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No matter what stage you are in post op, you still need to follow the diet recommendations of your surgeon. For me, that means to measure portions (3 oz lean Protein, 2 oz Fiber carb) for every meal...and yes, even while on mushies I measured all my portions.
It's essential that you recognize that everyone is an individual. and no two bandsters will have identical experiences. I can share my experiences, and you may have entirely different feedback to share.
Mushies are supposed to keep you from feeling hunger for longer than your Protein Shakes. You still need to comply with the diet instructions of your surgeon.
Getting to the stage with regular solids did mean that it usually took 3.5 to 4 hours before I got hungry again, but not always. I still drink over 80 oz of Water a day to help manage my hunger, as "free fluids (SF/FF)" do help with lessening feelings of hunger.
It is unlikely, though not impossible that you will feel much restriction with your first fill. I felt restriction without having any Fluid in my band. I just had my third fill, and hope that it will lessen my hunger between meals.
My surgeon has advised me that there are some bandsters who never get to the point where hunger is eradicated entirely, so the patient's responsibility for their weight loss is greater.
As is often mentioned, the band is only a weight loss tool...we have to learn how to use it properly for weight loss success.

Wishing you success...

Thought I would post this article as I found it rather interesting.
Potatoes are always getting a really bad rap, most of which is undeserved. Potatoes themselves are not fattening, it is what is added to them that causes the problems. Most people seem to think that they are another white food that should be avoided, that they are nutrient poor etc.
This is just one of many articles that would seem to suggest otherwise. In fact it now seems as though the humble spud could be a new superfood.
http://www.dailymail...superfoods.html
'The ultimate wonder food': Potatoes have more nutrients, Vitamins and minerals than traditional 'superfoods'
By ROB COOPER
PUBLISHED: 08:49 GMT, 10 May 2012 | UPDATED: 10:54 GMT, 10 May 2012
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Ignored by dieters because they are 'fattening', few would class the potato as a 'wonder food' packed full of Vitamins, minerals and nutrients.
But the spud is actually better for the body than traditional superfoods - such as bananas, broccoli, beetroot, nuts and avocado, a study has found.
The researchers said people are wrong to shun it in favour of modern and more expensive alternatives.

Superfood: The potato has been disregarded as 'fattening' and shunned in favour of alternatives such as bananas, broccoli and avocado
A jacket potato has five-and-a-half times as much fibre as the average banana - and is packed with more Vitamin C than is found in three avocados, the Daily Express reported.

Last year a separate study discovered that eating spuds twice a day can lower blood pressure - and contrary to popular perceptions it won't make you put on weight.


Food for thought: Potatoes have five and a half times as much fibre as a banana The new research also found that the potato contains more of the mineral selenium than the average child gets from all the seeds and nuts they consume.
The study was completed by the independent nutritionist Sigrid Gibson on behalf of the Potato Council.
They have produced a mobile phone app which compares how good potatoes are with the traditional superfoods.
Sian Porter, the Potato Council's consultant dietitian, told the Daily Express: 'It is important to have a wide variety of foods in your diet but sometimes our heads are turned by new things and we underestimate old favourites like potatoes and how they compare to other, often more expensive "superfoods".'
The researchers analysed the food intake of 876 children and 948 adults for the study.
Sigrid Gibson added: ' We think of bananas as being a good source of potassium, and they are, but potatoes make a more significant contribution to the diet.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz24Dk5XqDL

Sliders are foods which go down easily, have high calories and little nutritional value. They don't fill you up. So things such as icecream.
Then there are other foods which go down easily but they are more satisfying and have a high nutritional value so they are not really a slider. e.g Greek Yogurt.

Didn't we get Lapland so as to not do these other fad diets anymore. I know I did. Pretty much at goal and will not be falling for these anymore. Hopefully I am done waisting my $$ on this crap :-)

seriously??
you and bandit just had major surgery and you are concerned about gaining weight??
please ease your mind and let your body heal itself. as mis said, you will given fluids and your body is in a WTF mode??? so take it slow.........follow your dr's instructions and stop weighing yourself right
now. your weight will go up and down all day long....when your clothes get loose, that is a cause to Celebrate.
congrats on your surgry. i just know you will be a great success.

Post op, you will be experiencing Fluid retention and swelling from the surgical trauma to your surgery site. Don't get obsessed with your scale, now or ever...
I began to feel more normal with the swelling gone about 10 days post op. Now is not the time to focus on weight loss...but to focus on healing. Remain compliant with your surgeon's instructions, and the weight loss will come.
Best wishes...