all i want is tomato soup.

i'm dreaming about it.  fantasizing even.  it's horrible.  hopefully once i have my week check up on thursday dear old dr. will clear me for full liquids and i can experience PROTEIN again.  i feel like a junkie. 

what's all the new sleevers dreaming about? 

oh yeah, and for the puree stage?  nothing sounds better than blended chicken with stock to moisten it.  oh.my.god.  

it's days like this that i am thankful that i am reminded that i am a food addict and will always be, whether my stomach is 100% there or only 15% there. 

wishing everyone a great day tomorrow...

I had my surgery the day after you :) I'm already doing liquids, yogurt, broth, protein shakes, jello etc.. hmm wonder why the difference between post op diet orders?

Also just curious.. How much weight have you lost since your surgery? :)

Congrats by the way!! :)

 usually my dr. says clear liquids (jello, broth, decaf tea, crystal ligh****er, etc...) for days 1-3 after surgery but because i had alot of nausea and some complications he asked i stay on clear for a week after.  tomorrow is my week surgiversary so i'll be asking him at the check up if i can switch to full since i'm so shaky!  
i've seen so many different dr.'s orders on here... mine required a 3 week pre op liquid only diet, others require nothing.  

i've weighed in at surgery morning at 263 and am now down to 247.  all water weight i am sure.  curious to see what he says tomorrow.  :)  

how are you doing?  surgery went well? 

Every food plan is a little different depending on your surgeon. The liquids and puree/mushies stages are tough to get through, but in the grand scheme of things it's a very short time frame to tolerate. Hang in there!

Yeah I've noticed that there are some variations between post op instructions.
Mine are:
Week 1 & 2 protein shakes, jello, broth, liquids, soup, low fat yogurt, fat free popsicles, and skim milk.
Week 3 & 4 it says low fat yogurt, jello, scrambled eggs, apple sauce, well cooked veggies, pudding, ground meats and fish plus the above mentioned. And of course water.

I laughed when I saw the title of your post!!!  I LIVED on tomato soup as a new post op....LOVED IT!!!  I would even puree roasted tomatoes in my tomato soup and then add some shredded cheese to get it all gooey and full o' love.  Mmmmmm.

I didnt know we could have yogurt in the first 2 weeks. I have been living on protein shakes, broth, and jello. I would love a yogurt for variety

only some doctors let you have yogurt in the beginning. my doctor does not even allow jello for the first 3 weeks so check with your doctor before trying yogurt so soon. And if you do, make sure it doesn't have fruit.

I think suffering through the clear liquids stage as directed by my doctor is alot better than suffering through a leaking pouch.

Just something to think about.
Good Luck!

 :)  i used to only like tomato soup with milk and butter in it (sounds gross, i know) but i'm positive it will taste fabulous just plain! 

thinking positive and hoping i can try some tomorrow night.  what's interesting is i thought i would love chicken broth post op but can't really stomach it.  i prefer room temp water or sf ice pops instead of warm liquids.  maybe i'll have to eat the soup cold! :P

Yep yep, I've been eating yogurts, slowly, but eating them.. the low fat/light ones of course. But variety indeed. I also put some frozen fruit in my protein shake and made it into a smoothie with skim milk.. I made it thinner than I normally would have but it was fabulous!!

And I'm so doing the tomato soup with the extra tomatoes blended in and cheese after my 2 weeks, yum! Although I think I could do it now, sans the cheese and extra tomatoes.