I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled out a few days ago, and have been on a soft food diet ever since. It’s been an interesting reflection of the foods I usually eat and crave, compared to what’s available and convenient for me to prepare in a soft-food form. I haven’t been to the gym at all, and will probably miss a little over a week of workouts, but as mentioned in a previous post, a break every couple of months can be good for a lifting regiment.
I haven’t checked to see how much weight I’ve lost in the last 3 days, but I imagine by the time I’m eating solid food again next Thursday, that it’ll have been a few pounds. Since soft food isn’t as readily available as most processed and fast food though, I’ve actually been eating pretty cleanly. Protein shakes are the easiest and most familiar food so I’ve been having about 2 of those a day. Otherwise, my wife has been making soups and porridges and then sticking them in the blender. Overall it’s been a very low-calorie, high protein diet that I doubt I would ever be able to stick to if it weren’t a necessity. This experience has shown me how much better I could eat though if i were more dedicated to having a perfect diet.