Question:
have surgery date wanting ideas for food
I have my surgery date June 25th. I'm trying to get all my things together and bought. I'm wanting receipts or ideas for the food I will be eating the 1st couple of weeks. please tell me what liquids everyone else has ate. I'm also wanting to make sure I have all my vitamins bought. please let me know what you take and where you buy them at. my mind just isn't thinking right now and I can only think of a few things that I'm might be ale to eat after I come home and that will get old really fast.... please help. you can also email them to me at [email protected] thanks beth — elizabeth C. (posted on May 29, 2007)
May 29, 2007
Hey Beth - congrats on taking 'the next step' and going for surgery. I'm
having lapband surgery on June 18th so I'm going to take note of all the
responses you get.
Richelle
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May 29, 2007
Beth....in the beginning.....there are no recipes....you aren't really
eating anything except for creamed soup, broth, yogart, pudding and
popsicles (all sugar free of course). Everyone is different and tolerate
different things. I will tell you what got me through - Campbell's Chicken
Noodle Soup - low sodium, strain off the noodles and drink the broth.
Straight broth grossed me out - by the time I had surgery, I couldn't
stomach (no pun intended) the straight broth. Carnation Instant breakfast
drink and milk - this was my mainstay in the liquid diet ahead of surgery -
afterwards, I couldn't tolerate it. Still don't know why on that account.
Popsicles and fudgsicles were a godsend, truly. The sugar free jello
pudding was good and the dannon, light and fit was doable, they make a
smoothie, too. I drank a smoothie (well like 1/2) every morning for
breakfast after surgery - I believe it was passion fruit. At about 2 weeks
I went to Vons Grocery store, they have their signature soups - I bought
the chicken noodle, some rosemary something or another and the chicken
tortilla - I put it in the food processor and pureed them - they were good,
but got old pretty quick. I then transitioned to Progresso soup - the 100
calorie type at week 3 and started to eat the noodles/meat/veggies -
chew/chew/chew/chew/chew/chew/chew - and that worked well. Week 3.5-4 I
transitions to soft foods - cottage cheese, yogart and pudding, shrimp
cocktail, tuna, watermelon and honeydew. All was tolerated well. But every
surgeon is different so I suggest if they give you a plan, stick to it.
This was my surgeon's/nut plan. At week 6, I could start introducing
anything I wanted or felt like I could stomach. I gradually introduced new
things, old favorites with a healthier spin, etc. If you want more info -
email me a [email protected] for more ideas further info.
— jammerz
May 29, 2007
hi i had bypass surgery one month ago and i started out on pureed food
after surgery. broth is good to. and soft cooked eggs. wendys chili went
down easy also. hope this helps.
just remember to eat slow and chew,chew,chew. karen 43
— karen43
May 29, 2007
Hi Beth,
a comforting food for me is sugar free cook n serve pudding I use
chocolate,add 1 scoop chocolate protein powder before cooking, eat it warm
with a spoon of lite coolwhip, chill the rest like little parfaits for
later.
— Gina K.
May 29, 2007
sugar free jello and popsicles. chicken broth and all kinds of herbal
teas.
good luck!
— motoxmom
May 29, 2007
Hey Beth! I emailed you some info, hang in there! You wont be hungry,
food will be for nutrition...
Robin
— robinmarra
May 30, 2007
congradulation on your surgery. i say for nowis the time to eat everything
you want now befor your surgery. enjoy it now because after the surgery you
have to change your habits.
first week , liquid, chicken broth sugar free jello, and pudding. sugar
free apple sauce, blemd your veggie in the blender..
— yvettetas
May 30, 2007
Beth, I am 6 weeks post op. I did suger free pop sickles, suger free
applesauce, broth (chicken noodle) for the first 1-2 weeks. Then I went to
wendy's chilli, chew chew chew but when down well. 2-3 weeks. Week 4
chicken salad and tuna fish made with light mayo. I tolerated it very
well. Week 5-6 I just went back to my regular diet, just with a twist,
salads - low fat dressings, salmon with steamed veggies. For breakfast I
usually have fresh fruit or weight control oatmeal. Lunch - chicken or
tuna/salmon salad, Dinner baked chicken or fish, I even ate a turkey burger
with no bread with chedder cheese. Went down well. I guess I am lucky I
have not dumped since surgery and I believe me I still go to restaurants
and I just order from the healty menu side. I am 6 weeks and I have lost
30 lbs and 2 dress sizes. So good luck on your new adventure. LEE
— judgelee98
June 1, 2007
Beth...I am scheduled June 21st and have a 2 week pre-op diet starting on
the 7th. (2) 8oz protein drinks and 1 meal consisting of 4oz lean meat and
1/2 cup vegies (excluding peas and corn). After my surgery, I can't have
dairy products or vegies or fruit until like the 2nd or 3rd month. (I'd
have to look it up again). So lean meat with tons of protein and lots of
brooth and sugar free popsicles and jello here I come lol. Good Luck, I'll
be praying for you!
— loveaziza
June 1, 2007
Also, we bought EAS 100% Whey Protein (6lb bag/ purple and black) in
Chocolate flavor at Sam's Club ($24.88)...it's awesome! Tastes like White
Chocolate mouse frozen yougart from TCBY. Add a little Sugar Free carmel
syrup and ice cubes and 1oz of 1/2 and 1/2 and blend it YUM! Even ad a dab
of lite cool whip. Hope that helps!
— loveaziza
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