Liquid Stage

[fatbutnot4eva]

Hi
I should know this but how long is the liquid stage for.
you know the cup a soup stage ?
then its puree then toddler then hard food.
am i right in guessing its around 6-8 weeks and you will be on pretty normal food

Thanks

 

[Glenville]

All teams seem to have their own procedures and you should really follow them.
Charing Cross say 10 days liquids, 2 weeks pureed, 2 months soft food then normal foods 12 weeks post-op.
I found the pureed stage very difficult and did 1 soft meal and the rest mostly liquids including protein shakes and milky coffees.
I am about 10 weeks post-op now and mostly on normal foods. You just need to be flexible and concentrate while eating. You must be prepared to pause or stop eating when you start to get the full feeling.
Everyone is different so don't be dissapointed if you are not eating the same as others, just do what you feel is right for you.
John xx

 

[Cuppacocoa]

As John says, every team has their own rules; mine was liquids for 2 weeks, purees/soft foods for 4-6 weeks, then onto normal food. I admit I started each stage a little earlier though as I got so bored and needed texture. I'm almost 9 weeks post op now and eat entirely normal foods.

Cuppa xx

 

[fatbutnot4eva]

thanks guys
I thought I knew but everyone seems so different.
I have 4 boxes of cup a soups at the ready x

 

[Glenville]

Be careful and read the nutrients in the cuppa-soups. Many of them have very little protein but quite a bit of carbs. You are generally better of looking at tinned soups. The best one I found was Baxters Luxery Beef Consomme. That is loaded with protein and very easy to eat.

 

[wannabeslimagain]

ooooh beef consomme I remember you recommending that to me John it was heavenly yummmmy i still have it now and find it very filling and tasty and a nice rest from trying to keep normal food down

 

[fatbutnot4eva]

damn, I got 6 boxes !!

has anyone else gto any good liquid stage food ideas or can anyone point me in the right direction, I was to get some in for tuesday x

 

[fatbutnot4eva]

Just phoned my husband while he is in tesco and asked him to get me a tin and i wont tell you what he thought i said beef consomme !!! guess

 

[cazbandy]

My stages were days 1-3 liquids, days 4-7 soft and from day 7 back to normal food.

Make your own soups, yummier and you will know exactly what went in....

 

[IRJ]

Days Caz are you sure you were on solid foods after 7 days?? i was told by Salford 3 weeks liquid, 3 weeks pureed then 2 weeks soft, ime now onto more solid foods.

 

[nicky72]

heinz tomatoe soup yummy warming and filling, muller light yougarts but mind the bits

 

[Glenville]

Days Caz are you sure you were on solid foods after 7 days?? i was told by Salford 3 weeks liquid, 3 weeks pureed then 2 weeks soft, ime now onto more solid foods.

Don't forget Caz is a bander so "just" needed to let the swelling go down before advancing from liquids. Us bypassers need to let the pouch heal before advancing to something a bit more adventurous.

John

 

[IRJ]

Of course didnt see that mate

 

[SCOOBYDOOBYDOO]

I bet he thought you said 'big condoms!!' Ahahaha!!

 

[cazbandy]

Days Caz are you sure you were on solid foods after 7 days?? i was told by Salford 3 weeks liquid, 3 weeks pureed then 2 weeks soft, ime now onto more solid foods.

yes, I am sure...

My surgeon like to get a person back to normal quickly after banding, to get back onto solid protiens to keep the hunger at bay.

It did me no harm and was glad I could get back to normal fairly quickly.

I have lost 6 stone, so it appears to be working.

 

[fatbutnot4eva]

thanks
any ideas on what are good liquid foods

got lots heinz tom & chicken soups
got the baxters beef one lol (nearly died at the price)

thanks

Helen

 

[rosejohnson]

It's odd that everywhere has different time lengths for liquid/pureed stages, but when I spoke to a friend who is a bariatric nurse, she said that it's because they know we cheat out of desperation to get onto the next stage, so they make the stages longer out of an expectation that we will cheat!

Apparently it's the same as weaning babies. It used to be 3 months, now it's supposed to be safe at 4 months but if you tell people that they will try at 3 months, so they say 6 months in the hope we will perhaps give it a try at 5.

That probably makes no sense, but I think the point I was making was that the hospitals with the longer stages are the ones that expect us to cheat!

Rx

 

[Katie_25]

Hiya, i'm a bander and I was given a liquid diet for 4 weeks, followed by 2 weeks puree'd/ soft foods, then on to normal food after that.
Whilst I was on the liquid stage I had a glass of semi-skimmed milk and a small glass of fruit juice (orange, apple etc) every morning. I had tea, coffee and dilute juice throughout the day if I wanted it, and low cal/ sugar hot chocolate on an evening. I also had cuppa soups and normal tinned soups for my 'lunch and dinner' (I blended them if they had chunks in them) and I made my own with fresh veg too. I was also allowed to have smooth yoghurts on the liquid diet, such as muller light's rasberry and cranberry, toffee, vanilla etc, so would have that as desert, or breakfast after my milk/ juice. I also had a small pot of ambrosia custard as a treat on a weekend to stop me going completely mad, lol. I also had a slim fast shake each day as these give you a variety of vitamins and minerals; the chocolate, strawberry and banana one's are my favourite.
I also bought a tub of powdered milk as I was advised that adding a spoon of this to soups etc will increase the protein. I found that it's really important to have variety when on this stage to keep you motivated, so mix your flavours and textures up often.

Katie X

 

[fatbutnot4eva]

Thanks very much.
I dont like yoghurt but will look for fat free / sugar free custards and jelly as a treat and anything else i can find that is liquidy.
Making my own soup mmm not sure i am not exactly delia but will try.

I drink skimmed milk in coffee tea, i am sure i have read somewhere though that you must sap this for semi skimmed ?

also sounds stupid (you will all laugh) does everything I buy need to be no sugar or low fat ? i.e. hot chocolate powder etc.. ovaltine.
I dont drink anything like this now but my kids do an i just buy malteser hot chocolate or cadburys. I dont buy my kids diet anything.

Thanks
Helenx

 

[Katie_25]

Hiya,

I used to drink skimmed milk but swapped to semi-skimmed after the op as recommended by the dietician, as this will increase the protein etc.
In terms of the low fat/ sugar choices you need to try and stick to these where possible as drinking a lot of high fat/ sugar/ calorie liquids will reduce your potential weight loss. I would only have a high calorie/ sugar drink on the liquid stage if I was feeling a little shaky or lacking energy, but in these cases I would usually have a slim fast in order to give me the additional nutrients.
In terms of the hot chocolate and those types of drinks, I don't find there's much difference between the normal one's and the low fat/ sugar ones anyway, the 'skinny cow' one is quite nice and I used to make this with warm milk, instead of hot water, which is lovely.

Katie X