Bariatric Buddy
Update... Had surgery...
Welcome to the loser's bench Marcia. Did your surgeon send you home with instructions on adding soft foods in to your diet? Each surgeon has differing instructions that they use. I was to continue the shakes for a couple of weeks after surgery and then add in small meals, we are talking just a bite or two at first and I was full. Take this easy, try a bite or two and see what your pouch has to say. Make these bites very tiny. We are talking 20-30 minutes to eat up to 30 ml or an ounce of food. Even with the yogurt, chew it well. It takes our pouches up to 20 minutes to realize that we have eaten and are full. You do not want to know what overfull feels like, it is painful.
Remember to wait 30 minutes before and after eating to sip on your shakes. Let us know how this goes. Hugs
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I am so excited for you!
After surgery, my doc had me do 4 days of clears following surgery, then moved to full liquids for a week, then 10 days of puree, then soft foods for 2 weeks then regular foods slowly (not there yet).
Anyway, I could only eat a few bites when I started full liquids (day 5 post-op). It took me 30 mins to eat a few ounces.
Just take it slow, like everyone said, and give time for the bites to settle. I felt like I was learning to eat again (in a way).
I'm so glad you updated us. Keep us updated!