Saying Hello!!

Hey folks! I am new to this whole VSG thing. I had surgery on 3/19/19 starting weight was 361, male, 6'2. Current weight is 327. Still a long way to go and getting tired of the puree foods. Struggle to get my mind from bad foods, but will never compromise my health and eat off the diet. Any ideas to eat for the puree phase of the diet? So excited start this journey!!!

I'm not a VSG, but I'm also no stranger to pureed foods. You might try "The World According to Eggface"; Shelly over there has amazing recipes for all of the food stages. At least that will get you started. I'm sure others will chime in too.

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/

Welcome. Our stats were about the same.

I never did puree. Not a chance. I stayed on protein shakes a little longer, and eased slowly into soft foods.

Wow you're lucky to already be on puréed food. My surgeon requires two days clear liquids, then two weeks liquids before starting two weeks of puréed. I'm on my second week of liquids and have been eating/drinking:

unsweetened applesauce

sugar free jello

sugar free pudding

tomato juice

decaf tea

protein shakes

homemade split pea soup

tomato soup

I'm so looking forward to puréed as the liquid variety is getting boring. Did your surgeon give you a list of foods you can have on the puréed?

I'm looking forward to:

Refried beans

soft poached eggs

hummus

oatmeal

Good luck!

FYI taco hummus....(yeah, that's a real thing) is amazing. Just a spoon and some taco hummus.

There are a lot of soup options with no chunks. The spicier they are the better they are. After doing nothing but shakes your taste buds will appreciate something other than sweet .

I never did purée food but I did use protein pudding

the good thing about instant pudding it makes a very small amount