So tired of full fluid stage!!!
Hi Tracey
I agree with you - Full Fluids got pretty tiresome very quickly.
Here's a list of what I ate: SF puddings, SF Jello, Knorr strained cream soups, 1% cottage cheese, beef broth, chicken broth, Greek yogurt (sometimes with a bit of SF raspberry jam mixed in or a bit of Splenda & cinnamon mixed in), Source peach yogurt (with pieces of peach picked out), SF popsicles and Premier protein shakes.
I think, for me, I just got tired of the "sameness" of everything. So much of it was cold with a creamy texture - I wanted something with some "crunch" to it so the popsicles were the best I could find for that - lol!
Hang in there - you're doing great!
Thanks for the birthday wishes today on FB - that was so sweet of you! I had a great day but I'll admit that it does seem strange to be celebrating my birthday without a birthday cake, but I can definitely live with that! Life is good!
Deb
I agree with you - Full Fluids got pretty tiresome very quickly.
Here's a list of what I ate: SF puddings, SF Jello, Knorr strained cream soups, 1% cottage cheese, beef broth, chicken broth, Greek yogurt (sometimes with a bit of SF raspberry jam mixed in or a bit of Splenda & cinnamon mixed in), Source peach yogurt (with pieces of peach picked out), SF popsicles and Premier protein shakes.
I think, for me, I just got tired of the "sameness" of everything. So much of it was cold with a creamy texture - I wanted something with some "crunch" to it so the popsicles were the best I could find for that - lol!
Hang in there - you're doing great!
Thanks for the birthday wishes today on FB - that was so sweet of you! I had a great day but I'll admit that it does seem strange to be celebrating my birthday without a birthday cake, but I can definitely live with that! Life is good!
Deb
Hi Deb! I agree! The "Sameness" is what drives me insane too! I'll be glad for some changes in food. Chili would be so yummy! LOL
You are very welcome for the b-day wishes, I am glad you had a wonderful day - you deserve it! It is totally weird to not have b-day cake, but next year, you will be able to have some, even if it's sugar free!!!!!!!!
Tracey
You are very welcome for the b-day wishes, I am glad you had a wonderful day - you deserve it! It is totally weird to not have b-day cake, but next year, you will be able to have some, even if it's sugar free!!!!!!!!
Tracey
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on 6/7/12 7:47 am - Straford, Canada
on 6/7/12 7:47 am - Straford, Canada
hello Tracey, I was sliced and diced 2 days before ya, and BOY do I hear ya! I made a minestrone soup and tried to just eat the broth but a couple of veggies and noodles got by, though chewed like crazy, had my first dumping experience. Back to boring, quick!
I am doing a black coffee, then protein smoothie in the AM, with a half cup of greek yoghurt for snack. At lunch I alternate between cream of wheat, oatmeal and oat bran cereal with a teaspoon of maple syrup and a piece of canned pear diced fine with a scoop of unflavored protein in it. Not bad, not great after a week, but edible. For snack I try to make a slushy with cold water, lots of ice and a vanilla protein scoop. For supper I have 2/3 cup of either chicken or beef low sodium broth heated in microwave then a scoop of unflavored protein powder mixed well and I drop one small piece of melba toast on top which quickly turns to mush but it gives a texture that I like. For snack I have a little no sugar vanilla pudding (I know I should be adding powder to it, I just can't).
Hope this helps! You ain't alone, but don't make the mistake I made and venture too quickly toward mush, you will probably regret it like I did!
I am doing a black coffee, then protein smoothie in the AM, with a half cup of greek yoghurt for snack. At lunch I alternate between cream of wheat, oatmeal and oat bran cereal with a teaspoon of maple syrup and a piece of canned pear diced fine with a scoop of unflavored protein in it. Not bad, not great after a week, but edible. For snack I try to make a slushy with cold water, lots of ice and a vanilla protein scoop. For supper I have 2/3 cup of either chicken or beef low sodium broth heated in microwave then a scoop of unflavored protein powder mixed well and I drop one small piece of melba toast on top which quickly turns to mush but it gives a texture that I like. For snack I have a little no sugar vanilla pudding (I know I should be adding powder to it, I just can't).
Hope this helps! You ain't alone, but don't make the mistake I made and venture too quickly toward mush, you will probably regret it like I did!
Hi Tracey
OMG you read my mind! I am going nuts on the full fluids. My surgery was the day before you and last night I stopped at the grocery store and got ricotta cheese and a jar of low sugar ( I think it was less than 4 grams) of tomato sauce. I mixed a 1/2 cup of ricotta with a couple of spoonfuls of sauce and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and heated it up in the microwave for about 45 secs. Delish!
It tasted like the good gooey part of lasagna! I have not had any dumping or vomiting thank god. I really feel normal and I all I want to do is chew on a piece of meat. We'll get there in time! How are you feeling post op?
OMG you read my mind! I am going nuts on the full fluids. My surgery was the day before you and last night I stopped at the grocery store and got ricotta cheese and a jar of low sugar ( I think it was less than 4 grams) of tomato sauce. I mixed a 1/2 cup of ricotta with a couple of spoonfuls of sauce and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and heated it up in the microwave for about 45 secs. Delish!
It tasted like the good gooey part of lasagna! I have not had any dumping or vomiting thank god. I really feel normal and I all I want to do is chew on a piece of meat. We'll get there in time! How are you feeling post op?
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