Worried I'm not eating/drinking enough.

[simplylucy]

This is one concern I never thought I'd have. But I'm unsure if I'm getting enough in.

I'm still on liquids, I start runny purees tomorrow.

Just now for lunch, I whizzed up a bit of cauliflower cheese and added loads of extra milk to make it into a thin soup. I managed all of 6 teaspoons and I'm stuffed.

Last night I had some sugar free jelly, again about 4 teaspoons that were mashed to liquid in my mouth and I'm stuffed.

I can managed about 1 third of a cup of tea, water seems to get stuck and nas squash I can manage about 1 pint over 3 hours, sipping very slowly.

If I'm getting so full on liquids then what am I going to be like on purees tomorrow?????

 

[ladylite]

Dont worry lucy it does work out in the end. Keep sipping the drinks and i found lots of small meals not just 3 a day really helped me get the nutrition in.

You will be surprised how you adapt, try not to worry, I can remember feeling the same early post op and was worried I wasnt getting enough nutrition.

Good luck and try not to worry.

 

[simplylucy]

Thanks for the reply.

I never really thought about eating more than 3 times a day......duhhhhhhhhhhh.

Sometimes the obvious is staring you straight in the face! :8855:

 

[Grace]

Lucy you should be aiming for 6 small meals with drinks in between. If you make some of the drinks milky you boost your protein more that way.

 

[ladylite]

Thats all right, I still graze just so I can get enough nutrients in. Cant face large meals so split them up in to lots of small ones.

I am still losing an average of 1.5 to 3lbs a week and havnt stalled yet. Maybe because my metabolism is always working.

Mind I am expecting a stall at anytime.... LOL

 

[simplylucy]

Lucy you should be aiming for 6 small meals with drinks in between. If you make some of the drinks milky you boost your protein more that way.

Hey I'm a mind reader, just turned the laptop back on whilst drinking my raspberry milk shake!

I whizzed some raspberrys with milk in the blender then painfully sieved out the seeds!

It's going down slowly but surely.

 

[ditzeeblonde]

I'm finding I'm able to eat much more in the last 2 days.. I guess the swelling is starting to subside in my tummy.

I was only taking in 2 tbs of puree & was told I ahould be eating about half a ramekin dish so I upped my portions & started eating MUCH slower which helps too. x