Full Liquid diet.. getting bored.. need ideas!

hey guys.. im getting really bored of this full liquid diet..
sf Jello
broth
protein shakes
sf popsicles
all this stuff is driving me nuts.. i need ideas for yummy stuff
what helped you guys get through this portion?

Time is your answer - that stuff is so gross! I hate jello and broth now, I have not had it since the liquid diet - almost a year. It will be over soon!

Try making SF koolaid with Splenda - your choice of flavors! Plain water didn't sit right with me at all in the beginning, still not too good plain now, either. So I used Crystal Light or SF Koolaid to make it more palatable. 

You can mix those with your vanilla protein shakes for a great taste combo - like with orange for Orange Dreamsicle flavor. 

You can also buy extracts in the baking aisle (coconut is my fav) and mix it with your shakes ... or a combo. Coconut with Almond in a chocolate shake tastes like an Almond Joy bar.

Today I made my chocolate lunch shake with half almond milk, half water, 6 ice cubes and mixed it in my Magic Bullet. It tastes better than a chocolate shake from Burger King! I might add mint extract tomorrow!

Get creative and your boredom will ease. I promise!

HUGS!

Are you on clear liquids or full liquids? I know that during full liquids I was allowed to also have yogurt, sf jell-o pudding, V-8 juice, cream-based soups (except for potatoes and corn), and blended soups.  I found a carb-control progreso soup that is Cheese Chicken Enchilada style and I used my immersion blender to blend it to a full liquid and I had that.  It was absolutely delicious and it had a lot more flavor than broth.  I like the cream of mushroom with roasted garlic that Campbell's makes too.  I just use my immersion blender and then strain whatever I blend to make sure that there are no chunks---every time there is nothing left in the strainer but I do it to be safe.  It is driving me nuts too!!

Of course if you are still on clear liquids, there's just not much more than what you listed that you can have.   Unfortunately I just had to deal with it until it was over! :)

Good luck to you--hope it gets better soon!

I am soo happy I saw your post about the pregresso soup! I'm on a liquid diet for 2 days before my surgery (on 9/12/14)..and even though it's the first day I just couldn't drink more broth today!! I saw your post then went to the store to buy that soup. I used the immersion blender like you said then put it through a very fine strainer. I don't like shakes at all so I have a unflavored protein you can add to anything- hot or cold. One tablespoon has 30 grams of protein, it's called Genepro. So I added my scoop of protein to give the strained soup extra nutrients. Thank you so much for that suggestion!! 

To get that restaurant, not deprived feeling.....Lipton Chicken Noodle Soup broth and War Won Ton Soup broth.

 

 Do you like Pho?  I found Pho broth to be a very nice change of pace.  There are also some wonderful soups you don't have to strain available usually in the health section of the grocery store. Imagine is one of the brands, and I love their butternut soup, tomato soup, among others.

I waited until I was a week out to have tomato soup, because the acid can irritate your healing tummy.

I don't see yogurt on your list of what you're currently consuming. Yogurt is wonderful during this time because it gives you that sense of fullness.

Honestly, this part is hard and tedious. You just have to suck it up and deal with the fact that this part is frustrating.  It does get a bit better when you start purees. Hummus, refried beans, etc. have made this time a lot easier! 

Agree W/MzScarlette,

The 1st few weeks were the worst  portion of the whole thing.  You are in limbo.  You don't want to do any damage to your new stomach but it's hard.  I remeber being really, really bored for the 1st few weeks after surgery which back in my pre-op days used to lead to some serious eating. 

I had to look at it like this:

1. I can't do anything to my stomach that the Dr doesn't reccommend.  (i.e., no drinks with food, eat slow, eat only what's approved).

2.  I don't like protein shakes AT ALL but I had to look at it as though I was trying to heal myself (by drinking the shakes) as soon as possible and the only way I was going to do that was through protein and exercise.

3. By following my dr. reccommendations on the food, I was able to start full duty at work at 4 days post op and back at the gym after 3 1/2 weeks.  (I don't know if this was the best idea but it was neccesarry for my sanity as I get bored easily.  Not everyone is the same but I think the extra protein had a lot to do with my faster recovery.)

Good luck on your journey.

I am in the same boat as you. I also am drinking Fuze the slenderize I put them in the freezer for
about an hour to make them a slushie. It is good. I also have vanilla cappicino, hot chocolate, from my surgeon's office they are quite good.

Hang in there this too shall pass

Erin

I have 10 days left before I have my surgery and I have cheated twice since June 30th. Being that I had steamed chicken chunks and vegetables a small portion and the 4th had a cup of peas and a piece of pork rib. Now that I am back on track with the protein shakes and broth, will that any effect since my surgery is on next Thursday?