michpell39

I have tried it but it just takes so long to chew I gave up on it

Heating pad was a life saver for me with the shoulder gas pains, and like the others said walk even small slow steps

Its perfectly normal to have second thoughts and the choice is yours to make but for me personally I did it on my own a thousand times and regained it all back a thousand times. I am a newly banded but I can tell you that so far so good and the difference is I am no longer craving food I hardly think about it which makes a HUGE difference , diets leave me hungry and cranky band so far not at all down 27 pounds since pre op with out feeling deprived or hungry.

Pre -op sucks for sure, I made my shakes more palpable by adding instant decafe coffee to them then they were like an iced coffee it also helped to drink them super cold . What brand are you drinking ?

I am almost one moth post op and could slip on a pair of capri pants I have that I couldn't get over my thighs in July!!! so happy! down 23 lbs , I am so excited

Happens all the time, when I was on mushies my MIL offered me FUDGE! she said well its soft and easy to chew UGH!

Yes I was on mine, they will ask you to wear a pad

I believe eggs are on the soft protein stage, I am on solids and just starting to introduce eggs

My steri strips were on for ten days dr told me not to remove them before 7

Repeated answer

Is cheese considered a slider?

Good to know and happy to report I do have to chew chew chew it

Keep your food hot ? I am finding that I am eating a lot of cold meals as it takes time to chew and get it down

Although I only start solids tomorrow , I was reading threads on salad my question is do you still keep the veggies to the one cup?

I think my restriction is pretty decent my dr puts fluid in during surgery so I can go about three -four hours on about a half cup and I still kind of have to work at the cheese

Its looking WAY better

Congrats on banding ! I found that a heating pad helped a lot with the shoulder and chest pain , good luck

My Doctor suggests mushies or liquid before a fill but they are all different

You can do it! It gets easier every day , best of luck

At salad tomorrow , sounds crazy but I'm nervous any tip would be great also are high fibre cracker ok ? I m desperate for something crunchy

I was thinking I might be a little early as well but everything I seem to eat is a soft choice, I am kind of at a loss to what veggies I should be trying I eat a lot of chicken and fish but my food choices so far are pretty boring, the last think I want is a stuck episode this early on

Four weeks and by my doctors time line I started full solids Friday

That's a bonus then I wasn't allowed anything but my shakes and liquids

I am on solids now and have zero interest in food , I am having a hard time just trying to find food that I want to eat , its a strange feeling lol, I am only getting around 400-650 cals just cant seem to fit anymore in