Experienced bandsters please give me your feedback!

[fairydust 0]

Hiya! I was banded 25/08 and I have been doing fine. I am coming to the end of my mushy stage and start proper foods on Saturday.

My question is this-I was instructed to eat 3-6 small meals a day of about 6tbs and by the end of the mushy stage have a 3 meal a day pattern in place. This is fine, but rather that measure my mush I have been putting it in a bowl or small plate and just eating slowly and when I feel full I stop. I have literally no restriction and I am pretty sure I have healed well since I was on 3 weeks of full liquids the 3 weeks mushies and I have had no pain when I eat. I have building up the texture ready for proper food. Do you think the amount really matters (too late now though!!) I feel fine I have no indication that anything has gone wrong and I certainly can't eat a full meal, only about half of a normal UK serving. I just have the odd worry about stretching my puch! But my understanding is that I don't have a pouch until the first fill.

Anyway this probably makes no sense, I guess I am looking nfor a little reassurance that other people have done what I have. It will be interesting to see what I can manage at the weekend!

[Jachut 487]

I think listening to your body is what you need to do at this stage, dont eat till you feel really full. Proper restriction will come with a fill, just do all the "diet" things you would previously have done, avoid the fat etc and liquid calories and you should be right.

I dont measure out food. I'm sure all of our pouches adjust to one degree or another. But I just try at all costs to avoid feeling stuffed.

It does happen from time to time, lol, and then I get the major worries over it. But overall, I eat till "satisfied" and that's what you need to aim for.