secret Clubhouse!
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Topic: RE: I have a confession......
I pureed my soup once. It was disgusting.
I'm three weeks post-op, and I'm still struggling to find foods that don't upset my tummy. So I'm eating a lot of soup. I've tried some eggs over easy, but I can't stand eating it without toast. And toast makes me feel icky. Spaghetti sauce makes me feel icky. So does chicken.
I miss eating with starches. A lot. I would cheat and add a tiny bit so I can eat more variety, but my tummy won't allow it.
I'm three weeks post-op, and I'm still struggling to find foods that don't upset my tummy. So I'm eating a lot of soup. I've tried some eggs over easy, but I can't stand eating it without toast. And toast makes me feel icky. Spaghetti sauce makes me feel icky. So does chicken.
I miss eating with starches. A lot. I would cheat and add a tiny bit so I can eat more variety, but my tummy won't allow it.
Topic: RE: Is everyone else feeling as good as I am?
Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f*ckin' perfect.
Pink!
Sure. As of now I am "eating" 6 times a day. 1 DL = 1/10 of a liter or about 1/2 a cup.
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Breakfast: 1 DL light milk, yogurt or välling. (That is like an adult baby formula and it's just NASTY. I tried it once. Blah!)
Snack: 1 DL probiotic juice or meal replacement shake
Lunch: 1 DL soup, blended smooth
Snack: 1 DL probiotic juice or meal replacement shake
Dinner: 1 DL soup, blended smooth
Snack: 1 DL light milk or yogurt
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Thursday I move to:
Breakfast: 1 DL milk, yogurt or välling, 1/2-1 piece of crisp bread with soft cheese
Snack: 1 piece of smashed fruit, apple sauce, pear, banana (They said baby food worked well here.)
Lunch: 1 DL light milk 10 minutes before eating. 1/2 DL potatoes or pasta. 1/2 DL fish or meat, mixed or mashed. 15-30 grams of well cooked, mashed veggies. Sauce of light milk and bullion, like a gravy. Swedes are ALL about their gravy. OR a 5-8 month baby food meal. lol
Snack: 1 DL light milk or yogurt and 1/2-1 crisp bread with soft cheese.
Dinner: Same as lunch
Snack: Same as previous snack
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Three weeks after that I move on to slowly adding solids, but the premise is much the same. It's very interesting because it is based on the Swedish diet which is quite different from the US diet. We very rarely eat out and processed foods, though increasing in popularity, are the exception. Meat has gravy, usually of milk, bullion and mushroom soy sauce or some thing similar. Potatoes are a huge part of meal time and the nutritionists feel that they should be a part of our diet as well. The whole goal is to get us eating what everyone else eats in smaller portions.
The hospital food was difficult for me because I am not really used to some Swedish staples. They had lättfil for me for breakfast (it's also a breakfast option for me now), which is like a cross between yogurt and buttermilk. I do not like it. The nurse found me some plain vanilla yogurt instead. For snack they gave me unsweetened orange juice. For lunch, I had fish and shellfish soup. I seriously almost vomited. I was able to eat about half by holding my nose. It gave me my first and only, so far, dumping symptoms. Then they gave me a meal replacement shake, which would have been fine, but it was apricot. I sucked down as much of it as I could.
I have been having Cream of Wheat instead of the välling for breakfast, which my NUT agreed to. My soups have been a mix of homemade, canned and instant, super blended. It hasn't been hard, but I am ready to bite something. lol
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Breakfast: 1 DL light milk, yogurt or välling. (That is like an adult baby formula and it's just NASTY. I tried it once. Blah!)
Snack: 1 DL probiotic juice or meal replacement shake
Lunch: 1 DL soup, blended smooth
Snack: 1 DL probiotic juice or meal replacement shake
Dinner: 1 DL soup, blended smooth
Snack: 1 DL light milk or yogurt
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Thursday I move to:
Breakfast: 1 DL milk, yogurt or välling, 1/2-1 piece of crisp bread with soft cheese
Snack: 1 piece of smashed fruit, apple sauce, pear, banana (They said baby food worked well here.)
Lunch: 1 DL light milk 10 minutes before eating. 1/2 DL potatoes or pasta. 1/2 DL fish or meat, mixed or mashed. 15-30 grams of well cooked, mashed veggies. Sauce of light milk and bullion, like a gravy. Swedes are ALL about their gravy. OR a 5-8 month baby food meal. lol
Snack: 1 DL light milk or yogurt and 1/2-1 crisp bread with soft cheese.
