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I asked this question at my last nutrition group before surgery. Unfortunately my logic must be hard for the dieticians in my progam, because they look at me like I'm an alien with 10 heads. According to the information we were given in the full liquid phase it gave an example that you could have loose farina or oatmeal. In the puree phase it says cereal soaked in milk. Now if we can"t drink before during or after meals for the 30 minute thing because it will flush the food from our stomach doesn't the milk in the cereal do the same thing? I'm telling you this really threw the dietician into never never land and she stammered and stuttered and then finally said your not supposed to have cereal it's a carb!
Really? Five years from now if I want a small bowl of Kashi go lean I can't have it? Not just a specific time but for the rest of my life? Don't we need to get some fiber? I'm not talking a large bowl I'm talking something reasonable for my new stomach.
First, I completely disagree that farina, oatmeal, milk, and cereal are good choices during the weight-loss phase. Our pouches are so small that it is difficult to get in enough protein during the shrinking phase and protein intake is necessary to preserve our muscles. Carbs during this phase simply slow the fat burning process.
Yes, when I was trying to stop losing weight, I ate high-protein oatmeal. If you're maintaining at 5 years out, you can work a small bowl of Kashi go lean into your diet. Personally, I made the decision not to eat certain things ever again because I found it easier to make the decision once and be done with it, rather than being faced with making decisions when I'm having a bad day and rationalize why it's okay to eat crap.
Regarding the issue of liquids with meals - - I think you are correct in recognizing that soup, cereal, oatmeal, etc can basically be considered same thing as drinking with meals. With that said, when you are years out, maintaining, and not having a problem with being hungry between meals, then having soup isn't a problem.
Here's a really good visual about what happens when we drink with meals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR0VM3mnsgM
JJ