I dare you!

[Bloo 0]

Six weeks on only-liquid diet, 2 weeks on mushie and will be on mushie for the next 2 weeks!<br /> surprisingly I am still alive!<img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/grin.gif" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="57" class="inlineimg" /><br /> Now beat that! <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/whoo.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Whoo" smilieid="339" class="inlineimg" /><br /> <br /> No seriously, is this normal? <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/depressed.gif" border="0" alt="" title="cry" smilieid="49" class="inlineimg" /><br /> It's not like I miss food or something (who am i kidding). I am just wondering! I forgot how to eat solid food <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/faint.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Faint" smilieid="236" class="inlineimg" /><br /> <br /> But I am losing weight, well I haven't gotten on scale since fist fill, I dont wanna know ;/ But I feel I am losing slowly<br /> Why the rush?<img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)" smilieid="8" class="inlineimg" /><br /> <br /> miss you guyzzzzzzzzzzzzz xx0ox0x0x<br /> <br /> Blooooooo<br />

[Longhorn 1]

Well, I haven't done it yet -- just the first week -- but my doctor's schedule is:

2 weeks -- Clear Liquids

4 weeks -- full/blended liquids

3-1/2 months -- soft foods

After 5 months, THEN I can have solid foods!

[Milbear 0]

Im on clear liquids for about 9 days and going nuts. The acid is killing me no matter what I drink. :rolleyes

[Sades 4]

Mine is 2 weeks of fluids, 2 weeks of mushies and in the last phase of mushies was told that normal food would be introduced. Just started my second week of fluids. Was told can have thicker fluids in this phase.

[Dave01 0]

Mine was 2 weeks liquids, 2 weeks mushies, 1 week soft foodand then regular food. All of this on top of a month long liquid diet that I put myself on. Boy am I glad that is over. Now I have Soup cravings....Go figure LOL

[georgia girl 35]

Well, I haven't done it yet -- just the first week -- but my doctor's schedule is:

2 weeks -- clear liquids

4 weeks -- full/blended liquids

3-1/2 months -- soft foods

After 5 months, THEN I can have solid foods!

Wow, I think you've got Bloo beat. I would go absolutely nuts having to wait 5 months to eat solids. Good Luck!

Mine was:

1 week - clear liquids

2 weeks- full liquids

3 weeks- mushy and soft food

At 6 weeks post-op I started solids

[Jachut 487]

I did 3 weeks of fluids, two of mushies. I found it easy, honestly, I was one of the lucky ones that didnt have bandster hell, I lost tons and tons of weight in that time and didnt miss solid food one bit.

Dont ask me about a pre op diet though, lol. I didnt have to do one but thought I'd try anyway, and I lasted 2 days.

[kacee 3]

I did 3 weeks of fluids, two of mushies. I found it easy, honestly, I was one of the lucky ones that didnt have bandster hell, I lost tons and tons of weight in that time and didnt miss solid food one bit.

Dont ask me about a pre op diet though, lol. I didnt have to do one but thought I'd try anyway, and I lasted 2 days.

I had two days, clear liquids, a week liquids, 3 weeks mushies. I really didn't have any problem either. The nurse was even shocked that I had stuck to it as religiously as I had. Solids kindof snuck up on me before I knew it!

[Saintluver 1]

2 weeks liquid

2 weeks mushies

week 5- solids.... Can't wait until Wed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Saintluver 1]

Well, I haven't done it yet -- just the first week -- but my doctor's schedule is:

2 weeks -- clear liquids

4 weeks -- full/blended liquids

3-1/2 months -- soft foods

After 5 months, THEN I can have solid foods!

Good Lord:eek:! That is hell! Hang in there!

[Longhorn 1]

Good Lord:eek:! That is hell! Hang in there!

Yes, it's pretty severe. He's convinced that his patients have fewer problems with adjusting to foods and will lose the majority of their weight during this period.

I realize that there are different views on this subject and people have done fine on faster schedules but I'm going to follow his plan as best I can. I chose him partly for his conservative approach because I'm not in a hurry and would like to have as few complications as possible. I almost got scared off in the beginning reading all of the stories of being too tight, PBing, sliming, getting stuck, etc. I was beginning to think the way the band worked was through aversion therapy!

But I realized that perhaps there is an over-representation of the negatives on a message board and both he and the psychologist assured me that this is true. I guess time will tell for me.