Dinner: Same as lunch
Snack: Same as previous snack
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Three weeks after that I move on to slowly adding solids, but the premise is much the same. It's very interesting because it is based on the Swedish diet which is quite different from the US diet. We very rarely eat out and processed foods, though increasing in popularity, are the exception. Meat has gravy, usually of milk, bullion and mushroom soy sauce or some thing similar. Potatoes are a huge part of meal time and the nutritionists feel that they should be a part of our diet as well. The whole goal is to get us eating what everyone else eats in smaller portions.
The hospital food was difficult for me because I am not really used to some Swedish staples. They had lättfil for me for breakfast (it's also a breakfast option for me now), which is like a cross between yogurt and buttermilk. I do not like it. The nurse found me some plain vanilla yogurt instead. For snack they gave me unsweetened orange juice. For lunch, I had fish and shellfish soup. I seriously almost vomited. I was able to eat about half by holding my nose. It gave me my first and only, so far, dumping symptoms. Then they gave me a meal replacement shake, which would have been fine, but it was apricot. I sucked down as much of it as I could.
I have been having Cream of Wheat instead of the välling for breakfast, which my NUT agreed to. My soups have been a mix of homemade, canned and instant, super blended. It hasn't been hard, but I am ready to bite something. lol
Pink!
Topic: RE: Is everyone else feeling as good as I am?
Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f*ckin' perfect.
Pink!
The gas is the worst! My wife said, "Well, aren't you just a ball of freshness?!" lol We laugh about it, though. Last night she said, "You know, when I am talking to my mom, it's okay, but if I am on the phone, they can still hear you burping from the other room."
Pink!
Topic: RE: Is everyone else feeling as good as I am?
Weight at consult 7/14/11: 413
I have been feeling pretty good too, although a tad tired, but I am also almost 46 years old and my surgery was 'open'.
I am really curious about your post op eating plan. Would you share it please? Thanks!
I am really curious about your post op eating plan. Would you share it please? Thanks!
Weight at consult 7/14/11: 413
Topic: RE: I have a confession......
i have been on full liquids, yogurt, cream soups etc. tomorrow is my dr apt to advance to scrambles eggs, cottage cheese, refried beans etc.
today i sucked the refried beans out of a burrito. it was the best thing i have ever eaten in my life.....lol
today i sucked the refried beans out of a burrito. it was the best thing i have ever eaten in my life.....lol
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Topic: RE: Is everyone else feeling as good as I am?
i just had glue. i have felt great also, i left the hospital friday and went to walmart on saturday...lol i have been walking and shopping etc, i still have major gas and would love to have a BM but otherwise alot better than i imagined!
Support Group for Fall 2011 WLS! Please come and join!
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Topic: RE: I just wanted to say hello
hello!
i would like to wear a coat or a sweater without being hot...lol
i would like to wear a coat or a sweater without being hot...lol
Support Group for Fall 2011 WLS! Please come and join!
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Topic: RE: sleepy and pained.
i have the same ache, after i had lap gall bladder surgery i had the same thing. it is the incisions healing and pulling.
it will get better, i have the blues a little too. there seems to be this waiting period after surgery where you arent really eating much food or have many choices and haven;t lost significant weight yet or gotten to go buy new clothes where it just kind of sucks, as you eat more kinds of foods and buy that first pair of smaller pants, it seems to get alot better!!
it will get better, i have the blues a little too. there seems to be this waiting period after surgery where you arent really eating much food or have many choices and haven;t lost significant weight yet or gotten to go buy new clothes where it just kind of sucks, as you eat more kinds of foods and buy that first pair of smaller pants, it seems to get alot better!!
Support Group for Fall 2011 WLS! Please come and join!
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Topic: RE: I have a confession......
Eggplant works well too! I just used zucchini because the wee one is more likely to eat it than eggplant (same applies to the other half)
Let me know when your appointments are. Are they serving Crystal Light at Tim's yet? If so, my treat!
I am doing very well - moving and shaking. Not a pretty sight always, but at least I am feeling good!
Let me know when your appointments are. Are they serving Crystal Light at Tim's yet? If so, my treat!
I am doing very well - moving and shaking. Not a pretty sight always, but at least I am feeling good!
May 25, 2011 OS, June 9, 2011 NP, June 13 SW, June 15 NUT, Aug31 Dietitian Sep 8 Psych,
Sep 16 Surgeon SURGERY: October 17, 2011!! RW 292 OFW 288 SW 274 CW 249
Liza.. is my
Sep 16 Surgeon SURGERY: October 17, 2011!! RW 292 OFW 288 SW 274 CW 249
Liza.. is my
Topic: RE: Lose every day???
How do we know how much we are expected to lose over a certain time period? My surgery was 10/11/11 and I am down 30lbs. Is that about average? I also did not get my period this month. My last ended the day before surgery. (I am not pregnant). Has that happened to anyone?
