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Banded July 25...no stitches just surgical glue. Port site still sore...have had no hunger which is making it difficult to get daily Protein in!! Also I'm a salt lover and am really sick of sweet drinks!!!!!

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Hello everyone. I was banded on July 30. Having some gas pains but that's all. No extreme pain I feel like I have a tummy ache. I started my journey weighing 193 lbs before surgery I was 175 lbs. I couldn't believe it. Wow!!!!

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Need mushies help!

I need some ideas for no or low carb mushies. All I'm eating is carbs: mashed potatoes, grits, oatmeal....I get 0 veggies and very little fruit. Please help me with some ideas!!! As of today I can move on to eggs, tuna, and chicken - all very finely chopped. Thanks!

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smoothies are my answer for fruit. I usually use strawberries, banana, frozen yogurt and little milk! I omit the sugar! For veggies I steam until they are tender and mush them with my fork! Also replace cauliflower for potatoes and mash the same! Turnips work well too! They are yummy!

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Also wondering when does the first bowel movement come?

I had mine just a few days after surgery. Probably TMI but mine have been massive. Like 1 1/2 - 3 pounds. I weigh before and after. Not sure if its all the Protein or what...

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How soon did you all drive?

The next day.

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Need mushies help!

I need some ideas for no or low carb mushies. All I'm eating is carbs: mashed potatoes' date=' grits, oatmeal....I get 0 veggies and very little fruit. Please help me with some ideas!!! As of today I can move on to eggs, tuna, and chicken - all very finely chopped. Thanks![/quote']

I am keeping it simple. Tuna out of the bag, the kind packed in olive oil. Scrambled eggs with toast. Grilled chicken, small bites and chew chew chew. Mashed taters. Split pea Soup. Bean soup. Lentil soup. Soft veggies, which really have only been green bean, broccoli and steamed spinach once.

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Banded July 25...no stitches just surgical glue. Port site still sore...have had no hunger which is making it difficult to get daily Protein in!! Also I'm a salt lover and am really sick of sweet drinks!!!!!

That was my problem. Sweet on sweet on sweet. Jello, pudding, Popsicle, Protein Shake. It was killing me. It will pass....

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So I'm on the mushies stage at the moment & can't get full. I don't wanna overeat but I feel like I need to eat every couple of hours. Anyone else experience this? I know weight loss isn't the biggest thing but I want to make sure I'm not doing anything wrong.

Thanks in advance.

Maybe increase your Protein, possibly in shake or shot form.

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One thing to keep in mind too is with the band you don't try to get "full"' date=' you stop eating when you no longer feel hunger. It took me a minute to wrap my head around that.[/quote']

I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. I was banded July 12th!

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4 more days and I can have "mushies"!!!! Yippee. I'm so excited. 6 lbs down in 10 days!

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Banded July 25...no stitches just surgical glue. Port site still sore...have had no hunger which is making it difficult to get daily Protein in!! Also I'm a salt lover and am really sick of sweet drinks!!!!!

I had the surgical glue too. Did really well with that a no issues with incisions. I was banded on 7/26.

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