drink like a fish

So, I'm going to MX to get my sleeve. The food guidelines that my coordinator provided just weren't as detailed as I'd like it to be.  Liquid only (protein drinks, watered down juice and broth) seem pretty limited to me.
Does anyone have a food list or something they could provide for the pre-op liquid? 
And mabye a post-op guideline? 
I found a pdf online from Cornell University that looks like it covers the post op pretty well, but hands on advice is always nice too.

Thank You!!!

Here's two for you, both similar- I follow the sub 40g carbs (so potatoes, bread and most fruits are out for now..), 70 or higher protein route.  The PDF is very good reading, the cut & paste below it is just the simple outline I got from my docs office.

http://www.sleeveguide.com/uploads/1/7/9/4/1794785/dietguidevged42006feb.pdf

Food  after surgery
Day 1 thru 5  ( clear liquids Only )

• Fruit Juice ( apple, grape, cranberry )
• Propel
• Chicken Broth
• Sugar free Jello-O
• Water
• Tea
• Protein Water by Kellogg’s
• Sugar free water popsicles
• Clear protein drinks only ( example Isopure, Unjury )
• No coffee, caffeine or carbonated drinks

Day 6-10  ( thin liquids )

• All of the above and:
• Natural Vegetable Juices ( example Carrot, V-8 juice )  please dilute it in water
• Protein drinks mixed with water ( example Matrix )
• Whey Nectar Protein Mix

 

1.  
   1. ( Avoid pineapple, orange or grapefruit  juices since they  can cause you a lot of acid )  grape, apple and cranberry  juice are the most popular ones.
   2. vegetable juices are also very popular. Nevertheless some patients report that tomato juice gives them acid problems.
   3. the doctor recommends patients adding  water to  juice  since some to them have too much sugar and are just too dense for the stomach at this point.

Tips:

ü  WARM LIQUIDS AND ROOM TEMPERATURE LIQUIDS WILL ALWAYS BE EASIER TO HAVE THAN COLD ONES

ü  PLEASE HAVE SIPS OF APPLE JUICE TO BRING YOUR ENERGY UP

ü  DILUTE YOUR PROTEIN DRINKS AND JUICES WITH MORE WATER

ü  YOUR STOMACH IS VERY SENSITIVE TO THE DENSITY OF FOOD AND LIQUIDS AT THIS POINT.   

ü  DRINK SLOWLY

ü  SOME PATIENTS REPORT THAT CLEAR WATER IS HARDER TO HAVE. TURNING WATER ACIDIC WITH LEMON OR LIME JUICE OR ADDING AHTE VARIOUS “ STUFF" LIKE CRYSTAL LIGHT TAMES THE PROBLEM

ü  AS GENERAL RULE IF YOU START A NEW FOOD STAGE AND YOU DO NOT FEEL GOOD ( if you start to vomit or feel extreme nausea ) PLEASE GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS ONE A FEW MORE DAYS. SOME STOMACHS NEED MORE TIME THAN OTHERS

Day 11 thru 20 ( full liquids )

• Cream soups
• Light Yogurt  ( example:  Dannon’s Light and Fit )
• Jello-O
• Boiled pureed fruit ( example apple, pear) applesauce
• Watermelon, papaya or melon in small pieces
• Low fat milk 1 or 2%
• Water, Propel, tea
• Soy beverages
• Sugar free pudding
• Protein shakes and protein powders mixed with milk

 

• Yogurt:  buy the ones that do not have pieces of fruit in them.
• All cream soups are OK  .  Just avoid the meat in them since it will be too dense for your new stomach
• Meat , tuna , chicken, even if they are on a blender are too much for your stomach at this point.  You need to  wait until you are on the solid food stage.
• The following cream soups are very popular : Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, beans, peas. Nevertheless some patients have reported they cause excess gas,  everyone is different. So I guess it will have to be what works best for you.
• Smoothies are Ok as  long as they do not contain much sugar in them

 
Day 21 thru 30 ( soft food ) 
Soft food should be the consistency of a thick liquid
 ( no chunks or solid material ) and it should be chewed very well before swallowing until it is a liquid consistency

• Tofu
• Low fat cottage cheese
• Cereal
• Oatmeal
• Precooked pureed rice
• Low fat Yogurt
• Yogurt mixed with fruit very well blended
• Cream soups
• Eggs
• Boiled pureed fruit ( example pear, apple )
• Watermelon, papaya or melon in small pieces
• Boiled pureed vegetables
• Beans
• Mashed potatoes

 

• Eggs:  

Some patients have trouble with eggs
The doctor recommends scrambled eggs. 
Chew them very very well before swallowing.
Don't mix meat in them . Use a cooking spray to cook them.  Most cooking sprays have fewer calories per serving than an application of vegetable oil, because they are applied in a much thinner layer.

* Beans :  
The doctor recommends  Home - cooked beans "Pinto Beans" are a good option.  Refried beans out of a can also work but try to get the low calorie ones.  Some patients report that their stomach does not tolerate refried beans 
so if you have a problem with them just avoid them.

*Cereal:  
Any cereal that does not have too much sugar in it and contains fiber is Ok.  Here are a some examples:
 Fiber One Bran Cereal: 14 grams fiber, 0% calories from sugar.
Shredded Wheat: 6 grams fiber, 0% calories from sugar . 

*Mashed potatoes
Please make them runny , not too thick 
 
 
 
 
Day 31st and beyond  ( solid food ) 
Always Introduce new foods one at a time in order to rule out an intolerance.  
If a food is not tolerated, reintroduce it in 1 or 2 weeks

• Fish,
• Chiken
• Meat  ( red meat is fibrous and hard to digest )
• Turkey
• Vegetables
• Fruit

 

Foods That May be Difficult to Tolerate After Surgery
Meats and Meat Substitutes
     Steak
     Hamburger
     Pork Chops
     Fried or fatty meat, poultry or fish
Starches
     Bran, bran cereals
     Granola
     Popcorn
     Whole-grain or white bread (non-toasted)
     Whole-grain cereals
     Soups with vegetable or noodles
    rice and spaghetti
Vegetables
     Fibrous vegetables (dried beans, peas, celery, corn, cabbage)
     Raw vegetables
     Mushrooms
Fruits
     Dried fruits
     Coconut
      Orange and grapefruit membranes
     Skins (peel all fruit)
Miscellaneous
     Carbonated beverages
     Highly seasoned and spiced food
     Nuts
     Pickles
     Seeds
*Sweets
    Candy
    Desserts
     Jam/jelly
     Sweetened fruit juice
     Sweetened beverages
     Other sweets
 

 

Crackers (like Saltines), are high in carbs, (mostly complex carbs  in the form of starch) . Because of their high carb-content, most types of cracker,  raise blood sugar levels

 

No idea on pre-op. I was on a very lo-carb solid food pre-op for a week prior to surgery, each Dr has their own plan..

For clear liquids, Insure was good.  The grape flavor was the one that I liked.

THANK YOU FOR THIS!! I love the list. I'll def have to look into the unjury.