Question:
I need help with my diet, i hate soup, milk and pudding, any suggestions
it has been 5 days since surgery and i feel like i could eat because i see it and i want it. this liquid stuff sucks anyone have any helpfull hints in what to drink and what to eat for that puree state. I am clueless — USHLY (posted on January 20, 2006)
January 20, 2006
Hi Vicki,
One of my favorites was Wendys Chili with cheese pureed, still tastes great
and goes down well. I also have become very fond of these Advant Edge
Chocolate Shakes, they are already premade, all you have to do is shake it
and drink it and they have 15 gm of protein and they will fill you up
quickly and be a whole meal for you. I had a hard time with milk, and
still do.. its been 10 weeks for me..I am trying to think back to what I
liked, I tolerated jello, but it wasnt my favorite, I did eat S/F popsicles
alot, and even tried the chocolate fudge bars (s/f) and I did have come
chicken noodle soup strained.. which wasnt bad. Just be very careful when
you progress to chew, chew, chew.. I cant say it enough.. getting food
stuck totally sucks!! Trust me.. and it still happens even 10 weeks out..
Just take it slow and experiment with new foods as you go. You will find
that things you liked before, you hate and vice versa.. Best wishes, April
— April
January 20, 2006
Greetings,
I am in the same step as you and here are the things I find I like. I get
tired of things really fast so I have to have a ton of variety.
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Cottage Cheese
Refried beans (Mix in a few drops of Beano)
Smoothie (Yogurt/frozen fruit/milk) you can even use peanut butter or frech
banana (whatever you like)
Scrambled Egg with Cheese
SF Popsicles (Creamscicle/Fudgsicle)
Tuna Fish and Miracle whip
Beets/Carrots (Do you like any veggies?)
Cream of Wheat
You can really have whatever you want that you can blend. So be creative
and add milk to your favorite, and blend. I have not been blending things
like the scrambled egg, it's already there. I do not blend cottage cheese
or tuna either. In my eyes they are already pretty pureed. I just make sure
that I chew them very well.
I hope this gave you some suggestions. You may also want to check out the
January board (posts) someone asks "What did you have to eat
today?" and everyone answers each day. It is very helpful.
Good Luck
Kristie
— continuedmoon
January 20, 2006
Although different surgeons will give different schedules for introducing
food, at your early stage, you would be best served trying to concentrate
on higher-protein liquids and pureed foods. Remember, your body will turn
to burning its own fat reserves if you don't give it an easy source of
energy-- because carbs are most easily converted to energy (and the
remainder to fat reserves), the fewer carbs you can consume and the more
protein, the faster your initial weight loss will be. With that in mind,
avoid cream of wheat and mashed potato. Think about ricotta (you might
want to add a little nutmeg or splenda if you don't like the taste), no
sugar-added yogurt (which can be tough to find), cottage cheese and broths.
Also, and this was a very tough issue for me, try to avoid looking at food
for anything but purely utilitarian purposes. If you can start that mental
process now (which I am still working on 3+ years out), it will make it
easier to avoid returning to old trigger foods when you will be physically
able to consume them.
Good luck.
— SteveColarossi
January 20, 2006
I have to disagree with Steve. At only five days out, the amount you can
consume is so limited that your main source of protein wil/should be
protein supplements (drinks, shakes) and the other foods will most likely
be carbs. Cream of wheat and mashed potatoes are recommended by my
surgeon. Remember, you are consuming all of 1/4 cup at this point. Use
milk and that adds protein.
While I agree that getting back into eating carbs in volume isn't a
good idea, you still have a ways to go before you would be able to consume
excess amounts, as long as you are eating three meals per day and no more
than two snacks.
I am seven weeks out and my typical day consists of a protein shake
first thing in the morning, breakfast 1/2 hour later of 1/4 cup oatmeal
with splenda and made with 4 ounces of milk.
Lunch is 1/2-3/4 cup of bean or split pea soup or 4 ounces cottage
cheese with applesauce. Sometimes pb on saltines or tuna salad on
saltines. (can't handle bread yet)
I use lowfat mayo.......not fat free.
Mid afternoon snack is 2-3 slices of apple (without the skin) and a
tablespoon of peanut butter.
Dinner may be 1-2 ounces of chicken and a cup of salad with ranch
dressing. I have just been able to hold down chicken this week)
A protein shake before bed. I use skim milk with the powdered protein
shakes so I end up with an extra 8 grams of protein.
Chicken broth is great for liquid consumption, too.
Eggs have been very difficult for me to handle, so far and I loved
them prior to surgery. I can't hold scrambled eggs down but had one over
easy on a piece of very toasted toast and it stayed down........each day is
different and what may not work today, may be ok next week. This is and
will continue to be a learning process! Good luck to you.
— LauraA
January 22, 2006
The bottom line for early post-ops is to follow the regimine prescribed by
your surgeon and to keep in mind that your body needs protein long before
it needs carbs. What I found early on, and what many of my fellow post-ops
have found in our support group meetings, is that those people who were
able to give up the carb demons early on-- who didn't turn to mashed potato
or oatmeal to feel full-- seem to be the ones who have achieved and
sustained a weight loss that brought their BMI's to the healthy range.
Admittedly we all try to find a way of feeling satiety-- that comfortable
feeling of being full without bloating. As easy as oatmeal or mashed
potatoes may feel, they simply add nothing of any nutiritional benefit that
an early post-op patient needs. To get calories sufficient to sustain a
patient, an Atkins shake or a bottle of Isopure will give you about 200
calories, plus protein. And, if there is an ability to introduce solid
foods into the diet (once again assuming that you are out sufficiently
where your pouch is healed and you are able to sustain them) stick with
protein sources rather than carb sources.
— SteveColarossi
January 22, 2006
HI, hang in there...it is 5 weeks post op for me and I am eating turkey,
some fish and cheese...so it will get better. I enjoyed the GNC premade
shakes in a can....35G protein each and the chocolate and vanilla are
pretty good...they will help you get the protein in....which is most
important....good luck and remember it is only a few weeks of this junk and
then the rest of our lives to eat healthy and be thinner....
— ash1218
January 22, 2006
My partner would go through those moments. However, when she talked to
herself about WHY she had the surgery, she soon got over the craving. Hang
in there, drink more water. She did not do the puree thing. She did a lot
of soup broth -- chicken, beef and stuff like that.
— the7thdean
January 24, 2006
I didn't do milk or pudding, still don't at 11 yrs. Don't do soup often,
either. Unfortunately, I can't help you with a pureed stage as I never had
one, but had 4 weeks clear liquids and then moving onto soft foods, but I
did the chewing. Do you have protein drinks and vitamins to keep up your
strength? Plenty of water?
— vitalady
January 28, 2006
it seems that you have already gotten a lot of answers to your question,
the only thing that I can add is what I had to do. I am a very picky eater
so I ate refried beans with cheese added, sugar-free ice cream or yogurt
that I would add powdered milk to for the added protein. Just don't give
up, I promise you that it will be worth it all when you see the weight
really start to come off.
— msmissy
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