Newly Banded!

[rwfreebird 0]

Hi all. Just banded on 4/16. Feeling great on the liquid diet. Worried about my transition to soft foods. Any advice?

[donali 57]

Congrats, and welcome!

No need to be worried about your soft food transition. Don't freak if you gain back some weight - it will come off again. If you're not hungry, don't force yourself to eat. If you're starving, eat what you need to stay sane. Take it slow - you don't yet know what your restriction will be like, so wait in between bites to see how things are going down.

My staple during this phase was blended chili. Yum, yum. Not so good tasting once you're back on solids, but for some reason I would have killed for blended chili in the soft food stage - it was all I could think about! :mad:

Be creative and get out the blender/food processor!

Start practicing now not drinking with your "meals". That seems to be one of the hardest things for people to adjust to.

Be gentle with yourself, enjoy the healing process. Solids are just around the corner, and then the fill adventures begin (unless you're one of the rare few who have enough restriction with an empty band.)

Be good to you!!

[Joyce 0]

Congradulations I hope everything is going fine for you.I am having my surgery tomorrow. I am nerious and scared. So how did your surgery go .

Keep in touch

joyce

4/28/04 to be banded