JentryB2020

I was told no soda for six weeks after surgery. I had a band for six years, so I'm used to not having soda. So even though my Dr allows it, I don't drink it.

I had cauliflower crust pizza!

Oh cool. I was on 7-13.

The breath test shows how many calories you burn a day on average. It's an estimate of your metabolism.

Oh also nuts, cashews specifically. I want some!

I'm released this Friday to regular foods. Just curious how long you waited for foods that I think might be painful. Did you react to them when you did? What foods are difficult, and I should wait on?

The band was that bad for me. No matter how tight or loose it was, I vomited and choked every night. I would wake up covered it puke, I was refluxing in my sleep severely. I didn't have a slip either. I would quit eating or drinking 2 hours before bed, and it still happened. I couldn't eat much of anything, unless it was buried in sauce or gravy. I hated every minute of it.

This diet is to shrink the liver. Cheating risks your surgery having dangerous complications, or even not being completed. Time to get serious. The post op diet is much harder, and longer time.

Mine was 2 weeks of protein shakes, sf jello, broth, and raw veggies.

I'm on soft foods. How much should I eat at each meal? What do you average. I'm worried I eat too much sometimes. I've never thrown up or had pain. Just don't want to stretch and gain.

Where are these meet ups and when?

One week clear liquids. Four full weeks of full liquids. Then regular foods. Not sure why my Dr skips the soft food phase??

I puked non stop though for six years. Despite not eating or drinking two hours before bed, I always woke up choking on my own vomit. I want to yell from the rooftops, "Don't get the lap band!". The pregnancy only made it much worse. It was bad for the entire six years though. I lived on greasy Mexican food covered in cheese, pasta in sauce, or anything in gravy. Healthy! Not.