one week post op no restriction

[GayleTX 1]

Very few people lose much weight during the mushy stage. Mushies are by their very nature carbs.... so yes, they do add up, but this is not the time to worry about weight - it's the time to heal. (which does not mean pig out....just use common sense!). Your weight lose will get in gear after you heal and after you can begin balancing your diet out with some nice normal foods. Don't be beating yourself up.....just do what you were told and relax. It's also a good time to experiment with shakes, sample different ones, find some you love - they'll mke post op life much easier and much healthier.

[pjd3253 0]

I am 10 days post-op and do not feel much restriction - can pretty much eat whatever I want - I do not eat nearly as much but have no trouble eating because I chew everything really well - I told my doctor today and he said it was good that I wasn't choking but it was bad that I was not still on liquid foods because I am not through healing - I am so hungry during the day that it is hard not to eat - of course that is the point. I get my first fill in 4 weeks and I am afraid that I will not have lost any weight - I thought by then I would be down quite a bit. The only thing I had trouble with was taking a Vitamin that is huge - won't do that again and a boiled egg that I obviously didn't chew well enough and I choked on it and it hurt really bad sticking in my esophagus.

[jcano 0]

Thanks guys for all the addvice I hope its not too late and I hope I didn't do any damage to my lap band. I started the mushy food today and I will fallow the diet. I wish my Dr would have told me more info on the diet stuff I fell like I was just passed right through his office. I don't feel any restriction and I wonder if they could have put a larger band on me has any one had that happen to them.:biggrin:

[COCOMUNDO 0]

hello i was just banded on the 9th of june. all i drank was slim fast and Unjury Protein Shakes. i will say it was difficult at times but i stuck with it. and it paid off my first dr. visit i had lost 21 pounds from my pre-surgery weight. just stick with it and the weight will start to come off. we commonly base the weight loss off of the gastric, and banding is different than that.i fyou are not feeling restricted then you should ask your dr. for a early fill. my dr. told me that it could be done if i felt thath i was able to tolerate more food.< /span>

[pjd3253 0]

For mushy ideas, I ate lots of homemade lentil Soup and refried Beans blended with chicken broth and a little melted cheese. It was high in Protein and very good.

I have been banded going on six months at the end of this month. If I have learned anything it is that you need to stick to your doctors suggested diet and follow bandster rules to find weight loss success.

Dont start eating solid food and skip stages. At one week out, eating solid food already and skipping stages, you are at risk of damage to your band down the road. It doesnt matter that you can do it without being too uncomfortable. It is a matter that your stomach needs to heal completely before you start making it work.

Not everyone loses weight at this stage. The focus has to be healing right now, and believe me, the weight loss will come if you follow your bandster rules and doctors orders.

Yes, you need to go back to mushies as prescribed. Please don't put your health at risk. It is not worth it when you only have a couple of weeks when you can start eating again with little risk. The band won't do you any good if you have a complication and lose it altogether down the road.

I have a friend who didn't lose any weight for 6 months - that seems incredible to me - she said after 6 months all of a sudden she was able to push the plate away - she has since lost 150 lbs.