Mmm. Soft foods

Feb 15, 2017

As of Friday my diet changed from full liquids/purees to soft foods.  I have not had any trouble so far; my pouch seems amenable to the changes.  Not that I've experimented a lot yet:

• red lentil soup
• tuna with mayo
• canned chicken with mayo
• deviled eggs
• scrambled eggs
• soft boiled egg
• cauliflower mash
• SF pudding
• mashed yam

Honestly, it's mostly been alternating between the chicken or tuna with mayo and the eggs.  I think I should probably expand on it before I get tired of it, but it's only been 2 days and I am so happy to be eating "real" food -- and it tastes good -- maybe too good!  My calorie intake jumped to 600-700 a day.  It amuses me that I'm worried it's too much, because I was certainly eating a LOT more than that before.  I'm just afraid, really.  Afraid that I'll start overeating, even this early on.  

I basically eat a measured 2oz portion of the tuna or chicken, or 1/2 to 1 egg depending.  I stop not because I can feel any sense of fullness, but because that's the measured portion I was told was the right portion size for now.  For soups or purees, 4 oz since it's liquidy and just slides on through.

Will I know if I overeat?  I suppose there will come some fateful day when I don't take a measured portion and I eat too much and my pouch riots.  I don't want to stretch out my pouch or damage things.  

While I still feel some of the weirdness in my guts, it's certainly gotten better.  I almost feel normal now.  Super low energy still (healing plus low calorie intake).

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