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Hi, it all depends on your doc. my doc said i could start eating solids after three weeks. first week liquid, then mushy then solid. but i started slow with mash potatoes and fish. i cooked everything with mrs. dash seasoning no salt low fat but it was better then drinking my meals. i am so aganist drinking my meals that once i got to mushy i started to add some solids i just chewed, and chewed, and chewed. i take a very long time to eat. hope this helped but its your body its different for everyone take your time im 4 weeks post op and i haven't vomitted yet. don't rush take your time

Hi so i was banded on 8/10 and im getting my first fill on 9/17. I am a single new yorker and i love to hang with friends i was not letting the band get in the way of that. I refused to drink my meat so this is what i did. Im just sharing what worked for me this week. @ a mexican restaurant i had( not all on the same day) a small cup of black bean Soup.(did not finish it all but it was good to get out the house) chicken enchilada another day. moisted the chicken with the refried Beans and fork smashed it. didn't eat it all but my friends ate the second one (since two came on the plate) a few spoons of guacamole on day it was a table appitizer so i just had a taste. no chips On a coffee date I ordered a smoothie, low fat milk no sugar, just fruits and veggies that was pureeed lol Dominican Restaurant I had mashed potatoes with chicken stew. fork smashed the chicken and the broth from the stew made everything very smooth. small portion only. Like the little butter plate. @home i finally gave in and cooked. Im dominican so i love mangu not sure if anyone else has had it. I took sweet ripe plantains and boiled them plain nothing added. then i took a fork and smashed it up like mashed potatoes i added some of the hot Water from the pot to make it really soft. then added some fat free cheese a lil sour cream. then took ground beef and cooked with ms.dash no salt seasoning, added one can of tomatoe sauce(small goya can) and made a tiny JOJO casserole. remember i still followed the rules my doc said. I chewed, chewed, chewed until the food liquified for everything i ate. I set out at least 40 minutes to eat all of the stuff i just typed. and i remembered to keep everything low fat, no oil and salt free. I don't know if this helps anyone but i was tired of baby food. I was tired of drinking meals so i decided to just chew! i cut everything to tiny peices and i take my time so far so good. I will post after my first fill and let you know how my on the go band is going. I am to busy with work to cook everynight and babyfood is not that fun on the 5th day of mushy. Thursday i get to eat solid foods but im enjoying the forksmashing so i think i will continue to use it for a while. P.S. I never drank and ate. I waited 25 minutes after my last spoon of food and then had a sip of water.

i was banded like 2:30 i was in the waiting room like at 11:30, i went alone. Im sure i saw you or even at the lil meeting they had tuesday morning. room 61. i was walking around alot so im sure i saw you.

Hi all i just got banded on 8/10/09 and wanted to know when can you have sex after the band? Sorry but i need to know. Also im just asking just to know social drinks happen when?? and am i the only one that is still on liquids for 10 more days then the pureed stage for 10 days. which means i won't eat solid food for almost 20 days is that right?? i got my surgery at nyu,hospital and they seem to really love this liquid diet. I am having a hard time drinking the two shakes a day. I am not hungry at all but mostly because i am afraid to drink anything. All this talk about band opening and stuff has me scared. its bad but today i had a meltdown and had to cry. I'm just looking for some answers and if you do pureed how is it going?? and what are you eating??:sad:

thank you bookwm so helpful

jenny thats good to hear that you have Dr.Feilding, did you do the xray?? how was it? well how was what you had to drink is what im really asking? i go back on tuesday so i will ask about the wine, lol..i loved your blog. very helpful, well enjoy your first day back to work.

Thank you all very helpful, what are you guys eating in the mushy stage??

hey that doens't sound right, the point of the post op is so that your body gets used to the band. I just got banded on 8/10 and im supposed to have Protein shakes at least two a day and lots of Water through out the day. Im having a hard time having one because i am not hungry but i've been drinking v8 splash which is pretty good. just sip stay hydrated and you should be fine. Slimfast is what my doc said i can have diluted with a little water because its kinda thick it takes me 40 minutes to drink half a cup but i feel better. Hope this helps. take care of yourself first, this is to be healthy not to be super skinny sick. oh this message was for the girl that did her lap band in D.R.

these posts helped me. just banded 8/10. in pain wake up every 4 hours.

just got banded and i still feel some pain i wake up every 4 hours hving a hard time drinking just because im scared. day three post op

So everything went through cigna is covering the it, i get my band on Monday. I have a $200 co-pay and thats all. I'm really scared. but i'm sure it will turn out fine. :frown:

welcome Kam 2009. I'm johanna my surgery is Monday! I'm also new to blogging but its good. there are a lot of smart people on this site and they have helped me deal with this liquid diet stuff..lol well good luck and enjoy the journey.

So everything went through cigna is covering the it, i get my band on Monday. I have a $200 co-pay and thats all. I'm really scared. but i'm sure it will turn out fine. :thumbup:

Thank you so much. I also have to go the liquid diet for 2 weeks. It so hard i'm only on day two but i'm so over the slim fast.

New Day, Its my first day pre-op diet and i'm up to my third slim fast today. I had a salad for lunch and thats it. My doc said i can only have pro shake, jello, etc. Now the only problem is that I would like to eat some fish. Is that possible pre-op? Well let me know what you think thanks.:tongue_smilie:

New Day, Its my first day pre-op diet and i'm up to my third slim fast today. I had a salad for lunch and thats it. My doc said i can only have pro shake, jello, etc. Now the only problem is that I would like to eat some fish. Is that possible pre-op? Well let me know what you think thanks.:tongue_smilie:

HI great quote...and yes you can do it, lets fix that Yest you are doing it..so and oldy but a goody YOU Go Girl!

Hi, are you pre-op? or post? I just started my first shake and i'm having the slim fast..so far so good today is my first day and i'm drinking the french vanilla. well let me know if helped