LaurieBmomof3

I was banded 8/17 and had my post-op appointment today. How are you doing?

Hi everyone! I am 7 days post op and feel like I'm doing great! I can't believe how smoothly the surgery has gone...soooo pleased! Anyway, I have started the "mushy" food phase. When I eat something like applesaue or yogurt, I feel full after about 1/2 - 3/4 of one of the little cups (the ones I usually put in the kids lunch bags), but I feel hungry again in an hour or two. Is that normal? Should I go ahead and eat the whole cup so I won't be hungry so soon after I eat? I guess what I'm wondering is during this phase, how long should the mushy foods make me feel full before I need to eat again? I worried I'm eating too often and I don't want to mess anything up. Thanks for your help!

Thanks...will have to give it a try :-)

Yeah, I've got these protein shakes called "Pure Protein" that are 120 cals and 23g protein...don't taste too bad. Takes me a while to get a whole one down.

Yeah, I guess "mushie" isn't the right word. "Soupy" would be more like it. I talked to the nurse and she told me I could have a small amount of watered down grits, yogurt diluted with skim milk, strained cream of chicken soup, etc. Nothing real thick or pureed yet. I just don't want to overdo it because I have started feeling hungry (I wasn't hungry AT ALL for like the first 6 days). Like this morning I ate about 2 oz of soupy grits and felt satisfied, but then about an hour later I started feeling hungry again so I started sipping on a protein shake,

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